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O2 data - cheaper for low users on PAYG than contract?
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| As a low user of GPRS, it seems ludicrous that I can buy 4MB of data as a
PAYG bolt-on for £5, yet as a contract user, O2 Data 5 will cost me £8...for
only 1MB more!
PAYG Browse and download 4MB for £5 = £1.25/MB
O2 Data 5 5MB for £8 = £1.60/MB
Am I missing something?
Si.
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| SteveH 2006-02-25, 5:48 pm |
| Si < simon@dontbotherspam
ming.me> wrote:
> As a low user of GPRS, it seems ludicrous that I can buy 4MB of data as a
> PAYG bolt-on for £5, yet as a contract user, O2 Data 5 will cost me £8...for
> only 1MB more!
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> PAYG Browse and download 4MB for £5 = £1.25/MB
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> O2 Data 5 5MB for £8 = £1.60/MB
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> Am I missing something?
Yes, Orange PAYG..... GPRS is only £1 for a day of unlimited use.
Very good it is, too. I used it for a couple of nights this week whilst
away on a course, staying in some horrible chain hotel in Swindon.
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"SteveH" <steve@italiancar.co.uk> wrote in message
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> Si < simon@dontbotherspam
ming.me> wrote:
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> Yes, Orange PAYG..... GPRS is only £1 for a day of unlimited use.
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> Very good it is, too. I used it for a couple of nights this week whilst
> away on a course, staying in some horrible chain hotel in Swindon.
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Except I need regular access to email, usually about 100K daily.
With your suggestion, paying daily - that's at least £28 and as much as £31.
Better to buy a bundle.
Si.
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| > Orange also do a 4MB monthly bundle for £4.
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> Chris
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I know, I left them recently. They couldn't actually match the deal I got
from O2.
XDA Mini S, 400 Voice, 150 text, 1Meg GPRS £30/month.
Si.
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| 4256745q6 2006-02-25, 11:48 pm |
| Can you not combine the Orange 4 meg for 4 quid and the quid a day
limitless?
For example if you need 100k a day for emails the 4 quid would cover
you - but if you used the quid a day thing too for longtrain
journeys/while waiting - if you are working away from home - if you get
stuck on the M6 and know you are better sitting in a service station
for a few hours - if your flight is delayed for hours etc.
I am just guessing this - as I have a friend who let an orange contract
with an SPV run to PAYG but each time she buys the 4 quid thing they
add it as 4 hours of CSD which is pointless as she only uses it for
messenger (which uses a tiny bandwidth).
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