Broadband News & Mobile Broadband News

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.