Unlimited access within UK from a mobile?

dawnsall · **Unlimited access within UK from a mobile? -** 25-09-2007, 15:20

In various places in Europe it's possible to connect your mobile to your laptop and browse the internet (although it's not at broadband speeds) for a reasonable price. For example in Italy you can use Wind to get 100 hours a month for 30 euros and in Greece you can even do unlimited it for 3.49 euros a month. Very soon I will be in the UK and will not have a fixed abode but need internet access. So what is the best I can do in the UK please? Thank you very much.

I can't check this forum every day so if anybody asks a question I will get back to you.

Dawn

petkow · 25-09-2007, 16:51

I'll let someone more experienced answer your question properly, though I think a good option would be to get a T-Mobile prepaid SIM. They do a cap on the cost of GPRS, EDGE or UMTS data at £1/day. This is the most it will cost you, no matter how much you surf on that day. See: http://www.prepaidgsm.net/en/uk/tmo.html

PhotoJim · 26-09-2007, 08:30

T-Mobile gives you a soft cap of 40 MB at the price of 1 pound per day as mentioned above. Orange also works with a hard cap of 25 MB (they charge for amounts above this, and I'm not sure of the rate).

Between the two you can do pretty well at a low rate.

AndreA · 28-09-2007, 12:45

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Originally Posted by petkow

though I think a good option would be to get a T-Mobile prepaid SIM. They do a cap on the cost of GPRS, EDGE or UMTS data at £1/day.

Well, Yoigo copies them in Spain too

Anyway I'll be in UK next month, I think to use the Tmo option... or Naviga3 by 3ITALY

Richard10002 · 29-09-2007, 19:17

I used the T Mobile PAYG aim in a datacard in my PC from September 2006 to June 2007 and, whilst it's only supposed to be used in a mobile phone, I heard nothing from them, and it worked fine.

384Kbps is almost as fast as the original 512Kbps broadband, and is fast enough for me to watch UK TV via Slingbox in Italy, and to make Skype calls.....

Also had an Orange sim so I could use Orange World for £1 per day at GPRS speeds if necessary.

petkow · 30-09-2007, 00:12

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Originally Posted by AndreA

Well, Yoigo copies them in Spain too

Slightly OT but related to the last post. Any problems with using a Yoigo card in a PC datacard (in Spain) just like Richard10002 did with T-Mo in UK?

Richard10002 · 30-09-2007, 09:10

Yoigo was fine in a datacard for me in June/July

tcruiser · 30-09-2007, 20:06

Does anyone know, is there something similar for data in Germany? Will be there for a week or so. Just returned from the UK where the tmobile sim gave me excellent internet access when used in my PC card; so much faster than the excruciating GPRS.

sailorbg · 01-10-2007, 12:02

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Originally Posted by dawnsall

and in Greece you can even do unlimited it for 3.49 euros a month.
Dawn

Can you please let me know mere about this offer in Greece? Wich operator and SIM card should I bye?

bourbonkiller · 05-10-2007, 09:41

@ Richard10002

"384Kbps is almost as fast as the original 512Kbps broadband, and is fast enough for me to watch UK TV via Slingbox in Italy, and to make Skype calls..... "

Did you try to watch UK TV via Slingbox in Italy with the TMO UK card? How much is the cost for that? Does it also cap at 1 GBP per day? Otherwise it might cost you an arm AND a leg to watch TV on roaming...

This could be very interresting if that Web'n'Walk would work abroad as well...

BK

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dawnsall (Offline) Junior Member Newbie Posts: 2 Join Date: 18 Sep 2007 Country:	Unlimited access within UK from a mobile? - 25-09-2007, 15:20 In various places in Europe it's possible to connect your mobile to your laptop and browse the internet (although it's not at broadband speeds) for a reasonable price. For example in Italy you can use Wind to get 100 hours a month for 30 euros and in Greece you can even do unlimited it for 3.49 euros a month. Very soon I will be in the UK and will not have a fixed abode but need internet access. So what is the best I can do in the UK please? Thank you very much. I can't check this forum every day so if anybody asks a question I will get back to you. Dawn

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petkow (Offline) Senior Member Prepaid Pioneer Posts: 696 Join Date: 01 Aug 2006 Location: Madrid Country:	25-09-2007, 16:51 I'll let someone more experienced answer your question properly, though I think a good option would be to get a T-Mobile prepaid SIM. They do a cap on the cost of GPRS, EDGE or UMTS data at £1/day. This is the most it will cost you, no matter how much you surf on that day. See: http://www.prepaidgsm.net/en/uk/tmo.html

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PhotoJim (Offline) Senior Member Prepaid Expert Posts: 389 Join Date: 10 Dec 2006 Location: Regina, SK, CA Country:	26-09-2007, 08:30 T-Mobile gives you a soft cap of 40 MB at the price of 1 pound per day as mentioned above. Orange also works with a hard cap of 25 MB (they charge for amounts above this, and I'm not sure of the rate). Between the two you can do pretty well at a low rate. CA: SaskTel, Wind postpaid; Rogers, Bell postpaid iPad flex plans; US: T-Mobile postpaid data, prepaid voice; PureTalk (AT&T MVNO) prepaid voice/data; AT&T prepaid iPad plan Hardware: Too much but notably iPhone 5, iPad Mini Retina LTE, Moto G LTE (N.A. version), iPhone 4. All unlocked.

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Richard10002 (Offline) Member Advanced Member Posts: 60 Join Date: 03 Oct 2006 Country:	29-09-2007, 19:17 I used the T Mobile PAYG aim in a datacard in my PC from September 2006 to June 2007 and, whilst it's only supposed to be used in a mobile phone, I heard nothing from them, and it worked fine. 384Kbps is almost as fast as the original 512Kbps broadband, and is fast enough for me to watch UK TV via Slingbox in Italy, and to make Skype calls..... Also had an Orange sim so I could use Orange World for £1 per day at GPRS speeds if necessary.

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Richard10002 (Offline) Member Advanced Member Posts: 60 Join Date: 03 Oct 2006 Country:	30-09-2007, 09:10 Yoigo was fine in a datacard for me in June/July

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tcruiser (Offline) Junior Member Newbie Posts: 7 Join Date: 30 Sep 2007 Country:	30-09-2007, 20:06 Does anyone know, is there something similar for data in Germany? Will be there for a week or so. Just returned from the UK where the tmobile sim gave me excellent internet access when used in my PC card; so much faster than the excruciating GPRS.

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bourbonkiller (Offline) Senior Member Prepaid Fan Posts: 193 Join Date: 22 Dec 2004 Location: Lake of Constance Country:	05-10-2007, 09:41 @ Richard10002 "384Kbps is almost as fast as the original 512Kbps broadband, and is fast enough for me to watch UK TV via Slingbox in Italy, and to make Skype calls..... " Did you try to watch UK TV via Slingbox in Italy with the TMO UK card? How much is the cost for that? Does it also cap at 1 GBP per day? Otherwise it might cost you an arm AND a leg to watch TV on roaming... This could be very interresting if that Web'n'Walk would work abroad as well... BK ********************************************** Mobiles: iPhone 7+, iPhone 7, iPhone SE, Blackberry Priv, Honor 8, Lumia 950 Prepaid-SIM: 3 UK, Save Money Sim, Toggle Mobile UK, XX-Sim, Koko Mobile