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EXPIRED - 3 Mobile Broadband - 5GB allowance - £15/month - One month rolling contract - Comparison to other networks in the post @ Three


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FOUND BY: Domokun 2 months, 4 weeks ago

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I have searched around this week for a mobile broadband package to make sure I have access while moving house. 3 offer a far, far better deal here than the competition, and I signed up straight away once I'd read through the T&Cs.

£9.99 initial purchase for the dongle, then £15 a month thereafter on a one month rolling contract. This is somewhere between PAYG and contract mobile broadband. Details direct from 3 on the 'go to deal' link. Download speeds up to 3.6 Mbps, the dongle is also a microSD card reader (which I think is standard, but still cool).

Orange, for example, will charge you £30 up front for the dongle, then £14.98 a month (30 day contract) for a 3GB allowance.
http://shop.orange.co.uk/shop/mobile-broadband/dongle

Vodaphone charge you £40 for the dongle, then £15 per GB thereafter.
http://shop.vodafone.co.uk/shop/mobile-broadband-devices/usb-modem-stick-topup-and-go?compatible=false

02 want £30 for the dongle, then £2 a day, £7 a week or £15 a month for 500mb/1GB and 3GB data allowance respectively.
http://shop.o2.co.uk/promo/o2mobilebroadband/tab/Pay_and_Go

T-mobile want £2/day (so long us you top up £10?!) or £10 month for 18 months, both with 3GB allowance. They will gove you the dongle for free though. (Thanks?)
http://www.t-mobile.co.uk/shop/mobile-broadband/

The downside is that they need 30 days notice to cancel, meaning you need to serve 2 months minimum on this contract once you've signed up. The chap in the shop said they can sign me back up to it if I decide to cancel then sign up again. The offer is available online and in store.

I would love to hear if any of you can find a better deal for mobile broadband from any provider.

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26-08-2009, 14:22
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i assume you can switch to PAYG after the 2 months... but good info well delievers
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whats the speed on it?
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whats the speed on it?
Download speeds up to 3.6 Mbps, added to the OP.
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Cheapest solution I found was a standard voice 3 payg sim, (£10 for 30 days internet topup)

and I used my mobile as a tethered 3G modem, which worked fine and cost nothing.

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Flubster:
Cheapest solution I found was a standard voice 3 payg sim, (£10 for 30 days internet topup)

and I used my mobile as a tethered 3G modem, which worked fine and cost nothing.

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This is probably against the T&Cs of your sim contract, I know I've seen it in the T&Cs of other providers because I considered doing the same with a free 3 dongle. The same is true of using an iPhone sim card in a dongle, but 02 have been cutting customers off as a result of doing this.
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your heading is wrong, from 3 website:
15GB - £15/month for a 24-month contract
5GB - £15 for a 1-month contract
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Maybe I am reading this wrong but from the link it looks like you get 5gb not 15gb for the 1 month deal - you get 15gb for a 24 month contract for £15
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Much better deals around, especially if you use Quidco.I got a o2 Dongle and 15Gb top-up all for nothing last month using Quidco.
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Bargain Nutter:
Maybe I am reading this wrong but from the link it looks like you get 5gb not 15gb for the 1 month deal - you get 15gb for a 24 month contract for £15
Yes. You are right. Cheched here
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Title changed. Getting my £15 and 5GB confused.
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Much better deals around, especially if you use Quidco.I got a o2 Dongle and 15Gb top-up all for nothing last month using Quidco.
How - what was the deal can you provide a link please...
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Pretty good deal, though slower than some other providers. Currently trying to decide between this and a Vodafone deal that i've been offered as an existing customer, both work out about the same price but the Three deal has a one month minimum term and the Voda deal is "unlimited" (i.e. there's no charges for going over 5GB, just a speed drop).
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Bargain Nutter:
How - what was the deal can you provide a link please...
I think the deals finished now BG, got it myself it was listed on here several weeks back
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Just checked bookmarks, yep its expired


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