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Jomil Posts: 32

Hey all, my free wap time has finally expired on o2

(they didnt tell me and i spent £12 not knowing it :-@) so now i would like to use an anytime ISP contract.

Last time i registered for an ISP with my 56k modem, it asked for the number i will be dialing from, so just to check will this work if i use my mobile number? Any advice welcome, cheers.
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Posted: 2003-11-17 12:03:29
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Jomil Posts: 32

...okay not so good feedback

however i also forgot to ask that if i pay £15 a month for example on an anytime package and dial it with my phone, i wont get charged anything by o2 will i for making the call will i? :-\
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Posted: 2003-11-19 16:25:13
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hangloose and keepcool Posts: 2

Do u have GPRS & a pay & go user? If u are then u get FREE! GPRS access, go to O2 website & download their own dial-up program to see if u can get online for FREE! This message was posted from a T300
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Posted: 2003-11-20 01:06:39
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Jomil Posts: 32

The GPRS WAP they give you wont work on a pc im told, and is only free till febuary

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Posted: 2003-11-20 11:25:46
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masseur Posts: > 500

I've never heard of an ISP asking what number you will be dialling in from but if they are asking that why not give it a try and specifiy your mobile number as you don't seem to be getting much other help here.

Just for interest, which ISP are you planning to use?
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Posted: 2003-11-20 11:29:52
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Jomil Posts: 32

i was planning to use freeserve anytime, which right now is about 7.99 a month. Will i be charged by o2 for dialling them, or will i only have to pay the £7.99 via my creditcard?
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Posted: 2003-11-27 23:57:23
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davo87 Posts: 204

O2 will charge u standard rate for dialling freeserves number because it is like a standard freefone 1
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Posted: 2003-11-28 00:05:17
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mwright Posts: > 500

The prepay dialup packages from ISP's only work with a BT landline since the number they give you to dial is a freephone number. Therefore you would be charged by your mobile provider to dial the number as well as paying the flat rate charge. [Freeserve in particular will NOT accept a mobile number]

You need to check with your mobile operator what he charges for calls - you would almost certainly be better off with either a GPRS package or failing that using an ISP that has a "geographical" number or possibly an 0845 number?

[ This Message was edited by: mwright on 2003-11-27 23:15 ]
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Posted: 2003-11-28 00:14:18
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Jomil Posts: 32

thankyou for clearing that up mwright

it isnt the best news i ever got but has saved me alot of bother it seems lol...
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Posted: 2003-12-01 13:19:05
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