Hi, ok let me explain. On Orange, they do an unlimited internet access extra, but that's for £1 a day, so overall I'd have to pay £30 a month if I wanted constant unlimited use of the internet. With O2, I only have to pay one amount per month, and that's £7.50, and I get the same deal, however O2 caps their unlimited data usage to around 200 MB a month. I'm sure Orange has a cap, but at the time I didn't know what it was, and anyway I never went over it. Hope that helps. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Carol Pearson" <carol.pearson29@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, May 23, 2008 10:36 PM Subject: [access-uk] Re: Choosing/switching mobile phone/providers questions
Chris,I've seen various messages from you on this one, ... but am not quite clear about this £7.50 credit you get each month. (Got me thinking more seriously about this now ...)-- Carol carol.pearson29@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxOn Monday, April 28, 2008 6:29 PM (UK time), Chris Hallsworth at christopherhallsworth71@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx said:Hi Dave and all, I used to be with Orange Pay as you Go, and, to be honest, they've made me go into a lot of debt, because I had to top up £50 just to use my phone for calling, texting and using it as a modem for my laptop. Now I'm on O2 I only have to top up £15 a month to get unlimited calls and texts to anyone on O2, to which I contact mainly, and £7.50 comes out of my credit every month so I'll never have to pay for using my phone as a modem again. Just my £0.02 worth. I should also note that when we were on Orange, we as in my girlfriend and myself, they decided to disconnect my girlfriend for no reason whatsoever, as well as cause lots of hassles for us, like giving us things we didn't want. So as a result I forced her to go on to O2, and I moved onto O2 shortly afterwards, and we've been happy ever since with their deals. I also own an O2 Simplicity Sim Only contract and that's going down very well. -----Original Message----- From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Dave Taylor Sent: Monday April 28 2008 5:36PM To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [access-uk] Re: Choosing/switching mobile phone/providers questions Hi, to be honest, I've just switched back to Orange. They have the best coverage, the website is pretty accessible and works most of the time now, they answer the phone a lot quicker than they used to, you can get a balance just by phoning and using a simple automated service or online, and their sim only packages are great. Unless you've taken a new contract, you can just give 30 days notice or go for one of their sim only deals which I think are the best anyway, and you wouldn't even need to get a new sim then anyway, they just use your existing ones. I also like the way their answer phone works better than some of the others, notably Vodafone, who I would avoid at all costs. I found them unprofessional, and to get braille bills, you get a flag on your account that most of their customer service people think means you are a business, so they won't talk to you. They even asked me why there were 31 names on my account one day and started reading some of the names out, which is a serious breach of data protection if you ask me. Cheers Dave -------------------------------------------------- From: "Catherine Turner" <catherineturner2007@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, April 25, 2008 5:25 PM To: "Access-UK" <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: [access-uk] Choosing/switching mobile phone/providers questions Hi, From a little research I've done plus my gut reaction to my bank balance, I've decided I'm getting a raw deal from Orange, my current mobile phone provider. If possible I want to switch to another provider and have some questions. 1. Could I leave before my contract's up? How do I even find out when my contract is up? Would it be written on my bill? I've forgotten my password for the Orange website and their way of retrieving/resetting it involves phoning them which I prefer not to do - so if it'd be writtten on my bill I'd rather just scan that next time it comes. 2. What happens, if/when you switch providers, about keeping the same phone number? 3. Has anyone got any comments accessibilitywise about particular providers? Or phones for that matter. I'm happy with my Nokia 6630 with Talks and a hefty crack in the screen, but if switching means I get a new phone which I can instal Talks, MobileSpeak or SmartHal onto I'll do it. On the other hand is it possible to sign up for a new contract and use my existing phone? I think they usually give you a phone as part of the contract but would I be able to swap the sim over and use it in my old phone? If this is possible I may do it to save money. 4. Has anyone any recommendations for websites that compare different packages/tariffs? I had a quick look on moneysupermarket.com and found the phone comparison tool's search results a bit hard to understand, though I've used it before for credit cards. 5. I do want to be able to use whatever phone it is as a modem for my BrailleNote. If anyone has any comments about particular providers' GPRS services, good or bad, I'd like to hear them. I think some have had difficulty obtaining the right information/settings from them... And anything else you think will help! There seems to be so much choice nowadays about different types of payment - pay as you go, contract and some things which seem in between; and I'm not bothered about tons of features on the phone - I just want to save money on a monthly basis though I might have to spend some first to buy a new copy of Talks or whatever. I've been with Orange for the last 10 years and haven't thought it worthwhile switching before but I'm sure I could save money if I do. 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