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If you want mobile broadband to go online on the go, but don’t want to fork out for a USB modem, you need a package with a free mobile broadband dongle. These types of deals usually come with medium to long-term contracts, over 18 to 24 months.

3 Mobile dongles

3 Mobile Broadband (www.Three.co.uk) offers free hardware on almost all of its contract packages, unless you’re after its latest mobile wifi modem or a rolling one month contract.

Customers signing longer 18 or 24 month contracts have a wide range of download allowance options, from just 1GB a month to 15GB - the most generous package on the market. Even if you don’t qualify for one of 3’s free dongles, it won’t set you back much to buy one - dongles cost less than £20 and its MiFi modem starts at £49.99.

O2 mobile broadband dongles

Like 3, O2 Mobile Broadband (www.O2.co.uk) offers customers a free USB modem stick on either its 18 or 24 month contracts.

Customers opting for one of its one month plans or a pay as you go option have to pay for their dongle, though pay as you go customers can get one at a lower rate than one month contract customers.

O2 offers two mobile broadband download allowances; 3GB and 10GB a month, and all customers also get unlimited wireless hotspot access.

Orange mobile broadband dongles

Orange Mobile Broadband (www.Orange.co.uk) on either of its longer contract tariffs - 12 and 18 months - get a free dongle when they sign up, while those choosing its 30 day rolling contract have to pay £29.

Orange offers a choice of download allowances at 1GB, 3GB and 10GB a month and also has the cheapest rolling data add-ons around, starting at just £5 for an extra 1GB - £10 less than some other providers.

It also offers the UK’s only mobile broadband tariff with free overnight downloads. Its Early Bird plans allow you to do all your downloading between midnight and 9am, saving your precious data for the daytime.

T-Mobile dongles

Customers on either of T-Mobile Mobile Broadband's (www.T-Mobile.co.uk) 18 or 24 month contracts get a free USB dongle when they sign up - and they also get free wireless hotspot access like O2 customers.

T-Mobile pay as you go customers will have to pay a one-off fee of less than £20 for their dongle.

Virgin Media dongles

Virgin Media Mobile Broadband (www.Virginmedia.com) offers two different contract lengths; a rolling two month contract or an 18 month plan. Customers signing up to its 18 month tariff get a free USB modem stick, while customers on the shorter plan have to pay £24.99 for theirs.

Each contract length comes with a choice of either a 1GB or 3GB monthly download allowance.

Vodafone dongles

All of Vodafone Mobile Broadband's (www.Vodafone.co.uk) longer contract customers can get a free USB modem stick when they sign up, but customers choosing plans with a shorter contract length or a lower download allowance might have to pay for its latest Modem Stick Pro. All pay as you go customers have to pay for their hardware.

Vodafone contract customers have a choice of 3GB or 5GB monthly download allowances.

Click here to read more about the different types of mobile broadband hardware.

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