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Utterly shocking that all operators can get away with this. But the first to say "Get XYZ MB" will lose out to the unscrupulous ones saying "Unlimited".
That being said - have you ever taken a detailed look at how much mobile data you burn through?
I'm a really heavy data user on my BB8800. Lots of browsing, Google Maps, Games, ringtones, YouTube. I use it a lot. My total data usage for August was less than 100MB.
My N95 8GB - with its faster 3G radio - similar pattern of usage every day- less than 160MB.
I seriously cane these devices. The only think I use WiFi for on the N95 is downloading video podcasts. I may rethink that as I'm obviously not as heavy a user as I thought!
I don't know (and if I did, I doubt I could share) the average amount of traffic an "average" user get through. But I suspect it may be less than many of us hope.
All that being said - the number 25 is sooooo far away from unlimited it's not funny. I wonder if I could pay Virgin an "Unlimited" amount of money for cable tv...?
T
(Not speaking for Voda - or anyone else of interest)
300MB per device is my 'heavy use' max too, but if I go to a party I'll exceed 25MB with pictures, google maps and the like fairly easily.
...or a few biggish apps
...or a party's worth og big pics
...or some QIK streaming
All of this is allowed by the T&Cs but makes it very easy to exceed 25MB...
Also, how do you define 'work' email? Are they going to check every email in my gmail account then to work out which one is a work one and which is not?
Seriously though, 30p a day is a great start, with no contract, makes mobile internet usage much less scary for the average prepay normob in the street. A step in the right direction for sure.
30p is only a great deal if it is unlimited. 25MB is so low as a per day limit (note: it's not an average over a month) that consumers need to monitor use on this tariff even more carefully than the existing monthly ones.
I also think Virgin have to show customers when they're near their limit so they can choose to curtail their mobile internet usage so that billshock isn't the result.
Of course, if it could be aggregated over a month so that the charge was 30p a day up to a maximum of £9 a month or something it would be better.
It's very frustrating that mobile tariffs are so complex. How anyone is supposed to work it out is beyond me :/
http://www.asa.org.uk/asa/adjudications/Public/...
Worth complaining again though.
So basically you can print/broadcast whatever headline you like so long as the small print retracts the statement...?!?!?!
Imagine the chaos if this type of logic was applied to other industries?
"Go-away-Baldness
Hair Re-Growth Formula***
***Will not reduce the rate of your baldness"
What is the point in that??
Wonder if trading standards would be interested instead (misleading sales material, rather than the advertising)?
What would be great would be a text message from Virgin to say you are close to your daily limit.
Maybe it could be a tick box option that used some of your credit to send the message or something?
£2.10 for 175 meg of data a week is pretty cool if you ask me !
So that equates to 86p in the UK at today's rates. Erm........this post would looked a lot better a few months ago when exchange rates were in your favour...
Im gonna shut up now :)