[glitch]

Good Eve',

i just wanted to ask you guys to confirm that any internet usage you consume on your iPhone that is from a Wi-Fi source is obviously not billed to you or adds to your monthly usage?

I've been reading a lot of posts all about this new 500mb cap and just wanted some clarification on the wifi issue. just my 2p is that maybe O2 can't provide (afford?) to offer unlimited internet usage anymore due to pressure from the other operators post O2 iPhone monopoly.

For me, I'm a year into my 2 year contract with a 8gb 3G and I think i'm going to go for the early upgrade offer as it turns out to cost only £100 after my trade-in. Although i do say only with caution, i still think it's a little bit of a rip-off and its obviously O2 stopping you migrating to the other networks as you get a discount on paying off your contract, on the condition you take out a new O2 contract. Bit sneaky if you ask me!

Thoughts?

[samnoon]

Anything you do on the internet while connected to your wifi won't be billed, O2 won't even know about it at all. It's just a straight connection from the device to the site you're visiting.

You get unlimited free wifi on hotspots that O2 partner with like BT Openzone, but this is subject to a fair use policy.

[MrKev]

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Originally Posted by glitch

just my 2p is that maybe O2 can't provide (afford?) to offer unlimited internet usage anymore due to pressure from the other operators post O2 iPhone monopoly.

Nothing to do with other operators. O2 simply didn't realise how popular smartphones would become. Most operators 'over sell' in that they offer a service to customers but in actuality they don't have the resources to cope if everyone maxed out their service. They gamble that a large enough majority will use very little to outweigh those that use it a lot.

O2 misjudged this, more people were using close to their 'fair usage' amount than they thought would and the network was suffering. They had to reduce it and add a proper data cap to cope with the demand for data usage.