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500MB enough? |
Aug 30 2008, 10:15
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Newbie Group: Posters Posts: 10 Joined: 2nd August 2007 Member No.: 284,665 |
Hi all,
Orange have offered what I think it quite a good offer to stay with them (25 quid a month - 500 min, 100 text, 500mb data and the Diamond for 4.99). I know this is a very subjective question but is 500MB a very easy to limit to go over? Typically my usage would only be checking mail, browsing the odd website for news and google maps. Or would I be better off with a T-Mobile WnW package? Cheers, Andy |
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Sep 6 2008, 16:46
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![]() |_-_-_-_-_-_-_| Group: Moderator Team Posts: 1,807 Joined: 31st December 2004 From: Near Norwich, UK Member No.: 104,092 Device(s): T-Mobile MDA Vario III |
That should be enough unless you listen to streaming radio or watching videos.
-------------------- - Tony Sutton
- My Ford Focus ST170 car - Using MDA Vario III with 6GB MicroSD card - Got Phone, GPS and WiFi together? Sign up & Make Money with Navizon! |
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Sep 30 2008, 23:24
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![]() Regular Group: Posters Posts: 95 Joined: 19th May 2003 From: London Member No.: 6,437 Device(s): SPV M3100 |
wow, you're lucky.
Been with Orange over 8 years, with avg bills £50+. Spoke to retentions today (have been out of contract for a year) about new phones, etc. Suggested the Touch Pro or X1 (sorryy sir, i don't anything about these - surprise), and then I asked about the data. All I could find on the web was 250Mb so I asked if there were anything he could offer me that was larger. NO, 250Mb is the max Orange will do, full stop, doesn't matter how long you've been with us, etc. But surely, I said, with the promotion of mobile internet 250 Mb isn't that much, and everyone else offers more. Nothing wouldn't budge. Kept saying, but I can offer you your current deal for £20 (obviously he hadn't twigged that it wasn't the price I was looking at negoiating but what that bought) As I already use over 100Mb just reading a few websites it looks bad. So, maybe t-mobile here I come, just not sure. Can'yt believe they think 250Mb will cut, even watching a few YouTube vids would eat that up in no time. |
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Oct 1 2008, 07:16
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Peanut Brain Group: MoDaCo Plus Posts: 6,343 Joined: 10th September 2004 From: Surrey, England Member No.: 56,072 Device(s): iPhone 8Gb. Athena, C600 |
Subjectively?
Most people will find 500Mb enough - like Tony said, unless you're streaming or watching a lot of youtube you will find it difficult to go over 500Mb. I used to regularly using Hubdog but doubt if I do now. I like the fact that I have a 3Gb limit so don't have to consider my usage. I'm paying £21 for Flext35 and W'n'W Plus but didn't get a free phone. A colleague has a 1Gb limit on Three but couldn't use it the other day as he had reached his limit for the month - I've no idea what he watches on YouTube but it's obviously a lot! -------------------- He who asks a question looks foolish for 5 minutes. He who doesn't ask a question remains foolish forever.
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Oct 1 2008, 10:44
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Staff Team Leader Group: Admin Team Posts: 17,178 Joined: 24th November 2002 From: Southampton Member No.: 53 Device(s): C550 and JasJar |
I do like the 1GB for £5month deal with 3, need to renew it for the weekend.
-------------------- 3 mobile where the words "customer" and "service" only exists in the dictionary
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Oct 1 2008, 11:49
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![]() |_-_-_-_-_-_-_| Group: Moderator Team Posts: 1,807 Joined: 31st December 2004 From: Near Norwich, UK Member No.: 104,092 Device(s): T-Mobile MDA Vario III |
I do like the 1GB for £5month deal with 3, need to renew it for the weekend. Got the link? I can't find it on their website. Thanks, -------------------- - Tony Sutton
- My Ford Focus ST170 car - Using MDA Vario III with 6GB MicroSD card - Got Phone, GPS and WiFi together? Sign up & Make Money with Navizon! |
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Oct 1 2008, 20:29
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Staff Team Leader Group: Admin Team Posts: 17,178 Joined: 24th November 2002 From: Southampton Member No.: 53 Device(s): C550 and JasJar |
Gave up trying to renew after I had problems logging into the My3 account.
3 customer services do not know the meaning of the word. They think a landline connection is the same as a mobile and no clue to how the system actually works. After eight hours of trying get data sorted out on my 3 account I had to give up. -------------------- 3 mobile where the words "customer" and "service" only exists in the dictionary
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Oct 1 2008, 20:32
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Peanut Brain Group: MoDaCo Plus Posts: 6,343 Joined: 10th September 2004 From: Surrey, England Member No.: 56,072 Device(s): iPhone 8Gb. Athena, C600 |
After eight hours of trying get data sorted out on my 3 account I had to give up. Quitter! ;) Can they really be that bad? -------------------- He who asks a question looks foolish for 5 minutes. He who doesn't ask a question remains foolish forever.
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Oct 7 2008, 20:29
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Newbie Group: Posters Posts: 10 Joined: 2nd August 2007 Member No.: 284,665 |
Thanks for the replies - I now realise 500mb will be plenty given that I will only be browsing a few sites and not doing any file downloading or streaming with the mobile connection.
I decided against the Diamond and am after an Omnia or Sony X1. |
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