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3 Cut Pay As You Go Mobile Broadband Dongle Prices
Mobile operator 3 has cut the price of its pay as you go mobile broadband dongle and its 3GB ready to go mobile broadband starter kit.
New customers now need only pay a one off £19.99 for 3’s ZTE MF627 USB modem dongle. They can then top up their dongle with 1GB’s worth of data usage allowance for £10, 3GB’s for £15 and 7GB’s for £25.
A 3GB data usage allowance enables users to send 3,000 emails a month, surf the internet for 30 hours a month, download 96 four minute music tracks and download 15 four minute videos.
3’s ready to go mobile broadband starter kit has been reduced to a one off £39.99. For this customers receive the ZTE MF627 USB modem dongle that comes pre-loaded with 3GB’s worth of data usage allowance.
Customers can then top up as and when required, though they’ll need to remember that with all of 3’s PAYG mobile broadband plans, each data top up must be used within 30 days of purchase.
Readers can compare pay as you go mobile broadband packages from 3, T-Mobile, Vodafone and O2 here.
3 Adds Short 1 Month Mobile Broadband Contract
Mobile broadband supplier 3 has added a short 1 month mobile broadband contract option to sit alongside its 12, 18 and 24 month contract tariffs.
For £15 a month, new customers can enjoy mobile broadband speeds up to 3.6Mb and a 5GB monthly usage allowance whilst knowing they can cancel their contract ay any time by giving 1 months notice after their first month.
The 5GB monthly data allowance is enough to send 5,000 emails, surf the web for 50 hours or download 160 four minute music tracks. Charges of 10p per Mb are applied if the monthly data allowance is exceeded.
This 3 mobile broadband deal is for a SIM card only, which means the SIM card customers receive from 3 must be used in a 3 USB modem. If customers do not have a 3 modem, they can buy the ZTE MF627 USB modem at the same time for a one off fee of £19.99.
Further information on 3’s short mobile broadband contract offering can be found at the three.co.uk website or our 3 Mobile Broadband comparison.
3 Boost Broadband & Laptop Deal With 15GB Usage
3, the UK’s number one mobile broadband provider, has added a sizeable 15GB usage allowance to its mobile broadband and Acer Aspire 150b free laptop deal.
Available for £22.50 a month over a 24 month contract, the deal provides up to 3.6Mb mobile broadband speeds, a free USB modem stick, a 15GB monthly data allowance and the Acer Aspire 150b mini laptop netbook.
The 15GB monthly usage allowance means customers can send around 2,000 emails a day, or browse the internet for 20 hours a day or listen to 1,920 four minute music tracks online.
The free Acer Aspire 150b netbook is worth £299 and is perfect for using broadband on the move. It has an 8.9″ widescreen and weighs just 1Kg. It comes with a 160Gb hard drive, 1Gb of RAM and Windows XP Home.
Further information can be found at the three.co.uk website or our 3 Mobile Broadband Free Laptop review.
3 Cuts Price Of Mobile Broadband Starter Kits
Leading UK mobile broadband provider 3 has cut the price of its mobile broadband no contract starter kits by £10.
Now available for a one-off £49.99 fee, customers can choose either a ready to go ZTE MF627 USB modem starter kit or an E160G.
Both come with the USB stick pre-loaded with 3GB’s of data that enables customers to send 3,000 emails, surf the web for 30 hours, download 15 four minute videos and download 96 four minute music tracks.
Once the 3GB allowance is used, customers can simply top up their data with £10 buying a 1GB allowance, £15 3GB and £25 7GB – with each top up expiring after 30 days.
Both USB sticks can also be used as a memory stick with each having a MicroSD memory card slot that can load up to 4GB’s of data.
Further information can be found at the three.co.uk website.
Readers can also compare starter kits at our Mobile Broadband No Contract starter kits comparison service.
3 Expand Broadband & Laptops With Compaq CQ60
Leading UK mobile broadband provider, 3, has expanded its range of broadband and laptop packages with the addition of the HP Compaq CQ60.
Worth £320, the HP Compaq CQ60 laptop is a feature rich device that’s perfect for home and business use. The laptop has a 160Gb hard drive, 1GB of RAM and a 15.6″ wide screen HD display.
It also has a built in webcam, Windows Vista Home Premium, Altec Lansing speakers and comes with an AMD Sempron processor.
The laptop plus 3 mobile broadband package is available for £30 a month over a 24 month contract. The mobile broadband offers speeds up to 3.6Mb and comes with a very useful and sizeable 15GB monthly data allowance. A free USB modem stick is also included.
The Compaq CQ60 replaces the HP 550 and joins up alongside 3’s other broadband and laptop packages that include the Acer Aspire 150b mini laptop, the Compaq Mini 700 netbook, the Toshiba L350-20G, the Acer 6930G-583 laptop and the Fujitsu Siemens Amilo Li3710.
Further information on 3’s broadband and laptop packages can be found at the Three.co.uk website.
Readers can also compare these laptops to others at our Mobile Broadband & Free Laptop review service.
3 Extend Range Of Free Laptops With Broadband
Mobile operator 3 has extended its range of free laptops that are available with its mobile broadband packages.
The UK’s leading mobile broadband provider has added 4 new free laptops to the Three.co.uk website which include the Acer Aspire 150b, the Toshiba L350-20G, the Acer 6930G-583 and the Fujitsu Siemens Amilo Li3710.
The Acer Aspire 150b (worth £299) is one of the smallest (8.9”) and lightest (1kg) laptop netbooks around today and is perfect to pop into your bag to take to work, to college, or away on your travels. It also has a good specification with a 160GB hard drive, 1GB of RAM and Windows XP Home installed.
Available with 3 mobile broadband speeds of up to 3.6Mb and a 1GB monthly data allowance, this package costs just £17.50 a month.
The Toshiba L350-20G (worth £370) has an excellent 17″ TFT WXGA widescreen display plus 160GB hard drive and 2GB of RAM. Windows Vista Home Premium and MS Works software is also installed, making it a good choice for those customers wanting to replace their desktop with a smaller alternative. Available with a 5GB 3 mobile broadband data allowance and 3.6Mb speeds, this package costs just £35 a month.
The Acer 6930G-583 (worth £460) is a stylish laptop for the more demanding professional. Complete with an Intel Core 2 Duo processor and 250GB hard drive, this laptop also includes 3GB of RAM, a 16″ HD LCD display and Blu-ray DVD drive. At just £40 a month with 5GB of data and mobile broadband speeds up to 3.6Mb, this is a good buy. Windows Vista Home Premium is also included.
The Fujitsu Siemens Amilo Li3710 (worth £430) is a good household family laptop and with broadband speeds up to 3.6Mb included, the £40 a month charge looks reasonable. The Amilo has a 16″ HD LCD display, dual core processor, 250GB hard drive and 2GB of RAM. Vista Home Premium and MS Works is included, whilst there’s also a multi format DVD burner.
Further information on these laptops can be found at the Three.co.uk website or alternatively, you can compare these to other laptops using our Mobile Broadband Free Laptop comparison service.
