Looking to buy a new mobile broadband tariff?
In this guide, we’ve reviewed the 5 best mobile broadband offers in Sweden in 2024.
After, we’ve explained some key things to consider when choosing a mobile broadband provider.
Let’s get started.
Best mobile broadband providers in Sweden
Let’s begin our reviews.
In this section, we’ve reviewed and compared five of the best mobile broadband providers you can buy from in Sweden right now.
1. Tre 5G Mobile Broadband
If you need fast mobile broadband with unlimited surfing, most of the time Tre is the best choice.
Their mobile broadband tariff comes with unrestricted 5G download speeds, as well as unlimited surfing, for a very reasonable monthly cost. Plus, there’s no connection fee you have to pay to get started.
The downside to Tre is you have to commit for 24 months when you first sign up. However, you get a Zyxel NR5103E router included free of charge, meaning you don’t have to go and find a compatible Wi-Fi router, like you do with some other providers.
If you live in a more remote town or village, Tre also gives you the option to get an external receiver installed on your property, allowing you to get better mobile network signal.
This is quite a useful offer, since it saves you the hassle of having to find someone else to install an antenna, if needed – and the cost isn’t too high either.
Plus, Tre also gives you 14 days to try their mobile broadband service, and see what speeds you get, before you have to commit to a 24 month contract, which is a nice touch.
Overall, as long as you don’t mind committing for 24 months, Tre mobile broadband is a great choice.
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2. Telenor 5G Mobile Broadband
Telenor’s mobile broadband tariff is very similar to the one offered by Tre.
It has a 14 day money-back guarantee, comes with 5G speeds, and includes unlimited surfing. Plus, there is no upfront cost, just like with Tre mobile broadband, and you can also choose to get an external receiver installed, if you live in a remote area.
The difference is, Telenor is a bit more expensive than Tre. While they offer a discount for the first 12 months of the contract, from months 13-24, the price is quite a bit higher.
However, Telenor offers a discount on their mobile broadband tariff if you’re already a mobile customer with them, which is useful. There is an even greater discount on offer if you also have an IPTV package with them already.
In most cases, we would recommend Tre over Telenor. However, Telenor might be a better choice if they offer better 5G signal at your address than Tre does.
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3. Chili 4G/5G Mobile Broadband
Chili’s mobile broadband offers work quite differently from most other providers.
Rather than having a 24 month contract, Chili has no minimum commitment period. But they don’t give you a router as a new customer – you just get a SIM card instead.
This means that you’ll need a router or mobile hotspot device to use the SIM with, or you’ll have to use it with a phone via tethering, which is a bit of a hassle. However, the flexibility of avoiding a long binding period that Chili offers is great to have.
You also get the choice of what download speed you want. There are three packages with different 4G or 5G speed tiers, allowing you to save money if you don’t need download speeds greater than 100 Mbit/s.
Chili has no connection costs, which is great, but their monthly costs are a bit high, even though they always include unlimited surfing. This is because of the lack of a binding period – to get a better price, you’ll need to commit for a longer period with a more expensive provider, like Tre or Telenor.
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4. Hallon 4G Mobile Broadband
Hallon is quite similar to Chili – they offer mobile broadband SIM cards for a very cheap price.
There is no minimum commitment period with Hallon, and they have a range of surfing plans to choose from.
There isn’t a package with unlimited data, but Hallon has very low monthly costs, and they do have a 200GB monthly surfing tariff, if this is enough for your needs.
You don’t have to pay an upfront cost to get a mobile broadband tariff from Hallon, and it’s very simple to begin using their service.
The downside to this provider is you can only get 4G internet speeds. There is no 5G connectivity available, unlike with Tre.
However, if you’re just looking for the cheapest mobile broadband provider in Sweden, Hallon is definitely worth checking out.
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5. Telia 4G Mobile Broadband
Unlike all of the other mobile broadband providers we’ve looked at on this list, except Hallon, Telia offers tariffs with a monthly surfing limit.
These cheaper deals can be a useful way to save money if you won’t be using mobile broadband as your main way of getting online, or if you don’t use the internet very often. However, there are unlimited surfing tariffs also available if you’d prefer.
The unlimited package is relatively cheap, but isn’t quite as inexpensive as Telia or Tre’s similar mobile broadband offers. Despite this, there is no router included, and you still have to commit for 24 months.
On the plus side though, discounts are available for Telia fibre broadband customers. However, this isn’t very useful for most people, because in most cases you won’t be looking to have fibre and mobile broadband up and running at the same time – unless you’ll just be using mobile internet to get online at the summer house.
The main downside to Telia is they only include 4G connectivity with their mobile broadband tariffs. Meaning, your download speeds will be about 50 Mbit/s, on average.
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What you need to know
In this part of the article, we’ve explained some things it’s important to consider when shopping for a mobile broadband tariff.
Which is the best mobile broadband provider in Sweden right now?
Currently, we think that Tre is the best mobile broadband provider in Sweden at the moment, for a few different reasons:
- They include a 5G Wi-Fi router for new customers, at no additional cost.
- They have reasonable monthly costs given their tariff includes unlimited surfing, and they charge no upfront costs.
- You can try their broadband service out for 14 days before committing to the full 24 month contract.
- They give you the option of having an external antenna installed on your house, to help you get better 5G signal.
As long as you can get good Tre 5G signal at your address, and you don’t mind committing for 24 months, Tre is a great mobile broadband provider to choose, especially if you’ll be using 5G internet as your main way of getting online at home.
How much should I expect to pay for mobile broadband?
In most cases, you can expect to pay about 450 SEK per month for a mobile broadband tariff with unlimited surfing included.
This assumes that you buy a 5G mobile broadband deal on a 24 month contract, with a router included. This is the structure of most mobile broadband offers sold in Sweden, by the likes of Tre and Telenor.
If this is too much, you might be able to get a cheaper mobile broadband connection by choosing a tariff with only 4G speeds, or one with a data usage limit.
In this case, if you don’t need unlimited surfing, or you don’t need 5G download and upload speeds, you might be able to get mobile broadband for as little as 350 SEK per month.
4G vs 5G mobile broadband
Most mobile broadband offers come with 5G connectivity. This means you’ll get download speeds of at least 200-300 megabits per second (Mbit/s), and potentially more than 500 Mbit/s.
On the other hand, some mobile networks, like Chili, offer you the option of buying a cheaper mobile broadband tariff with only 4G connectivity included. In this case, you’ll get download speeds of about 50-100 Mbit/s, depending on the package you choose.
4G is more widely-available than 5G. However, we are fortunate in Sweden that 5G is available for most of the population, meaning the number of addresses without 5G coverage is relatively small.
What speeds will I get with mobile broadband?
While you can expect download speeds of roughly 50-100 Mbit/s with 4G, or 300-500 Mbit/s with 5G, how do you tell what speeds you’ll get with a given mobile broadband provider, before you buy from them?
There are two ways to tell what download and upload speeds you’ll get using a given mobile broadband provider:
- Do a speed test on your phone using the same mobile network. Consider borrowing a friend’s phone if you’re not currently using the same mobile network you’re considering joining.
- Buy from a mobile broadband provider that offers you the ability to test the connection for a certain period, before you commit to the full contract length. Tre for example gives you 14 days to test their internet service before you have to commit for 24 months.
Should I get a mobile broadband bundle with or without a router?
If you’ll be using mobile broadband as your main way of getting online when home, instead of having it as a temporary solution, such as when travelling, you’ll need a proper 4G or 5G router to get online with.
Having a proper router will give you better Wi-Fi connectivity and speeds, especially when getting online with multiple devices at once.
The problem with, these mobile broadband routers, especially 5G ones, can be very expensive. This is why many mobile broadband providers lend you a router for free, when you sign a 24 month contract.
Most of the time, as long as you don’t mind committing for 24 months, it makes sense to buy one of these contracts with a router. It also makes it much easier to get started with mobile broadband – if you have any issues with the router, your provider will be able to help out.
However, if you need to avoid locking in for a long binding period, there are mobile broadband offers that just come with the SIM card, and no router is included.
This option makes sense if you already have a Wi-Fi router or mobile hotspot device you can use the SIM card with, but your monthly cost will be higher when compared to buying a mobile broadband offer with a long-term contract.
Do I need unlimited surfing?
Most of the time, it really makes sense to get unlimited surfing when buying mobile broadband.
We use huge amounts of data when surfing the internet these days, especially when watching videos, or using social media. Therefore, it often makes sense to get unlimited surfing, even if it costs a bit more.
The only situation in which having a surfing limit will work is if you aren’t using mobile broadband as your main way of getting online at home, or if you’re the only one getting online, and you don’t do many data-intensive activities when you use the internet.
How to get better speeds from mobile broadband
When using mobile broadband to get online, here are some ways you can get better speeds from your connection:
- Make sure to place the router on an upstairs windowsill, and try to position it on different sides of the house, to get the best signal.
- Consider installing an external antenna if you live in an area with patchy mobile signal. Some companies, like Tre, offer antenna installation services if needed.
- Avoid placing your router near anything that could interfere with its signal, such as thick brick walls, or devices that emit radio waves, such as baby monitors.
Conclusion
You’ve reached the end of our guide to the best mobile broadband providers in Sweden right now.
In most cases, we recommend Tre or Chili mobile broadband, depending on whether you want a router included or not. Tre is better value, but is less flexible, since you need to commit for 24 months at a time.
Still not sure which mobile internet provider to choose? Leave a comment below, and we’ll get back to you as soon as we can.
I’m Roger, and I’m the founder of Broadband 4 Europe.
I grew up in Switzerland but live in Germany now, and also lived in South Tirol for a while in the past.
I have a background in IT and have performed extensive research into the broadband markets of most major European countries. Learning about fixed-line broadband markets is my nerdy hobby, but I’m also excited by the possibilities that 5G (and eventually 6G) broadband will provide us in the future.
When I’m not researching broadband companies and their networks, you’ll find me playing volleyball or the piano.
