Page 1 of 3
Tethering
Posted:
January 18th, 2012, 9:19 pmby drumajo
Hi guys!
I'm loving my Scroll Excel - it's amazing for the price!
I have a Vodafone Mobile Broadband dongle connected to my Dell laptop. Is it possible to tether (or somehow gain internet access) going via the laptop into the Scroll Excel using the wifi within the Scroll?
I've tried to do it with no luck as yet - The Scroll simply doesn't pick up any Vodafone signals.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!!
Oh, and what's Mifi?
Huge thanks
Jo
Re: Tethering
Posted:
January 18th, 2012, 9:38 pmby scrollbob
Have you tried plugging the dongle directly into the scroll excel.
Re: Tethering
Posted:
January 18th, 2012, 9:58 pmby Mitre
would love to know if this works usb 3G dongle into the scroll i could dump my little phone i use to tether
Re: Tethering
Posted:
January 18th, 2012, 10:01 pmby Astro
I've got a '3' Huawei E160G mobile broadband dongle on PAYG. Unfortuntely it's got no airtime on it at the moment so I can't get online. However, plugging it in to the Excel via the OTG cable shows 3 bars of 3G signal.
Excel
Re: Tethering
Posted:
January 18th, 2012, 10:37 pmby Charlie
Just tried a 3g ZTE HSUPA USB stick - Model: MF112 (no credit on it) - It does not work apart from the green LED lighting up, most likely for mass storage, as you can but an SD card in it.
Re: Tethering
Posted:
January 18th, 2012, 11:01 pmby Astro
Looking at the support FAQs for the Tablo (an Excel clone?) via
http://www.box.co.uk/Tablo_7_Tablet_with_Capacitive_Multi-To_1156442.html it says:
Q. Can I use 3G to access the internet whilst on the move?
A. Tablo does not have 3G built in. To use 3G you may be able to set-up tethering and use your mobile phone as a WiFi hotspot if you have a smartphone and the correct tariff. Contact your mobile provider for more information on setting this up. Tablo also supports the following Huawei WCDMA 3G Dongles - E220/E230/E180/E1550/E1630/E1750/E1782/E1820. We will update this list as we test more dongles.
So, maybe, it's a Huawei 'thing'.
The FAQ also says:
Q. Will Android 3 (Honeycomb) or 4 (Ice Cream Sandwich) be available for Tablo?
A. Android 3 has now been replaced by version 4 so you will not see Honeycomb on Tablo. However it is possible that Android 4 could be released for Tablo at some point in the future. Stay tuned for more information.
Maybe they will, maybe they won't, maybe they don't like to say 'No!'
Excel
Re: Tethering
Posted:
January 18th, 2012, 11:17 pmby Mitre
Me thinks its coming to all of us, the distributers of these tablets dont want tell us that ICS is comming until there shelves are empty of gingerbread or no one would buy the 2.3's
good news about the 3g dongles i tether to my galaxy apollo with T-mobile £20 six months no tethering allowed naughty naughty very naughty
how much is a typical 3g dongle plan
Re: Tethering
Posted:
January 18th, 2012, 11:28 pmby Astro
@ Mitre - You're right, maybe the product sales 'roadmap' says they need something to put a bounce into their Summer sales campaign. If ICS is made available on an existing product line, they can't use it as a big selling feature for the next model.
My PAYG dongle is £10 a month, but I only top up if I know I'm going to need it (rarely do!).
Excel
Re: Tethering
Posted:
January 18th, 2012, 11:51 pmby Mitre
Mine works out to £3.33 and you can pay £10 for 1 month european coverage
do most 3G dongles have a sim or are they locked and built in
only the Dongle for the Archos G9 is unlocked so you can put your own sim in its about £40
http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/?ie=UTF8&keyw ... chv6eyf9_e
Re: Tethering
Posted:
January 19th, 2012, 12:02 amby Astro
@ Mitre - Mine's got a sim... don't know what others have.
Excel