Customers looking to get into the mobile broadband market might be interested to learn that Vodafone has slashed the price of its basic mobile broadband package to just £4.25.

This package is intended for business users and for the first three months this low price will apply, before increasing to £12.77 for the remainder of the contract.

Vodafone’s mobile broadband networks can offer download speeds of up to 7.2Mbps and the provider has been shown in recent surveys to offer some of the fastest and most consistent mobile broadband connections in the UK.

The standard business mobile broadband package from Vodafone comes with a 3GB monthly data allowance, which it is suggested will give you about 100 hours of use each month.

Vodafone includes a free USB dongle with this package and there are a host of other freebies to enjoy. You get a software suite to protect your PC or laptop from viruses and hackers and you also gain access to free online backup and data restoration, which means that sensitive files and documents can be copied and protected. Up to 2GB of your data can be stored in this way.

There is a minimum 24 month contract with this new low-cost business mobile broadband deal and it compares favourably to other wireless broadband prices.

If you do not want to commit for the full 24 month period, there is an 18 month option. The initial monthly premium is higher, at £8.50, but after three months it rises to precisely the same level as the 24 month option.

Simple Broadband’s Communications Manager Simon Gerrard noted “Mobile broadband can be a real asset for business users, allowing them to get online virtually anywhere and Vodafone is now making it as cost-effective as possible”.