Three Reduce Internet Fair Use Policy to 500MB

Jimbeam3678 · 5 May 2010 at 12:34

Dolph said:
Strictly speaking, yes.

so is enforced? or are O2 just slow to update there T&C's in accordance these new hyper cool phones

Dolph · 5 May 2010 at 12:38

I doubt it's strictly enforced, more likely to be used as a specific clause to deal with someone abusing bandwidth.

Jimbeam3678 · 5 May 2010 at 12:39

Dolph said:
I doubt it's strictly enforced, more likely to be used as a specific clause to deal with someone abusing bandwidth.

Is it O2 or orange you/used work for I forget :confused:

RabbiJacob · 5 May 2010 at 16:12

Interesting article about the ASA's take on "unlimited"

http://www.thinkbroadband.com/news/3701-500mb-usage-allowance-passes-asa-unlimited-test.html

Reality Bites · 5 May 2010 at 20:26

Kipper67 said:
In reality O2's limit is 1gb per month , I got warned for exceeding this one month on my mobile when home internet was down. Thats on a 12 month simplicity contract with the "unlimited" internet bolt on .

aren't those different to the smart phone tariffs though?

Tesla4K · 5 May 2010 at 20:46

clocked up 1.8gbs on Vodafone this month, no extra charges... but then again when i signed up it was called 'unlimited'.

Deleted User 234324 · 5 May 2010 at 21:20

Used 1.9Gb on my Desire in the past month, obviously most of that was playing but reckon 500mb-1.5gb would be about average as i tend to play internet radio a lot in work.

thor · 6 May 2010 at 16:26

I just ordered a Desire on 3 last week and will have it on Sunday (I'm currently abroad) and I'm pretty sure the contract was £35pm for unlimited internet, texts, 750mins, and free Spotify for 24 months. I now notice the contract is slightly different - £33pm with 900mins. It's also now saying the "unlimited" internet has a fair use policy of 500MB and you'll be charged at standard rates if you go above this! How can they advertise this as unlimited internet??

I'm certain it didn't say this when I took out the contract last week. It'll be interesting to see what exactly it says on the contract once I get a look at it.

stoofa · 6 May 2010 at 16:56

The Vodafone Desire tarrif is 500mb subject to FUP.
So you can use more than 500mb and usually you'll be fine.
Continuously do it and you will gt a letter and be asked to cut down.
If you still ignore then you will start to be charged.

The Vodafone tarrif for the Nexus 1 is 1GB but that is capped.
So the minute you go 1mb over that then you get charged.

osc89er · 6 May 2010 at 17:26

thor said:
I just ordered a Desire on 3 last week and will have it on Sunday (I'm currently abroad) and I'm pretty sure the contract was £35pm for unlimited internet, texts, 750mins, and free Spotify for 24 months. I now notice the contract is slightly different - £33pm with 900mins. It's also now saying the "unlimited" internet has a fair use policy of 500MB and you'll be charged at standard rates if you go above this! How can they advertise this as unlimited internet??

I'm certain it didn't say this when I took out the contract last week. It'll be interesting to see what exactly it says on the contract once I get a look at it.

The 500MB limit appeared on the website sometime this week. I think you are within your rights to demand they honour what offered you last week (I assume that the larger FUP is more important to you than the extra minutes).