| Mobile broadband is now affordable, fast and is a | | | | having fixed line DSL or cable. If you also use a mobile |
| serious challenge to fixed line broadband such as DSL | | | | phone at home, it begins to raise the question of why |
| or cable. In the UK, there are currently just a handful of | | | | have fixed line phone line or cable connections at all? In |
| providers that offer internet access via high speed | | | | the UK, fixed line rentals are typically around £15 |
| mobile networks. Portable broadband connections | | | | / month. If you remove this fixed line, you save over |
| open up a wide range of new possibilities including:- | | | | £180 per year. With deals on 3G HSDPA |
| - High speed Internet access on your laptop whilst you | | | | connections coming in at around £15 per month, |
| are mobile. | | | | you can get essentially the same broadband but with |
| - A real alternative for fixed line broadband. | | | | the added advantage that you can take it on the road |
| Could these factors spell the end of standard fixed line | | | | too. |
| broadband in the near future? Read on to compare | | | | Whilst there is no doubt that mobile broadband has |
| how new the portable mobile connections stack up | | | | come of age, finding the best package is not always |
| against standard fixed connections. | | | | that easy. Comparing packages should be simple. |
| These days, it's cheap to get a decent broadband | | | | However, with a wide variety of different tariffs, |
| connection that operates over mobile phone networks | | | | discounts and contracts on offer, it's easy to get |
| using High Speed Download Packet Access (HSDPA). | | | | confused. However, if consumers are able to easily |
| These new high speed mobile networks let you get | | | | compare packages, they can make informed decisions |
| speeds of up to 3.4 Mbit/sec or higher. Our broadband | | | | about which option best is best for them. This saves |
| speed test shows fixed line broadband connections | | | | money as well as getting the best technology fit for |
| typically average 3Mbit/sec. | | | | their computer platform (e.g. Mac or PC). |
| Mobile broadband coverage is getting better all the | | | | Is fixed line broadband heading for extinction? It's |
| time too. Pretty soon, you will be able get high speed | | | | inevitable that the fixed line providers will come up with |
| portable broadband in most areas in the UK. | | | | better propositions is terms of price, service and free |
| Broadband using mobile high speed networks is a real | | | | extras in order to compete with the mobile providers. |
| alternative to fixed line in terms of price and speed and | | | | At the moment, it's anyone's game but mobile |
| availability / coverage. | | | | broadband is now presenting some serious competition |
| It is now possible to enjoy broadband at home without | | | | perhaps for the first time ever. |