I need a USB dongle that I can use both here and in France, ideally something that can be topped up on line and doesn't time expire or at least has a reasonable credit life. Can anyone recommend a dongle and a provider. Thanks
3 are pretty good, but their payg is lifed for a month, I think most firms are. Plus you might pay through the nose to use it abroad but they do do it. Mine has worked everywhere I've been in the uk
An unlocked dongle and a French Sim may be the cheapest option. This company offers the Sims in the UK Orange France Lets Go DATA SIM TOP UP SERVICE - Data Top Up Voucher - Data Sims for iPad,USB Dongle,3G and Mifi Routers - Orange France - 3G Sim Cards - 3G Broadband - The Wifi Shop - Wifi that Works!
its the unlocked dongle that's important as Chrisw says. My vodafone dongle wouldn't work in italy, yet my VF italy dongle took the uk sim without a problem. If you're with vodapoo you can take advantage of their eurotraveller to tether to your phone if you have enough data allowance, and then due to roaming you have the added benefit that it won't drop a signal due to network provider coverage. But otherwise yes, go local. You'll probably find that their data packages embarrass uk offerings anyway.