Good for light users who want 4G
Not to bad when you factor in 6GB 3M cards usually come in at £15. Makes the MIFI cost about £20.
Or sell the sim on E bay and MIFI is affectively £15
Not for all but there you go
Contract-free
With 24 GB of data included, this EE Osprey Mini lets you connect up to 10 devices to WiFi at one time such as smartphones, tablets and laptops. This handy portable router provides you with your own personal hotspot in your pocket that you can share with your friends while you're out and about or for you and the kids on a long car journey.
The EE Osprey is 'pay and go', so all you need to do is top up the SIM card and you're ready to surf the web and browse Facebook anywhere. You can top up easily in store or online.
The mobile WiFi device comes with 24 GB of data preloaded for free, which you can use over a period of one year - ideal for students, business or leisure.
Stay connected wherever you go with the EE Osprey 2 Mini Mobile WiFi.
Thank DennisG for E Bay tip
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miffyl
16 Feb 16#1
I posted this almost 6 months ago and it went cold.
if your pc hasn't got wireless you can plug this in via the usb socket :smiley: and will act as a modem (osprey v1 was able to do this, so i suspect this can)
hotdealsuk1973
17 Feb 16#3
good easy way to connect i have this model and it works without any problems heat added
flashyphotos
17 Feb 16#4
Bought one of these yesterday to use as car hotspot, was going to bury it behind dashboard, but on this model you need to push the power button every time you want to use it or if it loses signal or if it times out (No use for 30mins)
So no good as a fit and forget device. (pita to have to dig it out and press the power button everytime car starts)
But for PC or home use seems a decent deal.
skipperjonce to flashyphotos
17 Feb 16#7
Have you found a better solution yet? I was planning to buy this for the same reason.
speculatrix
17 Feb 16#6
Yes, works for me like that.
Actually, it works like a USB Ethernet device
adski
17 Feb 16#8
Same here, want to use it to connect my wifi dash cam to the cloud.
ry4ncj
17 Feb 16#9
Any good EE sim data deals to go with? Been looking for a data package for a while, great for the night shifts i do.
DennisG
17 Feb 161#10
Sell the sim on eBay = osprey 2 mini for your £15/25gb deal!
edit: sorry I mistakenly left out *cheap* but having seen the prices for the 24gb card (circa £80), you can get enough back to cover the device (excluding delivery, paypal and eBay fees which may come to approx £15). absolute bargain and is tempting me away from the non mini version (for now at least?)
careytsoi to DennisG
17 Feb 16#12
do you have the link for osprey 2 mini for your £15/25gb deal?
EE make a dedicated car hotspot that used the 12v plug and also has a USB to charge other devices
whitters
18 Feb 16#15
Reserved one from the Warrington branch, but was told they didn't have them... had a nightmare - took ages - in the end I took 4x6GB cards and a device for £75 all in...
My advice would be to call ahead to avoid a wasted trip
mahmouddiaa
19 Feb 16#16
Mm mine wakes up if you keep usb hooked
I use it in the car also
mahmouddiaa
19 Feb 16#17
I mine works
I faced a similar issue with my tomtom it would not start on my car charger by would start on my wife's charger which is this one
And when I got the Ospery mini from September's deal it just worked no issues
But only if the usb is plugged when the car starts
I'm after a mobile WiFi but this has very mixed reviews.
TBC15 to cos140
21 Feb 16#21
Bit picky for something you can effectively get for next to free. Your personal wants/needs will obviously colour your expectations. This is what I currently use, 4G download speeds are beyond my wildest expectations living in rural Scotland. Shame this offer wasn’t available when I got mine.
cos140
21 Feb 16#22
Ive just reserved one do will see how it goes. Should be ok. Reading various reviews it seems that it drops out quite often and battery life is poor but everyones usage is different. Worth a go at that price though.
cos140
27 Feb 16#23
Had one for a few days and it performs well with speeds up to 28mb which is quicker than my home broadband! It does have a couple of issues though, the battery suddenly drops from 3/4 to low for no reason, and now the worst thing about it... You cant charge it whilst using it! Oh, one other thing, the battery level indicator consists of 4 led segments. When charging each segment flashes in turn as the battery level rises but the last segment (which relates to 75-100%)this doesn't stop flashing, even when you leave it overnight so you just don't know when its fully charged.
It only takes a charge when you turn it off!
This was confirmed by EE when I called them.
I would give this 6 out of 10 as it works well but let down by some silly little quirks it has.
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Opening post
Not to bad when you factor in 6GB 3M cards usually come in at £15. Makes the MIFI cost about £20.
Or sell the sim on E bay and MIFI is affectively £15
Not for all but there you go
Contract-free
With 24 GB of data included, this EE Osprey Mini lets you connect up to 10 devices to WiFi at one time such as smartphones, tablets and laptops. This handy portable router provides you with your own personal hotspot in your pocket that you can share with your friends while you're out and about or for you and the kids on a long car journey.
The EE Osprey is 'pay and go', so all you need to do is top up the SIM card and you're ready to surf the web and browse Facebook anywhere. You can top up easily in store or online.
The mobile WiFi device comes with 24 GB of data preloaded for free, which you can use over a period of one year - ideal for students, business or leisure.
Stay connected wherever you go with the EE Osprey 2 Mini Mobile WiFi.
Thank DennisG for E Bay tip
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http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/ee-osprey-2-mini-pay-go-mobile-wifi-24gb-for-79-99-currys-2285681
Lol
So no good as a fit and forget device. (pita to have to dig it out and press the power button everytime car starts)
But for PC or home use seems a decent deal.
Actually, it works like a USB Ethernet device
edit: sorry I mistakenly left out *cheap* but having seen the prices for the 24gb card (circa £80), you can get enough back to cover the device (excluding delivery, paypal and eBay fees which may come to approx £15). absolute bargain and is tempting me away from the non mini version (for now at least?)
My advice would be to call ahead to avoid a wasted trip
I use it in the car also
I faced a similar issue with my tomtom it would not start on my car charger by would start on my wife's charger which is this one
And when I got the Ospery mini from September's deal it just worked no issues
But only if the usb is plugged when the car starts
It only takes a charge when you turn it off!
This was confirmed by EE when I called them.
I would give this 6 out of 10 as it works well but let down by some silly little quirks it has.