3 3G USB Modem - 2.8Mbps (Huawei) - reviews

3 3G USB Modem - 2.8Mbps (Huawei) (review by willinthehill on 29/05/2008)

Ease of Use

Style and Design

Battery Life

Camera

Music Player

Mobile Internet

Reliability and Quality

Overall

I shopped around a bit before buying this and three definitely seemed to have the best deals. Pay as you go made the most sense for me as I wouldn't be using it every day, and £10 for 1Gb in a month seems to be more than I need.

The device itself was easy to set up on a PC (though took a little more work on a Mac), but once setup it's pretty simple to use. Download speeds are blisteringly fast in urban areas and I've had no complaints with coverage so far. It's not great for using on a train when you go in & out of reception areas, but it's better than I thought it would be and is certainly usable.

The newer 'stick' type of modems looks much better and will no doubt become the new standard, but that's all the more reason to pick up one of these as a bargain right now!