Wireless broadband prices are set to drop even further after announcements by both Orange and O2 that they will be reducing the cost of several mobile broadband tariffs in both the pay monthly and pay as you go ranges.

O2 is now going to offer new customers the chance to sign up to a 24 month mobile broadband contract that comes with a 3GB data allowance each month for just £10 for the first 4 months. This deal will also included unlimited access to a huge network of Wi-Fi hotspots around the UK, which means that the data allowance will not be constraining customers of this service.

If you are looking for a mobile broadband deal that does not require the lengthy commitment period of pay monthly contracts, then you will welcome the news that O2 has also cut the price of its standalone USB mobile broadband dongle by a third to just £20. Again unlimited Wi-Fi is included for all pay as you go customers and top-ups cost from as little as £2 a day for half a gigabyte of data allowance.

Orange is also taking to reducing the initial cost of its mobile broadband packages by giving new customers three months at half price. That means a 3GB monthly allowance on an 18 month contract is only £7.50 for the first three months and the 10GB tariff is just £12.50.

All of these contract deals from both O2 and Orange still include a free USB modem, so you really will be able to take advantage of the new lower wireless broadband prices. Simon Gerrard, Communications Manager at Simple Broadband added that “these are both limited time offers aimed at securing new customers before the end of January, so you will need to act fast if you want to take advantage of the savings on offer”.