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You can now get O2 Home Broadband free for 12 months when you order O2 Mobile Broadband online for £20 a month. This is an exclusive online offer only and one we recommend you do not miss.

O2 Mobile Broadband provides speeds on your laptop up to 1.8Mb, has a 3Gb monthly download usage allowance and comes with a free O2 USB modem dongle that you plug into your laptop to connect to the O2 3G mobile broadband network.



There’s two O2 mobile broadband packages to choose from, one with an 18 month contract and one with a flexible one month contract where you pay a one-off £99.99 for the O2 USB dongle.

The free O2 Home Broadband Standard package (usual cost £7.50 a month) offers download speeds up to 8Mb and has an unlimited monthly download usage allowance.

You’ll get a FREE O2 wireless box for wireless broadband access in and around your home, plus have round the clock access to O2’s UK based customer and technical support if you need it.

Don’t miss this market leading mobile broadband offer. Find out more in our O2 Mobile Broadband review.

A mobile broadband craze is sweeping the country this summer as internet addicted Brits demand constant access to the high-speed internet using their laptops.

Recent research by T-Mobile Broadband has found that broadband through laptops is now such an important part of everyday life that Brits want to be able to take it with them absolutely everywhere this summer - even to the beach!



Mobile Broadband Is The New Beach Must-Have
Just under half of us (44%) think we should have access to the internet anywhere in the UK, but many are still stuck with the constraints of a fixed line connection. The beach may be an unusual place to want access to the internet, but one fifth of those questioned most want mobile broadband here.

Surf & Sup In Pub Gardens Also In Demand
Brits also stated other prime summer locations such as the pub, park and garden as their most desired places to get online. A fresh-air loving 44% of us want to log on whilst relaxing in the back garden, 32% want to be able to dial-up whilst on holiday and 8% want to surf and sup in pub gardens.

Richard Warmsley, Head of Internet and Entertainment services at T-Mobile said: “Mobile broadband has reached a tipping point and is now hitting the mainstream. Last year our research showed that only 3% of office workers wanted to work from the beach: one year on, the latest figures show that a staggering 44% of us now want to use the internet on the go, and an incredible 21% would like to use it at the beach.”

Huge Shift In Mobile Broadband Consumer Opinion
The research signals a huge shift in consumer opinion around broadband services. Consumers are used to taking their laptops out and about with them and they now expect to be connected to the Internet - whether that’s in the garden, at the office or in the park.

Take a look at our T-Mobile Broadband review for further information on the packages they offer.

You can now get a free Elenox Webbook (a mini laptop) worth £250 when you order Orange Mobile Broadband online at the Carphone Warehouse.

The Elenox Webbook is the perfect mini laptop for those who lead a busy life and with Orange Mobile Broadband it enables you to surf the Internet and access your email when you’re on the move.



The free Elenox Webbook has an 80Gb hard drive and 512MB of RAM. It comes pre-installed with Windows XP & Windows Media Player and has a 10.2 wide screen.

The Orange mobile broadband package provides speeds up to 1.8Mb with a 3Gb monthly download usage allowance.

This exclusive Orange mobile broadband and free laptop package costs just £25 a month and can only be ordered online at the Carphone Warehouse.

Please read our Mobile Broadband With Free Laptop guide to compare this deal with the other mobile broadband deals currently available.

The latest Vodafone Mobile Broadband adverts says its service is the fastest, most reliable mobile broadband in the galaxy - And only £15 a month.

We’re not quite sure about the galaxy part, but certainly in the UK Vodafone’s mobile broadband means you can download music and movies at speeds up to 7.2Mbps on your laptop, which is as quick as most home broadband and 14 times faster than standard 3G.



It’s also super reliable. You simply plug in the compact USB stick modem (Vodafone dongle) into your laptop and get online straight away with Vodafone’s fantastic mobile broadband coverage in the UK and abroad.

Vodafone have halved the price of its mobile broadband to just £15 a month for 3GB of web browsing and downloads. Alternatively, you can get a massive 5GB a month for £25 a month.

With 3GB you can browse the web for 100 hours, download 200 tunes and 100 video clips, plus send 2000 emails. If you want to keep an eye on how much you’re doing online, Vodafone’s mobile broadband dashboard gives you an idea of the data you’ve used.

Find out more on the fastest, most reliable mobile broadband in the galaxy with our Vodafone Mobile Broadband review.

With speeds up to 1.8Mb, O2 Mobile Broadband (for laptops) has now launched with prices starting from £20 a month with a free O2 USB modem dongle included.

There’s a 3Gb monthly data download allowance with users not being charged for going over this until the 31st October 2008 - thanks to a special promotion being run by O2.



The free USB modem dongle is available when you sign up to an 18 month contract, otherwise its a one off £119.99 if you take the rolling 1 month contract instead (known as O2 pay as you go mobile broadband / no contract mobile broadband)

You’ll also get unlimited access to 7,500 Wi-Fi hotspot locations in the UK through O2’s tie up with wi-fi specialists, The Cloud.

O2 mobile broadband is available to O2 customers only. More information can be found in our new O2 Mobile Broadband review.

You can now get free mobile broadband dongles from 3, Vodafone and T-Mobile.

Dongles is a collective term used to describe the USB modems or USB sticks that you place into the USB port on your laptop to enable wireless access to the internet at broadband speeds.



The dongle connects your laptop to the 3G broadband network of the mobile phone operator which means you can have mobile broadband access pretty much anywhere in the UK and Europe.

Therefore, you can use your laptop to surf the web or check your emails from wherever you want as opposed to fixed line home broadband or the various wireless hotspots (wi-fi) available in hotels, cafes and airports.

Mobile broadband prices start from just £10 a month for speeds ranging from 2Mb to 7Mb. Prices can vary depending upon the contract period you choose (12, 18 or 24 months), whilst there’s also pay as you go mobile broadband (known as no contract mobile broadband) available.

Take a look at our comprehensive Mobile Broadband review for further information.

Mobile Broadband from the Carphone Warehouse (Broadband on the move) is now available with free USB modems and prices starting from £10 a month.

The Carphone Warehouse are reselling the mobile broadband packages from 3, T-Mobile and Orange as part of their new broadband on the move campaign.



The Carphone Warehouse broadband on the move offers include a free laptop with 3 mobile broadband for £35 a month, T-Mobile Web ‘n’ Walk Plus mobile broadband for £15 a month and the Internet everwhere with Orange for £15 a month.

Please read our Mobile Broadband guide for more information on the Carphone Warehouse plus all mobile broadband packages from the likes of 3, T-Mobile and Vodafone.

T-Mobile Broadband, one of the UK’s best broadband services on the go is now offering a free USB stick with its discounted £15 per month mobile broadband (Web ‘n’ Walk Plus) package.

The free USB stick plugs into the USB port on your laptop after which you’ll be connected to the T-Mobile Broadband network which provides mobile broadband speeds up to 1.8Mb.



You can surf as much as you like at no extra cost, though it’s worth noting that T-Mobile operates a fair usage policy of 3Gb per month to ensure a high quality of service for all their customers.

This best broadband service on the go, together with the free USB stick are available on a 24 month plan costing £15 a month (reduced from £20). It’s an online offer only which ends on the 30th April 2008.

Take a look at our T-Mobile Broadband review for more information on this great offer and service.

Broadband to go (mobile broadband) from 3 now comes with a free USB modem dongle or USB stick that you plug into your laptop for easy to use plug and play mobile broadband access.

There’s no need for a fixed landline, no wires and no waiting for a line to be installed with mobile broadband to go from 3. You can even swap your USB modem dongle between different computers (desktop and laptop), so you can take your broadband with you wherever you go.



Mobile broadband to go uses the 3 mobile network which means you can use the USB modem dongle you’ll receive with your laptop or desktop wherever you are and get online.

Prices start from just £10 a month for 3 Mobile Broadband Lite which provides speeds up to 2.8Mb with a 1Gb monthly download allowance.

Find out more information on all the mobile broadband to go packages on offer from 3 in our 3 Mobile Broadband review here.

You can now get a free laptop when you order the 3 Mobile Broadband Plus package online at the Carphone Warehouse.

The free laptop, worth over £350, is an HP 6720 and comes with an 80Gb hard drive and Intel Celeron processor. The laptop is wireless broadband ready, has a DVD writer and comes pre-installed with Windows Vista Home Basic.

You’ll also have access to free wireless broadband set up from the Carphone Warehouse Geek Squad if you need it.



Available online at the Carphone Warehouse, 3 Mobile Broadband Plus will give you up to 2.8Mb broadband speeds on your free laptop pretty much anywhere in the UK.

You’ll also receive a free USB modem that you simply plug into the USB port of your laptop for 3 mobile broadband access.

This exclusive mobile broadband with free laptop deal costs just £35 a month and is available to order online on an 18 month contract.

You can find out more about this deal and other mobile broadband deals from the likes of T-Mobile and Vodafone in our Mobile Broadband guide & review here.