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Giffgaff have finally launched their long-awaited data-only goodybag (they call it a “Gigabag”). Promised for months, the new goodybags are designed specially for data devices such as dongles, mobile Wifi hotsopts, iPads and other tablets. Previously, Giffgaff had given unlimited data for anyone on a goodybag costing at least £10 but customers were not permitted to use SIMs in anything other than a phone to access the internet. This meant that it was impossible for internet tablet users to get the fantastic Giffgaff value nor to use their Giffgaff SIMs for tethering. Thankfully, this situation has now been well and truly rectified 🙂

On 23 September, Giffgaff finally officially announced that the much-requested data-only goodybags were coming soon. They also announced the various plans available as well as all the details of the pricing. There are three goodybags being introduced in total:

£5.00 – 500MB data
£7.50 – 1GB data
£12.50 – 3GB data

All the goodybags last for one month and can be bought from your credit balance or with a debit or credit card. You can’t use it in combination with any other Giffgaff goodybag and if it runs out you must wait until the next month but they do give you 50MB free in case you run over your allowance. And overage is charged at just 2p/MB after that.

We’ve had a look around and have to admit that, like their PAYG services, the value offered by these data-only goodybags is pretty much as good as it’s possible to get. In fact, Giffgaff have even admitted that if you use every last drop of data in the goodybags, they’ll actually end up losing money on them. Not a bad deal, eh?

The launch of these new products is a breath of fresh air for anyone in the UK looking for a cheap and simple, no frills PAYG SIM for mobile data. The £12.50 goodybag offering 3GB of data is probably the best deal currently going for mobile broadband on a laptop, dongle or tablet device. If you want to take advantage of this great news, order a free Giffgaff SIM right now or if you want to use it in an iPad, get a free pre-cut micro-SIM instead. And don’t forget, their fantastic offer for £5 free credit is still running if you order it through us.