Monthly mobile broadband deals
If you’re looking to go online on a regular basis, a pay monthly dongle deal may offer you the best value. A number of features generally characterise pay monthly mobile broadband dongle deals, namely free USB dongles and better hardware than pay-as-you-go mobile broadband deals, such as USB dongles which double up as memory sticks, or Mi-Fi devices for sharing your connection with other devices.
Pay monthly dongle contract length
From one-month rolling contracts to 12-month, 18-month and 2-year mobile broadband contracts, it’s often the case that with the longer contracts, the USB dongle comes free and the data allowance is higher - up to 15GB in the case of some 3-Mobile deals.
Given the pay monthly mobile broadband offers change regularly and the market moves very fast with new technology, it isn’t always best to go with the longest contract just to get the best deal though. A 12 month mobile broadband deal offers a good compromise - you can normally find competitive offers in this sector of the market, including free dongles and good download limits, whilst having the reassurance that if the deals are more attractive in a year’s time, you can switch to a better dongle deal.
Cheap pay monthly mobile broadband dongle deals
Generally, the 1-month rolling contract deals are the cheapest way into the pay monthly dongle market. For example, Vodafone offer pay monthly mobile broadband from £7.50 per month. You do get smaller usage limits with the cheapest 1-month contracts, (often 500MB or 1GB), but if you run out you can usually pay for any extra data you need. As an alternative to committing to a lengthy contract, this kind of set-up makes sense for occasional and light mobile broadband users.
Best pay monthly mobile broadband offers
There is never a ‘one-size-fits-all’ approach with mobile broadband, so as to the ‘best’ deals, it depends on what you want out of your pay monthly dongle. If you’re a heavy user and like to download music, games and large files frequently, we’d recommend seeking out a deal with a generous usage allowance - such as a 15GB per month deal from 3-Mobile. And lighter users or comittment-phobes may prefer the one-month rolling contract deals - with many coming in at around the £10 per-month mark - from most of the mobile broadband providers including Orange, O2, Three, and Vodafone.
Pay monthly USB dongle deals - check coverage first
There’s no point trawling through loads of deals until you’ve checked the mobile broadband coverage in your area first. Mobile networks all have differing levels of coverage throughout the UK, so it’s important to check you can get online where you intend using it, before you buy. Visit our mobile broadband coverage checker page for more information.
