Broadband News & Mobile Broadband News

T-Mobile has been rated the best mobile broadband network in the UK following independent tests carried out by P3 Solutions, a leading UK test house.

The tests, carried out over the last quarter, measured customer experiences of various mobile broadband networks during peak usage hours across 16 cities throughout the UK.

When measured against its network competitors, T-Mobile was found to be the fastest for internet upload (HSUPA) and download (HSDPA) speeds – plus fastest for web browsing and sending & receiving emails.

Using the T-Mobile mobile broadband network to access the BBC homepage was found to be up to 25% faster than its nearest competitor, while uploading photos and videos to the likes of Facebook and YouTube was 60% faster.

Such positive results for T-Mobile follow the company’s ongoing programme of technology upgrades to its 3G network. This has involved rolling out HSUPA across the UK resulting in a fivefold increase in upload speeds.

The company has also upgraded its HSDPA-enabled 3G network creating mobile broadband download speeds up to 4.5Mbps both within the M25 and other major cities throughout the UK.

T-Mobile has a 22% share of UK mobile broadband market and experienced a 35% increase in mobile broadband sales between Q2 and Q3.

You can find out more on the range of T-Mobile broadband packages available by reading our T-Mobile Broadband review here.

T-Mobile has today launched a range of new pay per day mobile broadband packages starting from just £2 per day.

Offering mobile broadband download speeds up to 4.5Mb, the packages are £2 for 1 days access, £10 for 7 days or £20 for 30 days.

These day, week and month pay as you go access packages are available without a long-term contract commitment – customers just need to give 30 days notice to cancel.

To use T-Mobile’s pay per day mobile broadband service, you’ll need to buy their mobile broadband USB Stick 110 for £49.99 and plug it into your laptop.

Using your laptop you can then easily top up your mobile broadband pay as you go credit at any time.

Richard Warmsley, Head of Internet and Entertainment at T-Mobile UK, said: “We’ve seen massive demand for mobile broadband from a range of people, so we’re creating ways for customers to only pay for days they actually need”.

Richard continues, “We have removed all complexity from the mobile broadband story, giving customers the confidence to simply pick it up off the shelf and start using it. Mobile broadband has hit the mainstream and we have made it simple for anyone to buy, use and understand.”

To compare these pay per pay packages with others from 3, Vodafone and O2, please use our mobile broadband pay as you go comparison.

You can now order T-Mobile Broadband with a free laptop exclusively online and pay just £30 a month.

You’ll receive a free Acer TravelMate 5320 laptop (worth £349.99), a free USB modem stick to connect your laptop to the internet, the T-Mobile Broadband Plus package and 200 online texts a month.



The T-Mobile Broadband Plus package provides 3G broadband speeds up to 4.5Mb, an unlimited monthly download usage allowance (a fair usage policy of 3Gb applies, though there are no run on rates), inclusive Wi-Fi hotspot access and dedicated UK based customer support.

This T-Mobile broadband free laptop package is available on a 24 month contract and can only be ordered exclusively online.

Please visit our Mobile Broadband Free Laptop guide to compare this new package against those from 3 and Orange. It certainly shapes up well.

A mobile broadband craze is sweeping the country this summer as internet addicted Brits demand constant access to the high-speed internet using their laptops.

Recent research by T-Mobile Broadband has found that broadband through laptops is now such an important part of everyday life that Brits want to be able to take it with them absolutely everywhere this summer – even to the beach!



Mobile Broadband Is The New Beach Must-Have
Just under half of us (44%) think we should have access to the internet anywhere in the UK, but many are still stuck with the constraints of a fixed line connection. The beach may be an unusual place to want access to the internet, but one fifth of those questioned most want mobile broadband here.

Surf & Sup In Pub Gardens Also In Demand
Brits also stated other prime summer locations such as the pub, park and garden as their most desired places to get online. A fresh-air loving 44% of us want to log on whilst relaxing in the back garden, 32% want to be able to dial-up whilst on holiday and 8% want to surf and sup in pub gardens.

Richard Warmsley, Head of Internet and Entertainment services at T-Mobile said: “Mobile broadband has reached a tipping point and is now hitting the mainstream. Last year our research showed that only 3% of office workers wanted to work from the beach: one year on, the latest figures show that a staggering 44% of us now want to use the internet on the go, and an incredible 21% would like to use it at the beach.”

Huge Shift In Mobile Broadband Consumer Opinion
The research signals a huge shift in consumer opinion around broadband services. Consumers are used to taking their laptops out and about with them and they now expect to be connected to the Internet – whether that’s in the garden, at the office or in the park.

Take a look at our T-Mobile Broadband review for further information on the packages they offer.

T-Mobile has unveiled a range of improvements to its mobile broadband network that offers customers a faster mobile broadband experience with improved upload network performance and cheaper price plans from £10 per month.



Faster Mobile Broadband Experience
T-Mobile is in the process of upgrading its 3G network to offer mobile broadband speeds of up to 7.2Mbps, initially within the M25 but rolling out to other major cities during the second half of 2008.

Improved Upload Network Performance
T-Mobile has switched on the UK’s first nationwide fast upload network, ‘HSUPA’ – the mobile broadband upload service that lets users upload and share photos and videos to websites like Facebook at speeds of up to 1.4Mbps.

Cheaper Price Plans With Mobile Broadband Now £10 p/m
New customers signing up online for the T-Mobile Broadband Plus 24-month tariff can take advantage of a £5 discount for the first three months, reducing the monthly charge to just £10.

Access to more than 1,000 WiFi HotSpots in key social and business locations such as Starbucks, airports and selected train services is also included in the £10 per month tariff.

Please read our T-Mobile Broadband review for further information.