The latest must-have gadget the “dongle” reveals it has sold over 1 million of the gadgets.

The dongle is a pocket-sized USB device that provides internet access wherever there is mobile phone coverage and is proving to be a huge success.

Analysts have said that the strong sales of the 3 gadget proved that dongles posed a big threat to traditional landline phone companies such as BT and to the providers of “wi-fi” hotspots.

Ben Wood, of CCS, said. ‘As these mobile packages and speeds get good enough people will be starting to say ‘hang on a minute, why do I need a landline again?’.’

He also said that the rise of the dongle was a concern for wi-fi providers, as people would no longer be bothered to log into a wi-fi network and tap in a password if an easier alternative was available.

All the main mobile operators have jumped on to the dongle bandwagon. 3, which launched its service 18 months ago, offers speeds of up to 3.6 megabits per second.

Impressive, huh?!!