Dongle use on laptop, I'm confused.

My friend tells me they paid O2 Shop £9.99 last month for a dongle plus £15
for Pay as you Go mobile Internet, then will pay another £15 when used up.
I've looked at O2 web site can't see this price.

I see it mentions using it at McDonalds, but I use McD now if one near free
with my built in Wi-Fi in my laptop.

Been to comparison sites and seen other operators but all talk of contracts
eg 12 month even with P as you G. and download limits.

Is my friend in for a shock?
By going over the limit and getting a bill?
And getting a bill for £15 each month for say a year?

Regards
David

(E-Mail Removed) (David) wrote:

> Is my friend in for a shock?

I hope your friend's right, but I think not. As far as I'm aware Vodafone are the
only one with £15 "lasts until it's all used up" PAYG internet access.

If O2 start doing the same they can have some of my money immediately, because I
pay for my mother's internet via a 3 dongle, and she rarely uses it. Sadly Vodafone
reception is lousy where she is.

Andrew McP

David wrote:
> My friend tells me they paid O2 Shop £9.99 last month for a dongle
> plus £15 for Pay as you Go mobile Internet, then will pay another £15
> when used up. I've looked at O2 web site can't see this price.
>
> I see it mentions using it at McDonalds, but I use McD now if one
> near free with my built in Wi-Fi in my laptop.
>
> Been to comparison sites and seen other operators but all talk of
> contracts eg 12 month even with P as you G. and download limits.
>
> Is my friend in for a shock?
> By going over the limit and getting a bill?
> And getting a bill for £15 each month for say a year?

I can't find one at £9.99 on the web but certainly O2 do do a PAYG £15 for
3GB/30 days tariff. (You can also pay by the day or the week). Unlike the
Vodafone deal though, your credit expires at the end of the chosen period
(day, week or month) whether you've used it or not.

Tim

"Tim Downie" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:hpn1t3$d83$(E-Mail Removed)...
> David wrote:
>> My friend tells me they paid O2 Shop £9.99 last month for a dongle
>> plus £15 for Pay as you Go mobile Internet, then will pay another £15
>> when used up. I've looked at O2 web site can't see this price.
>>
>> I see it mentions using it at McDonalds, but I use McD now if one
>> near free with my built in Wi-Fi in my laptop.
>>
>> Been to comparison sites and seen other operators but all talk of
>> contracts eg 12 month even with P as you G. and download limits.
>>
>> Is my friend in for a shock?
>> By going over the limit and getting a bill?
>> And getting a bill for £15 each month for say a year?
>
> I can't find one at £9.99 on the web but certainly O2 do do a PAYG £15 for
> 3GB/30 days tariff. (You can also pay by the day or the week). Unlike the
> Vodafone deal though, your credit expires at the end of the chosen period
> (day, week or month) whether you've used it or not.
>


On Vodafone site this is only one I can find, at £30.

"No contract
£15 TopUp gives you 3GB of data, which lasts for up to 30 days
Plug and go "
Regards
David

David wrote:
> "Tim Downie" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:hpn1t3$d83$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> David wrote:
>>> My friend tells me they paid O2 Shop £9.99 last month for a dongle
>>> plus £15 for Pay as you Go mobile Internet, then will pay another
>>> £15 when used up. I've looked at O2 web site can't see this price.
>>>
>>> I see it mentions using it at McDonalds, but I use McD now if one
>>> near free with my built in Wi-Fi in my laptop.
>>>
>>> Been to comparison sites and seen other operators but all talk of
>>> contracts eg 12 month even with P as you G. and download limits.
>>>
>>> Is my friend in for a shock?
>>> By going over the limit and getting a bill?
>>> And getting a bill for £15 each month for say a year?
>>
>> I can't find one at £9.99 on the web but certainly O2 do do a PAYG
>> £15 for 3GB/30 days tariff. (You can also pay by the day or the
>> week). Unlike the Vodafone deal though, your credit expires at the
>> end of the chosen period (day, week or month) whether you've used it
>> or not.
>
>
> On Vodafone site this is only one I can find, at £30.
>
> "No contract
> £15 TopUp gives you 3GB of data, which lasts for up to 30 days
> Plug and go "
> Regards
> David

It seems Vodafone no longer sell the dongle with the non-expiring deal
although you may find some old stock about (like in Tesco). The original
Vodafone deal was only 1GB for £15 though.

See http://forum.vodafone.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=55548

Tim

"Andrew MacPherson" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> (E-Mail Removed) (David) wrote:
>
>> Is my friend in for a shock?
>
> I hope your friend's right, but I think not. As far as I'm aware Vodafone
> are the
> only one with £15 "lasts until it's all used up" PAYG internet access.
>
> If O2 start doing the same they can have some of my money immediately,
> because I
> pay for my mother's internet via a 3 dongle, and she rarely uses it. Sadly
> Vodafone
> reception is lousy where she is.
> Andrew McP
>
>
It's only a fiver a month on 3 so you aren't losing too much

Steve Terry
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