*is technological whizzkid*

[girlyswot]

I think I just got a bargain.

I needed a new mobile phone (for the last couple of years I've just had a cheap and nasty pay-as-you-go phone to use in the UK) and I also wanted to get mobile broadband so that I can use it here, in Scotland and in the Old Shed. After a certain amount of searching online for good deals, I've just signed up with 3-mobile for a £30/month package that gives me 300 minutes and/or texts, and 15GB broadband download, with a posh new phone and a USB modem. This seems to me to compare pretty well with, say, BT broadband and phone at £25/month with a 10GB limit. And it means that when I move, I'll have internet already without having to depend on the whim of the BT tech people. Yay!

I was amazed at the number of people who came into the 3-Mobile shop just to ogle the phones. I like window shopping more than most, but phones? When the guy was serving me, he asked what I'd like the phone to do. Um, make phone calls? Send texts? Right. Do I care what it looks like? Not really. Anyway, this is what I've ended up with:



*pats shiny phone*

If you turn it over, it looks like a proper camera. Dunno how good the pictures are, though.

I was almost tempted by the deal that came with an HP mini laptop but for another £20/month it really wasn't worth it. Especially since I already have a more than adequate laptop. The little one is very cute, though.

ETA Do go and check out nineveh_uk's poll about the opening ceremony for the London Olympics.

Comments

[girlyswot.livejournal.com]

At the moment it's working well. My deal is an 18 month contract which normally costs £30/month just for the mobile broadband, but because I have my phone with them too, that's reduced to £15/month. You can get a 12 month contract but then you only have (I think) 3GB download/month.

I'm in my parents house which has slightly dodgy coverage, but on the whole I haven't noticed any slowness on the internet. Yesterday I watched an episode of Project Runway on Youtube without any problem.

[nineveh-uk.livejournal.com]

I think I shall go for pay as you go, because I'm hoping to get a Real House with Telephone Line I Can Alter at some point in the next year,but it is encouraging to know it works.

(Watching Project Runway may explain your sudden alleged high use -doesn't streaming use considerable amounts?)