Congratulations to the data team at T-Mobile UK who have been named Dongle on The Move Winner in the Broadband Genie Road Trip 2010 Awards.

The chaps over at Broadband Genie took USB dongles from each of the major UK networks and tested them out during a two-day 350 mile road trip. They then subjected the dongles to a series of real-world tests (podcast downloads, youtube/spotify streaming and so on).

T-Mobile came out top in the download speed test — knocking back a top speed of over 3Mb. Nifty. This score led T-Mobile to trounce the competition on average across the other tests. I’m pleased to see Vodafone ranked reasonably well in most of the tests but managed only a miserable 0.3Mb upload top speed compared to 3UK’s shocking 1.6Mb top speed.

You can read the full analysis on the Broadband Genie post.

If you’re on the hunt, T-Mobile will give you a Mobile Broadband USB dongle for 8.99 plus a tenner top-up. Data will cost you 2 per day, 7 for the week and 15 for the month. Entirely reasonable. Plus, for the month of April, if you do a 2 top up, you’ll get 30 days free data.

Goodness me the cost of broadband has come down quite substantially hasn’t it? If you’d like to pay monthly, T-Mobile will give you a free dongle and unlimited (3GB fair use) data for a tenner a month (for the first 3 months) then 15/month.

I’m still turned on — in a geeky way — by 3UK’s PAYG MiFi deal. 69.99 buys you the MiFi unit bundled with 3GB of data usage valid for 3 months. Again, that looks very reasonable to me.

MiFi makes a heck of a lot of sense to me. I’ve been using this Novatel MiFi unit I was given to test for ages and it is a simply fantastic experience. I love the fact that more than one device can connect to it — and that I don’t have to mess around with connection screens and software installations. Just press the ‘on’ button and your devices are ready to connect.

If there’s one thing that’s true about Oprah, it’s that she’s everywhere: on TV, in movies, in her magazine, you name it. And now, at long last, Oprah fans will be able to follow her ample activities on yet another platform…the iPhone.

The new Oprah Mobile app gives you plenty of content: video clips and previews from the show, air times and channel information for Oprah’s show based on their location, the show’s weekly calendar, and audio clips from Oprah Radio. There are video and audio clips, polls, pledges, photo galleries, and articles, drawn from Oprah’s myriad of networks. Oprah Radio, O, The Oprah Magazine, Oprah.com, and even Oprah’s Twitter account are all represented. And if that’s not enough “O” for you, the app will even alert you when tickets to her last season become available online!

Phew. It’s rare enough that people manage to comprehend the iPhone’s capabilities, but this complex offering really does do the Oprah brand credit. The interface is smooth and lightweight, and the app manages to integrate a staggering amount of content in a tiny package. Of course, if you want this Oprah-overload in the palm of your hand, you’ll have to pay: unlike many branded apps, this one comes with a modest $1.99 price tag. Oprah Mobile certainly offers plenty in return for that small entrance fee, though, so if you’re an Oprah fan, go check it out!

Oprah Mobile

Category: Entertainment
Released: 2010-04-22
Price: $1.99

[ New Oprah Mobile App Brings “O” To Your Phone is a post from 148Apps ]

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