[ferocious]

The speeds confuse me roamer as where I live down here at work is 4meg but back at home I've only got 1meg , well my Internet at home is far better for downloads & streaming TV .... I'm sure the AIS sim I bought for my iPad in June is 3G and it ran great and would stream video too not sure on service plans though

[gonzo]

Sent
Volume 1.0 K bytes.
Max rate 5.3 K bytes.
Average rate 160 bps.


Received
Volume 241 bytes.
Max rate 1.9 K bytes
Average rate 24 bps.

Ouch! That's dire mate.

Even if AIS only reaches half the speeds they claim (which is quite likely as they always advertise best case scenarios and potential speeds rather than actual speeds) you'd still see a significant improvement. To put it in context 42mb/s is 43008b/s.

If it's anything like the set-up in the UK each 3G dongle would be locked to a specific network so you wouldn't be able to pick and choose once you've bought one and would have to buy another to switch networks.