STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Sept. 30, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) -- Sweden's first mobile 3G datacard and Vodafone Sweden's fastest mobile Internet connection -- up to 384 kb/s -- are now even more appealing. For only SEK 499/month, Vodafone's customers can e-mail and surf the Internet on their laptops until their hearts' content. This price includes 1 Gigabyte of data per month and applies regardless of whether customers use Vodafone Sweden`s 3G or GPRS network. The PC card is included in the price and the offer is available for customers signing up for 12- or 18 months data subscription before the 31 December this year.
In February this year, Vodafone was the first operator in Sweden to launch a PC card specially adapted for 3G networks -- the Vodafone Mobile Connect 3G/GPRS. The service was a success and won the award for best corporate mobile service at the GSM Association Awards Ceremony in Cannes.
Vodafone's PC card functions both via the GPRS and 3G networks, giving users access to e-mail, calendars, the Internet and their company LANs from almost any location. As well as being ideal for companies with staff that makes frequent customer visits or business trips, the 3G datacard is also perfect for those who need to be able to work from home.
Attractive price that applies for both Vodafone's 3G and the GPRS networks Vodafone now offers business customers a whopping 1 Gigabyte of data for SEK 499 kronor per month (excluding VAT)*. The price applies regardless of whether customers use Vodafone's 3G network or the GPRS network for surfing. The offer is valid for customers signing up for 12 or 18 months data subscription and a PC card is included free of charge. The offer lasts until 31 December 2004 and includes a 30-day trial period with return guarantee.
"Vodafone aims to offer the best business solutions in the market. With our award winning 3G datacard service our customers can improve their productivity and give greater flexibility to staff. This great offer applies for both 3G and gprs usage in Sweden and is designed to allow our customers to roam between both networks without worrying about price, says Geraldine Wilson, Chief Commercial Officer at Vodafone Sweden.
With 1 Gigabyte/month, users can essentially e-mail and surf the Internet until their hearts' content. This amount of data is equivalent to around 100,000 regular e-mails with text (5,000 a day for one working month) or 300 visits to finance daily newspaper Dagens Industri's web site, for example, to read the edition online. Should users nevertheless exceed their 1 Gigabyte limit, the price for transferring extra data is only SEK 1/MB (excluding VAT) during the subscription period.
Vodafone offers 3G roaming in ten countries Vodafone Sweden currently has 3G roaming agreements with operators in ten countries -- France, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, the UK and Germany -- which means that Swedish businesspeople travelling to these countries can use Vodafone's datacard and enjoy high data transfer speed. Additional 3G roaming agreements are being signed on a continuous basis and the card functions over the GPRS network in 24 countries around the world. When using the service abroad, roaming traffic rates apply from each country.
Easy-to-install, dedicated customer service With its simple plug n' play solution, the Vodafone Mobile Connect Card is easy to install and is fitted with Vodafone's own unique user-friendly interface. Vodafone also offers one-stop customer support for the service and deals with all questions relating to the hardware (PC card), software (user interface) or data traffic.
Pictures of the 3G card are available at http://www.vodafone.se/433.jsp *After the subscription period customers can choose optional subscription form from the selection at that time
For more information, please contact:
Klas Wallstrom, Head of Business segment, Vodafone Sweden Tel: +46 709 61 47 33, e-post: klas.wallstrom@vodafone.com
Geraldine Wilson, Chief Commercial Officer, Vodafone Sweden Tel: +46 734 25 26 01, e-post: geraldine.wilson@vodafone.com
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