Pay As You Go Mobile Broadband

Vodafone Pay As You Go Mobile Broadband

USB Modem £35 (with free 3GB 30 day TopUp included).

TopUp at £15 for 3GB of data. Note that TopUps expire after 30 days.

TopUps can be purchased online or instore.

(Prices correct as at 6 Jan 2010)

T-Mobile Pay As You Go Mobile Broadband

USB modem costs £19.99 and £10 Top Up purchase required.

Subsequently choose one of the following Pay As You Go options:
- £2 per day (you get 30 days free browsing when you buy your first day)
- £7 per week
- £15 per month

(Prices correct as at 6 Jan 2010)

3 Pay As You Go Mobile Broadband

USB modem costs £19.99 (correct as at 22 Dec 2009):

Then choose a Top-Up as follows:

- £10 for 1GB of data.
- £15 for 3GB of data.
- £25 for 7GB of data.

(Prices correct as at 22 Dec 2009.)

Note that once activated the above allowances will expire after 30 days. Top-Ups can be purchased online or wherever you see the Top-Up sign, e.g. supermarkets and petrol stations.

Top-Up must be activated online and converted into one of the Mobile Broadband Add-Ons.

Online service My3 allows you to check how much data you've used and how much you've got left.

Orange Mobile Broadband

Orange does not have a product that is marketed as Pay As You Go mobile broadband, but you can buy a modem with a short 30 day renewable contract as follows:

USB dongle £29

£14.68 a month for 3GB monthly usage.

(Prices correct as at 22 Dec 2009.)

O2 Pay As You Go Mobile Broadband

USB Modem £14.67 (PC and Mac compatible)

Then choose a TopUp as follows:
- £2 per day (500MB data allowance plus Unlimited Wi-Fi)
- £7.50 per week (1GB data allowance plus Unlimited Wi-Fi)
- £15 per month (3GB data allowance plus Unlimited Wi-Fi)

(Prices correct as at 22 Dec 2009.)

You can pay for further access (TopUp) online using your debit or credit card.

The TopUp will also allow access to over 7,500 Wi-Fi hotspots throughout the UK.