O2 has launched a £5-per-month mobile broadband tariff which allows customers access to the internet for 30 days without being tied in to a long-term tariff.

Customers signing up to the tariff pay a one-off charge of £19.99 for the dongle, then £5 per month for a 500MB data allowance, plus unlimited wi-fi access at thousands of hotspots provided by The Cloud and BT Openzone.

“We know that customers want to access the internet more and more, and also are looking for shorter contracts,” says Vishal Khakhar, O2’s head of home and broadband marketing. By offering this market-leading 30-day rolling contract, we are giving customers flexibility, without having to top up on pay and go.

O2 also recently launched two new Pay & Go Mobile Broadband Starter Kits. The kits which include pre-loaded dongles, which expire in either one or three months, can be used straight out of the box and include unlimited wi-fi.
The starter kits are priced at £29.99 for 1GB of pre-loaded data with three months expiry, or £34.99 for 2GB of data which expires in one month. Though it seems odd that the smaller data allowance lasts three times as long as the larger one, O2 says the two packages are designed for different types of users. More heavy users who are looking for more access in a shorter period – 2GB over one month – and then lighter users who want to stay online but wont use as much and want freedom to surf over a longer period – 1GB over three months. Customers can top-up their data at any time here.
O2 Mobile Broadband Starter Kits are available at all O2 stores across the UK. Customers can sign up to the new £5 30-day rolling contract here or in an O2 store.