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Free laptop with Orange mobile broadband

Monday, 18 August 2008

By Garnet Roach garnet@consumerchoices.co.uk

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Orange has become the latest ISP to offer a free laptop to new mobile broadband customers.

From Saturday, customers signing up to Orange's (www.Orange.co.uk) Internet Everywhere mobile broadband package have had the option to get a free laptop from its “connected” range.

"In the long run it’s definitely more economical to save up and buy your laptop outright"

The first laptop on offer is the ultra-portable Asus Eee PC which has a compact 8.9” screen, 16GB of solid-state storage and weighs less than 1kg.

Francois Mahieu, director of devices, Orange UK said: “It is Orange’s aim to be at the forefront of serving today’s 21st century customers, so we’re pleased to bring to market our first connected laptop offer with Asus.”

The free laptop comes as part of the Internet Everywhere package for £25 a month over two years, with a 3GB download allowance and a free dongle enabled for speeds of up to 7.2Mb.

However, Michael Phillips, BroadbandChoices.co.uk product director, pointed out that Orange’s free laptop package costs £10 a month more than its standalone mobile broadband and the contract also lasts six months longer.

“If you’re looking to sign up to mobile broadband and want a free laptop that’s truly portable, then this could be the deal for you. However, the Asus Eee laptops start from only £179.99 in stores, and you’ll be paying a total of £600 over the life of your contract if you take a ‘free’ laptop, compared to £270 over 18 months if you go for Orange’s standalone broadband.

“Although some people will simply find it easier to pay for their laptop in monthly instalments like this, in the long run it’s definitely more economical to save up and buy your laptop outright,” he advised.

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i want orange broadband and free laptop please i am deaf ok please let me know lisa simpson d.o.b 26.05.1969 age 39
lisa simpson, 29 woodrush close beanhill milton keynes mk6-4lu
Feb 23 2009 9:23PM

I am looking to sign a contract anyway, as I have no landline so Mobile Broadband seems a wiser way to go, a free laptop is just a perk - I'd struggle to use 3GB of download in a month and having the freedom to use either my desktop PC with the dongle or the new laptop on the go will really help.
I'd not sign a 2 year contract JUST for the laptop though, I agree. But as someone shopping for mobile broadband its a great benefit I think.
Dal, UK
Nov 5 2008 10:21AM

Iit's interesting that you say this Hitesh, as I share the same view. After considering mobile broadband myself as a way of getting a new laptop, I weighed up the pros and cons and found that it would be slightly cheaper to just buy a laptop outright. Do you know anyone who has found the free laptop offer to be beneficial?
Becca Talbot, UK
Oct 3 2008 2:15PM

In the long run it’s definitely more economical to save up and buy your laptop outright
hitesh mishtra, ajmer,rajasthan,india
Sep 30 2008 1:07PM