A lot has been said over recent weeks about mobile broadband dongle usage and a lot needs cleared up here. Well, the argument I was coming across often was, is a dongle with 3GB enough for the average Joe? My answer was always no and as a webmaster I continued to keep my landline broadband active!

 

The networks are all chasing the dongle market like the handsets market. The Three Network just threw a big spanner into everyone’s marketing on line and offline in recent weeks by slashing 50% of the price of their top 15GB dongle!

Well to say my jaw hit the floor was an understatement when I seen 15GB with 15% of it at only £15 per month. I have always wanted to get a dongle for the obvious reasons, none more so that the flexibility it gives. However, as mentioned earlier in this post, simply it would have been an impossible task for me to keep within a 3GB range with my monthy usage, so simply I didn’t invest in mobile broadband.

This was untill 2 weeks ago, I now got myself the 15GB Dongle along with a plug in wireless modem, so up to 5 people can now share this connection!! I have created a price comparision page for different mobile dongle options on my main site. This just shows the different options from all the networks, some even have free laptops! Perhaps if its time for a new laptop a combo of dongle broadband and a free laptop is your answer! its sure worth a look.

 

Now lets look into the dongle tecnology in more detail. Here we will cover the following.

  • What Is A Dongle?
  • Converage Of A Broadband Dongle
  • Is It Value?

What Is A Dongle A Dongle is a hardware device that enables you to transfer data when conneted to a pc or laptop normally through the USB Port. A dongle can be the reference given by some people for deivices such as memory sticks, however, the term dongle in the mobile phone world is normally the ref given to mobile broadband.

A Mobile Broadband dongle can connect you to the worlds internet any where that you can get a mobile phone connection. Its really that simple, plug it into your laptop USB on a bus, in the park or on the train, click connect and off you go. Surf the net, visit social network sites like twitter or facebook. Search the web with google or visit your most important sites it can all be done anywhere in the world, thanks to the dongle tecnology. If you would like more information on dongle history visit wikipedia.

Converage Of A Broadband Dongle. As mentioned earlier, a dongle coverage is available in most places where you can get a phone signal. This is not always the case even though it is used as a rule of thumb. Depending what company you use there is anything from just over 85% of the UK population covered up to 99.5% of the UK Population.

If you are worried about a dongle coverage, dont be as you are covered with a standard returns policy from most companies if you cant get your dongle broadband coverage in your home.

Is It Value?I personally think mobile broadband is great value if your out and about and subscribe to the right package. If you have no landline at home, surely this is a cheap way to surf the net, get email access or shop online. my advise is check out and see what mobile dongle is right for you before you take the jump.