unlimited internet?

daleski75

I would recommend this to anyone looking at phones which are data hungry and that is the following.

Before signing any agreement check the coverage in your area and where you go to with one of the networks coverage checkers
Once you have shortlisted a couple of them buy a pay and go sim for a tenner or so with a small amount of data on
Go to everywhere you MUST get a signal and then try web browsing, checking emails and see how you get on.

It's much better to spend £20 or £30 on a few pay and go sim cards than entering a potential 24 month agreement and finding out there is a blackspot.

Online coverage checkers are useful as a guide but don't rely on them 100%

FBaby

I'm confused by your offer with Tesco. I've just come out of there, got a samsung galaxy SII, unlnimited internet, 300mins and 300 texts for £20 a month with T mobile. How did you get £27.50????

FBaby

Forgot to add, if you want more text (5000 I think), you can get the same for £25.

jenniewb

Incase its any help, on a google search I pulled up this on the uswitch website:
Download a webpage: 100kB (5000 pages)
Check your email: approx. 100kB per email (500 000 basic, 1,000 with attachments)
Instant message: 100kB per Instant Messenger session (500 hours)
Download a document: 100kB per page (5000 pages)
Download a song: 5MB per music track (100 songs)
Download a photo: 2MB per photo (250 photos)
Watch a video: 1000kB per minute of video watching. (1 hour of watching)


1 hour of instant messaging0.25-1MB1 hour of web browsing1.5-25MBDownload 100 emails1-10MB100 minutes talk on SkypeAround 50MBDownload 1 photo0.05-2MBDownload 1 MP33-8MBDownload 1 film trailer7-50MB1 software download70-800MBDownload 1 film700-1500MBStreaming 1 hour of video250-500MBStreaming 1 hour of audio50-150MB

Also found this link which is similar for some of the above but not the same (results 1/3 of the way down)
http://www.broadbandgenie.co.uk/mobilebroadband/help/mobile-broadband-usage-guide-what-can-you-get-for-your-gigabyte

and this (results 1/7 the way down)
http://cow.neondragon.net/index.php/what-does-500mb-or-1gb-internet-actually-mean-explaining-mobile-data-limits
1 hour of instant messaging0.25-1MB1 hour of web browsing1.5-25MBDownload 100 emails1-10MB100 minutes talk on SkypeAround 50MBDownload 1 photo0.05-2MBDownload 1 MP33-8MBDownload 1 film trailer7-50MB1 software download70-800MBDownload 1 film700-1500MBStreaming 1 hour of video250-500MBStreaming 1 hour of audio50-150MB

scooby75

I've got the same plan. I tether my phone for internet (not wifi) browsing an downloading and use way over 1gb a month - usually between 8 gb and 10 gb / month. For me it's well worth it, but I knew my monthly usage before I got it. Maybe worth contacting your current internet provider and finding out your average monthly usage.

adriandilly

jenniewb wrote: »

Incase its any help, on a google search I pulled up this on the uswitch website:
Download a webpage: 100kB (5000 pages)
Check your email: approx. 100kB per email (500 000 basic, 1,000 with attachments)
Instant message: 100kB per Instant Messenger session (500 hours)
Download a document: 100kB per page (5000 pages)
Download a song: 5MB per music track (100 songs)
Download a photo: 2MB per photo (250 photos)
Watch a video: 1000kB per minute of video watching. (1 hour of watching)


1 hour of instant messaging0.25-1MB1 hour of web browsing1.5-25MBDownload 100 emails1-10MB100 minutes talk on SkypeAround 50MBDownload 1 photo0.05-2MBDownload 1 MP33-8MBDownload 1 film trailer7-50MB1 software download70-800MBDownload 1 film700-1500MBStreaming 1 hour of video250-500MBStreaming 1 hour of audio50-150MB

Also found this link which is similar for some of the above but not the same (results 1/3 of the way down)
http://www.broadbandgenie.co.uk/mobilebroadband/help/mobile-broadband-usage-guide-what-can-you-get-for-your-gigabyte

and this (results 1/7 the way down)
http://cow.neondragon.net/index.php/what-does-500mb-or-1gb-internet-actually-mean-explaining-mobile-data-limits
1 hour of instant messaging0.25-1MB1 hour of web browsing1.5-25MBDownload 100 emails1-10MB100 minutes talk on SkypeAround 50MBDownload 1 photo0.05-2MBDownload 1 MP33-8MBDownload 1 film trailer7-50MB1 software download70-800MBDownload 1 film700-1500MBStreaming 1 hour of video250-500MBStreaming 1 hour of audio50-150MB

Something to bear in mind if you use Google Maps out and about; I had the Satellite imagery layer on and managed to rack up 6MB in a matter of seconds

catzooo

I'm on 3's the one plan - it really is unlimited internet. I got rid of my landline/broadband (was expensive - I am in Hull area so was stuck with Karoo) so now use my mobile heavily - tethered to my laptop. Used just under 4g last month. Would recommend it.

downshifted

FBaby wrote: »

Forgot to add, if you want more text (5000 I think), you can get the same for £25.

The Tesco offer is for 500 minutes, 5000 texts and 1 GB - it's £25 for 500mb, and £2.50 for the extra 500mb :-)