Most of us will know that we can access the internet using our laptops via a ‘hot spot’ - Starbucks for example, offer this service free of charge. There are numbers of others that charge - hotels being one group.
There are new ‘dongles’ coming onto the market that offer 1gb of surfing for about £10 a month - this equates to only about 1 hour a day. This is hardly a great deal and is really only going to be used by those who MUST have access for business etc.
Well, hang on - I’ve been looking at a new mobile phone as mine is up for renewal. It’s a choice between the iPhone and what? O2 currently have the Nokia N95 8Gb phone - top of the range for around £35 a month on an 18 month contract - dig in more

This includes 600 minutes calls and 1000 texts AND you can take out a FREE, unlimited (fair use) data add-on.
This allows the N95 to be used as a mobile internet 3G adapter, giving you access to the internet wherever you go and take your laptop with you. It connects using bluetooth, so no cables needed. You can, of course, use the data add-on to access the internet on your phone too via 3G. It also has satnav built-in. If you’re in a wi-fi hot-spot, you can also use your phone wirelessly too. So, if like me, you’ve not yet got to grips with mobile hand-held internet, here’s a possibility.

You can also download Skype mobile and call folks all over the world for free (Skype - to Skype) direct from your mobile - now that’s interesting
Stuff changes all the time, but I thought it was worth mentioning for those who are frustrated not having access everywhere - like me! It means I won’t have to spend an extra £10 - 15 a month or £1 a day charge to connect when I visit my parents and introduce my dad to the fun of making a VoiceThread story to go with some of his great photos
The transfer speed seems to be about 250 Kbps, so OK for most things
Note - please check all this information for yourself before trying this - however O2 offer 14 day trial if it doesn’t work out right for you