PAYG Mobile Broadband
3G Pay As You Go Mobile Broadband gives you benefits of Mobile Broadband, without having to sign on a lengthy contract. We have listed three PAYG options below from 3 Mobile, T-Mobile and Vodafone. The Vodafone 30 day contract is not strictly PAYG as you are signing contract, however you only need to give 30 days notice to cancel compared to the usual minimum of 12 months. For this reason, we have included it in our PAYG Mobile Broadband comparison.
Skype Support
3 Mobile allow Skype on their PAYG Mobile Broadband, T-Mobile do not. Vodafone allow Skype on their 30 day tariff.
3 VPN Support
3 Mobile allow VPN on their PAYG Mobile Broadband, T-Mobile do not. Vodafone allow VPN on their 30 day tariff.
Out of Bundle Charges
There are no out of bundle charges with T-Mobile. You must be careful
with Three Mobile - when you buy a Top-up, you must convert your Top-up to a
Mobile Broadband Add-on immediately after Topping up, or you will be charged
£1 per MB (see the Top-up guide below for further details). Vodafone charge
you £15 per GB if you go over your allowance.
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| 3G Provider | Product Name | Length | Cost | Cost | Bundle Charges | Allowance | Speed* | Allowed | Options | Coverage Map | Buy It |
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| Pay As You Go (no data bundle) | PAYG | See below | £49.99 | £1 per MB** | None | 2.8 Mbps | √ | Three USB Modem | 3G Coverage Map |
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| Pay As You Go (no data bundle) | PAYG | See below | £49.99 | £1 per MB** | None | 2.8 Mbps | √ | Three USB Modem Pink | 3G Coverage Map |
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| Pay As You Go (no data bundle) | PAYG | See below | £49.99 | £1 per MB** | None | 2.8 Mbps | √ | Three ZTE USB Modem | 3G Coverage Map |
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| Pay As You Go (no data bundle) | PAYG | See below | £99.99 | £1 per MB** | None | 2.8 Mbps | √ | USB Stick Modem Black | 3G Coverage Map |
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| 3 Mobile | Pay As You Go (no data bundle) | PAYG | See below | £99.99 | £1 per MB** | None | 2.8 Mbps | √ | USB Stick Modem White | 3G Coverage Map |
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| 3 Mobile Broadband Starter Kit 3GB | PAYG | See below | £69.99 | £1 per MB** | 3 GB*** | 2.8 Mbps | √ | Three USB Modem | 3G Coverage Map |
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| 3 Mobile Broadband Starter Kit 3GB | PAYG | See below | £69.99 | £1 per MB** | 3 GB*** | 2.8 Mbps | √ | Three ZTE USB Modem | 3G Coverage Map |
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| 3 Mobile Broadband Starter Kit 3GB | PAYG | See below | £109.99 | £1 per MB** | 3 GB*** | 2.8 Mbps | √ | USB Stick Modem Black | 3G Coverage Map |
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| 3 Mobile | 3 Mobile Broadband Starter Kit 3GB | PAYG | See below | £109.99 | £1 per MB** | 3 GB*** | 2.8 Mbps | √ | USB Stick Modem White | 3G Coverage Map |
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| 3 Mobile Broadband Starter Kit 12GB | PAYG | See below | £149.99 | £1 per MB** | 12 GB*** | 2.8 Mbps | √ | Three USB Modem | 3G Coverage Map |
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| 3 Mobile Broadband Starter Kit 12GB | PAYG | See below | £149.99 | £1 per MB** | 12 GB*** | 2.8 Mbps | √ | Three ZTE USB Modem | 3G Coverage Map |
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| 3 Mobile Broadband Starter Kit 12GB | PAYG | See below | £199.99 | £1 per MB** | 12 GB*** | 2.8 Mbps | √ | USB Stick Modem Black | 3G Coverage Map |
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| 3 Mobile | 3 Mobile Broadband Starter Kit 12GB | PAYG | See below | £199.99 | £1 per MB** | 12 GB*** | 2.8 Mbps | √ | USB Stick Modem White | 3G Coverage Map |
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| 3 Mobile Broadband Starter Kit 24GB | PAYG | See below | £249.99 | £1 per MB** | 24 GB*** | 2.8 Mbps | √ | Three USB Modem | 3G Coverage Map |
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| 3 Mobile Broadband Starter Kit 24GB | PAYG | See below | £249.99 | £1 per MB** | 24 GB*** | 2.8 Mbps | √ | Three ZTE USB Modem | 3G Coverage Map |
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| 3 Mobile Broadband Starter Kit 24GB | PAYG | See below | £299.99 | £1 per MB** | 24 GB*** | 2.8 Mbps | √ | USB Stick Modem Black | 3G Coverage Map |
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| 3 Mobile | 3 Mobile Broadband Starter Kit 24GB | PAYG | See below | £299.99 | £1 per MB** | 24 GB*** | 2.8 Mbps | √ | USB Stick Modem White | 3G Coverage Map |
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| Web n Walk Pay per Day | PAYG | £4 / day | £49.99 | N/A | None | 2.8 Mbps | X | T-Mobile USB Modem | 3G Coverage Map |
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| 3GB Mobile Broadband | 30 days | £20.00 | £99.99 | £15 per GB | 3GB | 3.6 Mbps | √ | Vodafone USB Modem | 3G Coverage Map |
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Note: 3 Mobile have a range of Top-ups from £10 to £25, depending on how much you want to surf. The costs and download allowance are shown below:
£10 top-up for 1GB download
£15 top-up for 3GB download
£25 top-up for 7GB download
The Three PAYG top-up data allowance is valid for 30 days after activation, or until the download allowance is used.
A commonly asked question is how you Top-up your 3 Mobile Broadband, well here is the answer!
3 Mobile Broadband Top-up using Top-up Voucher
1) Buy a 3 Mobile Top-up from over 100,000 locations - Petrol stations,
Supermarkets, Convenience stores etc - wherever you see the
sign.
2) You must login at
www.three.co.uk/My3 and activate your top-up.
3) You need to convert your Top-up to an Add-on within the My3 area.
WARNING - You must convert your Top-up to a Mobile Broadband Add-on straight after Topping up, or you will be charged £1 per MB.
3 Mobile Broadband Top-up using Online System
1) Register your bank card (debit card) on the
www.three.co.uk/My3
2) Top-up with £10 (the maximum you can purchase when you first register).
After seven days you can top-up with larger amounts if you like, once your
security has been checked and verified.
3) Next, convert the £10 Top-up you just purchased to a Mobile Broadband
Add-on to get 1GB of data.
WARNING -You must convert your Top-up to a Mobile Broadband Add-on straight after Topping up, or you will be charged £1 per MB.
* Maximum Mobile Broadband download
speed achievable in some areas of the UK. The actual speed will depend on
your location and network activity.
** If you don't convert your top-up you will be
charged at £1 per MB. For further information, please visit the
3 Mobile Website.
*** The data allowance on Starter kits is valid as follows:
3GB - 3 months, 12GB - 12 months, 24GB - 24 months. Much better flexibility
than top-ups with 30 days validity!
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