O2 has finally launched a
broadband package offering a
free laptop, becoming the last
mobile phone operator to enter the market. The basic package offered by
O2 costs £29.38 a month, providing customers with unlimited
wireless access, though there is a 3GB download limit. Customers can increase this download limit to 10GB for an extra £10 a month.
ADSL broadband is also available for £5, with unlimited downloads, 100 free texts, a
wireless router and a free security package.
The
Samsung NC10
netbook, worth £300, comes as part of the deal, offering 1GB of memory and a 160GB
hard disk drive . The Samsung R510 is available for an extra one off fee of £79.29, offering bigger memory, a bigger hard disk drive and a dual core
Intel processor.
O2's CEO Ronan Dunne said, ‘We all want to be better connected at all times and the substantial and continued growth in the
laptop market is symptomatic of this desire.
Laptops are rapidly eroding the
desktop PC market and at the same time, the emergence of the
mini-laptop has opened up a whole new market for ultra-portable devices, one that is expected to more than double in size in 2009 alone.’