Contents 1 Vodafone UK 1.1 Data feature packs 1.2 Availability 1.3 SIM sizes 1.4 Tips 2 3 Mobile UK 2.1 Default data rate 2.2 Data feature packs 2.3 Availability 2.4 Mobile Broadband 2.5 SIM sizes 2.6 Frequency 2.7 Tethering 2.8 Other Notes 3 T-Mobile UK 3.1 Default data rate 3.2 Data feature packs 3.3 Fair use policy 3.4 Availability 3.5 SIM sizes 3.6 Frequency 3.7 Tethering 3.8 Additional 4 Orange 4.1 Default Data Rate 4.2 Data feature packs 4.3 Availability 5 O2 UK 5.1 Default Data Rate 5.2 Data feature packs 5.3 Fair use policy 5.4 Availability 5.5 SIM sizes 5.6 Frequency 5.7 Tethering 6 ASDA Mobile 6.1 Default Data Rate 6.2 Data feature packs 6.3 Fair use policy 6.4 Availability 6.5 SIM sizes 6.6 Network information 6.7 Frequency 6.8 Tethering 7 Virgin Mobile 7.1 Default data rate 7.2 Data feature packs 7.3 Fair use policy 7.4 Availability 7.5 SIM sizes 7.6 Frequency 7.7 Tethering 8 GiffGaff 8.1 Default data rate 8.2 Data feature packs 8.3 Fair use policy 8.4 Availability 8.5 SIM sizes 8.6 Tethering 8.7 Registration 9 Tesco Mobile 9.1 Default Data Rate 9.2 Data feature packs 9.3 Fair use policy 10 Comments

Vodafone UKEdit

Vodafone has a "Pay as you Go" service.

More information

Data feature packsEdit

• 50p for 25MB per day
• £5 for 250MB for 30 days
• £10 for 500MB for 30 days

AvailabilityEdit

Purchase a SIM card from any Vodafone store for £5, which includes some calls. You can recharge it at their stores or many other kiosks or convenience stores throughout the country.

SIM sizesEdit

Standard SIMs are freely available, but in Jul-Aug 2011 Micro-SIMs for PAYG were generally unavailable from most Vodafone stores throughout the UK. However, Standard SIMs can easily be trimmed down with scissors to fit the iPhone 4.

TipsEdit

Check first for compability with your device. Vodafone "Pay as you Go" SIM cards with data packs only work on specific "Pay as you Go" devices (tried in Q4/2010 with "3 MiFi Mobile Wireless Modem" and "Vodafone Huawei E220 UMTS Modem" - confirmed by Vodafone UK customer support)!

iPhone 4 users will have to change the default APN settings before activating the data on Vodafone. If not, the phone will give the error "Could not activate cellular data network". The correct setting can be found on Vodafone support.

3 Mobile UKEdit

Default data rateEdit

• 30p per MB

More information (This is only for smartphones.)

Data feature packsEdit

• 150MB valid for 90 days with every top-up
• 120MB valid for 1 day for 50p
• 500MB valid for 30 days for £5

When data is used up you are free to buy another pack without waiting until the end of the previously bought add on pack. After data add on is used up charges revert to 30p per MB if another add on is not bought.

More information (This is only for smartphones.)

They also do an Unlimited data PAYG deal for £15 for 30 days that includes 300 minutes and 3000 texts. However, to get this deal you MUST first topup your account with the £15 and then CONVERT the £15 credit to an Add-on, otherwise you'll be paying the default data rate of 30p per Mb. You can do this online once you've created an online account with 3.

You can recharge using a credit card, but only if your credit card has a UK postal address.

More information (This is only for smartphones.)

AvailabilityEdit

Purchase from a 3 Mobile store for £10 which includes £10 credit, also available online. Extra credit can be bought from anywhere displaying the green 'top up' logo.

Mobile BroadbandEdit

Use the iPad data plan with 1 GB (£10.49) or 3 GB (£20.99). Valid for 30 days. Top-ups: 1GB £10, 3GB £15, 7GB £25. Link to iPad data plans

Link to Mobile Broadband with dongle and SIM only

SIM sizesEdit

Mini SIMs as standard. Micro SIMs may be available on request, (mini SIMs are able to be cut down to micro SIM size).

FrequencyEdit

• WCDMA 2100

TetheringEdit

Yes.

Other NotesEdit

As 3 Mobile is a purely 3G network a 3G mobile phone (with the 3G function turned on) is required, a 2G mobile phone will be cut off.

T-Mobile UKEdit

Default data rateEdit

Free SIM. £1 / day data rate. See link for more information.

Data feature packsEdit

• 5 days: £2.50. Text WEB to 441
• 1 month: £5. Text MONTHWEB to 441
• 6 months: £20. Text 6MONTHWEB to 441

See link for more information, or see the gallery below.

Fair use policyEdit

Browse and email as much as you want. Streaming has a limit. The default data rate comes with a fair use limit of 40 MB a day. The 5 days, 1 month and 6 months have a limit of 500 MB (per month in the case of the 6 month version).

AvailabilityEdit

T-Mobile SIMs can be obtained for free in their own shops. Recharge at their shops, or stores and supermarkets throughout the country.

SIM sizesEdit

Mini SIMs exist. Micro SIM available in at least one store (out of one) sampled - in Cambridge.

FrequencyEdit

• GSM 1800
• WCDMA 2100

TetheringEdit

Yes (tested with a Nexus One / Froyo). Iphone 4 did not offer tethering with the 5 pounds a month pack, however personal hotspot feature is available.

AdditionalEdit

T-Mobile are currently running a promotion that allows you to get 6 months of free internet access if you buy a selected PAYG handset. The cheapest selected handset is 19.99, so buy the handset, get the promotion & put the SIM in your handset of choice. (The offer is valid until 31st August.)

OrangeEdit

Orange has a "Pay as you Go" service with a free sim card.

More Information

Default Data RateEdit

Maximum £2 per day

Data feature packsEdit

• £5 for 250MB prepaid data for 30 days
• The Dolphin plan gives 100MB data a month

AvailabilityEdit

Purchase from any Orange store for free. You can charge it at their stores or several other kiosks in the country. Top up online easily.

If you are an overseas visitor, getting the Camel plan instead of Dolphin makes more sense. Paying £30 top up will give 240 free minutes international calls & cheap international calls after this. So works well coupled with the 250MB data extra.

O2 UKEdit

Default Data RateEdit

£3 / MB. See Simplicity T&C for more information.

Data feature packsEdit

Choose the "Text & Web" SIM tariff. Top up the following minimum in a month and get the corresponding text (to UK numbers only) and data allowance for 30 days, and calls/international text to the value of the amount of top-up.

• £10: 500MB + 300 texts.
• £15: 500MB + 500 texts.
• £30: 500MB + Unlimited texts.

Further data allowance is available in the form of a "Web Bolt-On": £3 for 100MB, £6 for 500MB and £10 for 1GB. Text "WEB" to 21300.

If you don't have a web allowance included in your tariff, or you don't have a web Bolt On or have not topped up a minimum of £10 with the Text & Web tariff, you'll be charged up to £1 a day to view the internet on your mobile.

Fair use policyEdit

Unclear. The terms and conditions state that there is an excessive use policy, but not how much or for how long.

AvailabilityEdit

O2 Simplicity SIMs can be ordered for free from O2's website to UK addresses only or from an O2 store.

SIM sizesEdit

Mini SIMs available. Micro SIMs can be ordered for Simplicity customers or picked up in-store.

FrequencyEdit

• GSM 900
• GSM 1800
• WCDMA 2100

TetheringEdit

Not available with iPhone.

ASDA MobileEdit

Default Data RateEdit

50p / MB.

Data feature packsEdit

75p for 25 MB, then 50p/MB there after, (very vague).

Fair use policyEdit

Unclear.

AvailabilityEdit

Can be purchased online or from select ASDA supermarkets.

SIM sizesEdit

Stock standard SIMs.

Network informationEdit

Branded as ASDA - Uses Vodafone network.

FrequencyEdit

• GSM 900
• GSM 1800
• WCDMA 2100

TetheringEdit

• Unknown

Virgin MobileEdit

Default data rateEdit

30p / day

Data feature packsEdit

• 1 month: £5.

See this page for more information.

Fair use policyEdit

The default data rate comes with a fair use limit of 25 MB a day. The 1 month data pack has a limit of 1 GB.

AvailabilityEdit

Virgin mobile SIMs can be ordered online for free or in shops.

SIM sizesEdit

Stock standard SIMs.

FrequencyEdit

• GSM 1800
• WCDMA 2100

(uses T-Mobile network)

TetheringEdit

unknown

GiffGaffEdit

Default data rateEdit

• 20p for the first 20MB, then 20p / MB for further usage that day.

Data feature packsEdit

• Phone: 1 month: £10. unlimited data, unlimited texts, 250 minutes.
• Tablet or Dongle:
• £5 for 500MB
• £7.50 for 1GB
• £12.50 for 3GB
• (all per 1month)

See this page for more information.

Fair use policyEdit

The 1 month data pack for phones is unlimited.

AvailabilityEdit

GiffGaff SIMs can be ordered online for free.

or with £5 free credit on activation from any member of giffgaff. The member him/herself also receives 500 points worth £5 of balance on activation of the new SIM.

SIM sizesEdit

Stock standard SIMs, Micro SIMs can be ordered here

TetheringEdit

Intended for mobile phone use only. See dongles/tablets for computer use.

RegistrationEdit

The SIM has to be registered online together with a £10 top-up on giffgaff.com before you can use it. Get a £10 giffgaff voucher beforehand, most of the corner shops have it if you insist they look for it (it's not well known, probably also due to its strange name). You can then use this voucher online, to register your SIM (it's explained on the site, even though sometimes not totally straight forward).

Tesco MobileEdit

Default Data RateEdit

£4 / MB.

Data feature packsEdit

monthly plan: £10. unlimited data for 3 months (fair use 500MB), unlimited texts, 250 minutes voice

monthly plan: £15. unlimited data (fair use 500MB), unlimited texts, 500 minutes voice

Fair use policyEdit

T&C don't allow P2P, VOIP and continuos streaming AV and use SIM cards i modems (I haven't check that yet)