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Three would like to announce the availability of two new Mobile Broadband Sim Only products available in two configurations:

10GB per month – £15 per month (30 day contract)

1GB per month – £7.50 per month (30 day contract)

Mobile Broadband Sim Only offers the freedom and flexibility of Pay As You Go mobile broadband along with the generous monthly data allowance of Pay Monthly.

Sim only mobile broadband tariffs run on a 30 day rolling contract – so you only need to give 30 days notice if you want to cancel – perfect for people who only need mobile broadband for part of the year, such as students and occasional business users.

3′s mobile broadband network reaches almost 93% of the population. Check your local broadband coverage here.

Customers of Three will soon be able to view programmes from ITV, after an agreement with the televison network and On Demand Group.

From early next year, subscribers to Three will be able to access ITV content from their smartphones with the ability to pause, rewind, fast forward and repeat each show.

Neil Andrews of Three UK said:

“We feel the inclusion of ITV’s popular programming to our on-demand service, coupled with the strength of our 3G network, creates an unrivalled mobile TV proposition in the UK.”

Three are delighted to announce Apple iPhone 4S is now in stock and available in both black and white. The handset can be purchased in 16GB, 32GB and 64GB options.

This latest ground breaking addition to the Apple catalogue is available on a wide range of tariffs including the latest All You Can Eat data plans.

Click to view all Apple iPhone models on Three.

The iPhone 4S has a dual-core 1-GHz A5 processor; 8 megapixel camera with autofocus, flash, and 1080p HD video capture; HSPA+/CDMA, Wi-Fi, GPS, and Bluetooth 4.0 radios;  Siri personal assistant  and  iOS 5.

The iPhone 4S will feature the high resolution Retina Display that was introduced on the iPhone 4 and an A5 processor (which currently powers Apple’s iPad 2) that will make the phone twice as fast as the previous generation of the iPhone.

A new voice control feature in the new version of the iPhone 4S is an intelligent assistant called Siri. Siri helps you do everything with just your voice command. With this the device exactly understands what you say, and helps you figure out the right answer.

The iPhone 4S will have an upgraded 8 megapixel camera. In addition to offering higher-resolution photos with 60 percent more pixels than the iPhone 4, the iPhone 4S that can shoot up to 3264 x 2448 images. It also includes what Apple calls a Hybrid IR filter and a five-element lens. In addition, the iPhone 4S is capable of recording video in 1080p and includes video image stabilization

Its battery has also been improved — Apple noted that users can expect 8 hours of talk time, or an hour more than the iPhone 4 — it will be a “world phone” compatible with both GSM and CDMA networks.

Click to view all Apple iPhone models on Three.

Three are pleased to announce another exciting new handset available the BlackBerry Bold 9900.

This flagship handset is BlackBerry’s latest and greatest handset to date and boasts features that include:

• BlackBerry’s best ever Qwerty keypad plus touchscreen
• Featuring NFC, including Smart Tags
• 2.8″ VGA display
• 5 megapixel camera with HD video
• New BlackBerry® 7 operating system
• Stylish stainless steel design
• 8GB internal memory, expandable to 40GB

The handset can be purchased on The One Plan for £40 a month, the Text 500 plan for £34 a month. Alternatively it can be bought for £399.99 on PAYG.

Three are pleased to announce another new handset available on site now. The Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S is available from as little as £25 per month.

The handset can be purchased on The One Plan for £32 a month, the Text 500 plan for £25 a month or the Text 500 AYCE Plan for £28 per month. Alternatively it can be bought for £299.99 on PAYG.

This handset has the latest in technology from a lightning fast processor to a BRAVIA 4.2” screen. Others amazing features include:

• Lightning-fast 1.4GHz processor
• 4.2″ display powered by Sony Mobile BRAVIA Engine
• Ultra-thin, only 8.7mm
• 8.1 megapixel camera and HD video capture
• Sony Exmor R sensor for shooting in low light

Three have revealed plans to provide 11 rural communities in the UK with free mobile broadband access to help get them online.

Residents will get 30 mobile broadband dongles and data use at no charge for a year. In addition, Three also hope to provide free public Wi-Fi hotsposts in local community locations with Gringley-on-the-Hill in North Nottinghamshire the first to benefit.

Three have joining forces with the Countryside Alliance and government initiative Race Online 2012 to identify locations in the UK that are struggling to access fixed-line broadband services.

This announcement comes just weeks after it was revealed that England and Scotland will receive nearly £363m from a £530m fund to improve broadband in rural areas.

The UK government has pledged to ensure the UK has the best broadband network in Europe by 2015, with every resident getting access to broadband speeds of 2Mbps, and with 90 percent of the country benefitting from superfast broadband access, which is defined as 24Mbps or above.