WiFi Alice Mobile Broadband PC Card For Sale

[Italy4me]

Alice (Telecom Italia) Mobile WiFi Broadband PC card PCMCIA
Onda N501HS TIM PCMIA Modem
GPRS/EDGE/UMTS/HSDPA (3G)

The ideal solution for hi-speed wireless internet.
TIM (Telecom Italia Mobile) is Telecom Italia's mobile phone brand, and runs a GSM, EDGE, UMTS and HSDPA (3G) network in Italy.
TIM offer good coverage (supposed to be the best in Italy) of EDGE, UMTS & HSDPA (3G).

The modem simply slots into your laptop/notebook PCMIA slot and, using its built in antenna, connects you wirelessly to the internet.
Depending on coverage it is possible to get speeds of up to 3.6Mbps on HSDPA (3G).

Purchased for 279 euros (receipt available) - available for half price.
For further info please email TIM@brianandlesley.com

Will post further info regarding TIM packages separately
Lesley

[Italy4me]

TIM Mobile Internet Pay as you go offerings are...

Maxxi Alice Time Recharge.
&
Maxxi Alice Facile Recharge.

The first costs 25 euros for a 30 day period provided you don't use more than 9 gigabytes, (only someone downloading massive music/video files could get near this total - so it's great for most of us). However the usage is limited to off-peak hours - 17:00 to 09:00 (evening & overnight) each day and all-day Sat/Sun and Feste. If in someway you manage to exceed the huge data allowance you either - recharge the 25 euro fee early or pay a data fee for each megabyte until the initial 30 days is up.
The second costs 20 euros for 30 days but only gives you 500 megabytes and you can use this anytime you like - 24/7. If/when you use up the data allowance you can either recharge early (another 20 euros) or pay the high data fee for additional download.

Both of these PAYG options are great for sporadic visitors as you can recharge when you like - either early (within 30 days) if you use up the data allowance or after a gap (when you've returned to the UK/elsewhere for a few months).
If you need to be online at any time of the day the second is for you - but this also probably means you use a lot of data so you might have to recharge more than once a month!!
Normal users will find the limited hours option (17:00-09:00 + weekends) more than adequate given the mass of data you can use.

Note - these two options are also available as monthly contracts instead of Pay as you go if you want.
PC Card Multimode
HSPDA 2100 Mhz - up to 3.6 Mbps
UMTS 2100 Mhz - up to 384 Kbps
Tri Band: GPRS - EDGE 900/1800/1900 Mhz up to 200 Kbps
Built-in Antenna
Ability to send and receive SMS
Access e-mail, Internet e Intranet

Let me know if you need any more info - or explanation - have now got my head around this so hope I can help!
Lesley

[caoimho]

hi lesley
what a techie!!! must get you to fix my telly when i get over :P :P let me go back over that lot
ciao
kevin

[caoimho]

hi lesley and brian
where do you top up your payg?? is it like a uk payg mobile phone,just pay cash at any outlet and receive a pin number to be typed in?do you bring the card with you or any ideas on how it works??
cheers
kevin

[Italy4me]

When renewal time is due (either 'cos the 30 days is up or the data volume is exceeded) you just recharge as you would any Italian mobile - go to a CentroTIM shop and give them the Sim mobile number and tell them you want a MaxxiTIM Webtime recharge either 25 or 20 euros.

Now telly repairs might be more of a problem for me.....but I'm happy to give it a try :lol:
Lesley (don't even think about including Brian in a discourse of this nature - he's an absolute technophobe!)

[caoimho]

hi lesley
i guess one could pick up a mobile (payg type)for a resonable price in scalea ? what were your experiences on this one? i would need the mobile ,of course to get the recharge.is it like the uk? take the phone give the money ,have a nice day etc etc?if so then i'll pick niamh's wits, when she comes home from her book club,about all this
kevin

[Italy4me]

Hi Kev,
You wouldn't need a mobile for the recharge to use this equipment as it has a dedicated sim card.
So you are just recharging the sim.

BUT why would you want to be taking up your holiday time hocking up to the internet etc - shouldn't you just be playing on the beach??
Love Lesley

[Italy4me]

Originally Posted by caoimho

hi lesley and brian
where do you top up your payg?? is it like a uk payg mobile phone,just pay cash at any outlet and receive a pin number to be typed in?do you bring the card with you or any ideas on how it works??
cheers
kevin

It is usually done electronically so you don't get a pin number to type in. The shop takes your number, punches in your request and "Bob's your Uncle" as the saying goes.
There may be a way to top up online with a credit card also but I haven't looked into this so would have to check.
HTH Lesley

[caoimho]

hi lesley
we'll be taking in lots of rays, 8) 8) thats for sure ..we'll be doimg all the s's...i.e sun, sea, sand , sandcastles, more sandcastles, swimming , more sandcastles ,swearing, skivvying( or skiving )snorkelling,shouting (at the kids) screaming (also at the kids)and then some evenings i can relax and catch up on the footie news....on the net of course...ahhh great stuff and finally the last s.....sleep zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
come on april...hurry up
ciao
kev

[Italy4me]

You forgot the most important one...slurping!
Wine or beer of course I mean
Not long until April - it's already February!
See you soon, L & B

[Italy4me]

I've just discovered that HSDPA is the name for 3G - doh! - which makes me think that this will work fine in both the UK and Italy with the appropriate sim card inserted if you are looking for wireless internet on the move.
Any questions, please ask,
Lesley