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Selecting a mobile internet operator in Poland

( see the 2014 update ) About one year ago I was tired of the problems with my then-current internet provider, Play. So I decided to try the 4 major operators in Poland. I got a "starter pack" for each one, which can be bought for about 10 zl each, and tried them with my telephones/modems/computers. These are the results of testing with speedtest.net, pingtest.net, youtube's speed test and torrenting some big Linux disc image. And since this is mobile internet, I tried each in a set of places in Warsaw - and some even outside of the city. Note that I was looking for smartphone use: voice + data, with data being in the 5 GB/month range, possibly more. So data packages measured in MB didn't cut it (since they are usually much more expensive). And internet-only SIMs were out, too. The tests are one year old, but I can confirm that the results are still valid at least for T-Mobile and Play, since I still use them both. For non-technically inclined people, the summ