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pay as you go - data speeds
lee18xx
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Do any of the UK networks cap data speeds On pay as you go SIMs or are they allowed equal access to the data network as all other customers?
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lee18xx
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Yes, Giff Gaff have a slightly lower priority then O2 Pay as you go if i remember correctly.
Tesco Mobile contract users have the same priority as O2 pay as you go.
Only O2 pay monthly customers have the highest priority.
O2 officially say they don't but many instances of them doing it.. Also the different APN could be a factor.
Yep, but to be honest it's not a cap or a permanent speed restriction of any sort. it depends on a large number of factors as to what speed you get.
I'd rather have a cap that gives me high prioritised data traffic...
What? You want a cap with high speeds?? Here you go then............ said EE4G! Lol
I don't think he wants to take out a 2nd mortgage though!
Haha!
But like i said, the difference between O2 PayM and PayG is minimal at most. It's really only in congested areas where you'll notice the biggest difference.
I was getting 1MB speed at night on a 3 P&G sim.
I found speeds dropped from 6pm to midnight and then went to max from midnight to 8am. 8am to 6pm was mixed.
I remember turning up at my last job and asking what all the glum faces were for and it turned out most of the office were on O2 and Tesco contracts when O2 network had problems last summer. Checked my giffgaff by ringing the works landline and they were even more browned off when I explained my phone used the O2 network. I decided not to rub it in by explaining how much money I was saving since switching from O2