Broadband & free laptop explained

Laptops give you the chance to break free of wires and the broadband providers listed above recognise the importance of this flexibility. Like the mobile phone, the mobile computer (laptop) has revolutionised the way we communicate online and, as broadband is essential to online communication, broadband and free laptops make an ideal coupling.

Free laptop deals

Home broadband

For the home broadband user, AOL Broadband's wireless package with a free laptop offers great value broadband with all the tools to go wireless. The wireless router included in this package means you're not the only one at home who can avail of wireless broadband.

Having wireless broadband at home allows laptop users to work anywhere in the house, this gives scope for catching up with friends, reading the news, watching video clips and sending emails from your bedroom, the living room or, if you wish, the garden.

For a full comparison of all home broadband deals click here >> home broadband

Mobile broadband

Why limit your broadband use to your home? The packages offered by 3, T-Mobile and Orange either direct or via Carphone Warehouse (above) mean that you can connect to the internet at broadband speeds no matter where you are (subject to mobile phone coverage). To find out the mobile broadband coverage in your area click onto the providers pages and enter your postcode.

The mobile broadband packages above come with a free USB modem (either a USB dongle or a USB stick) that can be plugged straight into the USB slot of your laptop to connect to the internet wirelessly wherever you are. The USB modems are small and discreet and ready to go within two days of ordering.

Even if you are going on holiday you can bring your mobile broadband and free laptop with you and you won't have to miss a thing. Additionally, there is no need for a landline connection when you're using mobile broadband so forget paying £11 a month this.

To compare all mobile broadband packages click here >> mobile broadband

Broadband and laptop savings

Considering the amount that the laptops on offer are worth (upwards of £400) there are genuine savings to be made by combining your laptop with a home or mobile broadband purchase.

Who are free laptops for?

• Students
• Business people
• Anyone who wants more from their broadband package

Mobile broadband and free laptops

3 - there are a number of free laptop deals on offer when it comes to 3, going through the Carphone Warehouse, you can get a free Acer Aspire laptop. Alternatively, you buy your laptop via 3 and choose from the HP 550, Hp 2133 and HP DV6000 laptop models to find the best laptop for you. Vodafone - there are no vodafone mobile broadband with free laptop deals in place at the moment, but as soon as they are released they will be on this page. T-Mobile - are currently offering a free Acer laptop via Carphone Warehouse Orange - are currently offering the lowest price mobile broadband and free laptop offer, at £25 a month you can get Orange mobile broadband and a free 10.2" webbook.

Home broadband and free laptops

AOL Broadband are currently the only home broadband provider to combine broadband with a free laptop. With prices starting at just £9.99, this deal represents excellent value for money.

Free laptops on offer

• Acer Aspire 5315 laptop
• Webbook VIA C7-M 1.6Ghz
• HP 550 laptop
• HP 2133 laptop
• HP DV6000 laptop

Acer Aspire 5315 laptop

This laptop is available to those choosing AOL Broadband, 3 and T-Mobile packages.

Specifications

• Intel Celeron M530 Santa Rosa
• Memory:1GB RAM
• Hard Drive: 80GB Hard Disk Drive
• Optical Drive: DVD SuperMulti, CD/DVD reader/writer for all types of CD/DVD discs
• Connectivity: Wireless LAN B/G, 3 x USB 2.0 Ports

Compatibility:

Windows Vista Basic: Additional Software: Acer Empowering Technology, Acer Arcade, Norton Internet Security Trial, Adobe Reader, NTI CD Maker

• Display Size: 15.4" WXGA TFT Display with Acer CrystalBrite technology

Webbook VIA C7-M 1.6Ghz

This laptop is available with Orange mobile broadband, to compare all Orange's mobile broadband deals click here >> Orange mobile broadband

Features

• Processor: VIA C7-M
• Clock speed: 1.6Ghz
• Battery life: up to 2.5hrs
• Memory: 512Mb
• Hard drive: 80Gb
• Display: 10.2" widescreen
• Wireless enabled
• 1 year warranty
• 3 USB ports
• Weight 2.8Kg

Operating system:

Genuine Microsoft Windows XP

Software

Microsoft Outlook express Microsoft Windows firewall Microsoft Windows Media Player

Asus Eee PC 900

This laptop is free with Orange mobile broadband, direct on the Orange site. At just £25 this is truely a bargain.

Asus Eee PC 900 16GB Win

• Windows XP
• Wireless enabled
• 1024Mb RAM
• Battery life 2.5 hrs
• 8.9" screen
• 2 year warranty
• Weight 0.99kg
• Laptop worth £299

HP 550 laptop

This laptop is available with 3 mobile broadband, to compare all 3's mobile broadband deals click here >> 3 mobile broadband

• 15.4-inch business notebook

• Intel mobile processors, Core 2 Duos and Celerons.

• Intel GMA X3100 integrated graphics
• Up to 4GB of memory
• Up to 250GB of hard drive storage
• Combo optical drive or DVD burner

• Screen resolution of 1280×800 pixels

• 802.11 wireless

• Ethernet LAN
• 56k modem
• Pptional Bluetooth
• Three USB ports
• ExpressCard slot
• VGA output.

Weight: 5.5 lb Operating system: Windows Vista

HP 2133 laptop

This laptop is available with 3 mobile broadband, to compare all 3's mobile broadband deals click here >> 3 mobile broadband

Weight: 2.63 lb (1.19 kg) Dimensions: 255 x 165 x 27 mm

Operating System:

• Genuine Windows Vista Business 32
• Genuine Windows Vista Home Basic 32
• Genuine Windows Vista® Business with downgrade to Windows® XP Professional custom installed
• SuSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10
• FreeDOS

Display size 8.9-inch diagonal WXGA

Graphics VIA Chrome 9

HP DV6910 laptop

This laptop is available with 3 mobile broadband, to compare all 3's mobile broadband deals click here >> 3 mobile broadband

• Monitor: 15.4″ widescreen with HP BrightView
• NVIDIA nForce Go 430 chipset - NVIDIA GeForce Go 7200 - NVIDIA GeForce Go 6150 graphics with AMD processors

Connectivity

• Integrated wireless support for 802.11 b/g (configurable)
• Wireless LAN
• Bluetooth

Features

• 3 x USB 2.0 ports on select models
• ExpressCard/54 slot
• DDR II SDRAM
• Integrated Altec Lansing stereo speakers
• 60 GB plus more
• 1 x IEEE1394 / FireWire port
• 5-in-1 media card
• Two omni-directional microphones (integrated camera)

Operating system:

• Microsoft Windows XP Pro SP2
• Microsoft Windows XP Home SP2

Acer TravelMate 5320

This travel laptop comes free with T-Mobile's excellent mobile broadband packages.

• TM5320-101G12Mi
• Intel® Celeron® M processor 540 (1.86GHz)
• Vista Home Premium
• 15.4" WXGA LCD TFT
• Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator
• 1GB (2*512MB) DDR2
• 120 GB hard disk drive
• DVD-Super Multi
• Gigabit Ethernet
• 802.11BG WLAN
• 5-in-1 card reader
• 6 Cell Battery
• 0.3MP Camera
• 1 year collect & return International Traveller warranty

Are you thinking that it's about time to get a new laptop? Why not stop shelving the idea and choose one of the mobile or home broadband with free laptop packages above and kill two birds with one stone?

To compare all mobile broadband deals click here >> mobile broadband