Mobile internet is on the way up. Studies have shown that in 2013 more than 20 % of the broadband internet users in Belgium will be using mobile internet on a PC. In November 2007, Mobistar launched Internet Everywhere, mobile internet with a subscription formula. At the end of June 2009, the operator already serviced 68,643 mobile internet customers and their number is still rising.
For occasional users in Belgium or foreigners visiting Belgium, Mobistar developed mobile internet without a subscription. The Internet Everywhere Ticket is a prepaid data sim card that is rechargeable depending on the customer’s needs. With Internet Everywhere Ticket, customers can only use mobile internet services on their PC in Belgium. Thanks to this formula, customers are in full control of their mobile internet costs in Belgium anytime.
The Internet Everywhere Ticket is available in a pack with a USB modem or without, which costs 79 and 25 euros respectively, and includes 250 MB of data volume. This prepaid data formula is available at all Mobistar points of sale and is valid for 1 year after activation. Customers can reload online on the Mobistar website, at bancontact cash terminals or with m-banxafe if they also have a Mobistar mobile phone subscription or Tempo card. Recharging tickets are available in various sizes from 5 euros for 25 MB to 50 euros for 500 MB and are valid for 31 days as from activation.
Installing Internet Everywhere Ticket is easy; when the SIM card has been placed in the USB modem and the modem has been inserted into the PC, the customer sends a text message saying ‘start’ from his PC to 8513. The activation is confirmed by text message and the SIM card is then ready for use. The customer can check his data usage online (
www.mobistar.be/interneteverywhereticket).
Mobistar continues to invest in its network to guarantee its customers a fast connection and optimal user comfort. In the first half of 2009, Mobistar invested no less than 61 million euros in mobile broadband technology. Today, its 4,611 sites offer 85% coverage of the population in 3G/HSDPA and 99% of the population in EDGE.
Internet Everywhere Ticket is available from 28 September at all Mobistar points of sale. With the launch of prepaid mobile internet for PC, Mobistar confirms its intention to innovate purposefully to offer customers the possibility of experiencing total mobility. Innovation and mobility are the two pillars Mobistar’s strategy is based on. To Mobistar, the increasing use of mobile data will be one of the main growth areas in the future.