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Discussion topic: New Mac book + sim with plan… do I need a dongle?

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This message was authored by Shaz6804 This message was authored by: Shaz6804

New Mac book + sim with plan… do I need a dongle?

I have purchased but not taken delivery of a MacBook plus a 5gb sim plan.  Both are heading my way but when I was ordering, it was a three step process.  1. Choose the laptop. 2. Choose the sim plan. 3.  Purchase the dongle.  

I chose the laptop and the sim plan but the dongle was 'out is stock' but I could still proceed with the purchase.  So now I have a laptop.. GREAT!  WiFi is pretty much all I will need but I thought the option of cellular access (sim) was a great idea but I have no idea if I can use this without a dongle?  Please help!

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This message was authored by caesarome This message was authored by: caesarome

Re: New Mac book + sim with plan… do I need a dongle?

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@Shaz6804 

As the macbook doesn't have a inbuilt sim slot you will need a dongle to use with your sim.

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This message was authored by 63johnw This message was authored by: 63johnw

Re: New Mac book + sim with plan… do I need a dongle?

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Hi @Shaz6804  the laptop will work fine on WiFi and doesn't need the sim to work. 

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Re: New Mac book + sim with plan… do I need a dongle?

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@Shaz6804 wrote:

 

 WiFi is pretty much all I will need but I thought the option of cellular access (sim) was a great idea but I have no idea if I can use this without a dongle? 

 


Yes, by 'tethering' over WiFi to a smartphone which itself has cellular data access.

 

Why Sky feels the need to promote SIMs with Apple laptops that have no cellular functionality is frankly a mystery.

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