3 Mobile has topped a YouGov study to bmobile broadbande voted the best mobile broadband provider in the UK.
There were 12 categories that were looked at in the study, with 3 Mobile broadband topping 10 of them, including value for money and reliability amongst others.
The study was done using more than 2,000 UK mobile broadband users from Three, Vodafone, Orange, O2, and T-Mobile to rate their mobile broadband provider on 12 key points.
The 12 key points that customers were asked on were:
Installation of software
Network coverage
Getting connected
Staying connected
Reliability during the day
Reliability during the evening
Download speeds
Upload speeds
Ease of use
Customer services
Billing
Overall quality
Three have the largest share of the UK mobile broadband market with around 35% and have coverage to more than 95% of the population.
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Three mobile broadband has had it’s prices cut to offer the cheapest mobile broadband deals in the UK.
The entry level mobile broadband deal from Three has been reduced from £10 per month down to £7.50 per month, this includes 1Gb of data use per month and is available on either an 18 or 24 month contract and also comes with a free USB modem.
The same deal is also available but with a MiFi (Mobile WiFi device) for a cost of just £9.50 per month.
Any usage over the 1GB limit is charged at 10p per MB, so it is worth making sure that 1GB is sufficient!
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The price of Three MiFi (mobile WiFi) has been cut making it cheaper.
MiFi is basically a wireless router that creates a WiFi connection by using a mobile broadband connection.
The cost of Three MiFi has been reduced, with the 3GB MiFi Ready to Go kit deal making the initial cost being reduced from £99.99 to £69.99 and includes 3GB of data transfer to use over 3 months, the 5GB MiFi 1 month deal has being reduced from £69.99 to £49.99.
Three have also added a MiFi Pay as you Go deal with the MiFi device costing £49.99.
Visit www.three.co.uk to sign up for Three MiFi
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3 Mobile have announced the details about it’s new mobile Wi-Fi service that is has named MiFi. It is designed to help make connecting to 3 Mobile broadband easier.
The MiFi is a wireless modem that is battery operated and is able to create a Wi-Fi connection when the modem is able to connect to the 3 Mobile network. All it needs is a 3 Mobile sim card to be inserted and then the modem to be turned on, it will then automatically create your own Wi-Fi connection that can connect multiple devices at the same time and you will be able to connect to with a range of devices such as a laptop, mobile or iPod.
The Three MiFi is available to buy online from Thursday 17th September at www.three.co.uk or in 3 Stores across the country from Friday 18th September and is available to customers in 2 options:
1 month contracts at £15 per month with 5Gb data transfer, the MiFi modem will cost a one off fee of £69.99.
There is another alternative for customers, they can buy the Ready to Go kit that comes with the MiFi modem and 3GB data that is available to be used over a 3 month period, this costs £99.99. After the 3 months is up the MiFi can be used on a pay as you go basis.
To sign up for Three MiFi visit www.three.co.uk and click on the Mobile Broadband link and then the MiFi tab.
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3 have launched three more mobile broadband and laptop deals to add to the ones they already have on offer.
The 3 new laptops added are the Acer 751 notebook, Samsung NC10 netbook and the Samsung R519. All 3 come on an 18 month contract and include a free USB dongle modem.
The Acer 751 specification:
- Intel Atom Z520 (1.33 GHz)
- 11.6″ WXGA TFT LED
- Microsoft Windows XP Home
- 1GB RAM
- 160GB hard drive
- Ultra thin – under 1″
- Available from £35 per month
The Samsung NC10 specifictaion:
- Intel Atom N270 1.6GHz
- 10″ WSVGA SuperBright© Gloss LED
- Microsoft Windows XP Home
- 1GB RAM
- 160GB hard drive
- Extended battery life – 6 cell battery
- Available from £30 per month
Samsung R519 specification:
- Pentium Dual Core T340 (2.16GHz)
- 15.6″ LCD HD
- Microsoft Windows XP Home
- 2GB RAM
- 250GB hard drive
- Intel GMA X4500M DVMT graphics
- Available from £35 per month
To view the full range of 3 Mobile broadband laptop deals click on www.three.co.uk/laptops
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Mobile broadband roaming charges have always been pricey so Three have reduced their roaming charges for mobile broadband down to £1.25 per MB making them the cheapest for roaming charges of the UK mobile broadband operators.
The new rates come in effect from today and makes Three mobile broadband 25p per MB cheaper that T-Mobile who are their closest priced rival. Virgin Mobile charge a staggering £5 per MB according to Three.
The full comparison of roaming charges when abroad as compiled by Three is below and is correct at the time it was put together.
The new prices are not a short term offer for the summer months but are going to be available throughout the year in all EU roaming territories.
The EU has announced a wholesale cap on the charges that other providers can charge each other in the 27 EU member states, making a cap of 1 Euro (around 85p at today’s rate) per MB. This is designed to help try and keep roaming charges down amongst the mobile providers.
It is likely now that we will see the other mobile broadband providers also reducing their rates now these new EU roaming charge caps have been introduced.
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3 Mobile broadband have launched a new 1 month sim only mobile broadband deal aimed at targeting those customers who don’t want to sign up for a lengthy mobile broadband contract.
3 believe that this is the most flexible and affordable mobile broadband 1 month contract available and offers users 5GB data transfer per month for just £15.
All users need to do is stick the sim card in a 3 mobile dongle and they are away. The deal does not come supplied with a 3 mobile dongle but you can currently buy the ZTE MF627 USB Modem for just £19.99.
The 5GB usage per month should be enough for about 50 hours of surfing the Internet or to send 5,000 emails!
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