Cell Phones in Great Britain - T-Mobile Web n Walk unlimited

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T-Mobile Web n Walk unlimited - Existing user?

Sacred

2006-05-30, 5:48 am

Hi All

Have just noticed that T-Mobile are now offering unlimited Web n Walk data.

Does anyone know how this effects existing subscribers who have subscribed
to the 40MB tarrif.

Do we get the unlimited?

David Hearn

2006-05-30, 5:48 am

Sacred wrote:
> Hi All
>
> Have just noticed that T-Mobile are now offering unlimited Web n Walk data.
>
> Does anyone know how this effects existing subscribers who have subscribed
> to the 40MB tarrif.
>
> Do we get the unlimited?

No.

To get the Unlimited. You can pay £6.50 per month to get the bundle
added I believe, you may need to switch to their Flext tarrif and add
the bundle, but this, in general, is a better deal (minutes, texts +
data) than plain W'n'W. However note there's a number of restrictions
on the unlimited W'n'W, including no modem usage (ie. can't connect your
phone to your laptop to get internet access).

Note also that you're probably getting something like 25% or 50% off
your W'n'W plan if you signed up during the discount period. Switching
will lose this, so the Flext+W'n'W bundle might end up costing more.

Note also it's a one way transition - move out of normal W'n'W and
you'll never get back, it's ringfenced.

Personally I don't use my 40MB each month, and I've not exceeded my 200
minutes per month but I do occasionally use my laptop, so I'm happy with
W'n'W 200 at £16 per month (half price with Self Serve).

D

Steve Henson

2006-05-30, 5:48 pm

In article < e5h0ps$f1h$1@slavica
.ukpost.com>, dave@NOswampieSPAM.org.uk
says...
> Sacred wrote:
>
> No.
>
> To get the Unlimited. You can pay £6.50 per month to get the bundle
> added I believe, you may need to switch to their Flext tarrif and add
> the bundle, but this, in general, is a better deal (minutes, texts +
> data) than plain W'n'W. However note there's a number of restrictions
> on the unlimited W'n'W, including no modem usage (ie. can't connect your
> phone to your laptop to get internet access).
>

It's £7.50 including VAT for the consumer version. There is a
"professional" version which people have had mixed results adding to an
existing tariff that is £8.50 not including VAT.

The pro version doesn't has fewer restrictions but does prohibit VOIP
and "messaging over internet protocol" which appears to rather
ridiculously mean IM.

The consumer version bizarrely doesn't have an IM ban.

Steve.

David Hearn

2006-05-30, 5:48 pm

Steve Henson wrote:
> In article < e5h0ps$f1h$1@slavica
.ukpost.com>, dave@NOswampieSPAM.org.uk
> says...
>
> It's £7.50 including VAT for the consumer version. There is a
> "professional" version which people have had mixed results adding to an
> existing tariff that is £8.50 not including VAT.
>
> The pro version doesn't has fewer restrictions but does prohibit VOIP
> and "messaging over internet protocol" which appears to rather
> ridiculously mean IM.
>
> The consumer version bizarrely doesn't have an IM ban.
>
> Steve.

Ahh, thanks for the correction. I knew of the £1 + VAT difference
between the two versions, but obviously I went the wrong way.

As for the Pro version. I've not kept up to date - but when it first
appeared, there was some mention of having to have a business account,
not being able to switch to business without taking a new 18 month
contract (well, just resetting the minimum date to 18 months time). I'm
not sure how it panned out now that it's been going a while.

D

Steve Henson

2006-05-30, 5:48 pm

In article < e5ha07$m0l$2@slavica
.ukpost.com>, dave@NOswampieSPAM.org.uk
says...
>
> As for the Pro version. I've not kept up to date - but when it first
> appeared, there was some mention of having to have a business account,
> not being able to switch to business without taking a new 18 month
> contract (well, just resetting the minimum date to 18 months time). I'm
> not sure how it panned out now that it's been going a while.
>

Some people have been told that it is business only or that the only
thing supporting it is the laptop card.

There is mention of the "pro bundle" in T-mobile literature and it
doesn't mention any restrictions.

Others have had no problems adding it to an existing tariff. I have a
SIM only deal which has had it added after CS briefly went away to
confirm that it could be added.

Steve.

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