Modem to go...

In half a mind to pick one of these up - T-Mobile Web'n'walk USB modem (£99) - for those occasions when I find myself away from home and in need of internet access.

The cost of no more than £4 for any 24 hour period and no contract ticks the right boxes for me. I already use the contract free Web'n'walk on my mobile phone, which runs at £1 per 24 hour, so being able to use a similar set up on the laptop is appealing.

Claims that the modem can reach download speeds of up to 1.8Mbps certainly makes the current speeds I am getting at home look sloth like!