Mobile Broadband Guide

One month mobile broadband contracts

You don’t have to sign a long contract to get mobile broadband. There are now a host of pay-as-you-go and rolling one month mobile broadband packages available - so if you just want a taster, or are loath to commit for 12, 18 or 24 months, then these are the plans for you.

3 Broadband (www.Three.co.uk), Orange Mobile Broadband (www.Orange.co.uk) and O2 Mobile Broadband (www.O2.co.uk) all offer one month contracts, while Virgin Media Mobile Broadband (www.Virginmedia.com) offers rolling two month plans.

• 3 (Three) mobile broadband
• O2 mobile broadband
• Orange mobile broadband
• Virgin Media mobile broadband

3 Mobile Broadband

3 offers a wide choice of devices on its rolling one month plans; from standard USB modem sticks to MiFi mobile wifi modems and sim only mobile broadband contracts.

You can get a 5GB monthly download allowance for £15 a month with all of these options, plus a one-off fee of less than £10 for your dongle, or £39.99 for your MiFi modem.

O2 mobile broadband

O2 offers two different rolling one month contracts, one with a 3GB monthly download allowance, one with a generous 10GB limit. As with most one month contracts, you do have to pay a one-off fee for your dongle, though at £58.71, it is more costly than most.

Orange mobile broadband

Orange offers two different 30 day contracts; one with a 3GB monthly download allowance, one offering 10GB a month, with a one-off payment of £29 for your dongle.

Virgin Media

Virgin Media offers a choice of two Flexible contracts, running for at least two months. You have a choice of either 1GB a month for £10 or 3GB for £15, plus a one-off payment of £24.99 for your dongle.

Additional data

Although one month contracts offer the same kind of value as a longer contract, without the commitment of a pay as you go mobile broadband plan, you need to be aware of the fact that - just like any mobile broadband contract - you can easily exceed your download allowance, running up large bills.

Because of this, you need to be very careful not to go over your limit. Track your downloads using your provider’s personal login, and buy additional data if you think that you're going to go over your limit and still need to use your broadband connection.

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