For many people the initial appeal of mobile phones was one of added safety. If one’s car broke down a phone was in hand. If one got lost traveling or needed to contact a friend or family member in a hurry the mobile phone was standing by. For these people, and for many people still only extremely limited mobile service was needed. With this in mind mobile phone providers began offering pay as you go phone service. These plans allow users to pay a set fee beforehand for a set amount of mobile phone minutes. When the minutes were used up the phone would no longer function until new time was purchased. This same idea has been translated to the world of mobile computing. UK customers now have access to pay as you go dongles that allow one to connect to the internet from anywhere. Dongles for laptops have been around for quite a few years. In fact they are included in such popular options as free laptop deals. But with the newer pay as you go option one can now avoid monthly charges while keeping at the ready a reliable internet connection.