Hi,
I thought I would share my surprise find today.
I am with O2 and got the new Gear S on a basic contract. This came with 100MB data and at the time I was offered 300MB for £2 more.
So I thought I would try it for a week and see how it went.
As I enjoyed having the watch and whilst it may not be perfect it is as good as my gear fit plus the benefit of text and calls when disconnected from my phone, I decided I might as well get the extra data just in case.
I logged into my O2 and saw that the was a data sharing option. Not knowing what this was I called customer service for more details.
It seems they now offer a tariff where you can share data between devices. So the long and short is I have signed up for one of these tariffs.
Yes it costs me £6 extra a month but I have gone from 1GB on my phone and 100MB on the Gear S to 5GB between both. There is an option to share the 1GB between both and that would have cost me another 50p. I just wanted more data.
Thus I thought I would share with the group in case anyone else was interested as it seems the states have had similar packages for a while.
Yours
Dagaz
Dagaz said:
Hi,
I thought I would share my surprise find today.
I am with O2 and got the new Gear S on a basic contract. This came with 100MB data and at the time I was offered 300MB for £2 more.
So I thought I would try it for a week and see how it went.
As I enjoyed having the watch and whilst it may not be perfect it is as good as my gear fit plus the benefit of text and calls when disconnected from my phone, I decided I might as well get the extra data just in case.
I logged into my O2 and saw that the was a data sharing option. Not knowing what this was I called customer service for more details.
It seems they now offer a tariff where you can share data between devices. So the long and short is I have signed up for one of these tariffs.
Yes it costs me £6 extra a month but I have gone from 1GB on my phone and 100MB on the Gear S to 5GB between both. There is an option to share the 1GB between both and that would have cost me another 50p. I just wanted more data.
Thus I thought I would share with the group in case anyone else was interested as it seems the states have had similar packages for a while.
Yours
Dagaz
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This is very interesting, I am on the original O2 tariff you mentioned.
Whilst I see you are getting more data allowance, I really don't think you'll use a fraction of the original 100mb available on the Gear S. There aren't any apps that require an internet connection that use up large amounts of data, even the Opera browser.
But if you have gained a better value for money data allowance for your phone as a result of the tariff change then it's worth considering.
100mb is ample for now but thanks for sharing ?
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I'm on EE and they do a similar thing but I think it's £10 a month. However, I've gone for an EE PAYG for £10 a month that gives me 500Mb data & unlimited texts + 150 mins talktime. My 4G phone contract is 5Gb and unlimited calls and texts so that more than amply covers my needs.
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I currently have t-mobile's family plan (~$70/month, two phones sharing 800 mins, one of which is my xda, no data on this plan). I called t-mobile to see about adding data, and the person I spoke to said I can add 1Mb/month for $2.99 or unlimited at $9.99/month.
How much, on average, would a person use checking e-mail, syncing avantgo, some surfing (checking directions, stuff like that)? 9.99 doesn't sound like much, but when you're already paying >$70 for service, it adds up. I currenlty connect via CDA (?), which is slow, but works.
I am on the TMo Family Plan with 800 minutes and four phones, one of which is my xda, so our situations are very similar.
The plans quoted to you are for T-Zones, which is WAP only. (Yes, some of you will say it works anyway, but TMo started closing the loophole this week.) I am on the Unlimited Internet Plan for $19.99. Prior to it being unlimited, I used the GPRS very little to stay under the 10MB limit, but that was difficult to do. Now that it is unlimited, I use between 85MB and 100MB per month checking e-mails every fifteen minutes and doing some light internet browsing.
I hope that helps.
David
First off, the $10/mo plan is for phones only, not PDA use. It will not work. Tried it, no go. It is limited to WAP.
How much will you use? 1MB is easy to kill if you browse normal sites, but can go a long way with light mail use and browsing only PDA sites. Hard to say what you'd use. I end up using about 8MB most months, even using it with my laptop a bit.
You can always upgrade if you see yourself going over. You'll need the $20 plan for the XDA however.
WAIT, do you guys mean to tell me that I am paying $10 a month for T-Zones for nothing? Can someone please explain!! What is the difference between T-zones and WAP?
I have a siemens sx56. I use GPRS all the time. I thought that it would be free for me since I have the T-zones for 9.99!!
I was just wondering if anyone knew how much data last.fm uses? because there doesnt seem to be a data counter build into android.
I was worried about going over oranges 500mb data allowance when using last.fm.
Suggestions are much appreciated folks!!
Install Net Counter (free) from Market. You can configure individual counters for daily/weekly/monthly totals, and set alerts to warn when you hit a certain usage.
awesome, thanks!
Only 500mb data plan...wow that is not much at all. I complain about the 5gb cap i have..but i'll complain no more.
The 500mb is only a 'guideline'.
To date, Orange hasn't actually billed a single customer for going over the limit.. Only 'warned'.
Doesn't mean there won't be a first - but should mean not to worry about it!
AndiTails said:
The 500mb is only a 'guideline'.
To date, Orange hasn't actually billed a single customer for going over the limit.. Only 'warned'.
Doesn't mean there won't be a first - but should mean not to worry about it!
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I'm afraid that's changed, orange will charge you for going over 500mb one of the main reasons why I went over to T-mobile, who give you 3gb fair usauge policy and don't charge for going over.
I moved from Orange to T-Mobile for this very reason. Orange were adamant that the 500Mb limit would be more than enough.
They would simply not accept that an Android phone way go over the monthly allowance quite easily since it is always connected.
Orange and the HTC Hero
justbabu said:
I moved from Orange to T-Mobile for this very reason. Orange were adamant that the 500Mb limit would be more than enough.
They would simply not accept that an Android phone way go over the monthly allowance quite easily since it is always connected.
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I just found out that I have gone over the 500mb Dolphin data allowance with my HTC Hero, in 8 days. 55mb over to be exact.
Not impressed, I appreciate I have used the phone a lot, but it's a new phone, what am I meant to do going forward, it's a online data based phone? So now I have an 18 month contract that I am tied to. The allowance is not fit for the purpose.
No idea what I should do. Not impressed with Orange or Phones4u. But phones4u will only cancel a contract if the phone is faulty.
I was with Orange for about 2 days (I couldn't get a signal at my house) so had to terminate the contract. I'd grilled them about what happens when you go over 500MB and they said it's about £1 per MB or something ridiculous like that.
They claimed their heaviest users hardly went over 300MB but I doubted that...
I'm in the same boat, tied to a contract and with only 500mb monthly usage however most of the time I only use it via Wifi because the area I live in doesn't get HSDPA, so I very much doubt I'll go over the 500.
Typical MP3 stream:
128 kbit/s = 56 MiB/h
So enjoy your 9 hours of last.fm with your 500MiB allowance
Coming from WinMO 6.5 HD2, I'm nervous about these 500mb tarrifs for data.
T-Mobile has a 500mb limit, with unlimited browsing.
However the 2 are not seperate, so once you have used 500mb in total, you are restricted to browsing only.
No RRS
No Podcasts
No POP3 email
No Twitter (some apps only)
No Google Maps
No Internet radio (!)
Push mail seems to work, as does Opera for browsing.
The HTC RSS app has no download mananger, so my weekly podcast download is about 80mb, but by the 11th of the month I've already over 500mb, as any minor failure during dowload deletes the file and starts again.
What's your SGS2/Android experience in terms of data usage?
En_croute
i easily rack up 3GB a month
but if you disable data completely, and only do WiFi you should be safe
Apparantly we are in the 5% of users
We are called abusers by TMobile
Asked why a we couldn't buy more data time, I was met with :
a) Ohh, difficult to set up to set that up
b) The masts the masts, think of the masts
c) Abusers spoil the t-mobile experience for everyone else
PAC code here we come.
Hello THREE
I have my phone set up to use Wifi when I am at home and WiFi when I am at work. Obviously I set all my podcasts and High Usage apps to Download during those times (Using Tasker)
Outside of that I generally use about 50MB to 100MB on Google Maps, Email, other general background syncing stuff.
I think if you do all of your major syncing over a WiFi connection (Either yours or your neighbours ) then you will be hard pushed to use 500MB whilst "on the go"
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Apparantly we are in the 5% of users
We are called abusers by TMobile
Asked why a we couldn't buy more data time, I was met with :
a) Ohh, difficult to set up to set that up
b) The masts the masts, think of the masts
c) Abusers spoil the t-mobile experience for everyone else
PAC code here we come.
Hello THREE
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I'm assuming you're in the UK as you mentioned 3...
T-Mobile would never say any of the above answers, you're either
a. Trolling
or
b. Making it up
Claiming T-Mobile weren't willing to take more money off you is borderline laughable.
Have fun with Three, quite possibly the most inept customer serviced network i've ever had the displeasure of dealing with.
Edit, just thought i'd add this, if you want details on how to sort out a proper unlimited data package on T-Mobile, PM me.
Actually he really did infer these things!
1. He claimed it would be difficult to set up (programme). I pointed out that as I was on 1gb currently, and the FUP (Browsing only) kicks in after that, it should not be too hard to allow 500mb boosters to be bought ad hoc, or as part of a regular package.
2. He claimed the 5% of users were "ruining the experience" for other customers, hence the 500mb limit. I pointed out that a) if we were all going into FUP, the service would still be "ruined" for the first 1/2 of the month, and b) Why sell media phones when the network is not fit for purpose.
3. And as Orage are selling 750mb & 500mb bolt ons, why can't T-Mobile. He said 5oomb for new customers and 1gb is the maximum, on older tarrifs, and the 3gb tarrif was not available (since Feb 2011).
I was spitting feathers, hence the PAC code comment.
I did consider Three, but went with 1gb data & Flext 35, and will use the first 7 days to asess my data usage under Android during the 7 day cooling off period.
Handset due tomorrow.
I'll PM you, as I have those 7 days....
En_croute
I'll reply here as well so others can see this. If you take out a t-mobile contract with a data booster (those apparently unlimited 5quid ones) call them straight away and say you want to upgrade your data package to web and walk plus for the ENTIRE length of your contract.
They should offer to simply replace your 5 booster with web n walk plus, if they don't, tell them that someone in the t-mobile shop told you it can be done as long as you take it out for the contract duration.
This also will work if you have no data package as well, they'll just charge you the 5 quid a month.
The benefit? HSDPA is not enabled on the standard unlimited boosters, but is on web n walk plus
Hopefully some people can make use of this.
Burko
Even better is WebNWalk Max as the plus is also capped.
All of the above is the reason why I'm also jumping ship to three.
I currently pay T-mobile £40pcm and they want more off me just because I don't think it's fair that they cap my data at 350Kb max.
T-Mob in UK is a joke for data speeds (unless you pay extra on top of your normal tariff price)
So when working out where to go. Make sure you take the extra cost into account and check not only data caps on download amounts but also data caps on speed.
Plus is capped in volume of downloads, not speed. Obviously different people have different data needs, but for me, web n walk plus is more than enough. (with the benefit of not being charged if you go over the limit) there is no"one size fits all" data package, I just thought I'd highlight one option that's available.
Burko
According to O2 I've used 1.99GB As of 23:28 on 12 May 2011 so far this month. Good thing I have unlimited data allowance.
Hello guys,
I've recently switched from O2UK to Orange UK. So far it's been an ok deal, and I wanted to share some things I've learnt and hopefully some questions answered.
Now i'll be honest I got a good deal,
O2
18mth
600 mins
1200 text
1gb data
£46mth
Orange
24mth
Unlimited mins
Unlimited text
2gb data
£41
However i've had some issues;
First my Data speeds were capped to 1.8 meg. regardless of E/3G/H/H+ always 1.8meg. I researched this problem, somne said it was being on T-Mobile signal, however after some further investigation, I have found out about GPRS Premium, it's a service for the iPhone users supposedly, but after having this instated i'm now able to reach 4.9meg. So if your speeds seem poor phone CS and ask for GPRS Premium on your account. It's free so there is no reason for them to not added it nor will it cost you.
Brings me to my first question, while a bit of a wide one, what sort of speeds should I expect from Orange? When on O2 I managed to hit 6.2meg. Have you guys found any Modems that work with Orange particularly well? as I find the signal is okish, but O2 was a good 4-5 bar signal.
Now i'm on Panther Extra 41, and get a free swappable, any advise from anyone who added one and how good they are
The only two I like is the Mobile TV and Dezzer Music. however i'm not sure which to choose.
LBTaylor1984 said:
Hello guys,
I've recently switched from O2UK to Orange UK. So far it's been an ok deal, and I wanted to share some things I've learnt and hopefully some questions answered.
Now i'll be honest I got a good deal,
O2
18mth
600 mins
1200 text
1gb data
£46mth
Orange
24mth
Unlimited mins
Unlimited text
2gb data
£41
9However i've had some issues;
First my Data speeds were capped to 1.8 meg. regardless of E/3G/H/H+ always 1.8meg. I researched this problem, somne said it was being on T-Mobile signal, however after some further investigation, I have found out about GPRS Premium, it's a service for the iPhone users supposedly, but after having this instated i'm now able to reach 4.9meg. So if your speeds seem poor phone CS and ask for GPRS Premium on your account. It's free so there is no reason for them to not added it nor will it cost you.
Brings me to my first question, while a bit of a wide one, what sort of speeds should I expect from Orange? When on O2 I managed to hit 6.2meg. Have you guys found any Modems that work with Orange particularly well? as I find the signal is okish, but O2 was a good 4-5 bar signal.
Now i'm on Panther Extra 41, and get a free swappable, any advise from anyone who added one and how good they are
The only two I like is the Mobile TV and Dezzer Music. however i'm not sure which to choose.
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I get 1.87 meg download (just tested it) on Orange. Sometimes I get 2.5meg but rarely. Hurry up 4g.
Coming back to your "good deal", how many minutes and texts do you use a month? Do you really need unlimited and to pay so much each month? For example, I pay £19 month and get 800 minutes, 1000 texts and 1gb data. Thirteen hours of calls a month and 35 texts a day is more than enough for me. Just never heard someone paying £41 a month calling it a good deal. (But then again I'm not a new customer)
I use over a 1gb data a month, that is my reasoning, plus magic numbers for GF to me are always extremely useful.
Appreciated £40 isn't cheap but it's better than my O2 contract.
2gb data
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F***.... I'm happy I live in a country where 45 Euro/month gives me a flatrate not some capped plan.
2GB is what I usually use in less than a week of normal usage, or when playing around with new ROM's within 2-3 days.
You were had.
I used to be with Orange but there are a few things I have issues with them:
Their prices are atrocious. For £33 a month (£29 for the phone) on Three I have:
2,000 minutes (UK to UK, landland, mobile, etc)
5,000 Three-to-Three minutes
3,000 Texts
Unlimited data (2Mbps+)
On Orange I paid £30pm for
300 minutes
500MB data
Unlimited texts
Now, I won't be using anything near those number of minutes and stuff on my new contract, but I will hammer the living **** out of that unlimited data, it was £32 for 500 mins, 5000 texts unlimited data, or £33 for that, plus tethering free) no brainer.
They rip you off on upgrades and the likes. For instance, last time I called to upgrade they were offering the HTC Desire for £25pm Free on a similar contract to myself. When I called to upgrade the "best" they could do is drop £5 off my bill and make me pay £50 for the phone. I effectively got it for £25pm, but had to pay, whereas "new customers" got the phone free.
That £5 a month they knocked off my bill? First it lasted 18 months of a 27 month contract, then they, after arguing the **** with me, upped it to 24 months. After that they flat out refused to help me. I called to buy out of my final two months the other day and their retentions team were pulling out all the stops to get me to sign. I told them I wanted a Galaxy S3 for £25 and they're like "yeah that's gonna cost you £199.99 for the same package with 500mb data" so I told them to go forth and multiply and got my data package with Three (unlimited, good fecking bye 500mb data cap and overage charges).
Finally, 250mb, 500mb, 750mb, 1GB and 2GB data caps? Get out. Unlimited like Everything Everywhere's other company, T-Mobile, or get out.
I had a good run with Orange for 5 years but their ****ty customer service, prices and packages put me off.
The only GOOD thing about Orange was OrangeCare insurance. £6pm and £15 excess.
I wouldn't say you got a good deal, on three I get 2000 minutes, 5000 three to three minutes, 5000 texts and unlimited data for £34/month the unlimited data is what makes it worth it, and I will never use that many minutes and text.
Edit: my data usage is currently at 1.86GB from 14th to 19th July, so if I was on a 2GB plan I would be paying very soon.
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Well if you say so guys,
Three is a waste of space where I live, unlimited maybe but poor signal, and when it's good it's capped. If it works for your good though, but here its crap.
T-Mobile nah after there throttling, and diabolical service I just couldn't do it.
Basically it was O2 or Orange, and Orange was better. Anyways you got any idea about Basebands/Modems?
Orange's customer service suck. I was with them for 5 years and they just suck.
And yeah, 1.09GB used since the 17th. 2 days. I had a 500MB cap with Orange. I get 2.5Mbps (which is the same as I got on Orange, and 0.5Mbps more than my landline broadband lol) down and 1.5Mbps up means I'm using this as my PC internet now when everyone else is playing games on their computers (Castleville destroys our 2mbps internet).
I've no idea about modem firmwares, but I can safely say Orange suck for customer service.
And sorry to thread crap a little bit but I'm still a bit pissed at my recent dealings with them. Good luck with your new baby I'm loving mine!
Hi guys,
lets see what deals you're going for to get this device. I went with www.buymobilephones.net here in the UK, they are doing lots of contract offers from all the carriers with this device, which is supplied UNLOCKED.
I went for the T-Mobile "Full Monty" offer, 24 month contract, 500mins, Unlimited texts, Unlimited Data and FREE phone for £27/Month. This is the second time I've used buymobilephones.net, the phone arrives next day, great service!
So, what deal has everyone else gone for, is going for, or has found?
Pete
mad_sunday said:
Hi guys,
lets see what deals you're going for to get this device. I went with www.buymobilephones.net here in the UK, they are doing lots of contract offers from all the carriers with this device, which is supplied UNLOCKED.
I went for the T-Mobile "Full Monty" offer, 24 month contract, 500mins, Unlimited texts, Unlimited Data and FREE phone for £27/Month. This is the second time I've used buymobilephones.net, the phone arrives next day, great service!
So, what deal has everyone else gone for, is going for, or has found?
Pete
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If you're a light user like me (I use my phone more for games and multimedia rather than calls and texts), you can just get the Mega 6.3 for £325 SIM free and get an Ovivo SIM for FREE 250 texts, 150 Mins, 500MB data every month.
If you are a heavy user of calls, texts, and data then the contract price is a good deal for you.
I always buy simfree so gor it from ebuyer 385 after work cashback scheme then pay 29 per month to three get unlimited data and tethering 5000 tezts bla bla
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Amazon.co.uk £358 - giffgaff sim 500mins 1gb internet unlimited texts £10 (32gb class 10 micro sdhc Sandisk Ultra £15.99 mymemory.co.uk)
I'm always wary of buying high price items off eBay especially technology that can so often go wrong.