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Part of a new generation of broadband connections, Three offers mobile broadband packages so that you can take the internet with you wherever you go.
You don’t have to be a Three mobile customer to use Three’s mobile broadband service and it even offers a pay as you go mobile broadband option for occasional use.
Compare Three Broadband with other UK mobile broadband providers.
| Supplier | Package details | Speed (up to) | 1st year cost | Monthly charge | Download limit | Go |
| Mobile Broadband Lite 1GB (24 Months) | 3Mb | £120.00 | £10.00 | 1GB | ||
| Mobile Broadband Lite 1GB (12 Months) | 3Mb | £168.93 | £10.00 | 1GB | ||
| Mobile Broadband Lite 1GB (18 Months) | 3Mb | £120.00 | £10.00 | 1GB | ||
| Mobile Broadband 5GB (18 Month) | 3Mb | £180.00 | £15.00 | 5GB | ||
| Mobile Broadband Plus 3GB (12 Months) | 3Mb | £180.00 | £15.00 | 3GB | ||
| Mobile Broadband 15GB (24 Months) | 4Mb | £180.00 | £15.00 | 15GB | ||
| Mobile Broadband 5GB (1 Month) | 3Mb | £189.99 | £15.00 | 5GB | ||
| 3 Mobile 1GB + Compaq Mini 700 Laptop (24 Months) | 3Mb | £240.00 | £20.00 | 1GB | ||
| Mobile Broadband 15GB (18 Month) | 3Mb | £240.00 | £20.00 | 15GB | ||
| 3 Mobile 15GB + Acer Aspire 150b Laptop (24 Months) | 3Mb | £270.00 | £22.50 | 15GB | ||
| Mobile Broadband 15GB + Compaq Mini 700 Laptop (24 Months) | 3Mb | £300.00 | £25.00 | 15GB | ||
| Mobile Broadband Max 7GB (12 Month) | 3Mb | £300.00 | £25.00 | 7GB | ||
| Mobile Broadband 5GB + Conpaq Mini 700 Laptop (18 months) | 3Mb | £350.00 | £30.00 | 5GB |
Three cut its prices and launched a selection of super-cheap mobile broadband packages in 2007, with prices as low as £8.51 a month for businesses, and £10 a month for consumers for a 1GB allowance.
This shook up the mobile broadband market, finally making mobile data downloads affordable. At the time of launch, John Penberthy-Smith, marketing director at 3UK, said: “Mobile Broadband from 3 means you can take the internet with you wherever you are. We've priced it to make it outstanding value for money; accessible to everyone, not just men in grey suits.”
The top speed available on the Three network is currently 2.8Mb but this will soon be boosted to a top speed of 7.2Mb.
The UK’s entire 3G network currently covers around 90 per cent of the UK, and at the end of 2006, Three joined forces with T-Mobile to develop a turbo-charged network. However, you should still check the network coverage in your area before you sign up. You can do this online at Three.co.uk or in a Three store.
You can check coverage in your area on Three’s website, or in any Three store.
Three offers three pay-monthly mobile broadband packages with fair usage download limits of 1GB, 3GB and 7GB and additional data costs of 10p per MB. You also have a choice of three contract lengths at 12, 18 and 24 months, and the length of your contract will determine whether or not you have to pay a one-off cost for your modem - or “dongle”.
Three also offers three pay-as-you-go add-on options. You will have to pay full price for you dongle (currently £69.99, normally £99.99) but you’ll then be able to add on any of the three packages on a month-by-month basis. As with the standard contracts, these come with data allowances of 1GB, 3GB and 7GB, costing £10, £15 and £25 a month but data outside of your allowance will cost you £1 per MB.
Although mobile broadband offers amazing freedom and is great for anyone who doesn’t want to pay around £11 a month for line rental or have a fixed-line broadband service, the cost of downloading is still too high for mobile broadband to really replace home broadband services.
However, for anyone who wants broadband on-the-go and who doesn’t plan on downloading the entire second series of Lost, Three’s mobile broadband is cheap, reliable and soon to be even faster.
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