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On 2007-10-06 09:17:27, kai_ wrote:
What I'm looking to do is to mainly use MSN Messenger and probably VOIP. I guess that O2 would not be the provider for me at all then in that case?
Yep, O2 are certainly pretty restrictive in what they allow you to do - quite disappointing given their low data cap. T-Mobile WnW Plus (£12.50/mo, 3GB cap) allows you to send/receive whatever you want apart from VOIP - for this you need the Max package. I'm not sure quite how strict they are about enforcing the rules, perhaps occasional VOIP usage wouldn't fall foul of the rules but I'm not certain.
3's pricing is certainly quite appealing (they allow Skype usage as standard and it can be used abroad on other 3 networks). At present I find it diffcult from their site to find much about adding it on to an existing mobile contract as it mostly seems to be setup for use with their USB data modems. However looking in 1the 'got a question' bit of the broadband page does reveal that £10/mo 1Gb and £15/mo 3Gb options are available as add-ons for mobiles (the casual and 7gb max are USB-only). Unfortunately when selecting a phone from their shop it only lets you add the unlimited browsing £5/month plan but this certainly doesn't let you use the phone for modem access. If you go the other way round and select mobile broadband then try to change from the USB data modem to a phone it doesn't allow that either. Presumably once you've got the phone you can call them up to get it added on but it's a bit annoying not to be able to do it up front.
I'm also not sure whether their mobile broadband options allow video streaming or not - the T&Cs don't seem to list any restrictions, which is great but it'd be nice to see confirmation of this!
The list of compatible phones at present is Nokia 6120, Nokia N95, LG Chocolate U830, LG Shine U970, Motorola RAZR V3xx. Presumably the K850i will be added to this list once released on Three as it is also HSDPA compliant.
Has anyone successfully added the mobile b/band option to their 3 phone? At present I'm more tempted by T-Mobile's WnW Plus (£12.50/mo, allows everything except VOIP, 3Gb cap) although some of the deals available on 3 for voice/text are quite good and the roaming to other 3 networks abroad is a nice touch.
Cheers
Alan
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Posted: 2007-10-06 13:27:54
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Have searched further and now found the Three offering at their add-ons page - it just doesn't seem to offer it when you are initially selecting a phone and add-ons in the shop.
For info I've also been collating the current data tariffs in the UK and thought they might be of interest to people...
O2
Costs
- £7.50/mo for 200MB O2 Web Bolt On - modem access NOT permitted
- £30/mo for 3GB O2 Web Max Bolt On - modem access permitted
Restrictions
- O2 Web Bolt On - Instant Messaging, IP Telephony, Point 2 Point file sharing and file transfer, VoIP (e.g. Skype™), Video and TV streaming, Slingboxes; and Use in conjunction with routers not allowed
- O2 Web Max Bolt On - Instant Messaging, IP Telephony, VoIP (e.g. Skype™), Video and TV streaming; and Slingboxes not allowed
Vodafone
Costs
- £7.50/mo for 120MB - modem access permitted
Restrictions
- No obvious restrictions but £2/MB over monthly limit.
Orange
(very difficult to find information - eventually found at
http://www1.orange.co.uk/entertainment/OrangeWorld/terms.php)
Costs
- £8/mo for Orange World Monthly Access - 30MB of anytime access - no mention re. data modem access in T&Cs (cf. off-peak access) so appears to be permitted.
- £5/mo for Orange World Off-Peak Access - 1GB of evening/weekend browsing - modem access NOT permitted
Restrictions
- common to both plans: not to be used for other activities such, non-Orange internet based streaming services, voice or video over the internet, instant messaging, peer to peer file sharing, non-Orange internet based video
T-Mobile
Costs
- Web'n'Walk - £7.50/mo for 1GB - modem access NOT permitted
- Web'n'Walk Plus - £12.50/mo for 3GB - modem access permitted
- Web'n'Walk Max - £22.50/mo for 10GB - modem access permitted
Restrictions
- WnW - peer to peer file sharing, internet phone calls or instant messaging not allowed
- WnW Plus - internet phone calls not allowed
- WnW Max - no restrictions
Three
Costs
- Internet 10 - £2.50/mo for 10MB data - modem access NOT permitted
- Internet Max Add-On - £5/mo for 1GB data - modem access NOT permitted
- Broadband Lite Add-On - £10/mo for 1GB data - modem access permitted
- Broadband Plus Add-On - £15/mo for 3GB data - modem access permitted
Restrictions
- I've searched over the site and even the T&Cs at
http://www.three.co.uk/personal/help_support_/terms_conditions.omp?cid=1187800248881 don't seem to mention any services that are blocked - would be very interested to hear people's views.
Cheers
Alan
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Posted: 2007-10-07 13:03:40
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On 2007-10-06 12:56:13, alanjrobertson wrote:
On 2007-10-06 02:36:21, miss uk wrote:
3 are cheaper then T-Mobile though
Yes, they are cheaper however they don't allow streaming video - they want you to buy their X-Series for this. As I'd like to use a Slingbox on my laptop T-Mobile seem to be less restrictive. It also seems that to use the web on your laptop with 3 you need to get the USB data modem and are not allowed to use your phone as a modem (although I'm not 100% certain of this).
Cheers
Alan
Still if you wanna just go browsing then 3 are pretty good still
02 actually send you a warning text when your running low on the 200MB don't they is this correct???
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Posted: 2007-10-16 01:19:44
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has anyone took this new bolt on yet?
have you gone over the 200MB and can you confirm you get the warning text?
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Posted: 2007-10-25 02:07:58
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Best bet is ring CS and ask about it, because I'm not sure.
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Posted: 2007-10-25 09:01:04
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i'll ring emm next month lol
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Posted: 2007-10-25 16:52:06
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i just got a huge bill for using gprs or o2 3G.I only used about 1000 some thing kilobytes on o2 active. I now have a huge bill and i mean huge.
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Posted: 2007-10-25 17:09:50
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I had a big bill September for £60 I wasn't happy how much is yours?
you have asked them for the 200MB Bolt on haven't you?
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Posted: 2007-10-25 17:15:13
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same here £60 and some pennys. yeh i have known about these boltons for some time, I think they are rubish.
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Posted: 2007-10-25 18:43:44
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Right, so you've just paid a £60 phone bill thats mainly data and you think the data bolt ons, that will reduce that are rubbish, yep, perfect logic...
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Posted: 2007-10-25 21:00:35
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