Posted by CaRMaN
Hey.
Im currently with Orange UK PAYG, and am a moderate GPRS user (over the past week or so days I have used 1.2MB Sent and 3.3MB Recieved - but i think thats just cos its the first few days I have had my new 7600, and have been getting alot of games etc.
)
As you can imagine, that has cost me a bomb. Luckily i got given £12 free GPRS usage from Orange when i first set up my GPRS, but now that has run out it is eating into my credit badly.
So basically, I'm asking if anyone knows of a cheaper PAYG GPRS option? I don't mind switching networks if I need to.
Thanks.
Posted by Lynx69
We get free GPRS on O2 Online Pay As You Go
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Posted by CaRMaN
Is that this.....
http://shop.o2.co.uk/cgi-bin/[....]sp?prodID=consumer:O2:TALKALOT
...?
Because it says no GPRS MB included :-S
But that confused me, cos when i searched these forums, lots of people were talking about free GPRS on O2 PAYG.
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Also, does the free GPRS require the £10/month minimum topup? Or do you just get it free regardless?
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Posted by absinthebri
Tesco (who are offering a service through O2) also don't charge for GPRS. I had to phone up for the settings (which they happily gave me) and I've yet to pay a penny for GPRS (about 30MB now).
Posted by Lynx69
They said that they were going to charge but they are not charging. Its not a thing included in the package. Im not sure.
Posted by CaRMaN
Does it have to be specifically an O2 'Online' sim? or is it just the ones that have the 300txts per month free based on £10 month topup?
Its just on the o2 site they are like £9.99, but there are loads of the 300free text ones going for like £1-5 on ebay.
Posted by Lynx69
There the same sims
Posted by CaRMaN
Are they also the same as the Genie sims?
Thanks
Posted by Lynx69
They are the same as genie sims. O2 took ever Genie?
Posted by CaRMaN
Heh, thought so, I just wanted to be sure
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So any estimate as to how much longer GPRS will be free on o2? I've been searching the forums, and it appears that O2 have been saying they are going to stop it, and then havent...I hope they keep it like this for a while
Posted by Lynx69
Im not sure, but its been going on for a looooong time
Posted by purge
Long may it continue.
Posted by BOSSHOGG
Even the standard payandgo o2 sims have free gprs. The one you don't need to top up each month :-D
Posted by Neil Chen
This is what will be happening with O2 online when they start charging. If you top up by £10 a month you get 1mb gprs free. After that you'll be charged £2.35 per mb.You won't be able to use the built in pop3 email system on your phone with O2 though:-(.
Posted by CaRMaN
So even when o2 do start charging, it seems it will still cost me a lot less....I think OrangeUK are currently charging me £4/mb....which is ridiculous.
Posted by Lynx69
So are you going to with o2?
Posted by CaRMaN
Yup, just won a bid for a brand new o2 sim on Ebay
Posted by djpowelly
Just when GPRS runs out, use O2 CSD
.... and you can get emails with that 
Posted by CaRMaN
Hey.
I got my o2 SIM today.....just wondering, do i need to have credit to use the GPRS? Cause at the moment its not working....but im guessing you have to have at least like 1p for it to allow you to connect?
Cheers,
Carman.
Posted by CaRMaN
Nm...it's working now!
Posted by skin
My credit has been £00.00 for months but have enjoyed the free GPRS period for the past 18-24 months. Cheers O2!! ;-)
Posted by CaRMaN
Heh i hope it carries on for a lot longer as well!