Wireless broadband

02.What to buy

86% Vodafone K3765

Price: $79

GOOD POINTS

• Best Overall score
• Best Ease of Use score
• Best Speed score
• Good variety of connections supported
• Excellent help information available
• Supports sending and receiving SMS

BAD POINTS

• SIM activation process requires the user to provide different types of ID

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76% Three E122

Price: $79

GOOD POINTS

• Excellent Ease of Use score
• Supports sending and receiving SMS

BAD POINTS

• Not a clean uninstall (some files left behind after the process)
• SIM activation process requires the user to provide different types of ID
  

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71% Telstra MF626i

Price: $89

GOOD POINTS

• Excellent help information available

BAD POINTS

• Bundled external antenna is hard to attach
• USB connection is a little flimsy
• The only wireless adapter in this test that required the user to contact the provider to activate the SIM card

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THE REST

65% Optus USB E160E

Price: $79

GOOD POINTS

• Supports sending and receiving SMS

BAD POINTS

• Bundled external antenna is hard to attach
• SIM card installation was a little finicky
• Troubleshooting section is very brief
• Not a clean uninstall (some files left behind after the process)

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65% Virgin USB E160E

Price: $89

GOOD POINTS

• Excellent help information available
• Great tool included for checking usage data

BAD POINTS

• Not a clean uninstall (some files left behind after the process)

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45% Unwired BWX 110-351 

Price: $95

GOOD POINTS

• Small LCD status screen, in addition to the status lights

BAD POINTS

• Worst Overall score
• Poor Speed and Ease of Use score
• Limited connections available
• Requires external power supply (not as portable as the other devices on test)
• Setup can be very finicky and depends on the location of the wireless modem