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07 Apr 2010 11:32
In Car Wi-Fi has arrived on Three
Today, Three launches In Car Wi-Fi at The Gadget Show, Birmingham. The compact modem is based on Three’s popular MiFi device giving you a Wi-Fi internet connection in your car.
In Car Wi-Fi connects over the 3G network to create a personal Wi-Fi hotspot so passengers can connect to the internet on a range of Wi-Fi enabled devices like an iPod Touch, Nintendo DSi XL and Netbook, all without the need for wires or a USB connection.
David Kerrigan, Head of Internet Services at Three UK says “We’re always looking at new products and services that connect our customers in more place both at home and on the move and In Car Wi-Fi does this. Our research* suggests that over 25% of the population are interested in having the internet in their cars, with families and travelling work colleagues showing the most interest. Mobile workers can check traffic information and email on route to a meeting and kids can social network or download tracks to an iPod Touch while on a road trip”
Setting up In Car Wi-Fi is simple. Just switch on the Mi- Fi device, connect your iPod Touch, Nintendo DSI XL or Netbook, put in the eight digit network key and you’re connected to the internet.
To support the launch of In Car Wi-Fi at The Gadget Show, Three are giving visitors the chance to win an In Car Wi-Fi everyday of the show. For more details please visit Elonex stand in hall 12 at The Gadget Show.
Priced at £59.99 the In Car Wi-Fi kit includes
· MiFi® Huawei wireless modem
· Mains charger
· In car charger
· Windscreen holder
· 1GB data that lasts up to 30 days.
Notes to Editors:
‘MiFi’ and its device is a registered trademark of Hutchison 3G UK Ltd.
*Omnibus interviewing 2018 people 18-65+ (nationally representative) online on the weekend of 22nd-24th January 2010.
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About Three UK
Three is a communications company focused on bringing the benefits of the internet to mobile communications. We offer attractive pricing and give our customers the widest choice of ways to stay connected. To do this we’ve built an award-winning high-speed mobile broadband network. Three UK is a member of the HWL group of companies, which include 3G operations in Austria, Denmark, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, Macau and Sweden.
Three facts about Three:
- Three launched the UK's first 3G high-speed mobile network offering national coverage for calls and texts, and has more than 97.5% population coverage for mobile internet services.
- Three is the fastest growing network in the UK.
- Three took first place in 8 out of 11 categories in the most recent YouGov Tablet Survey, and took top spot for 6 out of the 7 data categories in the most recent YouGov iPhone survey. Three also came first in the most recent uSwitch Best Network awards. For more info visit www.three.co.uk/awards.
For more information about Three UK, please visit www.three.co.uk or call the Three Media Office on 0845 6038333.