Is O2 'all rounder' deal best for 100GB usage per month ?

Inigo_Montoya

Looking to change my ISP provider to give me more flexibility with regards to downloading & streaming

I am currently on plusnet value which allows unlimited downloading overnight which is OK (if slightly inconvenient) but I have started to using iplayer & music streaming more recently which means I am going over my 10GB daytime allowance

Initially I looked at Orange (£10/£15 month unlimited) but it looks like their fair usage policy kicks in after about 40GB (is this correct still ?) so there is a good change I will be going over that fairly regularly

I then looked at O2 and apparently their All Rounder package has a fair usage limit of around 100GB which would be sufficent for my needs

Can anybody confirm if O2 is the best deal for a 100GB per month user ?

kwikbreaks

Despite the many posts criticising the O2 Access product and their ineptitude with getting phonelines installed their LLU products are probably still the best value ADSL you can get - especially if you have an O2 mobile and therefore qualify for the £5 discount. There always used to be cashback available for new signups too (see Quidco and/or TopCashback sites).

The only question remaining is are you sure you can get it as it isn't available through all exchanges. If by chance you can't then Sky LLU is pretty good too. http://www.samknows.com/broadband/search.php will show you availablility of both if you don't know already.

Inigo_Montoya

thanks for the reply

I found this very useful link
http://www.chooseisp.co.uk/broadband-guide/best-buys/broadband-fair-use-policies.html

Looks like O2 (£12/month with PAYG topup) is a better bet than Orange (£10/month with PAYG topup)

macman

Orange is IMHO one of the worst ISP's available. And I'm not the only one who thinks so:
http://www.dslzoneuk.net/isp_ratings.php
Don't even consider them if you can get 02 LLU on your exchange.

forgotmyname

I signed up to 02 18 months ago and with 3 of us sharing the connection we download a LOT.. Over 200gb last month.

BBC iplayer gets used a lot, The expiry on tv shows can be a pain. I downloaded gardeners world tv shows several times
whilst looking into different plants. Downloaded 6 shows to find the one about chilli's i was looking for.

kwikbreaks

Inigo_Montoya wrote: »

I found this very useful link
http://www.chooseisp.co.uk/broadband-guide/best-buys/broadband-fair-use-policies.html

You are unlikley to find impartial advice on sites like that which feed off referring customers to the products which they recommend.