Orange UK has bundled HSDPA-enabled mobile broadband and ADSL-based broadband services, following in the footsteps of O2 UK and Virgin Media. The Orange Home & Broadband plan is only available to customers in LLU areas. The UK broadband players have turned to an integrated services business model as the competition heats up and customers increasingly demand broadband internet access regardless of whether they are at home or on the go, without having to subscribe to broadband services from two separate providers.

• New ‘Home & Mobile Broadband’ offer provides customers with the best in broadband connectivity whether at home or on the move – all for £20 per month
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Orange today announced a new broadband offer aimed at making it even easier for customers to get online and access the content they want regardless of whether they are at home or on the move.

For just £20 per month, ‘Orange Home & Mobile Broadband’ customers get:

At home
• Download speeds of up to 8 MB, a free wireless router and inclusive evening and weekend calls to UK landlines (starting with 01, 02 and 03)

On the move
• Inclusive USB dongle, download speeds of up to 3.6 Mbps and a download usage allowance of 3GB per month

Also launched today, for customers wanting even more flexibility, Orange has created ‘Internet Everywhere 30 Days’, providing a unique opportunity to try the service on a one month rolling contract. After purchasing a USB dongle for a one off fee of £49.99, customers will be able to experience up to 3.6Mbps mobile broadband with a 3GB usage allowance for just £20 per month.

Asif Aziz, Director of Broadband and Home, Orange UK, said: “We believe these new offers not only complement our existing fixed and mobile broadband service range, but also provide flexible alternatives to meet the needs of today’s 21st century customer - who quite rightly demands a premium service at the same time as best value for money.”

The move follows the largest set of improvements to the company’s fixed line broadband service to date (announced in September this year) with the company’s service recently listed in the UK’s top three ISP list for fixed line broadband download speeds by Moneysupermarket.com. Orange was also voted the top provider for ‘overall mobile broadband service quality’ and ‘best mobile broadband network’ according to a YouGov mobile broadband UK wide survey in October this year.

The Orange Home and Mobile Broadband offer is available immediately from Orange via Orange stores, Orange Telesales (0800 079 2000) and from Orange’s online shop http://www.orange.co.uk shortly, with Internet Everywhere 30 Days also available immediately via Orange stores and Orange Telesales.

Source: http://pressoffice.orange.co.uk/content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=871&NewsAreaID=2