PAYG Mobile Broadband
Using Pay As You Go mobile broadband means you do not have to commit to a paying a fixed monthly charge, simply buy a top-up for the data you need to download.
O2 and Vodafone are not truly PAYG. but offer 30 day contracts that you can end at any time. Three offer a very attractive package where the data costs are the same price as their contract offers, from less than £4 per Gb for their 3 Broadband Max package.
Top tip, watch out for excess download costs, these are very high (Up to £1,000 per Gb!!). However, they are easy to avoid, all networks allow you to measure your downloads, simply buy another top up when you approach your limit.
All the PAYG or pre-pay mobile broadband plans currently available in the UK are shown below. Last checked on Monday February 8 2010.
| Supplier | Plan | Modem Cost | TopUp Cost | TopUp Lasts | TopUp Download | Max Speed | ||
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Internet Everywhere - Black | £29 - USB stick | £14.68 | 30 days | 3 Gb | 3.6 MBs |  |
Black E610 dongle |
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Internet Everywhere - White | £29 - USB stick | £14.68 | 30 days | 3 Gb | 3.6 MBs | |
White E610 dongle |
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Internet Everywhere - Pink | £29 - USB stick | £14.68 | 30 days | 3 Gb | 3.6 MBs | |
Pink E610 dongle |
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Mobile Broadband Plus Daily | £29.35 - USB stick | £2 | 1 days | 3 Gb | 4.5 MBs | |
Only pay for days you use |
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PAYG Mobile Broadband | £29.99 - USB stick | £10 | 30 days | 1 Gb | 3.6 MBs | |
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TopUp and Go | £39 - USB stick | £15 | 365 days | 1 Gb | 3.6 MBs | |
Top up anytime |
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3GB Mobile Broadband 30 Day | £58.71 - USB stick | £14.69 | 30 days | 3 Gb | 3.6 MBs | |
Unlimited Wi-Fi |
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10GB Mobile Broadband 30 Day | £58.71 - USB stick | £29.38 | 30 days | 10 Gb | 3.6 MBs | |
Unlimited Wi-Fi |
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PAYG Mobile Broadband | £59.99 - USB stick | £15 | 30 days | 3 Gb | 3.6 MBs | |
Loaded with 3GB |
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PAYG Mobile Broadband | £97.86 - USB stick | £25 | 30 days | 7 Gb | 3.6 MBs | |
Loaded with 12GB |
Other information on mobile broadband here on that you may find interesting:
- The best Contract mobile broadband and Business mobile broadband offers.
- Details of the all the UK network's mobile broadband offers and capabilities, Three, O2, Orange, T-Mobile and Vodafone.
- Details of all the technology and equipment that allows mobile broadband, USB Sticks, USB modems, datacards, and laptops.
- Videos of our reviews the setup process for each of the UK mobile broadband providers - coming soon.
- Monthly newsletter with all the latest news - coming soon.
- User reviews - coming soon!
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