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Need help with dongle?
 

Just moved to an area where there is limited 3G/4G so my '3' dongle I currently have doesn't work anymore since the network isn't great. I have entered my postcode into one of those network coverage checkers and none of the ones it offered seem to be able to work in my area. I need a dongle (or something similar) for my stealth accounts so any ideas? Any other things you can use?

I have sky wifi which works great but for all my other stealth accounts I need a dongle or something like that.

Re: Need help with dongle?
 

If you have no coverage a dongle isn't really an option

You can use Sky but they sometimes have a sticky IP

Have you looked at a VPN?

Re: Need help with dongle?
 

A few networks work in the area (so I've heard) so I need to figure out which ones.

I really have no knowledge on VPN, do you recommend any for this?

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Was just looking at Cyber Ghost, is that a decent website?

Re: Need help with dongle?
 

No they are not

If you want to be totally sure which the best dongle for you is then pop to a shop, but a load of different dongles, stick £5 on each one. Tether of each SIM and see which works best for you

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Why is it more people don't use VPNs? Just looking at some of the different websites and they seem pretty good a little too good to be true though? And it seems using a VPN would work out cheaper than paying for dongles. I'm assuming they must not be as good as they make out to be if more people use dongles?

I will buy a few different dongles and give it a go but the main ones don't seem to get service here.

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People generally want a very cheap solution when it comes to IPs

A decent VPN that wont get you suspended as soon as you use it costs about £80 to £100 a year

The very cheap VPNs are just no good

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Yeah well my dongle costs me around £10-£15 a month so that would work out cheaper anyways if its just as reliable

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The difference being that 1 dongle can run 4/5 accounts whereas 1 VPN is needed per account

It means that if you run say 3 or 4 accounts it does work out more expensive BUT it is IMO the best option even though it does cost a bit more

Re: Need help with dongle?
 

Oh yeah didn't think about that part.

Was just thinking can different network sim cards be used with a 3 dongle if its unlocked? That might save me a bit of time and money just buying the sims instead of buying a bunch of dongles? Sorry for all the questions!

Re: Need help with dongle?
 

I have no idea... Never tried

If you really want to use a dongle then just use your mobile. Turn it into a hotspot and test out a few SIMs

It may be that you don't get any signal, but that is the best way to work it out