The dongle plugs into your computer like a USB stick, and gives you acess to the internet, it acts like a mini modem. Different dongles allow differrent bandwidths, mine was the largest one, which i didn't need, 3 misold it to me by telling me the amount of time spend on the computer would need the highest contract. Positivies about this are that i could take my laptop wherever, and use the web without a wifi connection, such as to school, on long journeys, and in the garden on nice days. However, there were more negatives to this. When connecting, the internet would go down almost immediately in some cases. The connection was slow, and would ...  Read the complete review

I took out a 2 year contract for 3 mobile broadband just over a year ago. Price wise you couldn't beat it at the time: 15gb broadband/month for £15/month was far better than its rivals. Signing up to it was remarkably easy as well, I can't have been in the shop longer than ten minutes and within twenty minutes of the purchase I was online on my laptop. Anyway, the 3 modem looks and feels very much like a wireless network adapter. You just need to insert the sim card inside it, pull off the cap and plug it into a USB slot. The 3 software will then auto install and open up. This will then show you how much signal strength you have and will give you an option to ...  Read the complete review

I, until some what recently, used to be on 3 mobile broadband for my laptop. I got a new laptop from Vodafone which has built in mobile broadband, so I no longer needed to be with 3, and I gave the modem to my Nan and Grandad to use. The 3 modem costs £15 a month, and this gives me (well now my grandparents) 5GB a month of Data Usage. I originally had the older style dongle modem, but when 3 changed their USB modems they sent me their newer one, which is just a USB Stick Modem, similiar to a USB memory stick. It is black, and made from a smooth coated plastic. It has a 3 logo printed on it, and there is a removeable cap which reveals the USB connection. There ...  Read the complete review

I first got a Three Mobile Broadband contract modem nearly three years ago. At the time it was one of the first providers of mobile broadband and there were a number of different options available. I opted for the 3Gb per month option at a cost of £15 per month with a free modem on a 24 month contract. (I believe that current available deals are more favourable and that you can now for example get 5Gb per month with a one month contract). Prior to getting this device I was using dial-up internet, and as I was considering a house move I didn't want to commit to a fixed line broadband contract. I like the flexibility that I can take this mobile broadband ...  Read the complete review

I spent around 20 months getting my internet coverage from the mobile contractor Three. The reason I originally signed up with this contractor was because, at the time, they were one of the only providers offering competitive deals on the mobile dongle, but now a lot of others are offering more competitive deals. ******* How much did you pay? ********* Within my 18 month contract (which continued to roll on once it had expired), I paid £18 per month for 7GB of internet access and I received a free mobile dongle when I signed up to the contract. My bill would have been £3 cheaper if I'd opted for the direct debit option of payment, but I decided to ...  Read the complete review