With the spread of LTE / 3G keys it is possible to connect to the Internet anywhere without necessarily having a fixed telephone line (therefore without ADSL or fiber), paying a subscription or a prepaid with the chosen telephone company. Using this type of connection can be a practical solution in areas in Italy where the speed of the fixed line is very low and therefore it is not possible to navigate satisfactorily. So we can have portable internet by connecting to the same network as cell phones and surfing at speeds much higher than the ADSL offered in this period, all we have to do is choose the right operator, the right offer, insert the SIM into the LTE sticks and connect it to a free USB port on the PC. We therefore find in this guide the best Internet offers for LTE / 3G keys for all Italian operators.
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What to know before relying on LTE keys to replace the fixed line
The topic of connection rates via mobile phone or USB stick was already covered in another article and in this I had chosen, as a discriminating factor to choose the provider to pay, the possibility of being able to surf, at the same rate, both using the stick LTE is using the mobile phone. The offers, in general, come to everyone, both those who surf often and those who surf a few hours a week. But there are also limits, which is good to know before signing up for any subscription or top-up.
- The limit of data or usable hours: practically all offers include a limit on data traffic or hours (depends on the offer) which if exceeded leads to very high navigation costs (even € 1 per MB, so let's be extreme be careful if we don't want to get into debt).
It is always advisable to download a program to control data traffic, so as to keep under control the incoming (Download) and outgoing (Upload) data or the hours of navigation. Ideally it is not convenient to make subscriptions with the included key and not even to activate offers with a top-up obligation.
- Watch out for hidden costs : in the offers with keys included, we pay attention to the conditions set by the operator, who may require you to pay a very high price for the withdrawal. Considering that LTE keys are available at negligible costs, it is better to buy everything separately and obtain only the SIM with the chosen offer from the operator.
- Mobile data that cannot be used by PC : some operators or some offers are specific for mobile use only (inside a mobile phone); using these offers on the PC we risk paying a huge amount and not using the available data and hours; therefore we pay close attention to the conditions of use of the offers and inquire first where we can use the data provided (if we obtain for example 10 GB we make sure we can also use them on the PC).
- No P2P : operators could apply advanced filters to avoid using data for P2P (eMule and Torrent), this in order not to clog the antennas (which must serve all users in the area cannot devote to a single person all the traffic).
If we want to use P2P we have to rely on a fixed line, not to finish all the GB in a few days or worse in a few hours.
- Contents included : more and more offers allow you to use some services or some apps without consuming GB, for example to watch videos on YouTube or Netflix or to listen to streaming music. Even if these contents are meant to be used from mobile, they can often be used also from PC, just go to the sites of the services.
The best Internet offers for LTE / 3G keys
After these considerations, we see in detail the prices and costs of mobile internet on a USB stick with Tre, Wind, TIM and Vodafone.
TIM
The best Internet offers that TIM offers and which can also be used in LTE keys on the PC are:
- Internet Modem : 15 GB per month with TIM LTE modem included.
- TIM Advance : 100 Giga with only SIM at the cost of 49 € per month.
Definitely of the high cost offers, it is better to aim only if we need to have unlimited GB and the TIM network in the area is the only one we can focus on to navigate.
Vodafone
The best Internet offers that Vodafone offers and which can also be used in LTE keys on the PC are:
- Total Giga : 50 GB per month with unlimited videos and Vodafone TV included at a cost of € 30 or € 10 per month for 30 GB.
The prices are much lower than the TIM offers, and the amount of GB can be sufficient for all those who surf or watch videos on the Internet to the maximum (which with the Total Giga offer are included therefore do not consume traffic).
In this case, we cannot use Vodafone's mobile offers to browse on PC, given the limits imposed by the company.
WIND
The best Internet offers that Wind offers and which can also be used in LTE keys on the PC are:
- INTERNET 20 GIGA : 20 GB per month at a cost of 7 €;
- INTERNET 50 GIGA : 50 GB per month at a cost of € 13;
Wind offers are among the cheapest and offer a sufficient quantity of GB if we only have to browse sporadically or download documents and emails.
3
The best Internet offers that 3 offers and which can also be used in LTE keys on the PC are:
- Super Internet 30 GB : 30 GB per month for € 10.
3 is currently the cheapest company to surf the Internet also from the LTE key (which can also be included in the offer).
The Giga Bank functionality is very good, which allows you to accumulate the GB not used in the previous months and reuse them in the following months, so as to always have a large amount of GB unused for browsing.
Iliad with its 50 GB of traffic is yet another option.
