Mobile Broadband provider Three are now offering 15GB of data per month for £15. The deal is avaliable for those who sign up to a 24 month pay monthly contract. This is perhaps Three's best mobile broadband offer for those willing to comit to a long term contract.
Most mobile broadband contracts offer around 3-5GB for £15 so this latest offer will appeal to those who are 'heavy' users. There is nothing worse than going over your monthly alowance and being charged an arm and a leg for a few mb of data so the 15gb limit will appeal to some.
Hopefully this offer will lead to a 'price war' between the main providers. If a company wants to keep its customers during such shakey financial times they need to offer great value epecially for luxurys such as mobile broadband. Three seem to know this, lets just hope the others are paying attention.
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Wednesday, 30 September 2009
Monday, 10 August 2009
Orange Launches Mobile Broadband Contract for Under £5 Per Month
The mobile broadband industry suffered some negative press recently when Ofcom released it's data about average download speeds and coverage. The average speed achieved is actually considerably less that the 'up to' speeds normally advertised. This will come as no big surprise to most but Ofcom argued that the main providers should be more clear about the speeds customers are actually likely to experience.
Orange has attempted to get customers back on side by offering a new low cost pay monthly mobile broadband package. The contract is the first to be offered for under £5 per month and comes with a free dongle. Users are tied in for 18 months giving a total cost of around £90.
Other new contracts recently released offer pay as you go and even month-by-month mobile broadband contracts. There is now a much wider range of contracts on offer to the 9/10 homes which have yet to sign up for mobile broadband.
The downside to Orange's new contract is that is only offers a meager 500mb monthly download limit. This might be enough to check your emails and browse occasionally but it wouldn't last long for most users. The deal is only being offered to those who already have a fixed line broadband or mobile phone contract with Orange.
Orange has attempted to get customers back on side by offering a new low cost pay monthly mobile broadband package. The contract is the first to be offered for under £5 per month and comes with a free dongle. Users are tied in for 18 months giving a total cost of around £90.
Other new contracts recently released offer pay as you go and even month-by-month mobile broadband contracts. There is now a much wider range of contracts on offer to the 9/10 homes which have yet to sign up for mobile broadband.
The downside to Orange's new contract is that is only offers a meager 500mb monthly download limit. This might be enough to check your emails and browse occasionally but it wouldn't last long for most users. The deal is only being offered to those who already have a fixed line broadband or mobile phone contract with Orange.
Tuesday, 30 June 2009
Three Offers One Month Mobile Broadband Contract
The Mobile Broadband industry is a very competitive one. Each year the big broadband providers try to bring out better deals in order to convince new consumers to sign up with them. Some offer free laptops others generous download limits. Three has decided to offer a new one month only contract aimed at those who don't want to get tied in to 18 months worth of monthly charges.
Their pay as you go mobile broadband offerings now include a month-by-month contract with a 5gb download allowance. Their 'dongle' (don't you just hate that word?) costs £20 on this contract taking the first monthly cost to £35. Users can cancel at any time and will only be required to pay for the remainder of the month. In contrast those canceling most 12+ month contracts are obliged to pay the remainder of their monthly costs making it effectively impossible to cancel most mobile broadband contracts.
This deal is likely to appeal to those needing mobile broadband in the short term. Students who spend part of the year at home will be able to use mobile broadband whilst at university without having to pay for it year-round. The downside to this plan is that you would receive a considerably smaller download allowance than with a long term contract.
Their pay as you go mobile broadband offerings now include a month-by-month contract with a 5gb download allowance. Their 'dongle' (don't you just hate that word?) costs £20 on this contract taking the first monthly cost to £35. Users can cancel at any time and will only be required to pay for the remainder of the month. In contrast those canceling most 12+ month contracts are obliged to pay the remainder of their monthly costs making it effectively impossible to cancel most mobile broadband contracts.
This deal is likely to appeal to those needing mobile broadband in the short term. Students who spend part of the year at home will be able to use mobile broadband whilst at university without having to pay for it year-round. The downside to this plan is that you would receive a considerably smaller download allowance than with a long term contract.
Wednesday, 24 June 2009
One in five intend to get online within the next six months.
Further to news that cheap offers are increasing mobile broadband takeup it has been revealed that most of those not currently online plan to get connected within the next 6 months. This represents a major opportunity for mobile broadband providers as these potential customers will not yet have an allegiance to any particular company.
These new consumers will have to decide if they want to get fixed line broadband access or pay as you go mobile broadband. Those who own a house a already rent a phone line will tend to pick the fixed line option whilst younger consumers who use mobile phones and rent their accommodation or are at University often go for mobile broadband. The choice is confused further by offers of free laptops with some of the best mobile broadband set ups.
Ofcom has recently publish some surprising stats which show that a significant proportion of those who are currently offline intend to remain so:
"43% of adults who currently do not have internet access would remain disconnected even if they were given a free PC and broadband connection."
These two stats (both produced by Ofcom) seem to contradict each other so it will be interesting to see what happens over the next 12 months.
These new consumers will have to decide if they want to get fixed line broadband access or pay as you go mobile broadband. Those who own a house a already rent a phone line will tend to pick the fixed line option whilst younger consumers who use mobile phones and rent their accommodation or are at University often go for mobile broadband. The choice is confused further by offers of free laptops with some of the best mobile broadband set ups.
Ofcom has recently publish some surprising stats which show that a significant proportion of those who are currently offline intend to remain so:
"43% of adults who currently do not have internet access would remain disconnected even if they were given a free PC and broadband connection."
These two stats (both produced by Ofcom) seem to contradict each other so it will be interesting to see what happens over the next 12 months.
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