It’s been a few days since my last post as I’ve been working very hard (I’m fixing a website although there’s nothing wrong with it. Internet Explorer, however, thinks there is a problem), but anyway..
When I heard that the iPhone would be coming to other networks in the UK, I started to get a bit [...]
It’s been a few days since my last post as I’ve been working very hard (I’m fixing a website although there’s nothing wrong with it. Internet Explorer, however, thinks there is a problem), but anyway..
When I heard that the iPhone would be coming to other networks in the UK, I started to get a bit fidgety. The 2 year O2 contract I signed up to in June was beginning to look a bit silly, however, I’ve read a few things today that have made me glad that I’m with O2 instead of Orange.
The first thing.. Orange’s terms and conditions:
“Not to be used for other activities (eg using your handset as a modem, non-Orange internet based streaming services, voice or video over the internet, instant messaging, peer to peer file sharing, non-Orange internet based video). Should such use be detected notice may be given and Network protection controls applied to all services which Orange does not believe constitutes mobile browsing.”
Not to be used for other activities… you mean… most of the applications available for the iPhone would be redundant on Orange. Good to know. Now, admittedly, once Twitter went mad about this, Orange quickly changed the T&C’s. So now you can use the iPhone for whatever you want…as long as you don’t go over your data limit (OBVIOUSLY!)
Eh? An iPhone with a data limit? That sort of defeats the point.
Orange will give you 750MB of data for 3G (and I assume Edge and GPRS) and another 750MB for when using a BT Openzone hotspot. Ok, you’d have to download a lot to go over the 750MB limits, but for the price that Orange are charging per month, you would expect something more in line with O2, and after more abuse from Twitter, Orange are reviewing their data allowances.
So why am I glad I’m with O2? Well I pay the same amount per month as I did before June, for roughly the same contract from Orange (except I had absolutely no data allowance, and no iPhone), but even if I was paying more, O2 seem to understand that the iPhone is used for calls and texts for about the same time, or even, less time than games, web browsing, email, iPlayer etc. That said, I’m still hoping for a price was in about 18 months time.
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If they hadn’t have changed the T&C’s you wouldn’t be able to stream iplayer right? You can tell some lawyer wrote this and had no clue what they were talking about.
Only plus side I can see to Orange is better signal maybe because of this O2 will start to listen and fix there problems.
Can’t say I’ve downloaded more than 750mg over 3g, it’ll be hard to do so when the app-store blocks app downloads more then 10mb over 3g but that might be an 02 thing.