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Story: Fear of huge bills prevents mobile-internet takeup

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Posted by: 1000215420 (Wednesday 30 July 2008, 11:21 PM)

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Mobile broadband - the perfect answer

The problem with taking up mobile broadband is, to me, the cost and inflexibility of the mobile network operators. At home I have a "package" at a very reasonable price and it would be a retrograde and financially stupid step to abandon it for mobile services. I want mobile broadband on occasions, days, weeks, etc, when away from my home, I certainly do not want a year or 18 month contract that would largely duplicate my wired service.
A true PAYGo offering with no rental charge and no minimum spend at a very convincing rate would see me take it up for my travels.
When the mobile operators can offer the same product package at the same or better price (they do not have a wired network to maintain!!) then I would most certainly be tempted to switch from wire to wireless.

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