Data plans
The goal of this page is to have an up to date per country list of data plans for your mobile phone. If you have user experiences with one of these (or an other) data plans please feel free to contribute your experience on the data plan thread.
Please take into account data plans might involve special deals, or are available for a limited time. Therefore, the information hereunder might be (slightly) incorrect or out of date. Sorry for any inconvenience this may cause, and please feel free to provide updates on the data plans or add new data plans.
EU & roaming notice: If you are residing in the European Union be aware The European Commision provides a website where one can compare roaming tariffs in EU.
Austria
| ISP | Plan name | Speed | Data limit | Tethering | Restrictions | Price / month | Misc
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| Orange | Mobiles Internet 3GB | ? | 3GB | yes | none | € 10,- | € 0,10 for each MB after 3GB
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| Orange | Mobiles Internet 15GB | ? | 15GB | yes | none | € 20,- (ohne Handyvertrag) / € 15,- (mit Orange Handyvertrag) | after 6 GB used: max. 128kbit/s; after 15 GB used: max. 56kbit/s
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| Orange | Team Orange 39 | ? | 3GB | yes | none | € 39,- | + 1000 minutes voice, 400 minutes to the EU, 1000 SMS, free calls+SMS to Orange.AT customers
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| A1 | Data Basis | 7,2 Mbit/s | none | yes | none | - | standard cost: €6,40/MB without data plan; beware!
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| A1 | A1 Internet Paket | 7,2 Mbit/s | 50MB | yes | none | € 5,- | smallest data plan for A1; € 0,50 for each MB not included in the 50MB limit
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Australia
| ISP | Plan name | Speed | Data limit | Tethering | Restrictions | Price / month | Misc
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| Three | X-Series Essentials | ? | 20MB | ? | Broadband Zone | 5$ | 50c per MB for additional data
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| Three | X-Series Essentials | ? | 100MB | ? | Broadband Zone | 8$ | 50c per MB for additional data
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| Three | X-Series Essentials | ? | 200MB | ? | Broadband Zone | 12$ | 50c per MB for additional data
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| Three | X-Series Ultimate | ? | 1GB | ? | Broadband Zone | 20$ | 10c per MB for additional data
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| Three | X-Series Ultimate | ? | 2GB | ? | Broadband Zone | 30$ | 10c per MB for additional data
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| Three | X-Series Ultimate | ? | 3GB | ? | Broadband Zone | 40$ | 10c per MB for additional data
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Bulgaria
| ISP | Plan name | Speed | Data limit | Tethering | Restrictions | Price / month | Misc
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| Globul | GoWeb 25 | up to 14.4Mbps | 25MB | Yes | - | 5,00BGN | additional 0,60BGN/MB [1]
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| Globul | GoWeb 100 | up to 14.4Mbps | 100MB | Yes | - | 12,00BGN | additional 0,24BGN/MB [2]
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| Globul | GoWeb 300 | up to 14.4Mbps | 300MB | Yes | - | 16,80BGN | additional 0,24BGN/MB [3]
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| Globul | GoWeb 1000 | up to 14.4Mbps | 1000MB | Yes | - | 24,00BGN | additional 0,10BGN/MB [4]
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| M-Tel | Easy Surf | up to 21Mbps | 5-50MB (recommended) | Yes | - | 3,90BGN | 0,25BGN/MB [5]
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| M-Tel | Pro Surf | up to 21Mbps | 50-100MB (recommended) | Yes | - | 5,90BGN | 0,15BGN/MB [6]
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| M-Tel | Master Surf | up to 21Mbps | 100-500MB (recommended) | Yes | - | 9,90BGN | 0,05BGN/MB [7]
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| M-Tel | Power Surf | up to 21Mbps | 500-10000MB (recommended) | Yes | - | 15,90BGN | 0,01BGN/MB [8]
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| M-Tel | Surf | up to 21Mbps | 25MB | Yes | - | 9,90BGN | additional 0,60BGN/MB [9]
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| M-Tel | Surf | up to 21Mbps | 250MB | Yes | - | 15,90BGN | additional 0,25BGN/MB [10]
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| M-Tel | Surf | up to 21Mbps | 512MB | Yes | - | 19,90BGN | additional 0,25BGN/MB [11]
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| M-Tel | Surf | up to 21Mbps | 1024MB | Yes | - | 23,90BGN | additional 0,25BGN/MB [12]
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| M-Tel | Surf | up to 21Mbps | 2048MB | Yes | - | - | bundled with Netbooks [13]
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| M-Tel | Surf | up to 21Mbps | 3072MB | Yes | - | 39,90BGN | additional 0,10BGN/MB [14]
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| M-Tel | Surf | up to 21Mbps | 5120MB | Yes | - | 49,90BGN | additional 0,10BGN/MB [15]
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| M-Tel | Surf | up to 21Mbps | 10240MB | Yes | - | 59,90BGN | additional 0,10BGN/MB [16]
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| Vivacom | Data 30 | ? (3G) | 30MB | Yes | - | 5,00BGN | additional 0,30BGN/MB [17]
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| Vivacom | Data 150 | ? (3G) | 150MB | Yes | - | 10,00BGN | additional 0,30BGN/MB [18]
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| Vivacom | Data 750 | ? (3G) | 750MB | Yes | - | 20,00BGN | additional 0,30BGN/MB [19]
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Canada
| ISP | Plan name | Speed | Data limit | Tethering | Restrictions | Price / month | Misc
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| Rogers | Same as iPhone | ? | 6G | Tethering | Available until Sept 30 | 30$ | On top of regular cell account
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| Fido | 1GB/3GB | 7.2 Mbps | 1GB/3GB | On-device (RX-51) | As of 20/2/2009, no contract with own device | $30 / $60 | $35 activation fee, $35 SIM card, no system access fee or 911 fee [20]
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| Rogers | 1GB/3GB | 7.2 Mbps | 1GB/3GB | On-device (RX-51) | system access and 911 fees apply | $30 / $60 | [21]
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Czech Republic
Also see the list in Wikipedia (no idea how up-to-date it is though)
Finland
| ISP | Plan name | Speed | Data limit | Tethering | Restrictions | Price / month | Misc
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| Saunalahti | Mobiililaajakaista 384 | 384 Kb/s | FUP | yes | All p2p traffic forbidden | 9,80 € | Source
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| Saunalahti | Mobiililaajakaista 512 | 512 Kb/s | FUP | yes | All p2p traffic forbidden | 14,80 € | Source
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| Saunalahti | Mobiililaajakaista 1M | 1 Mb/s | FUP | yes | All p2p traffic forbidden | 19,80 € | Source
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| Saunalahti | Mobiililaajakaista 2M | 2 Mb/s | FUP | yes | All p2p traffic forbidden | 29,80 € | Source
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| Saunalahti | Mobiililaajakaista 5M | 5 Mb/s | FUP | yes | All p2p traffic forbideen | 34,80 € | Source
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France
| ISP | Plan name | Speed | Data limit | Tethering | Restrictions | Price / month | Misc
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| Orange | Internet | 3G+ | FUP | Not allowed, but works | Port 80 only. | 5€ | Add in to a voice plan. Data works only from 8pm to 8am and weekends. Source
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| Orange | Internet Max | 3G+ | FUP | Not allowed, but works | Port 80 only | 9€ | Add in to a voice plan. Source
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Germany
| ISP | Plan name | Speed | Data limits 3G/GPRS | Tethering | Restrictions | Price / month | Misc
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| T-mobile | WebN'Walk connect | 3G+ | 30MB | Works | no voip. | 5€ | Add in to a voice plan. Source
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| T-mobile | WebN'Walk connect M | 3G+ | 300MB | Works | no voip. | 24.95€ | Add in to a voice plan. Source
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| T-mobile | WebN'Walk connect L | 3G+ | 5GB/Unlimited | Works | no voip. | 39.95€ | Add in to a voice plan. After 5GB limited bandwidth. Source
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| Vodafone | Mobile Connect L | 3G+ | 300MB | Works | no voip | 19.95€ | Add in to a voice plan. Source
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| Vodafone | Mobile Connect pda | 3G+ | 30MB | Works | no voip | 9.95€ | Add in to a voice plan. Source
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| Vodafone | Mobile Connect Flat | 3G+ | 5GB/Unlimited | Works | no voip | 34.95€ | Add in to a voice plan. After 5GB limited bandwidth. Source
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| O2 | Internet-Pack S | 3G+ | 30 MB/Unlimited | Works | none Source | 5 € | Add in to a voice plan. After 30MB limited bandwidth. Source
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| O2 | Internet-Pack M | 3G+ | 200 MB/Unlimited | Works | none Source | 10 € | Add in to a voice plan. After 200MB limited bandwidth. Source
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| O2 | Internet-Pack L | 3G+ | 5GB/Unlimited | Works | none Source | 25 € | Add in to a voice plan. After 5GB limited bandwidth. Source
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- Comparison of more data plans: [22] and [23]
Israel
| ISP | Plan name | Speed | Data limit | Tethering | Restrictions | Price / month | Misc
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| Orange | - | up to 2.8Mb/s(HSDPA) | 5GB/month | Allowed | None | 80NIS (€15) | IP address allocated from private range (192.168.*.*)
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Italy
| ISP | Plan name | Speed | Data limit | Tethering | Restrictions | Price / month | Misc
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| 3 Italia | Naviga3 | 3600/384(?) | 50MB / day | Not allowed, but works | none | 9€ | There's a weekly option for 3€/week at 100MB / day. That makes up for circa 12€ / month.
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Netherlands
| ISP (Infrastructure) | Plan name | Speed | Data limit | Tethering | Restrictions | Price / month | Misc
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| XS4All (KPN) | Go | 768/384 | 1GB | Yes | none | 20 EUR (excl. VAT) | 25% cut for existing customers of XS4All, USB/PCMIA/Express source (in Dutch)
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| XS4All (KPN) | Start | 1800/384 | 2GB | Yes | none | 33,57 EUR (excl. VAT) | 25% cut for existing customers of XS4All, USB/PCMIA/Express source (in Dutch)
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| XS4All (KPN) | Lite | 3600/1400 | FUP | Yes | none | 50 EUR (excl. VAT) | 25% cut for existing customers of XS4All, USB/PCMIA/Express source (in Dutch)
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| XS4All (KPN) | Basic | 7200/1400 | FUP | Yes | none | 80 EUR (excl. VAT) | 25% cut for existing customers of XS4All, USB source (in Dutch)
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| Vodafone | Vodafone Zorgeloos Internet Blox | 3600/384 | FUP | Not allowed but works | Skype known to be blocked | 10 EUR | Able to put on or off a monthly basis. FUP: not allowed to use regularly 10x more than average usage source (in Dutch)
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| KPN | Snel Mobiel Internet Start | 7200/1400 | 400MB | Yes | ? | 20 EUR (for business excl. VAT) | 0,12 EUR for each extra MB in NL; in EU and out of EU tarrifs
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| KPN | Snel Mobiel Internet Comfort | 7200/1400 | 1GB | Yes | ? | 40 EUR (for business excl. VAT) | 0,12 EUR for each extra MB in NL; in EU and out of EU tarrifs
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| KPN | Snel Mobiel Internet Pro | 7200/1400 | 2,5GB | Yes | ? | 60 EUR (for business excl. VAT) | 0,12 EUR for each extra MB in NL; in EU and out of EU tarrifs
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| KPN | Snel Mobiel Internet Onbeperkt | 7200/1400 | FUP | Yes | ? | 80 EUR (for business excl. VAT) | No extra for more MB in NL; in EU and out of EU tarrifs
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| KPN | Zeker Mobiel Internet Start | 768/384 | 400 MB | Yes | ? | 22,50 EUR | No extra MB; static cost; in EU and out of EU tarrifs
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| KPN | Zeker Mobiel Internet Comfort | 1500/384 | 1 GB | Yes | ? | 35 EUR | No extra MB; static cost; in EU and out of EU tarrifs
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| KPN | Zeker Mobiel Internet Pro | 2000/384 | 2,5 GB | Yes | ? | 50 EUR | No extra MB; static cost; in EU and out of EU tarrifs
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| T-Mobile | web’n’walk Standard | 384/64 | FUP | ? | ? | 10 EUR | source
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| T-Mobile | web’n’walk Plus | 1024/384 | FUP (after 2 GB 384/64) | ? | ? | 15 EUR | source
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Portugal
| ISP | Plan name | Speed | Data limit | Tethering | Restrictions | Price / month | Misc
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| TMN | internetnotelemóvel | 3G+ (7.2Mb) | 250 MB | Yes | none | 15 € | source
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| Vodafone | Aditivo internet movel | 3G+ (7.2Mb) | 100MB | Yes | none | 9,82 € | source
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| Optimus | Internet da Optimus | 3G+ (7.2Mb) | 100MB | Yes | none | 7,5 € | source
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Romania
| ISP | Plan name | Speed | Data limit | Tethering | Restrictions | Price / month | Misc
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| Vodafone | ? | 3G | 10MB | ? | ? | 2,38€ | additional 0,0023€/10KB
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Serbia
| ISP | Plan name | Speed | Data limit | Tethering | Restrictions | Price / month | Misc
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| Telenor | Mini | 3G | 300 MB | yes | Inbound ports blocked | 8€ |
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| Telenor | Ista cena | 3G | 5 GB | yes | Inbound ports blocked | 15€ |
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| Telenor | Veliki | 3G | 10 GB | yes | Inbound ports blocked | 27€ |
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| Telenor | Prepaid Internet | 3G | 3 GB | yes | Inbound ports blocked | 40€ | prepaid, with SIM and USB modem
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Slovenia
| ISP | Plan name | Speed | Data limit | Tethering | Restrictions | Price / month | Misc
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| Si.Mobil | Mobilni Internet Unlimited | 3.5G | No upper limit | ? | Inbound ports blocked | 19€ | 0.08/SMS
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| Si.Mobil | Mobilni Internet Freestyle | 3.5G | 10GB | ? | Inbound ports blocked | 30€ | 0.08/SMS 0.00004/kB NETBOOK only package
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| Si.Mobil | Mobilni Internet Osnovni | 3.5G | 100MB | ? | Inbound ports blocked | 6€ | 0.08/SMS 0.00004/kB
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| Si.Mobil | Mobilni Internet Plus | 3.5G | 10GB | ? | Inbound ports blocked | 15€ | 0.08/SMS 0.00004/kB
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| Si.Mobil | Opcija Mobilni Internet Start | 3.5G | 20MB | ? | Inbound ports blocked | 3€ | 0.0004/kB Addin to voice
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| Si.Mobil | Opcija Mobilni Internet Osnovni | 3.5G | 200MB | ? | Inbound ports blocked | 8€ | 0.00007/kB Addin to voice
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| Si.Mobil | Opcija Mobilni Internet Napredni | 3.5G | 2GB | ? | Inbound ports blocked | 12€ | 0.00007/kB Addin to voice
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| Si.Mobil | Opcija Mobilni Internet Plus | 3.5G | 20GB | ? | Inbound ports blocked | 18€ | 0.00007/kB Addin to voice
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Spain
| ISP | Plan name | Speed | Data limit | Tethering | Restrictions | Price / month | Misc
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| Vodafone | Tarifa Plana Mensual Internet en el Móvil | 3.6Mbps (HSDPA) | 150MB/unlimited | Not allowed | VoIP, P2P | €12 | Two access points available. Using first one the speed goes down to 64kbps after reaching traffic limit. Using the other that limit doesn't apply but it goes through a proxy.
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| Vodafone | Tarifa Plana Navega Plus | 7.2Mbps (HSPA) | 4GB/unlimited | Allowed | None | €39 | The speed goes down to 128kbps after reaching traffic limit.
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Sweden
| ISP | Plan name | Speed | Data limit | Tethering | Restrictions | Price / month | Misc
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| Tele2 | Surf Small | Up to 6Mbit | 200MB | Yes(?) | ? | 29 SEK (~2.9€) | After 200MB cost is ~0.16€/MB. Add in to a voice plan. 3month commitment.
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| Tele2 | Surf Medium | Up to 6Mbit | 1GB | Yes(?) | ? | 89 SEK (~8.9€) | After 1GB speed is restricted to 64Kbit/s. Additional 1GB is ~9.9€. Add in to a voice plan. 3month commitment.
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| Tele2 | Surf Large | Up to 6Mbit | 5GB | Yes(?) | ? | 159 SEK (~15.9€) | After 5GB speed is restricted to 64Kbit/s. Additional 1GB is ~9.9€. Add in to a voice plan. 3month commitment.
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| Telenor | Fri Mobilsurf | 350kbit | Unlimited | Yes(?) | ? | 59 SEK (~5.8€) | Add in to a voice plan. No commitment(?).
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| Telenor | Fri Mobilsurf Turbo | Up to 6Mbit | Unlimited | Yes(?) | ? | 119 SEK (~11.7€) | Add in to a voice plan. No commitment(?). Includes free access to wifi hotspots (The Cloud)
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| 3 | Surf Turbo | Up to 6Mbit | Unlimited | Yes(?) | ? | 149 SEK (~14.8€) | Add in to a voice plan. No commitment.
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Switzerland
Plans and options use to change quickly. Table below gives an estimate based on currently available plans (September 2009). Best thing is to verify on the ISP homepage.
| ISP | Plan name | Speed | Data limit | Tethering | Restrictions | Price / month | Misc
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| Orange | Surf | 3G | 1GB | ? | ? | 10€ | As an option for the Optima plans
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| Sunrise | Surf | 3G | 250MB | ? | ? | 5€ | As an option on existing plans.
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| Swisscom | Surf | 3G | 100MB | ? | ? | 12€ | Asn an option on existing plans. It might however be much cheaper to get a special surf plan. Check the various very different plans and options
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United Kingdom
| ISP | Plan name | Type | Speed | Data limit | Tethering | Restrictions | Price / month | Misc
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| Asda Mobile | Pay as you go | Prepay | ? | None | Allowed but no support | ? | 20p per megabyte | Uses Vodafone network
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| T-Mobile | Web'n'walk | Contract | ? | 1GB | Not allowed but works | ? | £Included | Contracts over £25
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| T-Mobile | Web'n'walk plus | Contract | ? | 3GB | Allowed | VOIP | Add £7.50 | ?
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| T-Mobile | Web'n'walk max | Contract | ? | 10GB | Allowed | None | Add £12.50 | ?
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| T-Mobile | Web'n'walk Daily | Prepay or Contract | ? | 1GB | Not allowed but works | ? | £1 | Only pay for days used
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| Three | Mobile Broadband Lite 1GB | Contract | "up to 2.8Mbps on 3's HSDPA network in the UK" | 1GB | Y | ? | £10.00 | £0.10/MB above allowance
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| Three | Mobile Broadband 5GB | Contract | up to 2.8Mbps on 3's HSDPA network in the UK" | 5GB | Y | ? | £15.00 | £0.10/MB above allowance
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| Three | Mobile Broadband 15GB | Contract | "up to 2.8Mbps on 3's HSDPA network in the UK" | 15GB | Y | ? | £30.00 | £0.10/MB above allowance
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| Three | Broadband Lite | Prepay | "up to 2.8Mbps on 3's HSDPA network in the UK" | 1GB | Y | ? | £10.00 | £1.00/MB above allowance
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| Three | Broadband Plus | Prepay | "up to 2.8Mbps on 3's HSDPA network in the UK" | 3GB | Y | ? | £15.00 | £1.00/MB above allowance
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| Three | Broadband Max | Prepay | "up to 2.8Mbps on 3's HSDPA network in the UK" | 7GB | Y | ? | £25.00 | £1.00/MB above allowance
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| Three | Internet Daily | Prepay | "up to 2.8Mbps on 3's HSDPA network in the UK" | 120MB | ? | ? | £0.50 (valid for one day) | £1.00/MB above allowance
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| Three | Internet Weekly | Prepay | "up to 2.8Mbps on 3's HSDPA network in the UK" | 500 MB | ? | ? | £2.50 (valid for 7 days) | £1.00/MB above allowance
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| Three | Internet Monthly | Prepay | "up to 2.8Mbps on 3's HSDPA network in the UK" | 2GB | ? | ? | £5.00 | £1.00/MB above allowance
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| Virgin | ? | Prepay or Direct Debit | ? | 25MB/day | ? | ? | 30p/day | Only pay for days used. £2.00/MB above allowance
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| Vodafone | Mobile Internet - Value Pack | Contract | ? | 500MB/month (FUP) | Not allowed afaict (charges extra) | No VoIP/P2P (extra charges apply) | £5 | Tied with existing contract
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| Vodafone | Mobile Internet - Flexi Pack | Contract | ? | 500MB/month (FUP) | Not allowed afaict (charges extra) | No VoIP/P2P (extra charges apply) | £7.50 | Tied with existing contract. Free to opt out.
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| Vodafone | Mobile Broadband via your phone | Contract | ? | 5GB/month (FUP) | ? | No restrictions mentioned | £20/month | Tied with existing contract.
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| Vodafone | TopUp and Go | Prepay | "up to 7.2Mbps" | 1GB / £15.00 | Y | Parental controls by default (can be disabled on request) | £15.00 (valid indefinitely until used up) | Usage credit does not expire, but need to connect once every 180 days to keep the SIM active. Have to buy with USB dongle initially (£39 including 1GB credit). SIM will work in a phone, but voice calls are barred. No international roaming.
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United States
| ISP | Plan name | Speed | Data limit | Tethering | Restrictions | Price / month | Misc
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| AT&T | Data Unlimited | GPRS/EDGE/3G/HSDPA | "Unlimited" (5GB) | Not allowed but works | ? | $15 | No contract
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| T-Mobile | T-Mobile Total Internet | GPRS/EDGE/UMTS/WiFi | "Unlimited" | Allowed (but no support) | ? | 39.99$ | Data only plan, 2 yr. contract, T-Mobile hotspots Source
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| T-Mobile | T-Mobile Total Internet + Messages | GPRS/EDGE/UMTS/WiFi | "Unlimited" | Allowed (but no support) | ? | 19.95$ | Add-on to voice plan, no contract needed, T-Mobile hotspots Source
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| T-Mobile | T-MobileWeb | GPRS/EDGE/UMTS | "Unlimited" | Allowed (but no support) | Port blocking | 9.99$ | Add-on to voice plan, no contract needed Source
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| Virgin Mobile | Broadband2Go | 1xRTT/EVDO | 100MB | ? ... USB Dongle | Expires after 10 days | $10 | No Contract, See Plans
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| Virgin Mobile | Broadband2Go | 1xRTT/EVDO | 250MB | ? ... USB Dongle | Expires after 30 days | $20 | No Contract, See Plans
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| Virgin Mobile | Broadband2Go | 1xRTT/EVDO | 600MB | ? ... USB Dongle | Expires after 30 days | $40 | No Contract, See Plans
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| Virgin Mobile | Broadband2Go | 1xRTT/EVDO | 1GB | ? ... USB Dongle | Expires after 30 days | $60 | No Contract, See Plans
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| Verizon Wireless | V Cast | 1xRTT/EVDO | "Unlimited" (AKA 5GB) | Not allowed but works | See Terms of Service | $15 | Uses "unlimited" data regardless of plan (rather than minutes)
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| Verizon Wireless | BroadbandAccess Connect | 1xRTT/EVDO | "Unlimited" (AKA 5GB) | Yes | See Terms of Service | $60 | Tethering data plans for PDA phones $15/$30
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