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O2 Mobile Broadband Deals Get New £5 Package

By David L — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 10:39:44 +0000

O2 (o2.co.uk) has extended its range of mobile broadband deals with the addition of a new £5 per month package.

Available on a rolling 1 month contract option, the new £5 a month O2 Mobile Broadband package provides download speeds up to 3.6Mbps coupled with a 500MB monthy download usage allowance.

Unlimited access to 6,100 Wi-Fi hotspot locations in the UK is also included.

Customers can choose from a white or black O2 MF100 USB modem which they’ll need to plug into their laptop or desktop to connect to O2’s 3G mobile broadband network. The USB modem costs a one-off £19.99.

Users wanting a higher monthly download usage allowance can opt for a 1GB or 3GB data limit, both of which are available on a rolling 1 month contract option for £10 and £15 a month respectively.

O2’s 3 months free promotional offer on its 18 month mobile broadband contracts is also still available.

Interested readers can find out more at the o2.co.uk website or our O2 Mobile Broadband review.

O2 Mobile Broadband Laptops Get Asus UL30A

By David L — Fri, 14 May 2010 15:26:45 +0000

O2 (www.o2.co.uk) has today announced the launch of a new mobile broadband and laptop package – The Asus UL30A netbook laptop with built in O2 mobile broadband.

The Asus UL30A is a high specification, Wi-Fi enabled, portable netbook that has an impressive 8 second boot up and extended 8 hour battery life. Lightweight and ultra-thin, the netbook features a 320GB hard drive, 3GB of RAM and 13.3″ display.

The netbook also has an Intel Core 2 Duo processor that makes running lots of applications at the same time fast and easy. The Windows 7 Home Premium operating system is also pre-installed.

Available with built in O2 mobile broadband speeds up to 3.6Mbps together with a 3GB monthly data usage allowance, this mobile broadband and laptop package is priced at £30 a month over a 24 month contract. A one-off £79.99 set up fee is required.

Unlimited Wi-Fi usage each month is also included in the package and can be used at 7,500 Wi-Fi hotspots around the country using BT Openzone or The Cloud.

A two year warranty is also provided together with McAfee internet security and O2’s 30 day Happiness Guarantee.

Readers can find out more at the www.o2.co.uk website or compare the Asus UL30A netbook with others on our Mobile Broadband Free Laptop comparison page.

O2 Add Laptops With Built In Mobile Broadband

By David L — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 15:55:33 +0000

O2 (www.o2.co.uk/laptops) has added two new laptops with built in mobile broadband to its range of mobile broadband free laptop packages.

Exclusive to O2, the two new laptops with embedded SIM cards are the Samsung N150 netbook, which is available online now and the Asus UL30A laptop which will be available in May.

The Samsung N150 netbook is a great starter laptop or second device and comes well specified with a 250GB hard drive, 1GB RAM, 10.1″ screen and 6 hour battery life. It’s perfect for accessing the Internet on the move as it weighs just 1.26Kg.

Featuring the Windows 7 operating system, the netbook which currently retails at around £280, is available with built in O2 Mobile Broadband speeds up to 3.6Mbps for just £25 a month. A one-off set up fee of £29.99 applies.

Customers opting for this mobile broadband and laptop package will get a 3GB monthly download usage allowance plus 500MB of Wi-Fi usage per month at 7,500 hotspots in the UK via The Cloud and BT Openzone.

The package also features an extended two year warranty for the netbook, 30 days O2 Techies support, McAfee Internet Security for the duration of the contract and O2’s 30 day ‘Happiness Guarantee’ which enables customers to return the laptop at no additional cost if they are not satisfied.

Commenting on the launch, O2’s Head of Home and Broadband, Felix Geyr, said: “We know that customers want to be able to click and go without the hassle of having to load up a mobile broadband dongle and our new range will make surfing the web and staying in touch even easier”.

Geyr continued: “The laptop market has exploded in the last 18 months and we believe these two laptops from Asus and Samsung will once again give O2 customers a great experience”.

Interested readers can find further information at the www.o2.co.uk/laptops website or at our Mobile Broadband Free Laptop comparison service.

O2 Mobile Broadband Dongle Gets 50% Price Cut

By Sue A — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 12:57:06 +0000

O2 (o2.co.uk) has cut the price of its pay as you go (PAYG) mobile broadband dongle by 50% for the remainder of April.

The new £9.99 offer applies to O2’s pay and go black and pink coloured E160 USB modem dongles that are Mac and PC compatible and come with a 30 day happiness guarantee.

New customers taking up this offer will simply need to pay o2 as and when they need mobile broadband usage.
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Options include a ‘Mobile Broadband Daily’ tariff which offers 500MB of data usage over 24 hours for £2. A ‘Mobile Broadband Weekly’ plan that costs £7.50 for 1GB of data usage over 7 days and a ‘Mobile Broadband Monthly’ package which provides 3GB of data over 30 days for £15.

Mobile broadband access will last for the specified tariff duration (daily, weekly or monthly) or until the specified data allowance is reached, whichever is the sooner.

All three tariffs also include unlimited access to 6,100 Wi-Fi hotspot locations in the UK.

Readers can order O2’s £9.99 pay as you go mobile broadband dongle online at the o2.co.uk website or compare O2 tariffs with other pay as you go mobile broadband providers here.

O2 Dongle Half Price Offer Is Extended

By Sue A — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 11:54:53 +0000

O2 (o2.co.uk/dongle) has extended its half price dongle offer until the 31st March 2010.

O2’s current pre-pay mobile broadband dongle is the USB Modem E160 model that is available in either a pink or black colour for just £10.

The dongle is PC and Mac compatible and comes with a 30 day happiness guarantee.

Once connected to a computer or laptop, the O2 dongle connects to O2’s 3G network which provides mobile broadband speeds up to 3.6Mbps – perfect for fast internet access on the move.

The dongle is not pre-loaded with any data usage allowance, so users will need to buy what they need from O2. This can be brought for daily, weekly or monthly use with prices ranging from £2 a day for 500MB’s of data usage to £15 a month for 3GB’s.

Data can be brought online from O2 or via text, just like topping up the credit on your mobile phone.

The O2 dongle can also be used to access the internet for free in over 7,500 Wi-Fi hotpsots across the UK. These include the many hotels, cafes and airports where BT Openzone and The Cloud operate their Wi-Fi networks.

Interested readers can find out more at the o2.co.uk website or at our O2 Dongle review page.

O2 Mobile Broadband Offers Half Price Dongle

By Steve T — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:00:49 +0000

O2 (o2.co.uk) has announced a half price offer on its pre-pay mobile broadband dongles.

Customers can now order either a white, black or pink pre-pay dongle for a one-off £10 and then top up as and when they need to with the mobile broadband data usage they require.

Users can pay £2 per day for 500MB’s of data usage, £7.50 per week for 1GB or £15 per month for 3GB. No contract is required.

Unlimited access to 7,500 Wi-Fi hotspots across the country with The Cloud and BT Openzone is also included.

Last month O2’s mobile broadband network was ranked number one for mobile broadband speeds in an independent speed test conducted by Siroda.

New customers have until the 11th March 2010 to order the half price O2 dongle.

Readers can find out more about the offer at the o2.co.uk website or our O2 Mobile Broadband review service.

O2 Mobile Broadband Offered With 3 Months Free

By Sue A — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 14:44:37 +0000

O2 (o2.co.uk) has launched a 3 months free mobile broadband offer that saves customers up to £45.

The new incentive applies to its 1GB and 3GB mobile broadband packages that are both available on an 18 month contract.

O2’s 1GB tariff offers mobile broadband speeds up to 3.6Mbps with a 1GB monthly data usage allowance. Free for the first 3 months, the price reverts to just £10 a month after.

O2’s 3GB data tariff provides similar broadband speeds up to 3.6Mbps but with a higher 3GB download usage cap. This package costs £15 a month after first 3 months free incentive.

Both mobile broadband packages include a free O2 USB modem E169 (the O2 dongle). The modem is both MAC and PC compatible and automatically connects to the fastest available network speed.

There’s also unlimited access to over 7,500 Wi-Fi hotspots in the UK with The Cloud and BT Openzone.

O2 offers a free next day delivery service and operates a 14 day return guarantee.

Its network recently came out top in a mobile broadband speed test conducted by independent network specialists Siroda.

Readers can find out more about the 3 months free offer at the o2.co.uk website or our O2 Mobile Broadband review.

O2 Mobile Broadband Tops UK Speed Test

By David L — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 12:58:38 +0000

O2 (o2.co.uk) has come out top in a mobile broadband speed test conducted by network specialists Siroda.

The tests measured the music download and web page loading speeds of the UK’s five mobile broadband providers at peak times.

Lasting over a 2 month period, the tests in 150 different locations across the UK, found O2 to be top for downloading a music track – with the fastest speed recorded in 12 out of 20 UK cities.

In second place was Vodafone, followed by T-Mobile and 3.

In London, O2 topped the fastest web page loading speeds, with O2’s Chief Technology Officer, Derek McManus saying: “Our London customers are now seeing the benefits of the investment we made before Christmas, where we spent £30m delivering 40 new sites”.

Over the rest of the UK, O2 came out second for web page loading speeds, just behind Vodafone who top the speed test league in 5 UK cities.

O2 mobile broadband is available on a 1, 18, or 24 month contact with prices starting from £10 a month for speeds up to 3.6Mbps.

Customers can choose either a 3GB or 10GB data usage allowance on the 18 and 24 month contracts, while 500MB, 1GB and 3GB options are offered on the short 1 month contract plan.

All O2 mobile broadband packages include access to 6,100 Wi-Fi hotspots, while a 30 day happiness guarantee is also offered.

Readers can find out more at the o2.co.uk website or our O2 Mobile Broadband review page.

O2 Mobile Broadband Free Laptop Set Up Fee Cut

By Steve T — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 17:18:10 +0000

O2 (www.o2.co.uk) has removed the £50 set up fee that applied to its two mobile broadband and free laptop packages available on a 24 month contract.

This means the Asus Eee PC 1005H netbook together with O2 Mobile Broadband speeds up to 3.6Mbps and a 3GB data usage allowance can now be ordered online as a bundle for just £25 a month.

O2’s other free laptop, the high specification Samsung R519, has a bundle price of £35 a month for a 3GB usage cap.

Customers requiring a higher 10GB monthly data usage allowance can opt to pay an additional £10 a month on either package.

An O2 dongle, technically known as the O2 USB modem E169, is also supplied free of charge.

The Asus 1005H netbook is a lightweight Wi-Fi enabled mini-laptop with a long battery life of up to three hours. It has a 10.2″ display, 1.6Ghz Intel processor, 160Gb hard drive and 1Gb RAM. Windows XP Home Edition is also installed.

The full size, high spec, Samsung R519 laptop is the perfect desktop PC replacement, coming with a Intel Pentium dual core processor, 250Gb hard drive and 2Gb of RAM.

This Wi-Fi enabled laptop also includes a webcam and has Windows Vista Home Premium installed.

Both free laptops have a 2 year warranty, unlimited Wi-Fi access using Wi-Fi hotspots across the UK (500MB for the Asus) and free O2 laptop support for 30 days.

Further information on these packages can be found at the www.o2.co.uk website or our O2 mobile broadband free laptop review.

O2 Mobile Broadband Dongle Reduced To £20

By Sue A — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 16:08:42 +0000

O2 (o2.co.uk) has reduced the price of its pay as you go mobile broadband dongle to a one-off £20.

Previously £29, the O2 dongle connects a users laptop to the Internet via O2’s 3G network which provides mobile broadband speeds up to 3.6Mbps.

With no contract to worry about, users simply pay for usage as they go with options to buy mobile broadband access on a daily, weekly or monthly basis.

This means users can pay either £2 per day for 500MB’s of data, £7.50 per week for 1GB of data, or £15 per month for 3GB.

Also included with the O2 dongle is unlimited access to 6,100 Wi-Fi hotspots across the UK and a 30 day Happiness guarantee.

The O2 dongle, (technically known as the O2 USB modem E160) is PC and MAC compatible and is available in either a white or pink colour.

Further information on the reduced price O2 dongle can be found at the o2.co.uk website or our Pay As You Go Mobile Broadband comparison.