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Trying to explain to someone what "3G" is is not the simplest thing to do but MIO has a special 3G page where they explain the 3G technology. Taking a quote from them...
"3G stands for third generation, and is a wireless industry term for a collection of international standards and technologies aimed at increasing efficiency and improving the performance of mobile wireless networks. 3G wireless services offer enhancements to current applications, including greater data speeds, increased capacity for voice and data and the advent of packet data networks versus today’s switched networks. As second-generation (2G) wireless networks evolve into third-generation systems around the globe operators are working hard to enable 2G and 3G compatibility and worldwide roaming, including 3G UMTS, GSM, GPRS, IS-95A/B, 3G CDMA2000 1X and CDMA2000 1xEV technologies." So, what were basically looking at is the third generation of mobile technologies which brings along with it really fast data transmission. 
UTS was the first to introduce 3G here on Curacao with their 3G USB Modem. The modem is able to deliver speeds up to 3.6 Mbit/s and now in August the speed has been bumped up to 7.2 Mbit/s.
You will be online anywhere on the island but because it's a shared connection, speeds will fluctuate. Existing UTS customers pay an initial fee (about 240,-) for the modem and then a monthly price of 75 Antillian Guilders.
The advantage besides the fast download speeds is the ease of which you can transport the modem and soon you'll be able to take out your chip and put it in your 3G enabled cell phone. Your cell phone will then be online and will be able to take advantage of those high data transfer speeds.
We have reviewed this modem already so for a detailed view, please click here.
As for MIO, they upgraded fully to 3G and customers will pay 155,- guilders a month along with a 3 month contract for a 3.2 Mbit/s connection. For those who go with a contract, the price willl be 125,- guilders a month along with a contract of 18 months. There's also a Naf. 49,- activation fee and the modem will cost Naf. 149,-.
We have also reviewed the MIO 3G usb modem and that review can be found here.
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