Over at Club Troppo, Nicholas Gruen has posted on his experiences with his brand spanking new 3 dongle. After leaving Optus due to poor reception and service, he signed up to 3 on the 1GB per month contract, for which he pays $15 per month plus $5 for the dongle.

Though 3 thought it might not pick up a strong reception on his mother’s farm, Nicholas found “it works just fine and dandy”, downloading at a cool 2177 kbps and uploading at 350 kbps. He’s planning to use the dongle around and about, so one thing he’s realised is that he needs to watch that 3 connection- if he goes outside the metropolitan area and can’t connect to the 3 network, roaming charges could be quite steep. However, he’s “a happy camper” with the connection so far and recommends it to all. Check out the full article here.