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· Store – a complete menu of your planet 3 stores menu, popular site links, most sought after games, best music downloads and much more

· My3 – This is your private area, showing account details, text availability, top ups, special alerts for those special occasions and your personal details.

· Help – We will be able to guide you through and offer assistance.

Planet 3 is a guide through the gateway to the very best of internet on the go, you can access your account, emails and Planet 3 usage.  There are no charges to look around but the downloading off applications will carry a fee, as does clicking on web links. We can offer you Add-Ons, these are value internet packages.

It has been the growth of social networking that has taken the need for mobile internet from the businesses to the consumer, the youth of today has made greater demands on tomorrow.

Remember there are many cheap mobile broadband deals and at face value a deal from one provider may appear to better than the competitor, but how can I be sure that they are offering me the best deal. Is that 3g deal better as the pay as you go offer? Who has the best mobile broad band offers that suit my needs?  How do I identify the best mobile internet?

Using your phone to surf the Internet

Over the last few years surfing the internet has become more and more popular, there are two common methods for phones to connect to the internet; over the phones contracted network, such as 3 or Orange, or over a localized wi-fi unit such as the connection at work or home.

The links below will take you to some of the best Planet 3 deals on the net:

Tests were carried out on hundreds of mobile phones, the list below shows the ratings for these tests and the top five results:

Connecting to mobile networks

There are three different speeds that mobiles can connect to the internet. GPRS (128kb/s) which is actually frustratingly slow and removes the fun factor from surfing, EDGE (236kb/s) this certainly offers a faster connection time and gives the user what they need without too much delay. 3G (384kb/s), which means third generation, is Porsche as far as down load speed goes and within one minute the user can download a 3MB file, the equivalent of one song.  HSPDA (up to 14.4Mb/s),also known as the 3.5G can down load the same song in less than 10 seconds.

There is a rush to provide better technology to create faster speeds although this is considered commercially inaccessible, but they said that about the colour TV. We are talking of the 4G with speeds upto 150MB/s, let’s see where we are in a few years.

If you have a data package in your contract it is wiser to create all your downloads at home and then enjoy them where ever you like, no surprises at the end of the month.

Pay as you go mobile broadband

Pay as you go mobile broadband is packaged in a variety of special deals and attractive packages, providers are continually packaging new promotions to attract the premium buyers.  Some of the pay as you go broadband deals are excellent, but word of caution, review mobile deals before you sign the contract as you may end up paying for far more than you actually need or use.

All providers describe their package in a different way to differentiate them from the competition but don’t be confused – “pay and go”, “top up and go”, “ready-to-go”, “pay per day” all you have to do is remember they are all one in the same, they use the terms to ensure their brand is not confused with the competitions, in short you are paying for your time in advance or perhaps the gigabytes of usage, for the internet. It’s all about marketing and branding but don’t let that confuse you.

Look beyond the branding and the terminology and look into the fine print, find the deal that best suits your usage, don’t worry about how it is dressed up just ensure that you walk away happy.