DBK
LIFE MEMBER
Like a few folk on here I am using a Vodafone sim card in a MiFi to get a broadband connection.
If you are on a monthly contract be careful if you exceed your monthly data allowance otherwise you can get hit with high charges - as I have just been! The problem is firstly they allow you to go over the limit and don't do anything about it other than sending you an SMS text - which isn't a lot of use if you are using a MiFI as I was. It is possible to read SMS messages on a MiFi but the warning that one has arrived is hard to see if it is visible at all.
There are things you can do to avoid this but they won't happen unless you call Vodafone as they are not something they advertise.
The first is you can tell them to send any SMS message to another telephone number, and not the one associated with your data sim.
Then you can ask them to cap your data so you won't exceed the limit and therefore won't attract any charges.
If you do the above you should get a text to your mobile phone warning you are getting close to the limit but even if you do reach the limit you can be sure you won't attract any charges.
I've had a moan at Vodafone and had a bit taken off the bill but I won't be recommending them again without a health warning - though I suspect other providers are no better! I thought the days of high charges for using too much data (this is in the UK) were over but not so it seems.
If you are on a monthly contract be careful if you exceed your monthly data allowance otherwise you can get hit with high charges - as I have just been! The problem is firstly they allow you to go over the limit and don't do anything about it other than sending you an SMS text - which isn't a lot of use if you are using a MiFI as I was. It is possible to read SMS messages on a MiFi but the warning that one has arrived is hard to see if it is visible at all.
There are things you can do to avoid this but they won't happen unless you call Vodafone as they are not something they advertise.
The first is you can tell them to send any SMS message to another telephone number, and not the one associated with your data sim.
Then you can ask them to cap your data so you won't exceed the limit and therefore won't attract any charges.
If you do the above you should get a text to your mobile phone warning you are getting close to the limit but even if you do reach the limit you can be sure you won't attract any charges.
I've had a moan at Vodafone and had a bit taken off the bill but I won't be recommending them again without a health warning - though I suspect other providers are no better! I thought the days of high charges for using too much data (this is in the UK) were over but not so it seems.