Dongles
Let me start by pointing out the obvious - I know very little about computers, so please excuse my ignorance if this is a daft question.
I recently bought a netbook in the UK, but was advised that I would have to buy a "dongle" in order to use my sim card to access the internet. I am led to believe that a dongle is a devise that permits me to plug my sim card into a USB port.
I already have a contract for the sim card that fits neatly inside my old computer, so today when I went to buy a dongle I was advised that I would have to sign another contract - or pay a fortune (circa $140) to get an "unlocked" one.
Clearly I do not want to sign another contract, so is there any way of unlocking a dongle, are there cheaper options available, or does anyone have a better idea?
Perhaps I bought a pup here, but I thought that the concept behind netbooks was simple access to the internet, for simple users like me!
Thanking you in anticipation,
Confused from Croydon - aka mr. small fry