There have also been rumours that Orange and Vodafone will be following a similar scheme in the very near future with Vodafone confirming that they will be taking on a stock of laptops within the next six weeks.
The future certainly looks rosy for both mobile broadband operators and customers alike as increased availability and productive competition sparks plenty of interest amongst consumers and sales defy the UK’s economic slump.
Recently, research firm Tariff Consultancy Ltd spoke out at the third Mobile Pricing Symposium at Cambridge predicting the future trend of the mobile broadband industry. During their speech it was suggest that the price for mobile broadband tariffs will continue to fall as companies desperately vouch for subscribers. This is estimated to continue until mobile broadband operators each find a niche that distinguishes themselves against their competitors.
With this in mind Gillian Nightingale from Mobile Broadband Genie (http://mobile.broadbandgenie.co.uk) offered advice to all customers who are looking to sign up to a package and are tempted by the new bundled offers:
“Laptop and USB dongle bundles are certainly an excellent incentive to sign up a mobile broadband package but as the term for these offers are generally longer than average, at around two years it’s very important to be absolutely sure that you can afford this.
“Two years is a long time in the mobile broadband world, especially as the industry is still very much in its infancy. If you feel uncertain at all about your expenditure, or think that you need to find out more your prospective supplier, our advice is to research the offers thoroughly before making a commitment.”
