Ha ha VZW is just Vodafone is disguse. It is true that the vodafone op co's tend to have better signal and a poor range of handsets but this tends to fit with there vision of allow them to use any unit anywhere (good signal) and worry about the choice of units second. While it may be a strange perspective for a company to take it has allowed Vodafone Global to be the second biggest network in the world, second to only China Mobile.

Mendhak, I would imagine that your plan allows for tethering but the costs coould be quite high. Could you link me the plan from the website and I will confirm. It is true that you will get an abundance of mins/text in the UK as these services are considered dead in the mobile world in terms of revenue streams there, data is the new defacto for making money.

The advantage of stick modem's over tethering is of course improved speed via a dedicated device and better bundle rates. I have been looking over the vUK rates and I would need to know how much you use your laptop while out to advise the best plan. Actually im sure you could deduce which one yourself.

They may seem more expensive than the Irish plans, which is strange given a much smaller customer base. The reason for this is our main provider (Eircom) dragged its heels with rolling out broadband for years and the mobile networks used this as a way to provide a solution that would sell. This is why our per GB charge on mobile broadband is much lower.

To be honest if you only use it out and about every so often use the £15 per GB pay as you use plan as it is hard to hit a gig while surfing in a cafe but tends to be better value than the price of tethering.