Mobile broadband is fast becoming a viable alternative to fixed-line and Wi-Fi for laptop-toting travellers. USB modem dongles are cheap, relatively fast, and best of all, they give you the freedom to ...

Not so long ago, a USB cellular modem was something you used only when desperate for connectivity. Speeds weren’t near what Wi-Fi offered and Outlook simply floundered with a 1Mbps – 2Mpbs connection.

Laptop users on the move now have the option of connecting to the Internet in 97 per cent of the populated areas in the UAE. The new USB modem and the latest version of the PCMCIA data card both bring ...