Savvy buyers can get a free laptop when they sign up to mobile broadband packages with providers such as 3 and Vodafone. Customers signing up to these packages are given a USB modem stick (dongle) and a laptop; by plugging the dongle into their laptop, users can connect to the internet on-the-go.
“With broadband and free laptop deals starting at £25 a month, laptops have never been so affordable or attractive to a British public looking to curb their spending in the run up to credit crunch Christmas.” Says Jessica McArdle, a spokesperson for the website.
Parents of school and college students especially are taking advantage of these new deals that facilitate their offspring’s academic development without breaking the bank, according to feedback on Top 10 Broadband: http://www.top10-
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McArdle continues.
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Mobile phone operator 3 is currently offering the HP550, HP 2133 and HP DV 6910 laptops with mobile broadband starting at £30 a month with 5 or 15Gb download allowance included. Resellers such as Phones 4U and The Carphone Warehouse are also meeting demand with a range of Acer, Toshiba and Sony laptop-broadband deals from £25 a month.
"Since launching laptop-broadband deals on Phones4u.co.uk, we have seen significant sales growth month-on-month and predict that laptop-broadband deals will be top-sellers this Christmas," says a Phones 4U Spokesperson.
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