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22 Jul 2005
Vodafone has launched a pre-pay 3G data card which allows laptop users to pay as they go.
The Mobile Connect Prepay 3G data card costs £199 and users are charged £3.07 per megabyte of data in the UK and £9.08 per megabyte when roaming abroad.
Users can top up the card using their phones, the internet or at Vodafone retail stores.
The card comes with 10MB of free data use, but some analysts have questioned the pricing policy.
"£9 per megabyte is ludicrous," said Dean Bubley, founder of data consultants Disruptive Analysis.
"Presumably Vodafone has found that some people do not want to commit to a 12-month contract, but it is not obvious where the market is for this.
"With Wi-Fi at around £6 per hour Vodafone needs to knock a zero or two off the price to make it sensible."
Vodafone has 65 per cent 3G coverage in the UK. When not in range of a transmitter the card transfers to a GPRS connection.
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