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Our Product Recommendations

If you are looking for a service to use on your travels we recommend the basic Pay As You Go modem.

If you are looking to use 3 Mobile Broadband as your main home connection, and anticipate heavy internet usage, then look at a contract, as data usage rates are cheaper.

As soon as you get your dongle, test it during peak working time hours and in the early evening, at the principal location where you will be using it. If it's not good enough, return it under the Returns Policy, remembering not to use the modem for more than three consecutive days otherwise you will invalidate the Returns Policy.

If you can't get a good signal, either try another mobile broadband provider or get home broadband.

3 Mobile Broadband Pricing and Products Available

Correct as at 11 July 2010. Visit 3 Mobile for Full Details

- Pay As You Go modem for £29.99 which includes 1GB of data. Top Up rate £10 for 1GB.

- Pay Monthly Mobile Broadband Contracts from £7.50 a month on a 24 month contract, which gives 1GB of data usage per month and includes a free modem.

- Pay As You Go Mobile Wi-Fi modem for £49.99. Top Up rate £10 for 1GB.

- Pay Monthly Mobile Wi-Fi modem (MiFi) plans from £9.50 a month on a 18 month contract, which gives 1GB of data usage per month and includes the Huawei E585 Wireless Modem.

- Free netbook deals from £17.50 per month. Get a free netbook on a 24 month contract with a 1GB monthly data allowance.

- Free laptop deals from £30 per month. Get a free laptop on a 24 month contract with a 15GB monthly data allowance.

Returns Policy (correct as at May 2010)

You are allowed to try out the mobile broadband modem to see if it works in your area. If the connection performance is not satisfactory, the modems can be returned to 3 within 14 days of delivery, but the modem and SIM pack must be returned in "as sold" condition.

For Pay Monthly modems, you may be charged for any usage of 3 services you made before returning the modem. You will be charged at 3's standard rates.

For Pay As You Go modems you must not have used the modem for more than three consecutive days as this will invalidate the Returns Policy. No refunds will be given for Top-Up vouchers or any remaining Pay As You Go credit.

Key Facts on 3 Mobile Broadband

Has a very competitive pricing strategy, and is usually amongst the cheapest mobile broadband providers.

Offers a choice of Pay As You Go mobile broadband or Monthly Contracts.

Free laptop deals and free netbook deals available.

Is a VOIP and Skype friendly network, i.e. allows Skype usage to come out of monthly data allowances.

Our View of 3 Mobile Broadband

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Mobile Broadband Products Available

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3 Mobile Pay As You Go USB Modem

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3 Mobile USB Modem Compatibility

ZTE MF112 USB modem is compatible with Microsoft Windows (2000, XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7) and the Apple Mac OS (10.4, 10.5 and 10.6).

Typical Connection Speeds

The average speed we achieved in our preliminary testing performed in June 2010, based on 12 different tests at three different locations, was 1.47 Mb/s. The best speed we obtained during this testing was 3.44 Mb/s.