Re: O2 prepay 3G SIMs

Coverage is non existant unless you live in a city, just so you're aware.

<joe.woods@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:1128010179.966472.198010@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> O2 are really winding me up...
>
> I emailed them about 6 months ago asking to swap my prepay SIM for a 3G
> one, they told me they weren't able to do this yet, as it was early
> days I left it.
>
> I've just asked them again, and apparently I must buy a 3G prepay
> handset from them if I want a 3G prepay SIM.
>
> I think this is ridiculos, I have a Nokia 6880 that they sell to their
> pay-monthly customers, so there's no compatibility issues.
>
> Anyone any idea what the problem is here? I might drop a line to OFCOM,
> as their remit is to provide consumers with a mobile phone network, not
> force them to buy hardware.
>
> I'd move to another operator in an instant, however O2 prepay has the
> cheapest international sms rate that I can find at 10p a go with a
> bolt-on, and considering 80% of my usage is international SMS, I can't
> really go anywhere else. I'd just like to try my new phone's 3G
> features...
>
>
> Joe
>


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