well and truely shafted re O2 new tarriffs, am I right?

anonymousie

Looking at the details of the new O2 tarrifs for iphone and feeling a bit, well.....shafted TBH!!

Current tarrif is iphone 3G 600 mins 500 txt wifi and unlimited internet for £35/month.

Apparently my "unlimited" internet was a promotional thing and will be withdrawn in October what ever.....

THe new iphone tarrif at £35/month will get only 300 mins though unlimited txts, wifi and 500mb internet.

So half the number of minutes:mad:

A rather empty "unlimited" txts- totally useless to me as I have the "O2 family bolt on" and txts are either covered by this, or I use "what's app" message appt for free messages to my iphone using mates.
Also, some while ago O2 withdrew the deal that I have at the moment- picture messages at a "cost" of 4 txts from bundles, and the same for txts from abroad.

Wifi- yeeeesss BUT only on certain hotspots- I have been quite frustrated (esp on trains etc) to find Wifi is not O2 owned therefore not free.

And exactly how far will 500mb internet go? I don't mean in small demand suff like many million simple pages viewed but say using google maps to navigate etc

jamiex

anonymousie wrote: »

Looking at the details of the new O2 tarrifs for iphone and feeling a bit, well.....shafted TBH!!

Current tarrif is iphone 3G 600 mins 500 txt wifi and unlimited internet for £35/month.

Apparently my "unlimited" internet was a promotional thing and will be withdrawn in October what ever.....

THe new iphone tarrif at £35/month will get only 300 mins though unlimited txts, wifi and 500mb internet.

So half the number of minutes:mad:

A rather empty "unlimited" txts- totally useless to me as I have the "O2 family bolt on" and txts are either covered by this, or I use "what's app" message appt for free messages to my iphone using mates.
Also, some while ago O2 withdrew the deal that I have at the moment- picture messages at a "cost" of 4 txts from bundles, and the same for txts from abroad.

Wifi- yeeeesss BUT only on certain hotspots- I have been quite frustrated (esp on trains etc) to find Wifi is not O2 owned therefore not free.

And exactly how far will 500mb internet go? I don't mean in small demand suff like many million simple pages viewed but say using google maps to navigate etc

Nothing will change with your contract if you don't upgrade - you can continue paying for exactly what you're getting now.

If you do decide to upgrade though:

500mb internet is fine for most people really - and it's unlimited until October. I'm guessing when people first get their new iPhone there'll be much higher usage than usual downloading apps etc. for a few months.

Also if you go on a 24 month contract instead of 18 months then you get the 600 minutes as before.

You should also assess whether it's still worth paying extra for the family bolt on - could save £7.50/month there.

anonymousie

jamiex wrote: »

Nothing will change with your contract if you don't upgrade - you can continue paying for exactly what you're getting now.

If you do decide to upgrade though:

500mb internet is fine for most people really - and it's unlimited until October. I'm guessing when people first get their new iPhone there'll be much higher usage than usual downloading apps etc. for a few months.

Also if you go on a 24 month contract instead of 18 months then you get the 600 minutes as before.

You should also assess whether it's still worth paying extra for the family bolt on - could save £7.50/month there.

I know nothing will change it I don't upgrade, but I'll be paying over the odds for a tarrif... and certainly I don't want a 24 month tie in...THe family bolt on is worth it as, for a start, it means DH pays £5 less on his monthly simplicity SIM than he did and the 3 kids have all their use within the family covered (several calls/txts a day each)

jamiex

anonymousie wrote: »

I know nothing will change it I don't upgrade, but I'll be paying over the odds for a tarrif... and certainly I don't want a 24 month tie in...THe family bolt on is worth it as, for a start, it means DH pays £5 less on his monthly simplicity SIM than he did and the 3 kids have all their use within the family covered (several calls/txts a day each)

Yeah I have a Vodafone Family bolt on for £5/month and it's definitely worth it.

If you think about it, 24 months isn't much more than 18, and as new phones are released on a yearly basis, it fits in better when it comes to upgrades. O2 make all their 24 month contracts £5/month cheaper than their 18 month ones and when you work out how much you're paying for the extra 6 months, it makes it worth it in most cases:

£40/month for 18 months: total cost £720
£35/month for 24 months: total cost £840
Difference = 840 - 720 = £120 = £20/month for 6 months.

O2 Simplicity for iPhone = £25/month for the same tariff.

So you actually save £5/month for 6 months over the 24 month term = £30 saving.

Though I suppose £30 isn't really very much, it shows that 24 month contracts aren't awful, and they're probably better for cash flow because £5/month less comes out of your account.

Anyway that's just my opinion.

PaddyUK

Before you get all frustrated about the new data limits, think about how much you actually use. You can check on your iPhone by going to Settings > General > Usage