When is O2 gonna wake up?

eddie2004 · 24-05-2007, 14:17

I used to be on O2 a few years ago, I recently got a free SIM from there website to check out the changes since i used them last.
I was disapointed to say the least, same old tariffs, Bolt on etc. Still 40p xnet call charges. Still no full internet access on PAYG. Not one dam thing has changed, most other networks are offering flat rate xnet calls, unlimited net access for £1.00.
Everyone has moved on, are O2 stuck in a time void?

[]tter\/\/ard · 24-05-2007, 16:29

I remember when O2, or rather "BT Cellnet" had 2p per minute calls. They have gone from one of the cheapest to the most expensive network out there.

24-05-2007, 17:26

300 texts for £10 a month was awesome back in the day of Genie when no other networks offered anything free on pay as you go but times have changed, we've seen many tariff changes over the years on the other networks but not really on O2. I know they've added a couple of new things like the more you top up the more mins/texts you get etc but IMO I dont think that lives up to todays standard.

EDIT: Also why haven't they followed the other networks and allow £5 top ups??

DXRulz · 24-05-2007, 17:33

I cant move to anything else, my phone is unlocked but for me its just not an option ...

24-05-2007, 17:43

I think what it is is that so many people had Genie when it was around and since changed to O2 Online and now cos so many people have it they don't wanna change network cos all their mates are on O2.

broonale · 24-05-2007, 18:01

I had the Genie sims a few years ago. They had unlimited free texts at first. I know this because I sent in excess of 15,000 in just a couple of months. Before they became o2 online, this was reduced to 300 a month. Not long after, the unlimited dial up (915000 shortcode) wap also ended. GPRS access remained entirely free for a while after. But even that became limited to.....

I get 30MB free on 3 now.... Some months I don't even get to use this allowance.

o2 need sorting out, and once again they churn out the free sims.....

ps.... I tried my old ones earlier and it seems they are no longer active. Bit of a shame really as I may have lost some of my contacts now.

fitnessqueen · 25-05-2007, 12:23

Quote:

Originally Posted by broonale

I had the Genie sims a few years ago. They had unlimited free texts at first. I know this because I sent in excess of 15,000 in just a couple of months. Before they became o2 online, this was reduced to 300 a month. Not long after, the unlimited dial up (915000 shortcode) wap also ended. GPRS access remained entirely free for a while after. But even that became limited to.....

I get 30MB free on 3 now.... Some months I don't even get to use this allowance.

o2 need sorting out, and once again they churn out the free sims.....

ps.... I tried my old ones earlier and it seems they are no longer active. Bit of a shame really as I may have lost some of my contacts now.

Same thing happened to me- I sent 2500 in one month and got a stroppy text saying they were limiting me to 600. I was on the genie tariff for ages but O2 kept trying to get me off it- I couldn't send or receive picture messages for example and last year I came off it so I could do this. They then said that I had to pay for the phone I wanted as I had "been on such a good tariff" for so many years. Flipping cheek.

25-05-2007, 14:07

Quote:

Originally Posted by fitnessqueen

Same thing happened to me- I sent 2500 in one month and got a stroppy text saying they were limiting me to 600. I was on the genie tariff for ages but O2 kept trying to get me off it- I couldn't send or receive picture messages for example and last year I came off it so I could do this. They then said that I had to pay for the phone I wanted as I had "been on such a good tariff" for so many years. Flipping cheek.

Omg you can't win with these people.

prking · 25-05-2007, 21:27

My only gripe with O2 is that they don't offer the £1 a day internet access that T-mobile, Vodafone and Orange do. In fact you can't even do Mobile Web officially on pay as you go.

DXRulz · 26-05-2007, 00:47

I must admit though i do sometimes find that messages fail to send sometimes twice or 3 times but normally after the 1st fail they go through when you send again but it doesnt happen that often enough for me to complain about it

garbage456 · 26-05-2007, 06:14

Quote:

Originally Posted by fitnessqueen

Same thing happened to me- I sent 2500 in one month and got a stroppy text saying they were limiting me to 600. I was on the genie tariff for ages but O2 kept trying to get me off it- I couldn't send or receive picture messages for example and last year I came off it so I could do this. They then said that I had to pay for the phone I wanted as I had "been on such a good tariff" for so many years. Flipping cheek.

That averages 83 every single day, you want to be careful you dont get RSI.

moox · 26-05-2007, 08:29

Quote:

Originally Posted by prking

My only gripe with O2 is that they don't offer the £1 a day internet access that T-mobile, Vodafone and Orange do. In fact you can't even do Mobile Web officially on pay as you go.

That is the only thing that stops me using o2.

Using that 193.113.200.195 proxy really isn't that good for most things.

DXRulz · 26-05-2007, 12:41

Which is the best network for mobile internet use then? Not that i want to change i just want to know

26-05-2007, 14:15

I would've said T-Mobile but they bloody content lock everything out. I was using MSN on it by the MSN site but now its locked out. I'm really starting to hate T-Mobile.

msande · 26-05-2007, 14:33

Quote:

Originally Posted by ryanwilliams479

I would've said T-Mobile but they bloody content lock everything out. I was using MSN on it by the MSN site but now its locked out. I'm really starting to hate T-Mobile.

Nothing is blocked on T-mobile is it? When I go to the main page and search in google I can go to any website I want.

Redcoat · 26-05-2007, 16:14

I've been on O2 Online PAYG now for the last 3.5 years and while good at first, it does now lack behind other networks in many areas. Though with the current tarrif I'm on, with a £10 top up giving me 100 credits of x-net calls & texts is quite good for a moderate user, I have been looking possibly at going back to Orange again. The main things for keeping me on O2 at the moment are...

The current tarrif I'm on - no other network AFAIK gives a free calls allowance for simply topping up, Orange don't.

Most people locally here are on O2 either pay monthly or PAYG. There was a recent document published by Ofcom which stated that O2 have about a 70% user rate in the border areas of N.Ireland. On-net calls are always less hassle to deal with.

When I'm in the Irish Republic, to call or receive costs just 35p per minute flat rate. Orange's charges are higher, though I generally have a Meteor sim card for my southern travels.

The main thing attracting me to Orange is the Speakeasy with Free Text Trigger, an old Sim Card of mine has recently been changed tarrif to it. 15p a minute isn't too bad across the board - it is still slightly more expensive than T-Mobile with 12p a minute though their coverage is too much of a joke here to seriously consider them, along with the 300+ free texts the following month. Might consider holding on to two phones over a month to see which works out best.

26-05-2007, 21:27

Quote:

Originally Posted by msande

Nothing is blocked on T-mobile is it? When I go to the main page and search in google I can go to any website I want.

On pay as you go they have content lock. To remove it you need a credit card which I dont have. But its just another reason for me to leave now cos I'm meant to get free evening and weekend texts and even though I've topped up they havent been applied (this is about the 4th time in a year) and also their signal seems to be getting dodgy in my area. I just need to decide what network I wanna go on and get my PAC. It wont be O2 though lol

DXRulz · 26-05-2007, 23:31

Well you have a choice of: Orange, Vodafone or 3 lol

[]tter\/\/ard · 26-05-2007, 23:34

Quote:

Originally Posted by ryanwilliams479

On pay as you go they have content lock. To remove it you need a credit card which I dont have. But its just another reason for me to leave now cos I'm meant to get free evening and weekend texts and even though I've topped up they havent been applied (this is about the 4th time in a year) and also their signal seems to be getting dodgy in my area. I just need to decide what network I wanna go on and get my PAC. It wont be O2 though lol

You have a bank card though don't you? (such as a debit card for taking money out?). This can be used too - they just say credit card as a generic term. If you have a bank account and can pay for stuff by card then you can pay for the content lock to be removed. They refund it too.

27-05-2007, 00:46

Quote:

Originally Posted by []tter\/\/ard

You have a bank card though don't you? (such as a debit card for taking money out?). This can be used too - they just say credit card as a generic term. If you have a bank account and can pay for stuff by card then you can pay for the content lock to be removed. They refund it too.

Yeah I have a solo card but you can't do it by debit card as debit cards are available to under 18s.

gillyallan · 27-05-2007, 07:26

I still like my PAYG O2.

Used to cost me a fotune til I went this route.

£10 month, you get 300 free texts, 1MB online, O2 treat (15 mins talk time), 10% top up back/3 months.

So, are you all saying there are BETTER deals than this for £10 or less ???
If so, it might interest me.

iDan · 27-05-2007, 09:30

Quote:

Originally Posted by ryanwilliams479

Yeah I have a solo card but you can't do it by debit card as debit cards are available to under 18s.

If you're over 18 you can go into a T-Mobile retail store to have the content lock removed with another proof of ID.

27-05-2007, 11:02

Quote:

Originally Posted by Telly_Man

If you're over 18 you can go into a T-Mobile retail store to have the content lock removed with another proof of ID.

Oh cool I didnt know that I'll do it next week thanks

DXRulz · 27-05-2007, 11:02

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mudslide

I still like my PAYG O2.

Used to cost me a fotune til I went this route.

£10 month, you get 300 free texts, 1MB online, O2 treat (15 mins talk time), 10% top up back/3 months.

So, are you all saying there are BETTER deals than this for £10 or less ???
If so, it might interest me.

If someone names me a better deal for the same cash i will certainly have a butchers lol

27-05-2007, 11:05

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mudslide

I still like my PAYG O2.

Used to cost me a fotune til I went this route.

£10 month, you get 300 free texts, 1MB online, O2 treat (15 mins talk time), 10% top up back/3 months.

So, are you all saying there are BETTER deals than this for £10 or less ???
If so, it might interest me.

T:Mobile:

-Unlimited free evening and weekend texts for £10 a month
-£1 for a day for ujnlimited internet
-20% back on top ups EVERY month
-20p MMS
-Xnet calls 12p a minute

So you think O2 is better then this then?

24-05-2007, 14:17	#1
eddie2004 Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 1,997	When is O2 gonna wake up? I used to be on O2 a few years ago, I recently got a free SIM from there website to check out the changes since i used them last. I was disapointed to say the least, same old tariffs, Bolt on etc. Still 40p xnet call charges. Still no full internet access on PAYG. Not one dam thing has changed, most other networks are offering flat rate xnet calls, unlimited net access for £1.00. Everyone has moved on, are O2 stuck in a time void?

24-05-2007, 16:29	#2
[]tter\/\/ard Forum Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 2,422	I remember when O2, or rather "BT Cellnet" had 2p per minute calls. They have gone from one of the cheapest to the most expensive network out there.
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26-05-2007, 23:34	#19
[]tter\/\/ard Forum Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 2,422	Quote: Originally Posted by ryanwilliams479 On pay as you go they have content lock. To remove it you need a credit card which I dont have. But its just another reason for me to leave now cos I'm meant to get free evening and weekend texts and even though I've topped up they havent been applied (this is about the 4th time in a year) and also their signal seems to be getting dodgy in my area. I just need to decide what network I wanna go on and get my PAC. It wont be O2 though lol You have a bank card though don't you? (such as a debit card for taking money out?). This can be used too - they just say credit card as a generic term. If you have a bank account and can pay for stuff by card then you can pay for the content lock to be removed. They refund it too.
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24-05-2007, 17:26	#3
RYPW Posts: n/a	300 texts for £10 a month was awesome back in the day of Genie when no other networks offered anything free on pay as you go but times have changed, we've seen many tariff changes over the years on the other networks but not really on O2. I know they've added a couple of new things like the more you top up the more mins/texts you get etc but IMO I dont think that lives up to todays standard. EDIT: Also why haven't they followed the other networks and allow £5 top ups??

24-05-2007, 17:33	#4
DXRulz Forum Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Oswestry, Shropshire Posts: 4,196	I cant move to anything else, my phone is unlocked but for me its just not an option ...

24-05-2007, 17:43	#5
RYPW Posts: n/a	I think what it is is that so many people had Genie when it was around and since changed to O2 Online and now cos so many people have it they don't wanna change network cos all their mates are on O2.

24-05-2007, 18:01	#6
broonale Forum Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: 54.98N 1.6W Posts: 4,953	I had the Genie sims a few years ago. They had unlimited free texts at first. I know this because I sent in excess of 15,000 in just a couple of months. Before they became o2 online, this was reduced to 300 a month. Not long after, the unlimited dial up (915000 shortcode) wap also ended. GPRS access remained entirely free for a while after. But even that became limited to..... I get 30MB free on 3 now.... Some months I don't even get to use this allowance. o2 need sorting out, and once again they churn out the free sims..... ps.... I tried my old ones earlier and it seems they are no longer active. Bit of a shame really as I may have lost some of my contacts now.

25-05-2007, 12:23	#7
fitnessqueen Forum Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 4,792	Quote: Originally Posted by broonale I had the Genie sims a few years ago. They had unlimited free texts at first. I know this because I sent in excess of 15,000 in just a couple of months. Before they became o2 online, this was reduced to 300 a month. Not long after, the unlimited dial up (915000 shortcode) wap also ended. GPRS access remained entirely free for a while after. But even that became limited to..... I get 30MB free on 3 now.... Some months I don't even get to use this allowance. o2 need sorting out, and once again they churn out the free sims..... ps.... I tried my old ones earlier and it seems they are no longer active. Bit of a shame really as I may have lost some of my contacts now. Same thing happened to me- I sent 2500 in one month and got a stroppy text saying they were limiting me to 600. I was on the genie tariff for ages but O2 kept trying to get me off it- I couldn't send or receive picture messages for example and last year I came off it so I could do this. They then said that I had to pay for the phone I wanted as I had "been on such a good tariff" for so many years. Flipping cheek.

25-05-2007, 14:07	#8
RYPW Posts: n/a	Quote: Originally Posted by fitnessqueen Same thing happened to me- I sent 2500 in one month and got a stroppy text saying they were limiting me to 600. I was on the genie tariff for ages but O2 kept trying to get me off it- I couldn't send or receive picture messages for example and last year I came off it so I could do this. They then said that I had to pay for the phone I wanted as I had "been on such a good tariff" for so many years. Flipping cheek. Omg you can't win with these people.

25-05-2007, 21:27	#9
prking Forum Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Weston-super-Mare Posts: 9,167	My only gripe with O2 is that they don't offer the £1 a day internet access that T-mobile, Vodafone and Orange do. In fact you can't even do Mobile Web officially on pay as you go.

26-05-2007, 00:47	#10
DXRulz Forum Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Oswestry, Shropshire Posts: 4,196	I must admit though i do sometimes find that messages fail to send sometimes twice or 3 times but normally after the 1st fail they go through when you send again but it doesnt happen that often enough for me to complain about it

26-05-2007, 06:14	#11
garbage456 Forum Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: sutton, surrey Posts: 7,513	Quote: Originally Posted by fitnessqueen Same thing happened to me- I sent 2500 in one month and got a stroppy text saying they were limiting me to 600. I was on the genie tariff for ages but O2 kept trying to get me off it- I couldn't send or receive picture messages for example and last year I came off it so I could do this. They then said that I had to pay for the phone I wanted as I had "been on such a good tariff" for so many years. Flipping cheek. That averages 83 every single day, you want to be careful you dont get RSI.

26-05-2007, 08:29	#12
moox Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 14,645	Quote: Originally Posted by prking My only gripe with O2 is that they don't offer the £1 a day internet access that T-mobile, Vodafone and Orange do. In fact you can't even do Mobile Web officially on pay as you go. That is the only thing that stops me using o2. Using that 193.113.200.195 proxy really isn't that good for most things.

26-05-2007, 12:41	#13
DXRulz Forum Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Oswestry, Shropshire Posts: 4,196	Which is the best network for mobile internet use then? Not that i want to change i just want to know

26-05-2007, 14:15	#14
RYPW Posts: n/a	I would've said T-Mobile but they bloody content lock everything out. I was using MSN on it by the MSN site but now its locked out. I'm really starting to hate T-Mobile.

26-05-2007, 14:33	#15
msande Forum Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 1,366	Quote: Originally Posted by ryanwilliams479 I would've said T-Mobile but they bloody content lock everything out. I was using MSN on it by the MSN site but now its locked out. I'm really starting to hate T-Mobile. Nothing is blocked on T-mobile is it? When I go to the main page and search in google I can go to any website I want.

26-05-2007, 16:14	#16
Redcoat Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: The wilds of West Tyrone Posts: 2,122	I've been on O2 Online PAYG now for the last 3.5 years and while good at first, it does now lack behind other networks in many areas. Though with the current tarrif I'm on, with a £10 top up giving me 100 credits of x-net calls & texts is quite good for a moderate user, I have been looking possibly at going back to Orange again. The main things for keeping me on O2 at the moment are... The current tarrif I'm on - no other network AFAIK gives a free calls allowance for simply topping up, Orange don't. Most people locally here are on O2 either pay monthly or PAYG. There was a recent document published by Ofcom which stated that O2 have about a 70% user rate in the border areas of N.Ireland. On-net calls are always less hassle to deal with. When I'm in the Irish Republic, to call or receive costs just 35p per minute flat rate. Orange's charges are higher, though I generally have a Meteor sim card for my southern travels. The main thing attracting me to Orange is the Speakeasy with Free Text Trigger, an old Sim Card of mine has recently been changed tarrif to it. 15p a minute isn't too bad across the board - it is still slightly more expensive than T-Mobile with 12p a minute though their coverage is too much of a joke here to seriously consider them, along with the 300+ free texts the following month. Might consider holding on to two phones over a month to see which works out best.

26-05-2007, 21:27	#17
RYPW Posts: n/a	Quote: Originally Posted by msande Nothing is blocked on T-mobile is it? When I go to the main page and search in google I can go to any website I want. On pay as you go they have content lock. To remove it you need a credit card which I dont have. But its just another reason for me to leave now cos I'm meant to get free evening and weekend texts and even though I've topped up they havent been applied (this is about the 4th time in a year) and also their signal seems to be getting dodgy in my area. I just need to decide what network I wanna go on and get my PAC. It wont be O2 though lol

26-05-2007, 23:31	#18
DXRulz Forum Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Oswestry, Shropshire Posts: 4,196	Well you have a choice of: Orange, Vodafone or 3 lol

27-05-2007, 00:46	#20
RYPW Posts: n/a	Quote: Originally Posted by []tter\/\/ard You have a bank card though don't you? (such as a debit card for taking money out?). This can be used too - they just say credit card as a generic term. If you have a bank account and can pay for stuff by card then you can pay for the content lock to be removed. They refund it too. Yeah I have a solo card but you can't do it by debit card as debit cards are available to under 18s.

27-05-2007, 07:26	#21
gillyallan Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 29,115	I still like my PAYG O2. Used to cost me a fotune til I went this route. £10 month, you get 300 free texts, 1MB online, O2 treat (15 mins talk time), 10% top up back/3 months. So, are you all saying there are BETTER deals than this for £10 or less ??? If so, it might interest me.

27-05-2007, 09:30	#22
iDan Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 8,812	Quote: Originally Posted by ryanwilliams479 Yeah I have a solo card but you can't do it by debit card as debit cards are available to under 18s. If you're over 18 you can go into a T-Mobile retail store to have the content lock removed with another proof of ID.

27-05-2007, 11:02	#23
RYPW Posts: n/a	Quote: Originally Posted by Telly_Man If you're over 18 you can go into a T-Mobile retail store to have the content lock removed with another proof of ID. Oh cool I didnt know that I'll do it next week thanks

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When is O2 gonna wake up?

27-05-2007, 11:02	#24
DXRulz Forum Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Oswestry, Shropshire Posts: 4,196	Quote: Originally Posted by Mudslide I still like my PAYG O2. Used to cost me a fotune til I went this route. £10 month, you get 300 free texts, 1MB online, O2 treat (15 mins talk time), 10% top up back/3 months. So, are you all saying there are BETTER deals than this for £10 or less ??? If so, it might interest me. If someone names me a better deal for the same cash i will certainly have a butchers lol

27-05-2007, 11:05	#25
RYPW Posts: n/a	Quote: Originally Posted by Mudslide I still like my PAYG O2. Used to cost me a fotune til I went this route. £10 month, you get 300 free texts, 1MB online, O2 treat (15 mins talk time), 10% top up back/3 months. So, are you all saying there are BETTER deals than this for £10 or less ??? If so, it might interest me. T:Mobile: -Unlimited free evening and weekend texts for £10 a month -£1 for a day for ujnlimited internet -20% back on top ups EVERY month -20p MMS -Xnet calls 12p a minute So you think O2 is better then this then?