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If you’re a regular traveller and you find yourself in places without a Wi-Fi connection, you might want to consider a Mobile Broadband option. The market has a ton of different options where you can either pay monthly or pay-as-you-go with options, such as SIM cards or USB dongles to get connected.<\/p>\n
See Also:<\/strong> Laptops<\/a> | Tablets<\/a> | Smart Phones<\/a><\/p>\n\n The Internet is now one of the most important things around. From tablets and online radios through to smart TVs and even your home heating, there\u2019s little to nothing left in the world that can\u2019t be either controlled or improved by getting online.<\/p>\n The way we connect to the Internet is changing all of the time, too. Gone are the days of dial-up, when a bizarre screeching sound would emerge from a modem allowing you to open a webpage in about half an hour. Instead we\u2019ve got superfast fibre optic broadband getting you online in milliseconds or pubic Wi-Fi ensuring you are never out of touch for too long.<\/p>\n There are times, though, when you\u2019re away from home and there isn\u2019t any public Wi-Fi for you to connect to, so you need another option to stay online. That\u2019s where mobile broadband comes in. Here\u2019s our guide to what it is, and what you should keep an eye out for if you go looking for a mobile broadband device.<\/p>\n In most cases you will be supplied with a device that will share your mobile broadband connection via a wireless network that all of your individual devices will then be able to connect to. This device is sometimes called a Personal Hotspot, Mobile Wi-Fi or even a Mi-Fi Device.<\/p>\n Though it uses a mobile network you don\u2019t need to use your own mobile telephone to get online. Normally, in fact, you will be sold a device that is \u2018always on\u2019. This means that you don\u2019t get charged for how long or how often you\u2019re connected to the Internet, but rather you\u2019re sold an amount of data and if you exceed that amount you pay for the excess. In some instances, you won\u2019t get charged for excess data but instead the device will just slow down to the point that it will be virtually unusable.<\/p>\n It\u2019s worth bearing in mind that even though the device doesn\u2019t use your personal mobile phone to get online, it does still use a mobile network. That means that if you don\u2019t get very good coverage on your mobile where you\u2019re likely to want to use your mobile broadband, you\u2019re not going to get very good coverage on your Mi-Fi device either.<\/p>\n That said, the joy of a mobile broadband device is that you aren\u2019t tied down to a long-term contract, you don\u2019t need to have a landline, and, of course, you can use it anywhere that you\u2019ve got reception.<\/p>\n Not being tied down to a contract or a landline can be a big relief to a lot of people who use their mobile phone rather than a house phone, or who tend to move around a lot. It\u2019s mainly only a serious option for your sole connection to the Internet if you\u2019re not a heavy user, though, as the second you start watching films or downloading music, you\u2019ll use up most of your allowance.<\/p>\n Mobile broadband isn\u2019t for everyone. If you work at home or in an office and don\u2019t tend to travel around much, then it isn\u2019t really something you should consider, as the broadband you\u2019ll get where you currently are will be significantly better than anything you\u2019d get via a mobile broadband device.<\/p>\n If, however, you\u2019re one of the following, then an investment in a mobile broadband device might just be worth thinking about:<\/p>\n As mentioned, one of the chief ways to get online through mobile broadband is by using a Mobile Wi-Fi device or a Mi-Fi. These tend to be pocket-sized devices that allow you to set-up your own personal Wi-Fi hotspot, which is password secured wherever you are. You can then connect multiple devices to your Mi-Fi without having to install anything or use any wires.<\/p>\n These devices are ideal for connecting laptops or Netbooks to the Internet. You are provided with a mobile dongle that slots right into your computer\u2019s USB port and supplies you with an Internet connection. The downside of a dongle compared to a Mi-Fi device is that it can only connect to the Internet one device at a time.<\/p>\n As mentioned earlier, there are two main types of connection as far as mobile broadband is concerned \u2013 3G and 4G. 3G remains the most widely used connection in the United Kingdom and is ideal for things like browsing, emailing and general low speed tasks.<\/p>\n 4G services are much faster and more reliable, and it will be 4G that you\u2019ll want if you\u2019re hoping to stream videos or music to your devices. 4G services can reach speeds of around the 60 MB per second mark.<\/p>\n Whichever connection you\u2019re hoping for it\u2019s worth bearing in mind the level of coverage you get in your area. 4G services are being rolled out across more and more areas of the country all of the time, but it still isn\u2019t everywhere. If you take a 4G device out of a 4G coverage area, then you\u2019ll only receive 3G speeds at best.<\/p>\n Mobile broadband can be paid for in two ways: Monthly and pay-as-you-go. Here are the chief things to bear in mind:<\/p>\n This is where you pay a fixed monthly fee in exchange for a fixed amount of data. Pay monthly is ideal for frequent users, as you know exactly what you\u2019re going to get and exactly when you\u2019re going to get it. You don\u2019t need to top it up and you\u2019ll normally get much more data for the money you spend. You\u2019re also likely to pay less initially for the mobile broadband device that you use to get online.<\/p>\n Pay-as-you-go devices are ideal if you don\u2019t think you\u2019ll use your device regularly to get online. You don\u2019t have to sign up to a long-term deal and, therefore, aren\u2019t committed to anything. You can simply top-up your device as and when you want to use it. The downside is that you\u2019re likely to have to pay more to buy the device in the first place than with the pay monthly deals.<\/p>\n Some mobile phones allow you to set them up as a personal hot spot, so it might be worth asking your current mobile phone provider whether or not you can do that before you purchase a mobile broadband device.<\/p>\n As far as your data is concerned, it usually comes with a pre-set time limit. It will, therefore, last until either that time limit has run its course or you\u2019ve used up all of the data. You can check with your provider, but data doesn\u2019t normally roll over to the next month if you haven\u2019t used it, so once it\u2019s gone it\u2019s gone.<\/p>\n If you\u2019re wondering how much data you will need then there are plenty of websites online that give you data calculator tools. Generally, though, if you tend to be a high-power user of video and music then anything less than 10GB of data will leave you in trouble. If you\u2019re mostly just an emailer and Internet browser though, then something in the region of 2GB should be sufficient.<\/p>\n If you’re a regular traveller and you find yourself in places without a Wi-Fi connection, you might want to consider a Mobile Broadband option. The market has a ton of different options where you can either pay monthly or pay-as-you-go with options, such as SIM cards or USB dongles to get connected. See Also: Laptops … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":24,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.blackfridaydeals.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/280"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.blackfridaydeals.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.blackfridaydeals.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.blackfridaydeals.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.blackfridaydeals.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=280"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.blackfridaydeals.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/280\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4297,"href":"https:\/\/www.blackfridaydeals.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/280\/revisions\/4297"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.blackfridaydeals.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/24"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.blackfridaydeals.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=280"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Shops With Mobile Broadband Offers<\/h2>\n
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<\/p>\nHow Does It Work?<\/h3>\n
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Simply put, mobile broadband uses the same network as your mobile phone to connect to the Internet. It uses either High Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA) or Long Term Evolution (LTE) technology in order to do this. HSDPA is the basis of a 3G connection, whilst LTE is the basis for 4G.<\/p>\nWho Is It Good For?<\/h3>\n
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Regular Travellers –\u00a0<\/strong>If you often find yourself on the road in places that you can\u2019t always get access to a public Wi-Fi connection, then you should seriously consider using mobile broadband to get online. It will likely work out cheaper than constantly buying connection deals at hotels, and it will probably be more reliable too.<\/li>\nWays of Getting Online<\/h3>\n
SIM Cards<\/h4>\n
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Nowadays you are often given the choice when buying a new tablet, such as an iPad, of whether you would like to connect via Wi-Fi or 3G\/4G. If you choose the latter then you will get a device with a SIM card slot into which you can put a SIM card in much the same way that you would with a mobile phone.<\/p>\nMi-Fi Device<\/h4>\n
USB Dongles<\/h4>\n
Speeds<\/h3>\n
Payment Options<\/h3>\n
Pay Monthly<\/h4>\n
Pay-As-You-Go<\/h4>\n
Anything Else to Consider?<\/h3>\n
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