T-Mobile Europe offers 15-minute increments, lower prices, but still far above U.S. counterpart: Europe continues to be the most expensive place to purchase Wi-Fi access as T-Mobile drop in prices shows: it's still pricey. T-Mobile Europe's new plan drops 15-minute chunks to €1.50 to €2.00. Day rates are €16.50 to €25.00. T-Mobile's US division charges $6 per hour, one hour minimum, and $10 per day.
Users can gain access to T-Mobile's network through SMS, sending the word "open" to a special short code and receiving a username and password in response.