Trying to figure out Telcel USB Modem
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jerry
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I think (unless it has changed) you had to get that long a contract...ours (we split with the house next door) comes to less than forty bucks a month..if you stay away from video...10 gb lasts a long time
GV Jack
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OK, let me kick in my 2 cents here.
Miakko, do you have the Tecel AMIGO USB Modem stick? If so, here is a web page where you can sign up for various amounts of Data Usage.
https://www.recarga.telcel.com/TelcelMXExternalWebAnonymous/enter.do
On this page you put in your phone number, which is for the stick, and put a dot for a comparison page, submit and it will give you a page with a
number of options. During my last trip we used 1 gig in six days. That is roughly 1021 MB. There was no streaming video in that usage. As Jerry
said, that will eat up tons of data in a very short time. I have found the AMIGO stick to be very good most of the time. We go to Las Conchas, down
on the beach and the service is mostly good. Not as fast as cable here, but good. On a rare occaission it really slows dow, but not often.
Now, I'm not sure what Jerry is refering to as far as sharing with his neighbor and all that. I suspect it is not the AMIGO stick, but as has happened
a few times in my life, I COULD be wrong. The one I am using is good for short stays. If I were to have a place, I would certainly switch to a more
long term deal.
I hope this helps.
GV
Miakko, do you have the Tecel AMIGO USB Modem stick? If so, here is a web page where you can sign up for various amounts of Data Usage.
https://www.recarga.telcel.com/TelcelMXExternalWebAnonymous/enter.do
On this page you put in your phone number, which is for the stick, and put a dot for a comparison page, submit and it will give you a page with a
number of options. During my last trip we used 1 gig in six days. That is roughly 1021 MB. There was no streaming video in that usage. As Jerry
said, that will eat up tons of data in a very short time. I have found the AMIGO stick to be very good most of the time. We go to Las Conchas, down
on the beach and the service is mostly good. Not as fast as cable here, but good. On a rare occaission it really slows dow, but not often.
Now, I'm not sure what Jerry is refering to as far as sharing with his neighbor and all that. I suspect it is not the AMIGO stick, but as has happened
a few times in my life, I COULD be wrong. The one I am using is good for short stays. If I were to have a place, I would certainly switch to a more
long term deal.
I hope this helps.
GV
GV Jack
Snorin God
Oops.. the whole thing went down the drain.
The USB stick needs power and the only place it gets it is from the Laptop/PC.
So unless someone has abetter idea, your stuck using it in the computer without a router.
What Jerry must be talking about is an ethernet cord coming from a powered modem into the router. Right Jer???
The USB stick needs power and the only place it gets it is from the Laptop/PC.
So unless someone has abetter idea, your stuck using it in the computer without a router.
What Jerry must be talking about is an ethernet cord coming from a powered modem into the router. Right Jer???
jerry
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Thank you so much for sharing the link; I'm ordering one tonight.
If your end goal is to have Wifi without a router....you can do this with your laptop or desktop computer provided that you have a Wifi card already and you are running a OS higher then XP.
Simply go to your wireless setup screen and create an ad-hoc network. Plug your Telcel USB into the computer and others can use your internet thru your ad-hoc network
Simply go to your wireless setup screen and create an ad-hoc network. Plug your Telcel USB into the computer and others can use your internet thru your ad-hoc network