Perhaps one of the more prominent growth trends in the mobile broadband sector is the ability to sign up for a mobile broadband contract and receive a free laptop or access to low-cost computer equipment. We have seen all of the major players such as Vodafone, Orange, T Mobile and a host of other mobile broadband providers introduce various free laptop offers but have you taken advantage for yourself?
The very word “free” seems to instil fear and suspicion into the minds of many in the UK and it is surprising how many people seem to ignore these free laptop offers at their own expense. The truth is that mobile broadband companies, in conjunction with various laptop manufacturers, are desperate for growth in the mobile broadband industry and are willing to put the equipment out there to ensure more and more people are aware of the services and ultimately more and more people will sign up.
When you consider the cost of a laptop in the shops, and the cost to manufacture, it does make good sense to either subsidise leasing of laptops or other computer equipment or else give them away for free with fixed term mobile broadband contracts. The idea is that as mobile broadband technology improves, more and more people will find that mobile broadband does have various uses, whether in the home, the office or on the move.