The thing about the Internet is that once you've had always-on access to it at work or at home, then being without it can feel like something of a deprivation. Well now you can with the USB Modem Access for PC or Mac's

These USB modems have two great advantages over their PC Card antecedents.

One: they are plug and play, which means you just plug them into a slot, wait a while as their software is loaded automatically and you are ready to go.

Two: obviously enough, they are USB. That means you can use them with any PC that has a USB slot. Designed primarily for laptop users, they'll double up if your main broadband connection, linked to a desktop PC, goes down.