I've been using Three's Mobile Broadband service for several years now. I think I'm on my fifth different modem now having upgraded my service and hardware several times. I've been using a Huawei E160G USB modem for a year or so and it's been pretty good.

Yesterday I noticed on their website that the other modem that have on offer, the E180, was available with its claim to fame being a pivoting USB connector and a performance rating of 7.2Mbps, rather than the 3.6Mbps that the E160 offers. Three is usually pretty good at upgrading their customers (provided you extend your contract) so I gave them a call.

It only took a few moments to get through to a salesperson (funny how the sales lines are better manned than the help desks of many telcos isn't it?) and asked about the E180. It turns out that the E180 isn't actually any faster as Three's network limits the speed.

Bummer.