Think you're getting a bit confoozed, assuming you were answering me...

You have two separate things. First one is your internet mobile contract, which is either GSM/GPRS/Edge (sloooow), or more commonly UMTS/HSDPA (or if really lucky LTE which is as quick a broadband).

You pay through your arse for those normally, as even if you have an "unlimited" internet subscription you also pay for traffic when roaming (abroad) which will cost you a bomb. Also, "unlimited" is not really the case in most I have seen. They will either have a hidden maximum bandwidth per month which you will not really reach when using mobile web, but use it as a modem for your usual PC usage and it will get there quickly. Other more common ways of enforcing a fair use policy are to throttle your bandwidth after you have used over a certain amount in a month, and increase the throttling the more you use until it gets to the point where it is so slow you'll give up until the next bill cycle.

When you talk about WiFi, that isn't anything really to do with your mobile internet subscription. That just allows you to connect to any WiFi network which allows you. So, if you're trying to use that at home you would still need a WiFi network (or hijack the neighbours, or have a free one like we do in Leiden), so there really is no point using it as a modem (actually a WiFi client) - you'd be better off using the WiFi client on your laptop which is usually far higher Mbps.

Posted By: Steve in Holland, Jan 29, 10:43:23