The TellStick will soon be available to buy online here movingWiFi.com (worldwide delivery) and from Commsoft Ltd (Ireland).

In England, the relatively new Clas Ohlson stores should have the TellStick in stock. At the time of writing Clas Ohlson currently have stores in:

• London – Croydon
• London – Kingston
• Manchester – Arndale centre
• Reading
• Watford

with new stores opening next week in:

• Leeds
• Liverpool

Since day one of releasing Zain’s E-GO 21.6 Mb/s, I was worried about sharing the high speed internet with other computers, and from that day I began to search for a router that is compatible with the 21.6 e-go but the result was a big ZERO, because non of the big brands started to develop a router that can handle that kind of speed, yet. Until I found the Dovado 3GN router which is the only router in the market that supports Zain’s E-GO.

Read the full review…

Normal service will be resumed on Monday 12 April 2010.

• American Samoa
• Argentina
• Australia
• Brazil
• China
• Cook Islands
• East Timor
• Fiji
• Kiribati
• Nauru
• New Zealand
• Papua New Guinea
• Tajikistan
• Tonga
• Uruguay
• Uzbekistan
• Vanuatu
• Western Samoa

With Australian in mind, Dovado have recently added supported for the ZTE MF636BP and Maxon BP3-USB modems as supplied by Bigpond.

This is a very useful resource when shopping around for a mobile broadband service – if you’ll be using your mobile broadband dongle in one particular location, you’ll want to check out which operator has the closest UMTS mast as distance from mast is probably the most important factor determining the speed of your connection. Connection speeds also fluctuate depending on the number of users using the mast at any one time.

Typical search result from http://www.sitefinder.ofcom.org.uk

• WEP (64-bit or 128-bit hex or ascii keys)
• WPA-PSK (pre-shared key, 8-63 chars)
• WPA Enterprise (radius server)

WLAN -> AUTHENTICATION screen

We have corrected an issue which was pointed out to us by a few of
you out there. The issue was that the UMR might lock itself up (“crash”)
during operation.

NOTICE : We strongly recommend you to upgrade to this release!

In releasing this firmware, we have removed versions 4.0 and 4.0.1 off the
web and have incorporated the release notes into this version, thus giving
you a better total overview of our 4.x progress thus far.

Aside from that, we have confirmed support for Sprint’s Sierra Wireless
Compass 597.

For those of you with a Huawei 21Mbps modem, we have added support for the
E182e model in this release as well, however, what you should bear in mind
is that the Huawei 21Mbps modems do not output more than 2.5-3Mbps on the
downlink (though uplink is very healthy!).

Mobile broadband in the UK, though it is popular and improving every day, is far from perfect. Though recent debates about the way in which the maximum download speeds are used to advertise services have hit the headlines, there are some more fundamental limitations. The first is the way in which Network Address Translation (NAT) is used to preserve the IP address space for mobile broadband customers. This can result in problems for those running remote programs or those trying to access servers and use peer to peer networking using their mobile broadband connections.

The second issue which mobile broadband users may experience in the UK is that of image degrading and compression when they are using their USB dongles to go online. The main reason that some broadband providers use this technology is because it is a bandwidth saving measure. In other words, if you are unable to view large images at high resolution online you are consequently saving a significant portion of your bandwidth by not having to download them to your internet cache. This was common in the early days of mobile broadband when contracts had relatively small monthly download limits of 1GB or less. It is also something that is built into the software of certain older USB dongles. This means that for customers who have had mobile broadband for a while it can be relatively difficult to get around. However, providers like T-Mobile have released a software update for customers suffering from image degradation once they have got enough data allowance to stop worrying about loading high resolution images on their PCs. If you are experiencing problems of this kind it is best to consult the frequently asked questions of your provider or look on member forums where others will provide bypass details.

O2 are one of the mobile broadband providers who are still implementing image compression for their mobile broadband customers. It occurs on an external server based level, meaning that the customers have little choice in the matter. On the other hand providers including Vodafone and 3 Mobile are both giving in to public pressure to resolve image compression issues. However, often the image compression you experience will be based on the area in which you are using your connection. Mobile broadband providers do this in particularly congested areas in order to provide a better overall experience for all their customers.

If you are a mobile broadband customer and are experiencing image compression then there are checks in place should you wish to disable it in most instances. However, if you are thinking about purchasing a mobile broadband contract in the UK you should always check out customer reviews online before you commit. Just like choosing hardware using phone reviews you should always seek out an unbiased opinion, particularly if you are an advanced user who would be affected by the widespread use of NAT and image compression. There is often a way around issues if they are generated from the customer`s end, but not if they are problems enforced by the network itself. In that instance the only solution is to change provider.