Well, better late than never, I guess. O2 UK has announced the launch of its mobile broadband service, with a USB dongle offering up-to-HSDPA data speeds on the go, while also throwing in unlimited Wi-Fi usage at partner The Cloud’s network of hotspots.
The pricing is thankfully simple. You can take out an 18-month contract for £20 a month, which gets you the USB modem for free, and includes unlimited Wi-Fi access, and 3GB of data a month through the network. Or you can pay £20 a month for a rolling one-month contract, but you’ll have to pay £119.99 for the USB modem.
Is that good value? Rival 3 is offering 3GB of data on an 18-month contract with a free modem for £15 a month, but there’s no Wi-Fi element thrown in. Meanwhile, Vodafone is also charging £15 a month for 3GB of data, but promising faster speeds than O2 (7.2 megabits per second).
O2 has also said that it’s upgrading its network to double its data speeds, to a theoretical maximum of 3.6 megabits per second, starting in June. The new mobile broadband contracts are available from 1st May.
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