Mobile Broadband Laptops

Our Pick of the Best Free Laptop Deals

Note! Free laptop deals are long contracts, so before signing up it's best to establish that mobile broadband performance from your chosen network will be acceptable where you will be using the laptop. Whilst you can check mobile broadband coverage online, we would also advise asking around about performance. If you already have access to a laptop, you could borrow a dongle for testing, or even order a Pay As You Go mobile broadband dongle just to check the network performance first, as they are relatively inexpensive. There are also mobile broadband reviews at our partner site BestMobileBroadband.co.uk. Free laptop deals are no longer so easy to find, so most of the offers below now make a small upfront charge for the laptop.

	Samsung RV510 on 3 Mobile - View Deal >> £39.99 Upfront then £36.42 per month for 24 months 15.6" LED screen 3GB RAM Windows 7 Home Premium 15GB per month data allowance View Deal >>
	Compaq Presario CQ56 on Vodafone - View Deal >> £29 Upfront then £35.74 per month for 24 months 15.6" screen Windows 7 Home Premium 3GB per month data allowance View Deal >>

Free Laptop Offers Last Updated 4 Feb 2011. Deal pricing subject to change.

Summary of Free Laptop Deals

	Free Laptop Deals from 3 Mobile - Visit >> Extremely competitive on price, just be sure to ask around about coverage in your area first (see mobile broadband reviews), as there are some areas where network capacity is stretched. A wide range of free laptop deals to choose from, including Samsung laptops and Compaq laptops. Visit >>
	Free Laptop Deals from Vodafone - Visit >> Choose from laptop or netbook deals. There is a small upfront charge on the laptop deals, but they do have one free netbook deal. Vodafone is a good network for mobile broadband performance and customer service. Visit >>
	Free Laptop Deals from Carphone Warehouse - Visit >> Carphone Warehouse did offer free laptop deals, but at time of writing only had free netbook deals, with brands including Asus, Dell, Samsung and Toshiba. Netbook deals available on 3 Mobile and Vodafone networks. Visit >>

Another step change in internet usage is now happening, and it's being brought about by mobile broadband laptops. People everywhere are freeing themselves from their desks and benefitting greatly from the mobile internet, both in terms of work productivity and personal entertainment. This site is intended to help you find the best shops to buy ready to go mobile broadband laptops from. Major laptop manufacturers such as Acer, Dell, Lenovo, HP and Fujitsu-Siemens are already producing laptops with mobile broadband ready chipsets. Just like mobile phones, the technology is SIM-based, so mobile broadband laptops have a SIM slot where the SIM card from the mobile broadband provider (e.g. Vodafone, Orange, T-Mobile and 3 Mobile) is inserted.

Many mobile phone shops have seen the market demand for mobile broadband laptops and are now offering free laptop deals when you sign up with them for a mobile broadband contract. Leading the way in this field is the Carphone Warehouse.

If you are thinking of buying a new computer, then give some thought to buying a laptop with integrated mobile broadband. If you can't decide between a laptop and a desktop, then bear in mind that we feel most internet users will find a laptop far more convenient. If you find a laptop uncomfortable to type at, then this problem can easily be solved by using an external USB keyboard and an additional external monitor so that your optimum working position can be achieved. It could be argued that laptops are more expensive than a desktop computer offering similar performance, but now that laptops are so much cheaper than they were a few years ago this is less of an issue.

The internet now plays a major role in so many people's lives. Already we benefit from a vast array of online entertainment, such as online radio, the BBC iPlayer service and social networking sites such as Facebook and Myspace. The entertainment is just going to get better too with the increasing availability of internet TV services (IPTV). So don't you think it's time you got mobile broadband? If you need a justification then it can often increase your productivity too, with mobile broadband laptops allowing you to access e-mail on the go, or log into your company network. When waiting for a train or a flight, you'll be able to get some work done, which hopefully will give you more free time later. Having mobile broadband means you don't have to search for a Wi-Fi hotspot. You'll be able to get stuff done when you're out and about, and your office can be anywhere where's there's a decent 3G signal.

Another major advantage of mobile broadband laptops is that if you are new to broadband it is a lot faster to get up and running. With fixed line broadband there is usually a wait of a few days or more whilst your phone line is activated for broadband at the local exchange. With mobile broadband, once you have bought the relevant equipment, you can be up and surfing within the hour.

It is predicted that over the next few years mobile broadband will become a standard feature on laptops, i.e. they will ship with an integrated mobile broadband chipset, and the consumer will just have to insert a SIM card to get up and running with the mobile broadband provider of their choice. Until then, if you already have a good laptop and want to have mobile broadband, you can just add a mobile broadband USB modem (or dongle). You can find mobile broadband reviews and offers for all the major providers (Vodafone, T-Mobile, Orange, Virgin and 3 mobile broadband) at our partner site Best Mobile Broadband. These dongles also contain SIM cards in order to provide the broadband service.

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