[stuf83]

The long awaited app from O2 called TU Go has launched today on iOS and Android...Now you can use your normal O2 allowances over wifi when you have no mobile signal Looks good so far!

[hassan]

Originally Posted by stuf83

The long awaited app from O2 called TU Go has launched today on iOS and Android...Now you can use your normal O2 allowances over wifi when you have no mobile signal Looks good so far!

Sounds good for emergencies, but being in london I can't really recall when I had no signal

[Everything Goes]

Was part of the trial a few weeks ago. Whilst not perfect it did work.

[Everything Goes]

Undocumented fact about TU Go is that you can put diffrent networks sim card in your phone and using the wifi /data allowance you will be able to access text messages and phone calls via TU Go! So no need to carry 2 phones

[Neilgcal]

Anyone knows if it works abroad on wifi rather than roaming?? Would be much better then!

[stuf83]

Originally Posted by Neilgcal

Anyone knows if it works abroad on wifi rather than roaming?? Would be much better then!

Yes as long as you have a wifi connection it will use your allowances as if you were in the UK

[Thine Wonk]

I hope other networks do this soon. It's actually a Telefonica project and they own some of the patents etc.

They are making the technology available to other networks as well if they want to license it.

[Redcoat]

Originally Posted by Thine Wonk

I hope other networks do this soon. It's actually a Telefonica project and they own some of the patents etc.

They are making the technology available to other networks as well if they want to license it.

Could be something 3 might look at if they want to roll out LTE on 800/1800 MHz in areas where they currently don't have 3G at present, before VoLTE can be made available.

[JimmyCarrFan]

Is there a Mac app?

How do I disable it for incoming traffic? i.e. I only want to use it when I want to call someone with little or no cell signal

[gillyallan]

Can someone explain this as I dont understand. Why would it use any of your allowances over wifi anyway?
I think I'm being thick though

[gillyallan]

So would an example be. You were on eurostar in tunnel so no signal but this would allow you to phone and text as normal through the app but over wifi ( assuming theres wifi on the train that is)

[gillyallan]

Not that anyone has answered yet but could O2 be sneaky with this assuming above is correct. Could they just sense when you are on wifi anyway and divert everything through wifi and save their air capacity. ...or wouldn't that really matter to them anyway?

[matty1000kk]

Not available for buisness users yet. Will be useful when roaming however if connected via wifi as the calls come out of your uk bundle.

[gillyallan]

Is that definite matty
Just reading the t and cs and it says something about international calls are available through the app but international rates apply. Or does that mean making a call outside the uk through it rather than calling back to the uk?

[matty1000kk]

It means that roaming data charges will apply if you use 3G. If you stick to wifi the costs will be the same as in the UK. That's how I read it anyway.

[Stiggles]

Oh, doesn't work for PAYG accounts. That's nice......

[hxbro]

http://www.o2.co.uk/tugo/want-it

[Thine Wonk]

Originally Posted by gillyallan

Can someone explain this as I dont understand. Why would it use any of your allowances over wifi anyway?
I think I'm being thick though

How would you make calls from a wifi connection to a standard telephone number without paying for calls?

Somebody has to pay for the call, you are just using wifi instead of cellular for the connection. The connection goes into O2 as data and then to the other person's phone as a standard phone call.

If both parties were on a wifi you could use skype for free.

[gillyallan]

Yeah since that post you can see ive more or less worked it out

[psionic]

It's pretty impressive so far. My Nexus 7 (WiFi only) now showing SMS, calls and voicemails. Call quality isn't too bad either.

[Steven L Hunter]

This is similar to the recently launched BT Smart talk app

[legends wear 7]

Cant believe it would not still incur roaming rates when abroad, no network will erode their revenue by doing this.

especially one that has just dropped behind Vodafone on Revenue having been massively ahead of Vodafone jn the uk a year or two ago.

[BrianWescombe]

Used it on PC yesterday, no problem. And again this morning, but now can't log in, just says there is a problem. Totally unuseable at the moment

[d123]

Originally Posted by BrianWescombe

Used it on PC yesterday, no problem. And again this morning, but now can't log in, just says there is a problem. Totally unuseable at the moment

So about as reliable as every other O2 service?

[wrexham103.4]

i found using bt smart talk you need to have a good wifi speed at 6pm here calls drop.also using it on 3g travel around calls drop too