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3 adds 18-month mobile Wi-fi tariffs

Tuesday 6 October 2009

By Seamour Rathore seamour@consumerchoices.co.uk

3’s MiFi, which lets you create your own portable wireless hotspot, is now available on an 18-month contract.

Mobile communications giant 3 Broadband (www.Three.co.uk) has extended its range of MiFi mobile broadband tariffs to include 18-month contracts.

3’s MiFi enables customers to create their own mobile Wi-fi hotspot using a 3 wireless modem. The wireless modem (pictured above) is a new product which 3 unveiled last month.

The modem makes it easy to connect Wi-fi-enabled gadgets like the iPod touch, gaming devices and laptops to the internet at the same time without wires, or a USB connection. So you can be surfing on your laptop while downloading a newly released album onto your iPod touch.

3 is now offering a choice of two 18-month contracts:

• 1GB - £12 a month (free MiFi modem)
• 5GB - £17 a month (free MiFi modem)

3’s mobile wifi is already available on two tariffs, a pay-as-you-go mobile broadband package and a rolling one-month contract.

Michael Phillips, Broadbandchoices.co.uk product director, said: “These 18-month contracts offer a chance to compare the additional benefits of MiFi with a standard 18-month mobile broadband contract.

“3 has thrown down the gauntlet with its MiFi product, and for the gadget lover in particular, MiFi could offer a real advantage over standard mobile broadband. But the 1GB contract isn't a suitable limit for someone who wants regularly to download music or games while they’re out and about.”

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