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'unlimited' data tariff soon to be launched on O2
bwoodhouse
26-09-2007
I've just come off the phone from O2 customer services (after a wait of 25 mins but that's for another thread!) and have been informed that O2 will be launching an unlimited data tariff for consumers on Fri 28th Sep for 12 gbp a month.

The operator didn't define 'unlimited' but I'm pleased that O2 will FINALLY have an unlimited offering. At last I can use my N95 as a portable internet device
fletchem
29-09-2007
At last - I have an N95 on o2 and it is like running a Porsche on 2 star petrol...

EDIT: just phoned them - not on the system yet - got to phone back on Oct 1st...
Last edited by fletchem : 29-09-2007 at 10:13
lynch26
29-09-2007
http://www.o2.co.uk/mobilestariffs/t...umerdatabolton

think this is the one for pay monthly.....£7.50
bwoodhouse
29-09-2007
O2 have achieved a new low in the definition of 'unlimited' - it's only 200mb a month and once you go past 250 you'll be charged at £3 a MB !!!
jrt1973
29-09-2007
O2 will probably spin it that you're getting £600 worth of data for only £7.50 per month, so £3 per MB over the "unlimited" allowance isn't unreasonable!

Mind you, I've spent the last 6 months paying £10 a month for the 20MB Bolt On so who's the fool!

Bet they won't tell current bolt on subscribers about the new data tariffs - you'll probably have to queue for half an hour to cancel and resubscribe!
jammers
30-09-2007
iPhone data limits are 200 meg a day.
bwoodhouse
30-09-2007
Originally Posted by jammers:
“iPhone data limits are 200 meg a day.”

- really? Could you post a link to where you found this please? I think I might mention this when I next phone O2 (not that it will do any good but it's useful to know)
Redcoat
30-09-2007
To me anyone that promotes a service as "unlimited" must hold their word i.e. no caps. Otherwise don't promote it as such.

Quote:
“iPhone data limits are 200 meg a day”

Is that possible with EDGE?
jammers
01-10-2007
Originally Posted by bwoodhouse:
“- really? Could you post a link to where you found this please? I think I might mention this when I next phone O2 (not that it will do any good but it's useful to know)”

It was mentioned at the launch by the o2 boss when quizzed about the limits. He mentioned you would have to be visiting 1400+ internet pages a day to go over the limit which equates to 200 meg which was said as well.
Mr Cable
01-10-2007
Originally Posted by Redcoat:
“To me anyone that promotes a service as "unlimited" must hold their word i.e. no caps. Otherwise don't promote it as such.
Is that possible with EDGE?”

Lol
jrt1973
01-10-2007
O2 Customer Services wouldn't allow me to add the new £7.50 data tariff as I'm billed by Carphone and O2 have apparently stopped new contracts with 3rd party billers since 19th September.

There is at least a 3 week delay in passing on new tariff changes to 3rd party billers like CPW!

Great. Looks like I'll have to deal with O2 direct if I want to renew my 18 month contract in November, to take advantage of any tariff changes.

In the meantime still got to pay £10 per month for only 20MB!
prking
01-10-2007
Just to say there is now a £7.50 "unlimited" pay as you go bolt-on. But still restricted to wap access only.
eddie2004
01-10-2007
Originally Posted by prking:
“Just to say there is now a £7.50 "unlimited" pay as you go bolt-on. But still restricted to wap access only.”

Yeah i noticed that, wot would ya use 200mb of data on, on O2 Active!! Pointless bolt-on.
Redcoat
01-10-2007
That's strange - I'm now on a 3 contract but I was up until recently on O2 PAYG and I had no problem using GPRS for stuff like Gmail and Opera Mini. I might check this out to see if it works...
supercool
01-10-2007
Originally Posted by prking:
“But still restricted to wap access only.”

How do you mean?
prking
01-10-2007
Officially, O2 Pay as you Go has access to WAP only. If you download something like the Gmaps application, it wont connect. However, if your phone supports proxy servers it is possible to access the internet, by setting up a proxy server. i don't know whether this would be included in the data bundle though.
eddie2004
01-10-2007
Originally Posted by supercool:
“How do you mean?”

Most phones have an email client, on O2 PAYG you can't access ya emails using POP3, IMAP4, i don't understand why!
Redcoat
01-10-2007
I have never needed any proxy servers to openly browse with GPRS on O2.
prking
02-10-2007
Originally Posted by Redcoat:
“I have never needed any proxy servers to openly browse with GPRS on O2.”

You are lucky, the official line from O2 is that there is more than enough on 'O2 Active' to make full internet access unnecessary. There are also no plans to remove this restriction. (This was as of last week in a written response, I presume they mean WAP over GPRS rather than just the O2 Active portal.)

O2 have a seperate set of Mobile Web settings to allow contract customers to access the full web, email etc. You will notice also that the APN, username and password are different for contract and PAYG customers.

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