Despite no immediate LTE or 3G900 prospects, Three are the go-to network for mobile broadband and I can't see that changing at any point in the next 12-18 months. I always use my Three MiFi over the Vodafone one in the UK now and it never lets me down. The Vodafone one all too often relies on slow 2G fallback, due to a half-hearted 3G rollout on Vodafone's part. All I use the Vodafone one for is roaming abroad, because of the price. Foreign networks always seem so much better than ours anyway, so it doesn't matter who bills me.

There may be a long journey ahead, but I'm convinced they can make the long-haul if the financial backing stays solid.