Mobile Broadband Laptops

Our Pick of the Best Free Laptop Deals - Updated 21 Mar 2010

Note! Before you choose your free laptop deal you should ask around about mobile broadband coverage where you will be using the laptop. You can also read mobile broadband service reviews at our partner site BestMobileBroadband.co.uk.

	Samsung R530 on 3 Mobile £35 / month because: Fast Intel Dual Core Processor and 4GB of RAM for decent performance Samsung produce quality laptops Win 7 Home Premium, decent keyboard, bright LED screen, multi DVD drive, webcam.3 Mobile offers excellent value but ask around about coverage in your area
	View Compaq CQ61-400 deal at Vodafone - View Laptop Deal at Vodafone £59 for laptop then £30 / month: Windows 7 Home Premium OS 2.2GHz Intel Celeron Processor and 2GB RAM 250GB hard drive provides plenty of storage Vodafone network offers decent broadband speed and above average customer service More Info on This Laptop Deal

Summary of Free Laptop Deals

	View Free Laptop Deals from Carphone Warehouse Laptop brands include Samsung, Sony, Toshiba, Lenovo, Asus, Dell, Acer, HP Deals available for all the major mobile networks, i.e. Vodafone, T-Mobile, 3 Mobile, O2 and Orange. A very wide selection of laptops (and netbooks) available.
	View Free Laptop Deals from 3 Mobile Extremely competitive on price, just be sure to ask around about coverage in your area first (network reviews), as there are some areas where network capacity is stretched. A wide range of free laptop deals to choose from, with laptop brands including Samsung, Compaq, Toshiba and HP.
	View Free Laptop Deals from T-Mobile T-Mobile does well in mobile broadband reviews. At time of writing both the free laptop deals and free netbook deals offered by T-Mobile are out of stock. We will update when this changes.
	Visit Vodafone Mobile Broadband Whilst Vodafone have offered free netbook deals in the past, they do not have any currently. However, you can still get a USB modem for your existing laptop, and Vodafone is a good network for mobile broadband performance.

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 manufacturer's 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 a free laptop when you sign up with them for a mobile broadband contract. Leading the way in this field is the Carphone Warehouse. When we last checked their site, they were offering a free HP laptop with an Orange mobile broadband contract or a free Acer laptop with a T-Mobile broadband contract. They also gave the possibility of upgrading to a Toshiba laptop for those looking for a laptop brand with a reputation for quality and reliability.

Another front-runner in the mobile broadband laptop arena is Dell UK. When we last took a look at the Dell UK website, they were offering their Dell Latitude laptops featuring Intel Centrino Duo Mobile Technology with integrated Vodafone mobile broadband. In our opinion, Dell laptops are extremely competitive on price yet retain respectable levels of reliability and support. When you buy a Dell Latitude laptop from their site you can add on Vodafone mobile broadband as an optional service.

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, which 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 is so much better than having to search for a Wi-Fi hotspot. You'll be able to get stuff done when you're out and about, and anywhere can be your office.

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 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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