Best For Broadband

To capitalise of the popularity of the mobile broadband market, T-Mobile have launched a brand new offer for consumers with a new an all-in-one Laptop and Mobile Broadband offer. For only £30 a month you get a free Acer Laptop, Mobile Broadband Plus, 200 online texts a month and a free USB Modem Stick. The drawback to the offer is that you’re contracted for 24 months.

The computer you will receive is the Acer TravelMate 5320 Laptop, which is worth £349.99.

T-Mobile’s Mobile Broadband Plus package includes:

4.5MB download speeds (”consistently the fastest of any of the UK networks” PC Pro, August 08)
3GB fair use policy data allowance (no run on rates)
Inclusive HotSpot Access
Dedicated UK based customer support

Is this a good offer? Well you get Mobile Broadband Plus and a free laptop with an outlay of £720 over the two years. However, if you sign up for Mobile Broadband Plus without the laptop you’ll pay £360 over the two years (at £15 a month – although there’s a saving of £5 a month for the first 3 months at the moment). So in effect you’re buying the laptop on a 0% interest credit agreement over the 2 years and paying £10 more for the broadband service.

If you’ve got the money to buy a new laptop then you may find that your £360 could get you a better computer – or even the one on offer (Acer TravelMate 5320) – cheaper than £360.