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3 Mobile Broadband
3 Mobile Broadband
About the provider
3 Mobile Broadband gives you broadband using the mobile phone network rather than a fixed landline.
You get the flexibilty of fixed monthly pricing and broadband speeds with the bonus that you don’t need a landline and you can take your laptop wherever you want (but don’t forget you can use it with a desktop computer as well if you want).
Worried whether you will get enough signal or it will work with your equipment? Well you get 14 days to return the product no questions asked (so long as you don’t use it for more than 3 days during that period) for a full refund, nothing to lose!
3 Mobile Broadband are now also offering some amazing free laptop deals with up to 15GB data transfer per month and contracts as short as 18 months!
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3.6Mb
1Gb
18 months
£10.00
Lite 18 months
1GB download allowance 18 month mobile broadband from 3. Free USB Modem!
Special offer - If you’re an existing pay monthly mobile customer or sign up for a pay monthly mobile contract with 3, you’ll get 25% off your mobile broadband bill!
- £10 per month
- 1GB data transfer
- up to 3.6Mb download speed
- Free USB modem
- 18 month contract
- £10 per month
- 1GB data transfer
- up to 3.6Mb download speed
- Free USB modem
- 18 month contract
3.6Mb
1Gb
24 months
£10.00
Lite 24 months
1GB download allowance 24 month mobile broadband from 3. Free USB modem!
- £10 per month
- 1GB data transfer
- up to 3.6Mb download speed
- Free modem
- 24 month contract
- 1GB data transfer
- up to 3.6Mb download speed
- Free modem
- 24 month contract
3.6Mb
1Gb
PAYG
£10.00
(up front cost £19.99 for USB modem)
Pay As You Go Lite
Pay as you go mobile broadband from 3 Mobile. Top up of 1GB downloads for 30 days
- No landline, no contract, no worries!
- Pay as you go mobile broadband
- Supports speeds up to 3.6Mbps
- Simply buy top ups just like you do for your mobile phone
- Each top up lasts 30 days or until your download allowance is used up, whichever comes first.
- a 1GB top costs £10, a 3GB top up costs £15 and a 7GB top up costs £25
- One off charge of £19.99 for your USB modem
- Pay as you go mobile broadband
- Supports speeds up to 3.6Mbps
- Simply buy top ups just like you do for your mobile phone
- Each top up lasts 30 days or until your download allowance is used up, whichever comes first.
- a 1GB top costs £10, a 3GB top up costs £15 and a 7GB top up costs £25
- One off charge of £19.99 for your USB modem
3.6Mb
15Gb
24 months
£15.00
15GB 24 months
15GB download limit & free USB modem for only £15 per month for 24 months!
- Only £15 per month
- 15GB data transfer - currently the largest UK mobile broadband allowance
- up to 3.6Mb download speed
- FREE USB Modem
- 24 month contract
- 15GB data transfer - currently the largest UK mobile broadband allowance
- up to 3.6Mb download speed
- FREE USB Modem
- 24 month contract
3.6Mb
5Gb
18 months
£15.00
5GB 18 months
5GB download limit, free USB modem, 18 month mobile broadband from 3, use voucher code 3MBB3OFF to save £3 per month for 18 months!
Special offer - If you’re an existing pay monthly mobile customer or sign up for a pay monthly mobile contract with 3, you’ll get 25% off your mobile broadband bill!
Sign up with voucher code 3MBB3OFF to save £3 per month for 18 months!
- £15 per month
- 5GB data transfer
- up to 3.6Mb download speed
- FREE USB Modem
- 18 month contract
Sign up with voucher code 3MBB3OFF to save £3 per month for 18 months!
- £15 per month
- 5GB data transfer
- up to 3.6Mb download speed
- FREE USB Modem
- 18 month contract
3.6Mb
5Gb
1 month
£15.00
(up front cost £9.99)
5GB 1 Month
5GB mobile broadband from 3, 1 month rolling contract, no need for a landline!
- £15 per month
- 5GB data transfer
- up to 3.6Mb download speed
- Outside of allowance data charged at 10p per MB
- 1 month rolling contract
- USB modem - one off cost £9.99
- 5GB data transfer
- up to 3.6Mb download speed
- Outside of allowance data charged at 10p per MB
- 1 month rolling contract
- USB modem - one off cost £9.99
3.6Mb
3Gb
PAYG
£15.00
(up front cost £19.99 for USB modem)
Pay As You Go Plus
Pay as you go mobile broadband from 3 Mobile. Top up of 3GB downloads for 30 days
- No landline, no contract, no worries!
- Pay as you go mobile broadband
- Supports speeds up to 3.6Mbps
- Simply buy top ups just like you do for your mobile phone
- Each top up lasts 30 days or until your download allowance is used up, whichever comes first
- a 1GB top costs £10, a 3GB top up costs £15 and a 7GB top up costs £25
- One off charge of £19.99 for your USB modem
- Pay as you go mobile broadband
- Supports speeds up to 3.6Mbps
- Simply buy top ups just like you do for your mobile phone
- Each top up lasts 30 days or until your download allowance is used up, whichever comes first
- a 1GB top costs £10, a 3GB top up costs £15 and a 7GB top up costs £25
- One off charge of £19.99 for your USB modem
3.6Mb
1Gb
24 months
£17.50
1GB 24 Months with Acer Aspire 150b Laptop
Mobile Broadband with Acer Aspire 150b netbook, 1GB data & 75 free texts per month
- £17.50 per month
- 1GB data transfer
- 75 Free Texts per month
- up to 3.6Mb download speed
- FREE USB Modem
- FREE Acer Aspire 150b laptop
- 24 month contract
Acer Aspire 150b
Netbook form factor - only 1kg!
Intel Atom N270 Processor (1.6 GHz)
Windows XP Home
8.9" 1044 x 600px CrystalBrite™ TFT LCD
1GB memory
160GB hard disk
Built in wireless up to G speed
Built in webcam
5-in-1 card reader
- 1GB data transfer
- 75 Free Texts per month
- up to 3.6Mb download speed
- FREE USB Modem
- FREE Acer Aspire 150b laptop
- 24 month contract
Acer Aspire 150b
Netbook form factor - only 1kg!
Intel Atom N270 Processor (1.6 GHz)
Windows XP Home
8.9" 1044 x 600px CrystalBrite™ TFT LCD
1GB memory
160GB hard disk
Built in wireless up to G speed
Built in webcam
5-in-1 card reader
3.6Mb
1Gb
24 months
£20.00
1GB 24 Months with Compaq Mini 700 Laptop
Mobile Broadband with FREE mini laptop, 1GB mobile data & 100 free texts per month
- £20 per month
- 1GB data transfer
- 100 Free Texts per month
- up to 3.6Mb download speed
- FREE USB Modem
- FREE Compaq Mini 700 laptop
- 24 month contract
Compaq Mini 700
Ultra compact form factor, only 1.02kg
Intel Atom N270 Processor (1.6 GHz)
60GB Hard Drive
Windows XP Home
10.2" WXGA display
Built in webcam & microphone
WLAN (WiFi)
Bluetooth
- 1GB data transfer
- 100 Free Texts per month
- up to 3.6Mb download speed
- FREE USB Modem
- FREE Compaq Mini 700 laptop
- 24 month contract
Compaq Mini 700
Ultra compact form factor, only 1.02kg
Intel Atom N270 Processor (1.6 GHz)
60GB Hard Drive
Windows XP Home
10.2" WXGA display
Built in webcam & microphone
WLAN (WiFi)
Bluetooth
3.6Mb
15Gb
24 months
£22.50
15GB 24 Months with Acer Aspire 150b Laptop
Mobile Broadband with Acer Aspire 150b netbook, 15GB data & 75 free texts per month
- £22.50 per month
- 15GB data transfer
- 75 Free Texts per month
- up to 3.6Mb download speed
- FREE USB Modem
- FREE Acer Aspire 150b laptop
- 24 month contract
Acer Aspire 150b
Netbook form factor - only 1kg!
Intel Atom N270 Processor (1.6 GHz)
Windows XP Home
8.9" 1044 x 600px CrystalBrite™ TFT LCD
1GB memory
160GB hard disk
Built in wireless up to G speed
Built in webcam
5-in-1 card reader
- 15GB data transfer
- 75 Free Texts per month
- up to 3.6Mb download speed
- FREE USB Modem
- FREE Acer Aspire 150b laptop
- 24 month contract
Acer Aspire 150b
Netbook form factor - only 1kg!
Intel Atom N270 Processor (1.6 GHz)
Windows XP Home
8.9" 1044 x 600px CrystalBrite™ TFT LCD
1GB memory
160GB hard disk
Built in wireless up to G speed
Built in webcam
5-in-1 card reader
3.6Mb
15Gb
24 months
£25.00
15GB 24 Months with Compaq Mini 700 Laptop
Mobile Broadband with FREE mini laptop and 15GB data and 100 free texts per month
- £25 per month
- 15GB data transfer
- 100 Free Texts per month
- up to 3.6Mb download speed
- FREE USB Modem
- FREE Compaq Mini 700 Laptop
- 24 Month contract
Compaq Mini 700
Ultra compact form factor, only 1.02kg
Intel Atom N270 Processor (1.6 GHz)
60GB Hard Drive
Windows XP Home
10.2" WXGA display
Built in webcam & microphone
WLAN (WiFi)
Bluetooth
- 15GB data transfer
- 100 Free Texts per month
- up to 3.6Mb download speed
- FREE USB Modem
- FREE Compaq Mini 700 Laptop
- 24 Month contract
Compaq Mini 700
Ultra compact form factor, only 1.02kg
Intel Atom N270 Processor (1.6 GHz)
60GB Hard Drive
Windows XP Home
10.2" WXGA display
Built in webcam & microphone
WLAN (WiFi)
Bluetooth
3.6Mb
7Gb
PAYG
£25.00
(up front cost £19.99 for USB modem)
Pay As You Go Max
Pay as you go mobile broadband from 3 Mobile. Top up of 7GB downloads for 30 days
- No landline, no contract, no worries!
- Pay as you go mobile broadband
- Supports speeds up to 3.6Mbps
- Simply buy top ups just like you do for your mobile phone
- Each top up lasts 30 days or until your download allowance is used up, whichever comes first.
- a 1GB top costs £10, a 3GB top up costs £15 and a 7GB top up costs £25
- One off charge of £19.99 for your USB modem
- Pay as you go mobile broadband
- Supports speeds up to 3.6Mbps
- Simply buy top ups just like you do for your mobile phone
- Each top up lasts 30 days or until your download allowance is used up, whichever comes first.
- a 1GB top costs £10, a 3GB top up costs £15 and a 7GB top up costs £25
- One off charge of £19.99 for your USB modem
3.6Mb
15Gb
24 months
£30.00
15GB 24 months with Compaq CQ60 Laptop
Mobile Broadband with FREE Compaq laptop, 15GB data & 150 free texts per month
- £30 per month
- 15GB data transfer
- 150 Free Texts per month
- up to 3.6Mb download speed
- FREE USB Modem
- FREE Compaq CQ60 Laptop
- 24 Month Contract
Compaq CQ60
AMD Sempron™ Processor SI-42 2.10GHz
Windows Vista Home Basic SP1
15.6" High Definition wide screen
NVIDIA GeForce 8200M graphics
1GB DDR2 memory
160GB Hard Drive
Built in wireless up to G speed
2.96kg
- 15GB data transfer
- 150 Free Texts per month
- up to 3.6Mb download speed
- FREE USB Modem
- FREE Compaq CQ60 Laptop
- 24 Month Contract
Compaq CQ60
AMD Sempron™ Processor SI-42 2.10GHz
Windows Vista Home Basic SP1
15.6" High Definition wide screen
NVIDIA GeForce 8200M graphics
1GB DDR2 memory
160GB Hard Drive
Built in wireless up to G speed
2.96kg
3.6Mb
5Gb
18 months
£30.00
5GB 18 months with Samsung NC10 Laptop
Mobile Broadband with Samsung NC10 netbook, 5GB data & 150 free texts per month
Special offer - If you’re an existing pay monthly mobile customer or sign up for a pay monthly mobile contract with 3, you’ll get 25% off your mobile broadband bill!
- £30 per month
- 5GB data transfer
- 150 Free Texts per month
- up to 3.6Mb download speed
- FREE USB Modem
- FREE Samsung NC10 Netbook
- 18 month contract
Samsung NC10
Netbook form factor - only 1.33kg
Intel Atom N270 (1.6 GHz)
10" WSVGA SuperBright Gloss LED
1GB Memory
1.3 Mb webcam
6-cell Lithium-Ion (Li-Ion) longer battery life
160GB Hard Disk Drive
Built-in Wi-Fi & Bluetooth
Microsoft Windows XP Home
- £30 per month
- 5GB data transfer
- 150 Free Texts per month
- up to 3.6Mb download speed
- FREE USB Modem
- FREE Samsung NC10 Netbook
- 18 month contract
Samsung NC10
Netbook form factor - only 1.33kg
Intel Atom N270 (1.6 GHz)
10" WSVGA SuperBright Gloss LED
1GB Memory
1.3 Mb webcam
6-cell Lithium-Ion (Li-Ion) longer battery life
160GB Hard Disk Drive
Built-in Wi-Fi & Bluetooth
Microsoft Windows XP Home
3.6Mb
15Gb
24 months
£35.00
15GB 24 Months with Samsung R519 Laptop
Mobile Broadband with Samsung R519 Laptop, 15GB data & 200 free texts per month
- £35 per month
- 15GB data transfer
- 200 Free Texts per month
- up to 3.6Mb download speed
- FREE USB Modem
- FREE Smasung R519 Laptop
- 24 Month Contract
Samsung R519
Pentium Dual Core t340 (2.16Ghz)
Windows Vista Home Premium
15.6" HD LCD Quality display
2GB memory
250GB hard drive
Built-in wireless up to G speed
Built-in webcam
- 15GB data transfer
- 200 Free Texts per month
- up to 3.6Mb download speed
- FREE USB Modem
- FREE Smasung R519 Laptop
- 24 Month Contract
Samsung R519
Pentium Dual Core t340 (2.16Ghz)
Windows Vista Home Premium
15.6" HD LCD Quality display
2GB memory
250GB hard drive
Built-in wireless up to G speed
Built-in webcam
3.6Mb
5Gb
18 months
£35.00
5GB 18 months with Acer 751 Laptop
Mobile Broadband with ultra thin laptop, 5GB mobile data & 200 free texts per month
Special offer - If you’re an existing pay monthly mobile customer or sign up for a pay monthly mobile contract with 3, you’ll get 25% off your mobile broadband bill!
- £35 per month
- 5GB data transfer
- 200 Free Texts per month
- up to 3.6Mb download speed
- FREE USB Modem
- FREE Acer 751 ultra thin laptop
- 18 month contract
Acer 751
Ultra thin form factor, less than 1 inch thick!
Intel Atom ZE20 Processor (1.33 GHz)
160GB Hard Drive
1GB memory
Windows XP Home
11.6" HD WXGA display
Built in webcam
WLAN (WiFi)
Bluetooth
Surround Sound
- £35 per month
- 5GB data transfer
- 200 Free Texts per month
- up to 3.6Mb download speed
- FREE USB Modem
- FREE Acer 751 ultra thin laptop
- 18 month contract
Acer 751
Ultra thin form factor, less than 1 inch thick!
Intel Atom ZE20 Processor (1.33 GHz)
160GB Hard Drive
1GB memory
Windows XP Home
11.6" HD WXGA display
Built in webcam
WLAN (WiFi)
Bluetooth
Surround Sound
3.6Mb
3Gb
PAYG
£39.99
(One off charge)
3GB Starter Kit
3GB Pay-As-You-Go mobile broadband starter kit including mobile dongle
- Mobile dongle included
- Maximum speed supported 3.6Mbps
- 3GB preloaded data allowance
- Data valid for 3 months
- £39.99 one off cost
Once you have used all the preloaded data simply buy pay as you go top ups for more access. An 1GB top costs £10, a 3GB top up costs £15 and a 7GB top up costs £25. All top ups last 30 days.
- Maximum speed supported 3.6Mbps
- 3GB preloaded data allowance
- Data valid for 3 months
- £39.99 one off cost
Once you have used all the preloaded data simply buy pay as you go top ups for more access. An 1GB top costs £10, a 3GB top up costs £15 and a 7GB top up costs £25. All top ups last 30 days.
3.6Mb
15Gb
24 months
£40.00
15GB 24 Months with Acer 6290G-583 Laptop
Mobile Broadband with FREE Acer Laptop, 15GB data & 250 free texts per month
- £40 per month
- 15GB data transfer
- 250 Free Texts per month
- up to 3.6Mb download speed
- FREE USB Modem
- FREE Acer 6290G-583 Laptop
- 24 month contract
Acer 6290G-583
Intel Core 2 Duo T5800 (2.0G)
Windows Vista Home Premium
16" HD LCD Display
NVIDIA GeForce 9500 graphics
3GB Memory
320GB Hard Drive
Built in wireless up to G speed
Blu-Ray Drive
6 Cell Li-ion (up to 3 hours usage)
- 15GB data transfer
- 250 Free Texts per month
- up to 3.6Mb download speed
- FREE USB Modem
- FREE Acer 6290G-583 Laptop
- 24 month contract
Acer 6290G-583
Intel Core 2 Duo T5800 (2.0G)
Windows Vista Home Premium
16" HD LCD Display
NVIDIA GeForce 9500 graphics
3GB Memory
320GB Hard Drive
Built in wireless up to G speed
Blu-Ray Drive
6 Cell Li-ion (up to 3 hours usage)
3.6Mb
5Gb
18 months
£40.00
5GB 18 Months with Toshiba L350-20G Laptop
Mobile Broadband with free full keyboard laptop, 5GB data & 250 free texts per month
Special offer - If you’re an existing pay monthly mobile customer or sign up for a pay monthly mobile contract with 3, you’ll get 25% off your mobile broadband bill!
- £40 per month
- 5GB data transfer
- 250 Free Texts per month
- up to 3.6Mb download speed
- FREE USB Modem
- FREE Toshiba L350-20G laptop
- 18 month contract
Toshiba L350-20G
Widescreen laptop with fullsize keyboard and numpad
Intel Celeron T1600 (1.6G)
Windows Vista Home Premium
17" TFT WXGA Display
2GB memory
160GB hard disk
Built in wireless up to G speed
DVD-RW drive
6 Cell Li-ion (up to 3 hours usage)
- £40 per month
- 5GB data transfer
- 250 Free Texts per month
- up to 3.6Mb download speed
- FREE USB Modem
- FREE Toshiba L350-20G laptop
- 18 month contract
Toshiba L350-20G
Widescreen laptop with fullsize keyboard and numpad
Intel Celeron T1600 (1.6G)
Windows Vista Home Premium
17" TFT WXGA Display
2GB memory
160GB hard disk
Built in wireless up to G speed
DVD-RW drive
6 Cell Li-ion (up to 3 hours usage)
3.6Mb
12Gb
PAYG
£97.86
(One off charge)
12GB Starter Kit
12GB Pay-As-You-Go mobile broadband starter kit including mobile dongle
- Mobile dongle included
- Maximum speed supported 3.6Mbps
- 12GB preloaded data allowance
- Data valid for 3 months
- £97.86 one off cost
Once you have used all the preloaded data simply buy pay as you go top ups for more access. An 1GB top costs £10, a 3GB top up costs £15 and a 7GB top up costs £25. All top ups last 30 days.
- Maximum speed supported 3.6Mbps
- 12GB preloaded data allowance
- Data valid for 3 months
- £97.86 one off cost
Once you have used all the preloaded data simply buy pay as you go top ups for more access. An 1GB top costs £10, a 3GB top up costs £15 and a 7GB top up costs £25. All top ups last 30 days.
More information
You can check the speed at which mobile broadband is available in your area using the coverage checker on 3 mobile’s site.
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15GB 24 months
5GB 18 months
5GB 1 Month
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1GB 24 Months with Acer Aspire 150b Laptop
1GB 24 Months with Compaq Mini 700 Laptop
15GB 24 Months with Acer Aspire 150b Laptop
15GB 24 Months with Compaq Mini 700 Laptop
Pay As You Go Max
15GB 24 months with Compaq CQ60 Laptop
5GB 18 months with Samsung NC10 Laptop
15GB 24 Months with Samsung R519 Laptop
5GB 18 months with Acer 751 Laptop
3GB Starter Kit
15GB 24 Months with Acer 6290G-583 Laptop
5GB 18 Months with Toshiba L350-20G Laptop
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