It's certainly the shape of things to come, and when the networks achieve faster speeds and cost comes down this will truly rival a fixed line connection. In my view it's not quite there yet but it's catching up rapidly.

i can download anything on my mobile including movies, my mobile has windows, and office, it's a smart phone, i know you can also get web profesional, and i know paul-n-money has it, his speed is very very fast, T-Mobile is the network to go for.
i have a £300 mobile phone, which will do anything, i can use windows word, powerpoint ect. my internet speed is also very fast.............

I can download any movie on my pc, clear as DVD and is yet to show in the cinemas. Can you do that using your phone?

paul-n-money,

well u r right my friend, i totaly agree, i'm the same as u,,,
i have no land line and i'm on the same network as u!!! ah
i have web n walk and also connect to my pc, i was lucky enough to get my contract when the permotion was on,,,,, so i'm paying £6.96 less than u with the same package, but u still have a gr8 deal, i just pay £27 a month that includes web n walk and the £60 call/text/picture message.
it is cheap,,,, cheap cheap, lol
i highly recomend it,,,

Hi Paul-n-money

Well the short answer is that the mobile broadband is certainly the market we think has the greatest potential in the future but it's not quite ready yet.

PROS - total mobility, ease of use, can use it on the move or even abroad with no fuss

CONS - current cost, speed is slow and there's a huge reliance on having a decent signal which for rural areas or when you're on the move is not very good at all.

So basically close but not close enough just yet for the market to shift towards it but we think it will.

3 are planning to launch their new mobile broadband data card very soon which uses the latest technology and should achieve much higher speeds than that currently offered by T-Mobile and Vodafone.

All we can right now is watch this space and wait until one of the providers launches a market leading deal.

I think the way for telecomunications is home phones buried mobiles take over.

at the moment I use my mobile for everything including the internet! no not wap GPRS my pc connects through my mobile.
I can even pay my bills on my phone aswell as a hoast of other things.

my internet connects at broadband speed so im happy there. i get my £60 call allowance per month to call anyone except premium rate numbers and freephone, freephone gets charged outside my allowance but at a standard rate and this includes 0845 local numbers but its not that exspensive anyhowz!

what i truly like is the fact that I get all these features from my tiny mobile so why do i need a home phone? I dont!
its actually its cheaper for me to use my mobile for all round use I pay £40 per month and its cheaper than having the mobile and a fixed line and its even cheaper for me than the fixed line allone, and that you cant carry.

most people think you need a fixed line for broadband and internet connections and that it costs the earth to access the internet from your mobile. nope thats not the case! most operators now carry data ready connections for your pc's through your mobile, my operator t-mobile supply a 384 uplink for £20 a month there is a cheaper package but its slow. all you need is a decent phone and a data cable and hay presto your on the net. sad thing is there doing a deal at the mo that is cheaper if you are a new customer.

so what do you think whats the pro's and cons of using your mobile against a home (fixed line) phone?