Data tariff

whambamboo

I've got an XDA Exec come to the end of its 12 month contract. I don't think there's really a better phone available than it.

So I want a cheap contract with about 20mb of data/month. I'm currently on O2 Data-centric 18 for I think £16/month, with minutes charged at 20p/minute. I don't use voice, so I'm looking for something at the same sort of price but with a new phone - it seems wrong to keep a contract more than 12 months.

jago25_98

look at t-mobile, coverage worse though

IM

I'm about to upgrade from an Orange SPV C600, and am undecided between the 02 XDA Orbit and the T-Mobile MDA Compact III.

I understand that they are essentially the same phone, apart from styling (I’m favouring the squarer T-Mobile version on that front) and the fact that the Orbit has Wi-Fi.

On the one hand, I like the idea of free (or at least quick) net access in a coffee shop, and being able to use my home wireless network when I can’t kick the kids/wife off the PC = points for 02

On the other hand, given improved net usability is one of the key reasons for moving from WM for Smartphone to Pocket PC, the idea of the unlimited net access tariff add-on definitely appeals = points for T-Mobile

T-Mobile’s “Web ‘n’ Walk” data bundles certainly seem more competitive than anything O2 can offer.

Given that there seems to be a real move towards mobile web surfing/emailing, do we foresee any kind of movement from the other networks to come up with data charging that isn't a rip-off?

Reestit_Mutton

whambamboo wrote:

I've got an XDA Exec come to the end of its 12 month contract. I don't think there's really a better phone available than it.

So I want a cheap contract with about 20mb of data/month. I'm currently on O2 Data-centric 18 for I think £16/month, with minutes charged at 20p/minute. I don't use voice, so I'm looking for something at the same sort of price but with a new phone - it seems wrong to keep a contract more than 12 months.

Mobile Outlet have just released a range of T-Mobile Flext35 Web 'n' Walk (12 months) packages. Some of these come with 12 months free line rental via cashback and the remainder come with 10 or 11 months free:

http://www.reestitmutton.co.uk/MOBILES/index.php?query=tariff&value=143

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