T-Mobile's Mobile Broadband Gets Better

T-Mobile has improved it's mobile broadband internet offering. Firstly, all new customers also willr receive free access to T-Mobile's network of wifi hotspots, often placed in Starbucks. They have also introduced packages which means you can get mobile broadband through a dongle at speeds of 1.8mbps from only £20 per month.

Check out the latest deals from T-Mobile for their mobile internet access.

Create a portable internet hotspot

Thanks to 3g technology and the ingenuity of a company called Draytek, it is now possible to create a totally portable internet hotspot.

Draytek have long been the professional's choice for ADSL modem routers. Their 2800 range always had a USB port which was originally intended for use as a print server, but thanks to a new firmware update, you can now plug in a 3g internet dongle and share your internet connection between users connected by ethernet or by wifi connection (on the 2800G).

That means you can instantly setup an internet hotspot wherever you are, providing you have a power source for the router. This is a perfect solution if you're setting up a hotspot at an event, such a conference or fair, or if you are on the move such as on a coach.

Another way to use this is as the internet connection for an office. Many businesses can run fine without landline phones, but you need to get a landline installed to get broadband, which means 12 month contracts at least. This solution gives you internet at work and the freedom to take your dongle when you leave the office.

Things you'll need
1) 3g USB Dongle and Internet access plan (from £29 a month at T-Mobile)
2) Draytek 2800 or 2910 Router

Mobile Internet with Web 'n' Walk

If you regularly use wifi hotspots or need internet access on the move, you might want to check out T-Mobile's Web 'n' Walk packages. From £29 a month (inc VAT), you can get unlimited internet access on the move -just sign up, and receive a USB dongle data card.

Using a BT Openzone hotspot can be expensive. A 1hr voucher is £6 and a £24 hour is £10. Compared with those prices, £29 for unlimited access - wherever you are - certainly seems favourable.

Broadband is delivered via 3g and speeds of upto 1.8mbs and offered. Devices like this previously were promoted only to the business sector, but with prices coming down and new consumer packages available, will 3G data cards spell the end for wireless hotspots?

Visit T-Mobile's website for more information.

Wifi Hotspots on your PSP

Thanks to a new firmware update in the US and Japan, Sony PSP owners can enjoy free internet access on the move in conjunction with T-Mobile's wifi hotspot network.

This is a time limited offer, giving 6 months of free net access to PSP users.

It will be interesting to see if this will soon be available in the UK!

Related link:
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