T-Mobile 3G Wireless Datacard Hits UK Shops

Europe : T-Mobile UK announced the availability of its latest data card at high-street stores nationwide and online, and also announces four new simple, clear and competitive tariffs for anytime, anywhere access to information for laptop users in the UK.

The T-Mobile data card (known as the "Multimedia Net Card" GPRS/3G/Wi-Fi) is now on sale at a range of retail outlets including T-Mobile shops, Carphonewarehouse and Dixons airport shops, as well as online.

The datacard, initially launched to T-Mobile corporate customers in October 2004, is ideal for customers who need access to email, Internet and company intranet sites from their laptop, whilst on the move. T-Mobile’s data card provides users with access to T-Mobile’s 3G and GPRS platforms, as well as the ability to connect to the UK’s largest network of Wi-Fi HotSpots for users that subscribe to this service. For using the data card outside the UK, T-Mobile boasts the widest footprint of countries with GPRS access among all the UK operators.

T-Mobile continues to lead the way in offering affordable mobile access, with four tariffs designed to suit different customer usage patterns and their budget. Tariffs are tailored to each type of user from the low usage consumer to the high volume daily access small business user.

Simon Ainslie, T-Mobile UK Sales Director, commented: "T-Mobile is committed to simple, seamless communications for everyone. The UK population is becoming increasingly mobile and demands access to information where they want it, when they need it and how they want it, all at a reasonable price.

"The T-Mobile data card offers small businesses cost and time savings, more efficient communication and flexible access to information. With these tariffs we are offering more choice and increased flexibility, whilst taking away the common concern of high bills."

The software installs automatically and customers just need to plug in the data card to their laptop. Customers will then automatically be connected to the fastest available network whether that is T-Mobile’s GPRS or 3G. The card will also connect to Wi-Fi HotSpots if the customer has an account set up for this service.

T-Mobile has a unique, intelligent, layered network comprising GSM for voice and text, GPRS for small data exchanges, 3G for high-speed connections and Wi-Fi for complete broadband access. The combination of these networks gives users complete national coverage with GPRS, high-speed urban coverage with 3G, and for subscribers, Wi-Fi hotspots in over 750 locations in the UK. T-Mobile customers have access to around 13,000 hotspots worldwide.