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o2 data charges

37 replies · 7,608 views · Started 05 March 2008

Toppskarven 01 Apr 2008, 10:59

Quote from Nokias small print:

Unless a data or BlackBerry Bolt On is taken, your tariff will include O2 Web Daily under which data will be charged at �3 per MB up to a maximum of �1 per day (00:00am to 23:59pm). Once you have reached your maximum daily charge of �1, O2 Web Daily allows you unlimited use of O2 UK�s Edge/GPRS/ 3G networks (as applicable to your handset), for personal internet use via your mobile phone

Does this mean if you actuall use the internet rarely (max 7 days) only in a month, you save money compared to signing on to a bolt-on???

Promotional Bolt Ons are available to customers connecting or upgrading to an eligible Pay Monthly tariff in O2 Retail, O2 Online, O2 Customer Services and O2 Telesales only between 1st February 2008 and 31st March 2008.

Does this mean the train has left the station???

(unable to contact O2 at the moment to get a clarification...)

Cheers

Liam548 01 Apr 2008, 17:51

Liam548 wrote:i questioned about the limit because there was definately a 200mb limit up until recently.

I remember the post about how can they call it unlimited when its 200mb. Reply was-

Hello Liam, Thanks for emailing us about the O2 Unlimited Web Bolt On. Please be assured that there is no fair usage for the O2 Unlimited Web Bolt On. However you may not use your SIM card in or connected to any other devices or in a way that adversely impacts the service to other O2 customers. If O2 reasonably suspect you're not acting in accordance with this policy O2 reserves the right to impose further charges or disconnect your Bolt On or tariff at any time, having attempted to contact you first. Please reply to this email if you wish to add this Bolt On to your account. For more information about this Bolt On, please click on the link given below:

what about the response i got from o2, "there is no fair use policy"

??

unlimited surely? otherwise its no different to before

Aye Up 02 Apr 2008, 00:46

Liam548 wrote:what about the response i got from o2, "there is no fair use policy"

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unlimited surely? otherwise its no different to before

O2 have what they term as an excessive use policy though not clearly stated here:

Data Bolt On Terms

1. The Web Bolt On allows you unlimited use of O2 UK's Edge/GPRS/ 3G networks (as applicable to your handset), for personal internet use via your mobile phone. All usage must be for your private, personal and non-commercial purposes. You may not use your SIM Card:
* in, or connected to, any other device including modems;
* to allow the continuous streaming of any audio / video content, enable Voice over Internet (Voip), P2P or file sharing; or
* in such a way that adversely impacts the service to other O2 customers

If O2 reasonably suspects you are not acting in accordance with this policy O2 reserves the right to impose further charges, impose network protection controls which may reduce your speed of transmission, remove the Web Bolt On from your account or disconnect your tariff at any time, having attempted to contact you first.

Basically it means for mobile phone browsing, it effectively is unlimited, you can use as much as you want, but when you start abusing it such as connecting it to a laptop then they reserve the right to suspend or charge you extra.

Seems fair to me I feel.

zxon 06 May 2008, 19:08

xerxes wrote:If you're really outraged then switch to T-Mobile. It's only because people switched (or threatened to switch) that this new policy was put in place in the first place.

Believe me, I'm --> this <-- far away from changing.