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trading with a 3G modem aircard

  • #1
  • First Post: Mar 19, 2010 6:14am Mar 19, 2010 6:14am
i was considering purchaseing a netbook with a 3G modem aircard for easier portable trading. my only concern is that you can only have a max of 5GB a month.....

does anybody know that if when the metatrader charts are open, is it constantly using up the 5GB? if so, how much is it using? any feedback or insight is very much appreciated
  • #2
  • Mar 19, 2010 6:23am Mar 19, 2010 6:23am
Quoting byou86
i was considering purchaseing a netbook with a 3G modem aircard for easier portable trading. my only concern is that you can only have a max of 5GB a month.....

does anybody know that if when the metatrader charts are open, is it constantly using up the 5GB? if so, how much is it using? any feedback or insight is very much appreciated
I don't think it uses that much but I guess it depends on how many charts you have open or how many pairs you're watching in market watch.

I've got a 3G mobile internet dongle here in UK, it works great most of the time but speeds/disconnections can be a problem at peak times! Probably different in the US, we're about 50 years behind when it comes to technology!

It's fairly cheap for the convenience though, £15 (<$25) for 15GB per month.
  • #3
  • Mar 19, 2010 6:32am Mar 19, 2010 6:32am
Haha! Now is my chance to have another go at O2 UK. They charged me £700.00 when I left Metatrader running overnight on a laptop. They later admitted it was an overcharge. Only after I had a string of serious "discussions" with various departments did they admit they should have notified me before I overran. I still don't think I used £700.00 worth of data. Bet they were hoping I'd just pay.

Moral: be careful!

Here in the UK you can get a sim card for nothing and buy a day or a week of access for a very low fee with some providers. It's a good way to get a feel for your data usage.
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  • #4
  • Mar 19, 2010 6:40am Mar 19, 2010 6:40am
Quoting smikester
They charged me £700.00 when I left Metatrader running overnight on a laptop.
Holy crap!

That's why I've taken off the credit limit, if I hit 15GB they cut me off!

There are some decent wi-fi networks in UK, McD's is free if you're within range of one but I think you have to buy a burger. Chuck the burger and just use the wi-fi!

What are/were your speeds/connections like with O2 smirky?
  • #5
  • Mar 19, 2010 7:17am Mar 19, 2010 7:17am
3G cards can download up to about 14.0 Mbits/s, and I think about 5 Mbits for upload. If you were downloading constantly at that rate it would only take about 12 hours to hit a limit of 5gb. It completely depends on how much you use it.

I think it's probably a little close, especially if you plan on using it for anything else (email, video, downloads, updates).
  • #6
  • Mar 19, 2010 7:50am Mar 19, 2010 7:50am
Quoting pipmutt
Holy crap!


What are/were your speeds/connections like with O2 smirky?

I think O2 have the fastest speeds. I don't have figures but even a slow connection is OK with me as I don't scalp - I usually set market orders. They also have the best coverage but after I ditched them I went with "3" and found them to be very good too. They have also been much cheaper and I don't include the overcharge incident in that calculation.
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  • #7
  • Mar 19, 2010 8:46am Mar 19, 2010 8:46am
Quoting smikester
I think O2 have the fastest speeds. I don't have figures but even a slow connection is OK with me as I don't scalp - I usually set market orders. They also have the best coverage but after I ditched them I went with "3" and found them to be very good too. They have also been much cheaper and I don't include the overcharge incident in that calculation.
Thanks, I might give o2 a try. 3 was fine, I was getting 2 meg speeds and no disconnections, then I moved and everything went to pot!



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  • #8
  • Last Post: Mar 19, 2010 8:48am Mar 19, 2010 8:48am
Quoting bournizzle
3G cards can download up to about 14.0 Mbits/s, and I think about 5 Mbits for upload.
Wow, that's great, I wish we had that here
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