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I have just unlocked my XDA, what is the best UK Network to use? I use txt's with O2 & I get charged 36p for one text!! So, I am looking for a different network to use.
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Lee
An O2 pay as you go card gives 300 free texts, 300 free wap minutes, 300 gprs page for a tenner topup a month, you also get your tenner in calls.
Hi all
I have a contract with o2 that gives me 300mins and unlimited internet that gets used with a nokia slide phone.
My question is if i buy a htc desire outright will it work as normal if i dont change my contract?
cheers in advance
yes, it will work as long as the phone is unlocked... the phone will also have to be on pay as you go so you will pay a lot for the phone itself! but yeah, if you've got the money get it!
or You can buy a Locked Phone
(TO A NETWORK)
and unlock it online,
You can go to somewhere like Ebay
There are people who offer the unlock service,
You Send them the IMIE number, and they will send youa code to unlock your phone and make it Sim Free,
Thats what i did anyway
o2 upgrade from nokia
Hi
I will buy the phone from o2 who gave me an offer to buy at a good price due to the issues i have had recently with them.
Two contracts I have, one i used last year to get my hd2. But now I want to leavve my discounted contract run as is and just buy the phone.
data limit ongoing
what! they just told me data after 500mb will be charged for, even on an unlimited tariff
really?
O2 limiting data transfer to 500mb for a month?!?
Is this true?
O2 stopped offering unlimited data on all their new tariffs, this came into force when the iphone 4 was launched. You're limited to between 500MB and 1GB dependant on the tariff.
If you have an existing unlimited data tariff, you can keep it but any changes will cause the data caps to be enforced.
http://www.o2.co.uk/newdatatariffs
data limit
this sux.
Now mobiles can use data/net they decide to charge for mobile and data used... I welcome ALL that share wifi !!
handsomedog said:
O2 stopped offering unlimited data on all their new tariffs, this came into force when the iphone 4 was launched. You're limited to between 500MB and 1GB dependant on the tariff.
If you have an existing unlimited data tariff, you can keep it but any changes will cause the data caps to be enforced.
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On my XDA serra I never used the wi-fi and I was sceptical about a 500mb limit, but despite all my use of the gprs/3g service I use on average 180mb per month, and that included many a football match on the radio.
I agree it's a blow, but it's not a crisis.
found a link saying that t mobile are dropping down to 500mb for feb 1st! fortunately im not with t mobile as im on an unlimited internet plan with orange but will others follow suit? having unlimited internet was the reason i didnt end up with a hd7 so important is the internet to me. especially with the amount of data that wp7 needs and will need even more in the future....anyone think this is acceptable???
I agree, it is quite cheeky for them to be reducing the data plans down to 500MB. I've noticed a few providers going that direction, which is kind of silly because especially at a time like this when we are heading towards an internet driven society where having internet access is becoming a necessity, rather than a luxury.
Providers should be increasing the data plans, not reducing them, seeing as the data infrastructure is already in place. In fact they should be investing in improving and increasing bandwidth capabilities. Just seems like they want to suck more money out of consumers...
I do understand they need money to improve and increase bandwidth capabilities, but reducing data plans is not the way to go. Perhaps providing truly unlimited plans at a slightly higher price should be available.
davidebanks, you mention you are on Orange. Just be aware that T-Mobile UK and Orange are now joint companies, and may steer towards combining their tariff policies. You may get a letter telling you that they will be restricting your data plan too!
t mobile and orange are using can now use eachothers networks not sure if thats the same as joining companies. hope not now. so im paying £35 pounds a month for my service which includes unlimited internet. if mine goes down to 500mb, is there anything i can do about this? like cancel contract or something? i just dont get why they are doing it. im sure its for good reason but i own wp7 device so with all its facebook updating all friends stuff and pictures, Bing maps + internet, the Cloud service which microsoft strongly encourage us wp7 to use and then fob us uk customers with mainly 8gb devices....the list goes on......
I really can't understand how a carrier dares to provide a dataplan with less than 1GB in the year 2011 -500MB have been up-to-date in the year 2008!
I hope that they'll lose all users due to this stupid decision.
I have a 3GB dataplan for 2 years now included with my phone-plan and I'm absolutely sure that I'm paying less for this than T-Mobile users are paying for their 500MB-plan.
yes i reckon you are paying less. our `unlimited` internet is usually 1gb, whilst other countries have 3gb `unlimited` I also forgot to mention Zune as well! low memory storage, then ask us to use and pay for cloud storage. then carriers start dropping our monthly limit.
If you have an Android phone, or you say you have an android phone they give you 3GB. I'm sure they'll extend that to WP7 when it becomes more popular (although they don't actually check what phone you have).
And yeah Orange and T-Mobile are now the same network, in the UK at least (T-Mobile and Orange still exist as separate entities in other countries, France, Germany etc). It doesn't mean we'll be seeing Orange tarrifs on T-Mobile though. Infact the reason why they are still called Orange and T-Mobile and not 1 network called Everything Everywhere is because they didn't want to ruin the brand of T-Mobile being "Value" and Orange being "Premium".
@davidebanks: Phone them up, tell them you have an android phone, ask to be upgraded to 3GB and they'll to it at no extra cost.
davidebanks said:
so im paying £35 pounds a month for my service which includes unlimited internet. if mine goes down to 500mb, is there anything i can do about this? like cancel contract or something?
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Yes, that would be considered a rather large change in their T&C's so you could cancel the contract no questions asked. However, for this reason - they are unlikely to apply the 500MB limit to exsiting contracts. More likely than not you will continue on your existing plan until your contract runs out at which time you will be offered a renewal with the new limit in place.
Here in Sweden, I have the "basic" data addon which costs me something like 6 quid a month, that includes 1GB of data at full speed - once I've used the 1GB speed is limited to 120kbps. Additional packages (costing between 12-18 quid) give you 5 and 10 GB of traffic before the speed is limited. There are also offers of truly unlimited plans where you can use as much as you want at full speed (although they are rather pricey).
Hopefully this is not implemented state side, but I would say this is a pretty messed up cut back and you can't download. The high limit before you are throttled on t-mobile is the only reason I stuck with them, if I'm not mistaken its 3gigs. I mean I am paying for the data service I should be able to use it however I like. There only two US carriers that I know of that doesn't have a limit on data and the other one is Sprint. So I guess I might be changing over if they try and pull this over here.
I've got a 500Mb per month plan with orange and samsung omnia 7, i'm adding on a further 500Mb soon though as 500 just isn't enough for WP7, even with my minimal usage i'm still going through at least 150Mb a week. Someone needs to make a Data consumer app, that's if microsoft would let them :/
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Yes, that would be considered a rather large change in their T&C's so you could cancel the contract no questions asked. However, for this reason - they are unlikely to apply the 500MB limit to exsiting contracts. More likely than not you will continue on your existing plan until your contract runs out at which time you will be offered a renewal with the new limit in place.
Here in Sweden, I have the "basic" data addon which costs me something like 6 quid a month, that includes 1GB of data at full speed - once I've used the 1GB speed is limited to 120kbps. Additional packages (costing between 12-18 quid) give you 5 and 10 GB of traffic before the speed is limited. There are also offers of truly unlimited plans where you can use as much as you want at full speed (although they are rather pricey).
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Actually, I have an unlimited dataplan with Tele2 in Sweden, and I pay 7 £ for that (80kr) a month.
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Actually, I have an unlimited dataplan with Tele2 in Sweden, and I pay 7 £ for that (80kr) a month.
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That must be an old plan in that case, as the ones they do these days are fairly similar in both price and limitations to the ones I mentioned above (although Tele2 limits the speed to 64kbps rather than 120).
Most of Tele2's services are however advertised as "fri surf" with a footnote explaining that after X gigabytes speed is limited.
I reckon all of you affected by this change should cut'n'paste the letter found at the Uri below and send to T-Mobile UK.
http://cantankerous.co.uk/?p=499
Looks like exisiting customers will not be affected anymore:
http://support.t-mobile.co.uk/help-and-support/index?page=home&cat=DATA_CHANGES
T-Mobile Statement:
“On Monday 10 January 2011 we announced that, in line with the rest of the industry, T-Mobile would be reducing its Fair Use Policy for data usage to 500MB a month for all mobile phone customers. Following a further review of our policy, these changes will now be introduced from 1 February, to new and upgrading customers only - not existing customers.
There will be no change to the data packages for existing customers for the duration of their contract and we apologise for any confusion caused. The revision to the Fair Use Policy is designed to ensure an improved quality of service for all mobile internet users."
Lysa Hardy, VP, T-Mobile UK
Information on new data policy:
From 1 February 2011 new and upgrading customers will be given a monthly 500MB data allowance. There will be no charge for those customers exceeding that limit, and those who do will still be able to access important services such as email and web browsing, however file downloading and streaming services will be restricted. Customers will then have the option to increase their monthly Fair Use Policy to 1GB a month by purchasing a Mobile Broadband Booster. This will ensure an improved quality of service for all of our mobile internet users.
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hey guys, quick question please
I rang DAP today and upgraded my o2 contract to:
£37pm
600 mins, unl text, 1GB internet
free phone, £75 cash back, free phones4u cloud wifi hotspot.
Before agreeing this deal, the guy had mentioned the orange deal that a few UK pre-order users here seem to have for same mins, text and internet for £28.50 pm. Cause I had said I would rather keep my number and not hassle with PAC codes, he then threw in those freebies.
I'm just wondering whether or not it would be wiser to get an Orange sim on the other deal instead. I could call up and see if I could wrangle those same freebies on orange as well for that price still. Though my concern is that I'm not sure what orange coverage is like re phone and internet. I've not really heard much about them. So wondering if any users of orange can let me know regarding that.
Also, my internet is with o2 and I get £5 off pm so changing to orange would obviously negate that when I come to renew as well.
Any thoughts would be much appreciated. In a bit of a pickle as to which contract to go for. Cheers
I will be going to England, France, Germany this month. I want to get some SIM cards for the different carriers that correspond to those countries. Can anyone offer some advice? Do I need to pre-order the sim cards now, or can I just wait until I get there. Which cell phone companies have the best coverage in those areas? I will be mainly staying near London, Paris, and Hanover in northern Germany. I tried emailing someone earlier that had posted this same question, but he never responded.
For the uk, check out giffgaff. Pay 30 days at a time, no contract, 250mins, unlimited texts and unlimited net for £10.
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I used Virgin Mobil while in France. I stopped into an electronics store and bought a pre-paid SIM card for about 20 Euros. I don't recall minutes or data, that was 3yrs ago, but no need to pre-order. I think Orange offers similar deals.
Vodafone if U want buy only one sim for all EU countries whit passport option and mobile data benefit shipped also in any airport VODAFONE POINT.
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Hi and Greets von Germany,
Little Info:
You can go to every Carrier (all have acceptable coverage, all okay in Towns (Internet and Calls), some better in the Countryside).
Easiest way:
Go to the carrier shops, most of them give simple prepaidcards for 1€-5€, they will activate them in the shop. you will need to load some cash to them (usual 15€).
Cheaper Way:
Go to a Discounter (eg ALDI, LIDL, Penny and many more). All have thier own Prepaidcards with cheaper Rates. Activate (over Internet) and talk
At ALDI you pay 12,99 for StarterSet including SIMCard with 10€ balance, Activation at internetcafe takes 1 minute. 9ct for Minute/SMS.
Internet Flatrate 2,99 (150MB UMTS, slowdown afterwards)
Internet Flatrate 6,99 (500MB UMTS, slowdown afterwards)
Any Questions left?