Interesting, the wording when I was reading up on all this was that data on PAYG was still being bought monthly. If I'd known that sort of deal was available I might well have gone for it - I'm already carrying a netbook most of the time so the need for a smartphone as well isn't enormous, if the data can be had separately so cheaply.... Oh well.
Overall though, I've not been so impressed by the data network. Slower than one might hope and too many odd times when it's claiming 3G signal but sites simply aren't responding with usable speed. Primary usage further south than you in Beds/Bucks but with some in Derbyshire too.
I'm generally more concerned with low latency than high bandwidth on my mobile connection. I tend to use SSH on my phone on a fairly regular basis and I've found T-Mobiles network to be very low latency in comparison to others.
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Interesting, the wording when I was reading up on all this was that data on PAYG was still being bought monthly. If I'd known that sort of deal was available I might well have gone for it - I'm already carrying a netbook most of the time so the need for a smartphone as well isn't enormous, if the data can be had separately so cheaply.... Oh well.
Overall though, I've not been so impressed by the data network. Slower than one might hope and too many odd times when it's claiming 3G signal but sites simply aren't responding with usable speed. Primary usage further south than you in Beds/Bucks but with some in Derbyshire too.
It's detailed on this page as "6 months internet access":
https://www.t-mobile.co.uk/services/payg/boosters/
I'm generally more concerned with low latency than high bandwidth on my mobile connection. I tend to use SSH on my phone on a fairly regular basis and I've found T-Mobiles network to be very low latency in comparison to others.