Dongle @ £40 , is this the right thing for me ?

I have just upgraded from Broadband option 1 to Option 3. for a 12 month contract. Once or twice a year I take my laptop to areas where I have had difficulty connecting to the Internet with BT Fon. I have just seen an advertisement from BT about a dongle costing £40 with 1GB that more or less guarantees a connection. Would this be a good idea for an occasional user and if I used up my 1GB , how much would it cost to get another 1GB ? Thanks in advance for any help or advice that you can give me.
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I only mentioned the phone because it's more convenient for many functions, and didn't intend to suggest it as an alternative for you. The dongle uses the mobile network and it's performance will depend on a strong enough signal, just as a phone does. Subject to that, it should be fine in your laptop or netbook - I have both and it works for them when I need more than the phone provides.
This link gives top-up and other information and will hopefully help your research: http://www.productsandservices.bt.com/consumerProducts/displayTopic.do?topicId=27788.
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