In my line of work I am always travelling to different parts of the UK doing surveys and whatnot and need to be in contact with the office regularly. Although hotels that I stay in and some public transport now have Wi-Fi connections for internet access, I find them quite slow or you have to get a code and set up a new wireless access point on your laptop which loses you precious time.

I have decided to get myself a mobile broadband package as they seem to have come on leaps and bounds since there first introduction and could help me to stay connected with the minimum of fuss when I’m away on business.

I looked at a few broadband comparison sites and settled for one of the most popular mobile broadband packages, Virgin Mobile broadband. It gives a speed of up to 7.2Mbps, 3GB download limit and costs just £5 for the first three months and £15 thereafter.

The USB Modem also features a microSD card slot capable of holding cards up to 4GB, which will be handy when transferring files from my laptop to my office computer. I can also use it when I’m out in the garden as my home wireless system doesn’t have good strength.

Can’t wait to get it delivered and try it out, I will do a full review when I have played with it for a few days.