3G Wifi USB

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michaelpakenham Serial expat

Member since 21 July 2012

michaelpakenhamSerial expat03 August 2012 13:29:39

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Hi,'
The flat I shall be provided with SHOULD have Wifi. However, I was wondering if their are any good providers of 3G USB in KSA.

Thanks

Michael

TheLegendLeads ViP

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"The cure for boredom is curiosity. There is no cure for curiosity." -- Dorothy Parker

TheLegendLeadsViP03 August 2012 14:00:10

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All 3 leading telecom companies (Mobily, STC & Zain) provide free 3G USB modems with their data bundles. But of course all such devices will be locked to the respective service providers.

You can buy unlocked USB modems from electronics showrooms (Jarir, eXtra etc); they will work with any SIMs.

michaelpakenham Serial expat

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michaelpakenhamSerial expat03 August 2012 14:32:15

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TheLegendLeads wrote:
All 3 leading telecom companies (Mobily, STC & Zain) provide free 3G USB modems with their data bundles. But of course all such devices will be locked to the respective service providers.

You can buy unlocked USB modems from electronics showrooms (Jarir, eXtra etc); they will work with any SIMs.

Thanks a lot

TheLegendLeads ViP

Member since 06 April 2010

"The cure for boredom is curiosity. There is no cure for curiosity." -- Dorothy Parker

TheLegendLeadsViP03 August 2012 16:12:15

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michaelpakenham wrote:
TheLegendLeads wrote:
All 3 leading telecom companies (Mobily, STC & Zain) provide free 3G USB modems with their data bundles. But of course all such devices will be locked to the respective service providers.

You can buy unlocked USB modems from electronics showrooms (Jarir, eXtra etc); they will work with any SIMs.

Thanks a lot

Haven't seen such a generous soul on EB (as you), who doesn't forget to return a thanks note to all answers.

michaelpakenham Serial expat

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michaelpakenhamSerial expat03 August 2012 16:50:18

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TheLegendLeads wrote:
michaelpakenham wrote:
TheLegendLeads wrote:
All 3 leading telecom companies (Mobily, STC & Zain) provide free 3G USB modems with their data bundles. But of course all such devices will be locked to the respective service providers.

You can buy unlocked USB modems from electronics showrooms (Jarir, eXtra etc); they will work with any SIMs.

Thanks a lot

Haven't seen such a generous soul on EB (as you), who doesn't forget to return a thanks note to all answers.

Thanks lol

seeker of truth ViP

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seeker of truthViP03 August 2012 18:05:18

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Not all USB modem has wifi capability especially those USB modens from STC, MOBILY & Zain.聽 you can check in jarir bookstore a Huawei 3G USB modem with wifi capability. My colleague got one and my friend bought one last week! So good luck!

michaelpakenham Serial expat

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michaelpakenhamSerial expat03 August 2012 18:14:07

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seeker of truth wrote:
Not all USB modem has wifi capability especially those USB modens from STC, MOBILY & Zain.聽 you can check in jarir bookstore a Huawei 3G USB modem with wifi capability. My colleague got one and my friend bought one last week! So good luck!

Sounds good! Thanks 馃槂

TheLegendLeads ViP

Member since 06 April 2010

"The cure for boredom is curiosity. There is no cure for curiosity." -- Dorothy Parker

TheLegendLeadsViP03 August 2012 18:44:04

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By the way, just a tip:
If you have internet on your laptop (via USB or cable), converting it to Wi-Fi is just easy. Check out the free software 'Connectify':

michaelpakenham Serial expat

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michaelpakenhamSerial expat03 August 2012 19:38:50

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TheLegendLeads wrote:
By the way, just a tip:
If you have internet on your laptop (via USB or cable), converting it to Wi-Fi is just easy. Check out the free software 'Connectify':

Great! Thanks !

johnclegg Member

Member since 27 July 2012

johncleggMember09 August 2012 22:06:17

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Yes, there is in Jarir Bookstore. Just ask the technical staff for 3G USB WiFi Modem. It has a SIM Card and it will be your access point for WiFi. No need for modem or other gadgets. Just plain USB and you can have a good internet source.

michaelpakenham Serial expat

Member since 21 July 2012

michaelpakenhamSerial expat10 August 2012 09:38:46

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johnclegg wrote:
Yes, there is in Jarir Bookstore. Just ask the technical staff for 3G USB WiFi Modem. It has a SIM Card and it will be your access point for WiFi. No need for modem or other gadgets. Just plain USB and you can have a good internet source.

Thanks !

galiusman Active member

Member since 23 October 2011

galiusmanActive member10 August 2012 10:51:49

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For my share of advice go to any STC center ask for Quicknet modem.. you can get it for 150 riyal and it comes with 30 riyal reload. then go to this link

Click on quicknet seen in the link and there will be purchase quicknet bundles and u can choose any plan from their... before this make sure you recharge u r STC sim with some fulus (money)

The reason why I am suggesting STC is, I stay in a very remote area and still I get very good reception so better take STC..

(I dont work for STC and this is just a suggestion haha )

michaelpakenham Serial expat

Member since 21 July 2012

michaelpakenhamSerial expat10 August 2012 13:44:07

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galiusman wrote:
For my share of advice go to any STC center ask for Quicknet modem.. you can get it for 150 riyal and it comes with 30 riyal reload. then go to this link

Click on quicknet seen in the link and there will be purchase quicknet bundles and u can choose any plan from their... before this make sure you recharge u r STC sim with some fulus (money)

The reason why I am suggesting STC is, I stay in a very remote area and still I get very good reception so better take STC..

(I dont work for STC and this is just a suggestion haha )

Thanks

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