Buying A Dongle?

[pusskin]

We have broadband etc at home and plenty of internet connection.

We are off to Aussie for one month, and staying in a house with no internet at all --no p.c's. So will take laptop hoping to find internet cafe or whatever, unless we spend time with another relative while there.

Dont know a thing about dongles and how they work.
Can i get one just for one month?
Just a simple plug in thingy?
Got a cheap pay as you go mobile, so thats no good.

Can you advise me on what to buy please?

[CoffeeLounge]

I have an O2 dongle. It is PAYG and you can top it up for 24hrs, 7 days or 28 days. It depends how much data you need as to the cost. But for 28 days for me is £15.58 and that gives me enough to surf the net send emails etc. you don not need to top this up each month which is cost effective for me.
I would imagine you could buy a similar product when you are at our destination.
All you do is plug them in do a small download and as long as you are near urban life you should be ale to log on. The only time I used all my data was when I downloaded all my sons wedding photo's

[Mojo-Jo-Jo]

I would check what the internet availability is like where you're going before investing just to be on the safe side.

[Buenchico]

Find a Vodafone shop:
http://www.vodafone.com.au/tools/locator

Buy a dongle:
http://www.vodafone.com.au/personal/wireless-internet/mobile-broadband/wireless-modems/usb-classic-modem
(Click the 'Prepaid' tab on that page).

Read instructions in pack.

Plug in.

Go online.

[pusskin]

Will only use it for emails, facebook, Answerbank, news etc.
No games, just internet for quick peeks at these sites.
Thank you for replies x

[pusskin]

brilliant answers, many thanks. Will read after having dinner.
You are so helpfull. Cheers x

[gen2]

I would strongly advise you to wait until you get to Australia and purchase a pay-as-you-go dongle once you get there.

If you take one from the UK then you will need to purchase a new SIM card for it in Australia to work with their phone network.

Vodafone has very patchy coverage outside the big cities so don't be tempted by their cheaper price unless you are staying all the time in a big city.

Two years ago I I bought a Vodaphone one in Hobart but was useless as we travelled around.

Pay the extra and get one for the Telstra network.

[pusskin]

We will be staying in a big city, going out almost every day.
Will buy a dongle soon after we arrive then. Will only be on p.c in mornings for a short while, and evenings if i can keep my eyes open. lol
Thanks for each and every reply x

[gen2]

Oh, one other thing, they are rather particular about who accesses the internet in Australia. You will need to show photo-id (eg passport) when you buy it.

[pusskin]

Really gen2? That has amazed me.
Will ask Nieces to help me out while there. Sure they can give me some good advice. Also advice about my mobile usage.

Thanks gen x