The popularity of “Pay as you go” (or PAYG) mobile broadband is on the increase. Whether it is the competitiveness of broadband operators chasing customers, or the credit crunch, pay as you go broadband is here to stay and growing in popularity every month. Moreover, the companies offering PAYG mobile broadband, are offering some fantastic deals.

When you couple the flexibility of payment options that pay as u go can give with the fact that mobile broadband can be accessed anywhere you can gain a mobile phone reception, then you can see why pay as you go mobile broadband is taking customers away from traditional fixed broadband connection in the home or office. Mobile broadband may not be as fast as broadband via a telephone line or cable-TV connection but it certainly provides flexibility.

Pay as you go mobile broadband providers

The mobile broadband companies offering payg mobile broadband in the UK are:

• Orange (visit Orange website or visit the Orange product page for more information)
• O2 (visit O2 website or visit the O2 product page for more information)
• T-mobile (visit T-mobile website or visit the T-mobile product page for more information)
• Three (3) (visit Three website or visit the Three product page for more information)
• Vodafone (visit Vodafone website or visit the Vodafone product page for more information)
• Virgin Media (visit Virgin Media website)

There are some great pay as you go mobile broadband deals out there at the moment so grab them while you can. Apart from a small up-front fee (to pay for the mobile broadband dongle), with pay as you go mobile broadband you are exposed to relatively little financial commitment (however – do always read the small print of the mobile broadband provider. Make sure you are not tied into a contract or the whole point of the payg broadband deal will have been lost).

The following mobile broadband providers offer PAYG (pay as you go) mobile broadband in the UK. The offers vary from a pay-per-day type deal to pay per GB of data downloads – but all expect you to pay up-front for a mobile broadband dongle and again pay up front for your mobile broadband usage – think about how the pay as you go system works on mobile phones in the UK; you buy a phone and then pre-crediting vouchers to use the phone – mobile broadband is much the same deal.

Orange payg mobile broadband

Orange now offer a pay as you go mobile broadband service. They encourage you to join their 1-month rolling broadband contract. You simply buy a mobile broadband dongle and then pay up-front for the next month’s worth of internet access. Visit the Orange broadband website for further details.

O2 payg mobile broadband

O2 offer a couple of pay as you go mobile broadband deals where you only pay for a 1 month broadband contract at a time. With the O2 1 month broadband deal you buy a PAYG mobile broadband dongle from O2 and then a month-long mobile broadband deal – a rolling deal. You pay in advance (or prepay) for either 3GB or 10GB worth of downloads for the month. Visit the O2 broadband website for further details.

T-mobile payg mobile broadband

With the T-Mobile broadband deals, T-mobile offer a pay-per-day deal on their pay as you go mobile broadband. T-mobile offer a second deal where you can pre-pay your mobile broadband. The mixture of their payg daily broadband and prepay mobile broadband deals mean there is something for everyone and you can mix their offers to suit your needs. Visit the T-mobile broadband website for further details.

Three (3) payg mobile broadband

3 mobile were quick off the mark with their PAYG mobile broadband deals. Three offer a range of pay as you go mobile broadband deals – their broadband beginners deal provides you with a “starter kit”; this gives you everything you need to get started with mobile broadband. Three also offer a proper PAYG broadband deal where you really do only pay for the mobile broadband you use. Visit the Three (3) broadband website for further details.

Vodafone payg mobile broadband

Vodafone offer a pre-paid 30 day contract, with a Vodafone PAYG mobile broadband modem you can pay up-front for a month’s mobile broadband; you are charged as you download data from the internet. Visit the Vodafone broadband website for further details.