http://gadgeteer.org.uk/2008/10/13/d...er-tech-specs/

Is this right?
Mine only works plugged into the mains.

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http://gadgeteer.org.uk/2008/10/13/d...er-tech-specs/

Is this right?

Looks it.

Mine only works plugged into the mains.

Your "what"?

On Sun, 19 Oct 2008 10:01:12 +0100, Andy Burns
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My D100 only works when plugged into the mains!

On 2008-10-19, wrote:
http://gadgeteer.org.uk/2008/10/13/d...er-tech-specs/

Is this right?
Mine only works plugged into the mains.

Is there a user manual? Probably a PDF file on a CD. If there really is
a battery, perhaps it takes time to get charged up - and goes flat
rapidly. Powering the 'mobile broadband' dongle and the router
(essentially a small computer) and the WiFi stuff, sounds like a fairly
heavy load for a small battery pack. 950mAh isn't actually very much
capacity - there are AAA NiMH cells that claim 1000mAh.

Many re-chargeable gadgets require a 24 hour 'soak' charge before being
take into use, to get the battery 'conditioned'.

No mention of a battery here
http://www.three.co.uk/personal/mobiles_/discover.omp?CID=1219998539390&PAYG=true#

The maker's own site is not very forthcoming
http://www.huawei.com/mobileweb/en/products/view.do?id=1180&pageId=null
but the 'in use' pictures don't show a mains lead.

Even without a built-in battery, it looks like a useful gadget. You may
be able to run it from an external battery pack.

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On Oct 19, 1:37*pm, Whiskers wrote:
On 2008-10-19, wrote:

http://gadgeteer.org.uk/2008/10/13/d...er-tech-specs/

Is this right?
Mine only works plugged into the mains.

Is there a user manual? *Probably a PDF file on a CD. *If there really is
a battery, perhaps it takes time to get charged up - and goes flat
rapidly. *Powering the 'mobile broadband' dongle and the router
(essentially a small computer) and the WiFi stuff, sounds like a fairly
heavy load for a small battery pack. *950mAh isn't actually very much
capacity - there are AAA NiMH cells that claim 1000mAh.

Many re-chargeable gadgets require a 24 hour 'soak' charge before being
take into use, to get the battery 'conditioned'.

No mention of a battery here
http://www.three.co.uk/personal/mobiles_/discover.omp?CID=12199985393....

The maker's own site is not very forthcoming
http://www.huawei.com/mobileweb/en/products/view.do?id=1180&pageId=null
but the 'in use' pictures don't show a mains lead.

Even without a built-in battery, it looks like a useful gadget. *You may
be able to run it from an external battery pack.

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Same issue for me. I've tried a soak charge 24 hours but not a
glimmer without the charger.
Also can't find a manual either from Huawei or Three. Doesn't give
any spec info in the box.

Paul

On Sun, 19 Oct 2008 12:57:22 -0700 (PDT),
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The article is a load of ******** regarding the battery.
Which is a shame 'cos the inclusion of a Battery would've made it even
more of a little bad boy!

wrote:

On Sun, 19 Oct 2008 12:57:22 -0700 (PDT),
wrote:
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The article is a load of ******** regarding the battery.
Which is a shame 'cos the inclusion of a Battery would've made it even
more of a little bad boy!

Weird then, the photo on the Huawei site shows it being used "cordless"
apparently in a coffee shop or similar ...

On 2008-10-20, Andy Burns wrote:
wrote:

On Sun, 19 Oct 2008 12:57:22 -0700 (PDT),
wrote:
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The article is a load of ******** regarding the battery.
Which is a shame 'cos the inclusion of a Battery would've made it even
more of a little bad boy!

Weird then, the photo on the Huawei site shows it being used "cordless"
apparently in a coffee shop or similar ...

I noticed that too.

Perhaps the makers intended to build in a battery and charging circuit,
but then didn't. Or do for some markets but not for others. Or it really
is there, but not working for some reason.

I just looked at the bottom of a WiFi router that runs off a mains
adaptor; the power requirement is described as "15V 1A". A 950mAh battery
(as claimed on the web page 'linked' in the OP), even if puts out 15V,
would probably struggle to power that for as long as an hour - and that's
without having to power a mobile phone system 'dongle' as well. To get a
really useful (ie a few hours) battery life, would require a fairly
substantial battery pack - which would make the whole gadget a lot bigger
and heavier (and more expensive) if the battery was built in.

For comparison, the battery in my mobile phone (roughly equivalent to the
'dongle' alone, without the router and WiFi aspects of the gadget in
question) is rated at 3.7V 860mAh.

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In message ,
Proclaimed from the tallest tower:

http://gadgeteer.org.uk/2008/10/13/d...er-tech-specs/

Is this right?
Mine only works plugged into the mains.

The stuff about the battery is crossed through on my PC, so maybe someone
noticed their mistake...

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Chris.
(Remove Elvis's shoes to email me)

Oh - I see we have some users of the device here! In the absence of too much documentation before I buy one, and information from the helpful 3 support line that contradicts the minimal on line documentation, can anyone tell me:

a) What is the RJ45 port for? Is it a wired ethernet connection?

b) Is the device intelligent enough to support the dongle itself and allow me to connect in an old mac (that has to run classic as well as OSX) and a Linux box (which the spec implies), or does the software on the dongle load through the router onto devices, thus limiting them to OSX 10.4, 10.5, 2000, XP and Vista?

(First time post here - please excuse me if these are silly questions that have been answered 1000 times before - I HAVE tried searching but got nowhere)

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