3G contracts

[Majik]

My schools have decided to get together and buy 90 netbooks with 3G to loan out to pupils wihtout home net access. The hardware isn't a problem, but where on earth do I start looking for 90 3G / mobile internet sims with contracts? Anyone any experience of this?

 

Cheers (and Hi!)

 

Mike

[somabc]

I would phone each telco and ask about B2B sales, you should be able to deal with an account manager who can give you a quote.

 

PS This could get really expensive eg. with three 90 x £15 => £1350 a month x 18 month contract => £24,300 for the contract term

and this only includes 5GB of data what do you do if the kids go over the limit?

 

How about paying for a telephone line and broadband for the kids or even WiMax on the school roof?

Edited December 14, 2009 by somabc

[linkazoid]

When we was forced to buy 290 as part of the CfP scheme. We could get the year contracts for all of them for £25K cheaper from Misco than what RM were selling them to us for.

 

Misco have a T-Mobile contract person in house. But apparently our LEA had already arranged the best value for money deal, so we were forced to buy them RM

 

(Why dont we have a wheeler dealer del boy smilie? or one for back handers) lol

 

Michael

[Guest Guest]

What about filtering? Would it be a requirement with the kit being owned by the school?