o2 improves iPhone tariffs

TheSoulBrother · 29-01-2008, 12:09

I believe a lot of their other stuff such as simplicity and bolt on are also to be improved from the 1st Feb

http://img.skitch.com/20080129-qq1se...w3paymjj5x.jpg

wicksta · 29-01-2008, 12:15

Is there a source for this? That's a huge increase in minutes/texts so I'm extremely sceptical.

TheSoulBrother · 29-01-2008, 12:28

Its on the o2 website

http://o2.co.uk/iphone/o2tariffsfori..._-iphonelaunch

Rich2k · 29-01-2008, 12:29

Fantastic news, I might drop down to the £35 a month tariff then

wicksta · 29-01-2008, 12:29

wow, thanks SoulBrother, my missus will be extremely happy!

TheSoulBrother · 29-01-2008, 12:51

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rich2k

Fantastic news, I might drop down to the £35 a month tariff then

Do you think they will allow us to do that? I really do not need 1,200 minutes and went with £45 to get the 500 texts.

Romain · 29-01-2008, 12:57

I wish there was a cheaper one, as I really don't need 600mins!!

TheSoulBrother · 29-01-2008, 13:07

It says in the T&C that you can change your tariff up to once a month

also,

The following Paid for Bolt Ons can be added to your iPhone tariff for £7.50/month each, subject to the terms below:
Unlimited O2 to O2 calls;
Unlimited Weekend calls;
Unlimited landline calls;
200 extra anytime minutes;
Unlimited texts (not available for customers who purchase their iPhone from the Carphone Warehouse).

http://o2.co.uk/termsconditions/iphone

Sucks to be a CPW user! I am downgrading to £35 and then getting an unlimited text bolt on.

andybno1 · 29-01-2008, 13:11

how bizzare while browsing about on their lokoin at the iphone I noticed ipod touch, first mobile operator I've seen sellin a mp3 player lol

Sananda Maitreya · 29-01-2008, 13:47

now that's more like it. the iphone tariffs are now sensible and not the poor cousin of the att iphone plans.

TheSoulBrother · 29-01-2008, 14:13

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sananda Maitreya

now that's more like it. the iphone tariffs are now sensible and not the poor cousin of the att iphone plans.

You have to remember that in the US they have a 24 month contract. O2's were not that bad compared to them.

Sananda Maitreya · 29-01-2008, 14:42

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheSoulBrother

You have to remember that in the US they have a 24 month contract. O2's were not that bad compared to them.

yes, they have a longer commitment, incoming calls come out of their allowances and no wifi (although i think this was to make up for the poor EDGE coverage here), but they are getting 5000 off peak mins, 450 peak, 200 SMS which was comparing unfavourably to our deals. and not just because things cost more here. but because the att plans recognised that the phone was subsidised and therefore offered plans better than those available for subsidised phones. whereas o2 iphone plans seemed to offer no financial advantage over non iphone plans. now i think these new o2 iphone plans compare favourably with a simplicity tariff + data bolt on + cloud wifi (at ipod touch plan price). and i think that's excellent because it recognises that iphone isn't subsidised.

TheSoulBrother · 29-01-2008, 15:58

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sananda Maitreya

yes, they have a longer commitment, incoming calls come out of their allowances and no wifi (although i think this was to make up for the poor EDGE coverage here), but they are getting 5000 off peak mins, 450 peak, 200 SMS which was comparing unfavourably to our deals. and not just because things cost more here. but because the att plans recognised that the phone was subsidised and therefore offered plans better than those available for subsidised phones. whereas o2 iphone plans seemed to offer no financial advantage over non iphone plans. now i think these new o2 iphone plans compare favourably with a simplicity tariff + data bolt on + cloud wifi (at ipod touch plan price). and i think that's excellent because it recognises that iphone isn't subsidised.

You are forgetting that incoming texts also count against their 200 allowance. My friend was receiving spam text from AT&T themselves like we get from O2 every now and then, and was charged for it as a credit against his SMS allowance.

Sananda Maitreya · 29-01-2008, 16:52

yes, i only found out yesterday that AT&T charge for both incoming and outgoing texts.

psionic · 29-01-2008, 20:01

Thanks for the info about the new tariffs. O2 just now sent me a text about it too

chyllyphylly · 29-01-2008, 20:19

The old tarriff was really putting me of getting an iphone. But now I am thinking about it, but the condictions have to be right.

1, I am looking for a new ipod
2, I can get out of my current contract for free.

If both of these are true, I would get one

organiclive · 30-01-2008, 11:09

Im very happy with the new tarrifs i thought about getting the £55 one when i first signed up as i wanted 1200 minutes. I dont normally go over 600 a month mind you, but i've stopped using expensive phone numbers to call companies so now i dont care if they keep me on hold forever.

I was seriously thinking about getting their unlimited text bolt-on but at the moment its not really worth it, half of the people i normally text have had their phones cut off for outgoing as they havent paid their bills so not worth it at the moment.

Still these new tarrifs are excellent and by far the best in the market place as far as i can see.

Ricardodaforce · 30-01-2008, 11:32

It's good to see O2 being sensible at last.

Sly Stallone · 30-01-2008, 11:53

im pissed off that they havnt offered more texts to the £45 users. The only reason i got this tariff was because it had more texts, i never make calls.
Is it possible for me to downgrade? They better let me...

Glennster2003 · 30-01-2008, 12:58

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sly Stallone

im pissed off that they havnt offered more texts to the £45 users. The only reason i got this tariff was because it had more texts, i never make calls.
Is it possible for me to downgrade? They better let me...

Why don't you downgrade to the £35 price plan (which the T&Cs say you can do) and if 500 texts aren't enough, add unlimited texts for £7.50? You'll still save a couple of quid in the process, too.
http://www.o2.co.uk/iphone/boltons

30-01-2008, 13:28

Couple of good stories from the BBC about the iphone, AT&T and O2.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7214873.stm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7217184.stm

Sly Stallone · 31-01-2008, 11:38

Quote:

Originally Posted by Glennster2003

Why don't you downgrade to the £35 price plan (which the T&Cs say you can do) and if 500 texts aren't enough, add unlimited texts for £7.50? You'll still save a couple of quid in the process, too.
http://www.o2.co.uk/iphone/boltons

thanks for the info mate

ill do that asap

psionic · 31-01-2008, 13:41

A friend is on Carphone Warehouse will the new tariffs apply there too?

Sananda Maitreya · 31-01-2008, 14:10

Quote:

Originally Posted by psionic

A friend is on Carphone Warehouse will the new tariffs apply there too?

your friend is either on an iphone tariff or he is not. carphone warehouse have nothing to do with the contracts and tariffs; they just sell the phones.

The Phazer · 31-01-2008, 14:12

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sananda Maitreya

your friend is either on an iphone tariff or he is not. carphone warehouse have nothing to do with the contracts and tariffs; they just sell the phones.

Actually they do, and according to the O2 site Carphone Warehouse customers can't take the new bolt ons for the iPhone tarriffs.

(Carphone Warehouse get a kickback from the tarriff itself as a selling agent, and I assume this is all O2 has been able to renegotiate).

Phazer

29-01-2008, 12:09	#1
TheSoulBrother Forum Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 2,940	o2 improves iPhone tariffs I believe a lot of their other stuff such as simplicity and bolt on are also to be improved from the 1st Feb http://img.skitch.com/20080129-qq1se...w3paymjj5x.jpg

29-01-2008, 12:15	#2
wicksta Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Near Slough Posts: 976	Is there a source for this? That's a huge increase in minutes/texts so I'm extremely sceptical.

29-01-2008, 12:28	#3
TheSoulBrother Forum Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 2,940	Its on the o2 website http://o2.co.uk/iphone/o2tariffsfori..._-iphonelaunch

29-01-2008, 12:29	#4
Rich2k Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: UK Posts: 3,000	Fantastic news, I might drop down to the £35 a month tariff then

29-01-2008, 12:51	#6
TheSoulBrother Forum Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 2,940	Quote: Originally Posted by Rich2k Fantastic news, I might drop down to the £35 a month tariff then Do you think they will allow us to do that? I really do not need 1,200 minutes and went with £45 to get the 500 texts.

29-01-2008, 12:57	#7
Romain Forum Member Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 80	I wish there was a cheaper one, as I really don't need 600mins!!

29-01-2008, 13:07	#8
TheSoulBrother Forum Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 2,940	It says in the T&C that you can change your tariff up to once a month also, The following Paid for Bolt Ons can be added to your iPhone tariff for £7.50/month each, subject to the terms below: Unlimited O2 to O2 calls; Unlimited Weekend calls; Unlimited landline calls; 200 extra anytime minutes; Unlimited texts (not available for customers who purchase their iPhone from the Carphone Warehouse). http://o2.co.uk/termsconditions/iphone Sucks to be a CPW user! I am downgrading to £35 and then getting an unlimited text bolt on.

29-01-2008, 13:11	#9
andybno1 Forum Member Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Liverpool, UK Posts: 6,065	how bizzare while browsing about on their lokoin at the iphone I noticed ipod touch, first mobile operator I've seen sellin a mp3 player lol

29-01-2008, 13:47	#10
Sananda Maitreya Forum Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 5,687	now that's more like it. the iphone tariffs are now sensible and not the poor cousin of the att iphone plans.

29-01-2008, 14:13	#11
TheSoulBrother Forum Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 2,940	Quote: Originally Posted by Sananda Maitreya now that's more like it. the iphone tariffs are now sensible and not the poor cousin of the att iphone plans. You have to remember that in the US they have a 24 month contract. O2's were not that bad compared to them.

29-01-2008, 14:42	#12
Sananda Maitreya Forum Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 5,687	Quote: Originally Posted by TheSoulBrother You have to remember that in the US they have a 24 month contract. O2's were not that bad compared to them. yes, they have a longer commitment, incoming calls come out of their allowances and no wifi (although i think this was to make up for the poor EDGE coverage here), but they are getting 5000 off peak mins, 450 peak, 200 SMS which was comparing unfavourably to our deals. and not just because things cost more here. but because the att plans recognised that the phone was subsidised and therefore offered plans better than those available for subsidised phones. whereas o2 iphone plans seemed to offer no financial advantage over non iphone plans. now i think these new o2 iphone plans compare favourably with a simplicity tariff + data bolt on + cloud wifi (at ipod touch plan price). and i think that's excellent because it recognises that iphone isn't subsidised.

29-01-2008, 15:58	#13
TheSoulBrother Forum Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 2,940	Quote: Originally Posted by Sananda Maitreya yes, they have a longer commitment, incoming calls come out of their allowances and no wifi (although i think this was to make up for the poor EDGE coverage here), but they are getting 5000 off peak mins, 450 peak, 200 SMS which was comparing unfavourably to our deals. and not just because things cost more here. but because the att plans recognised that the phone was subsidised and therefore offered plans better than those available for subsidised phones. whereas o2 iphone plans seemed to offer no financial advantage over non iphone plans. now i think these new o2 iphone plans compare favourably with a simplicity tariff + data bolt on + cloud wifi (at ipod touch plan price). and i think that's excellent because it recognises that iphone isn't subsidised. You are forgetting that incoming texts also count against their 200 allowance. My friend was receiving spam text from AT&T themselves like we get from O2 every now and then, and was charged for it as a credit against his SMS allowance.

29-01-2008, 16:52	#14
Sananda Maitreya Forum Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 5,687	yes, i only found out yesterday that AT&T charge for both incoming and outgoing texts.

29-01-2008, 20:01	#15
psionic Forum Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Crystal Palace TX Posts: 19,702	Thanks for the info about the new tariffs. O2 just now sent me a text about it too

29-01-2008, 20:19	#16
chyllyphylly Forum Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 845	The old tarriff was really putting me of getting an iphone. But now I am thinking about it, but the condictions have to be right. 1, I am looking for a new ipod 2, I can get out of my current contract for free. If both of these are true, I would get one

30-01-2008, 11:09	#17
organiclive Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 1,574	Im very happy with the new tarrifs i thought about getting the £55 one when i first signed up as i wanted 1200 minutes. I dont normally go over 600 a month mind you, but i've stopped using expensive phone numbers to call companies so now i dont care if they keep me on hold forever. I was seriously thinking about getting their unlimited text bolt-on but at the moment its not really worth it, half of the people i normally text have had their phones cut off for outgoing as they havent paid their bills so not worth it at the moment. Still these new tarrifs are excellent and by far the best in the market place as far as i can see.

30-01-2008, 11:32	#18
Ricardodaforce Inactive Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Alacant Posts: 7,773	It's good to see O2 being sensible at last.

30-01-2008, 11:53	#19
Sly Stallone Forum Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 966	im pissed off that they havnt offered more texts to the £45 users. The only reason i got this tariff was because it had more texts, i never make calls. Is it possible for me to downgrade? They better let me...

30-01-2008, 12:58	#20
Glennster2003 Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: UK Posts: 156	Quote: Originally Posted by Sly Stallone im pissed off that they havnt offered more texts to the £45 users. The only reason i got this tariff was because it had more texts, i never make calls. Is it possible for me to downgrade? They better let me... Why don't you downgrade to the £35 price plan (which the T&Cs say you can do) and if 500 texts aren't enough, add unlimited texts for £7.50? You'll still save a couple of quid in the process, too. http://www.o2.co.uk/iphone/boltons

30-01-2008, 13:28	#21
tn2000 Posts: n/a	Couple of good stories from the BBC about the iphone, AT&T and O2. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7214873.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7217184.stm

31-01-2008, 11:38	#22
Sly Stallone Forum Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 966	Quote: Originally Posted by Glennster2003 Why don't you downgrade to the £35 price plan (which the T&Cs say you can do) and if 500 texts aren't enough, add unlimited texts for £7.50? You'll still save a couple of quid in the process, too. http://www.o2.co.uk/iphone/boltons thanks for the info mate ill do that asap

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31-01-2008, 13:41	#23
psionic Forum Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Crystal Palace TX Posts: 19,702	A friend is on Carphone Warehouse will the new tariffs apply there too?

31-01-2008, 14:10	#24
Sananda Maitreya Forum Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 5,687	Quote: Originally Posted by psionic A friend is on Carphone Warehouse will the new tariffs apply there too? your friend is either on an iphone tariff or he is not. carphone warehouse have nothing to do with the contracts and tariffs; they just sell the phones.

31-01-2008, 14:12	#25
The Phazer Forum Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 8,213	Quote: Originally Posted by Sananda Maitreya your friend is either on an iphone tariff or he is not. carphone warehouse have nothing to do with the contracts and tariffs; they just sell the phones. Actually they do, and according to the O2 site Carphone Warehouse customers can't take the new bolt ons for the iPhone tarriffs. (Carphone Warehouse get a kickback from the tarriff itself as a selling agent, and I assume this is all O2 has been able to renegotiate). Phazer