Mobile Broadband - Access The Internet Wherever You Are

Over the last 10 years, internet access speeds have increased dramatically. Now, of course, you are also able to have broadband speeds through devices connecting to the internet through mobile phone 3G connections. It's simplicity is one of it's major advantages. A 'dongle' must be connected to the computer whether it be a desktop, laptop or netbook, then the installation process takes place either with the operating system's own default files or with the dongle manufacturer's supplied files, and that's it! In contrast to a home broadband ADSL setup, there's no ISP settings to enter, no routers to configure, and no fiddling around with security settings. You just put the SIM card into the dongle and plug it into your computer. Dongles aren't the only mobile broadband device though - other ways to access mobile broadband include: mobile data cards, phones with data modems, USB modems and laptops with mobile broadband capabilities built-into them. Keep in mind that mobile br oadband is not the same as WIFI. It's 3G, which is a different technology altogether. With WIFI you connect to the internet via a wireless access point, which means that you have to be within a very short range of a wireless 'hot spot'. Mobile broadband on the other hand works anywhere that you can get a mobile phone signal. 3G quite literally means the third generation of mobile phone standards and technology. It enables network operators to provide a wide range of advanced services via the mobile network, such as wide-area wireless voice telephony, video calls and broadband wireless data. Let's now summarize the advantages of using mobile broadband...

Convenience and portability - The convenience that 3G mobile broadband offers is difficult to ignore. As long as you have a laptop with a modem, you will be able to access the internet at broadband speeds, as long as you have network reception, that is.

No land line necessary- The need for a fixed line to receive broadband at home is a disadvantage for current internet service providers, the mobility that a 3G connection offers means that in the future, we could be seeing the same technology replacing fixed line access to end users.

Flexibility - The USB dongle or mobile phone data modem, or any other device used for connecting to the 3G mobile broadband networks are able to be used on all computers with a USB socket. It can be used in laptops during the day at work, in desktops at home after work, or even in netbooks when you are on holiday away from home.

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