Hot-Spot or Mobile Broadband

Did you know you can get a free Asus Eee PC 901 in pink if you sign up to Orange’s mobile broadband service?

The Asus Eee PC kicked off the current trend for so called netbooks or mini-laptops and the latest version, the 901, comes in a rather fetching pink design that really stands out from the majority of boring black, grey and white netbooks. Don’t worry if pink is not your thing, Orange also sell a black version for the more conservative Eee PC buyers out there!

Orange are offering the pink Asus Eee PC 901 for free if you sign up to their mobile broadband service for £24.47 a month which includes 3GB of data download each month and lasts 24 months.

Asus Eee PC 901 features:

• 16GB storage
• 1.3 megapixel webcam
• up to 5 hours battery life
• WiFi enabled
• Built in mobile broadband
• Windows XP
• 8.9″ screen
• weighs just 1.1kg
• 1024MB RAM
• 2 year warranty

Read more at Orange.co.uk

I’ve just popped into my local 3 store to bore them all about Mobile Broadband (It’s ok, they looked bored already) and I spotted a leaflet that says you get their Mobile Broadband for half price if you’re already a 3 customer. So you could get their cheapest package Broadband Lite for £5 per month. That’s next to nothing!

So if you’re already a 3 customer you should seriously consider getting Mobile Broadband from 3, particularly if you just want to test the water for the first year.

I also found out that their new USB stick modem has got built in Mac installation software which should make it very easy to install. One trick that I think they’re missing is that the sticks don’t have any memory storage built in like a USB memory stick, but I suppose that would make them more expensive and bulkier.