which network and price plan?

gary the great

Currently on O2 free texts PAYG.

I have a nokia 5800 and realise to get the most from it you need to be using the internet on it. Id like to check my emails etc everyday on it, but currently get charged 1euro a day.

I mainly text, rarely ring and want to use the net on my phone most days. Im also abroad quite a bit so need decent coverage out of Ireland. My phone is unlocked.

Which network and price plan should i go with?

Random

Given that you want to use data daily but don't like the 99c a day thing that limits you to:
- all billpay plans
- 3pay
- Vodafone prepay ISP APN with 19c/MB.

I would go with Vodafone prepay because
- 19c/MB on the ISP APN
- 99c/50MB/daily on Vodafone Live when abroad
- €20/month unlimited SMS to any network

Others may differ but they're my initial thoughts.

gary the great

Random wrote: »

Given that you want to use data daily but don't like the 99c a day thing that limits you to:
- all billpay plans
- 3pay
- Vodafone prepay ISP APN with 19c/MB.

I would go with Vodafone prepay because
- 19c/MB on the ISP APN
- 99c/50MB/daily on Vodafone Live when abroad
- €20/month unlimited SMS to any network

Others may differ but they're my initial thoughts.

So its pretty much the same as my current o2, but 19/c MB rather than the 1euro standard charge. Looks like a decent option.

Davy

You understand o2 only charge you 2cent a kb upto 99cent, its not a minimum charge of 99cent like vodafone.

So if you use 20Kb of data you will still only be charged 40cent

Random

Yah, that'll be pretty much it if you're a texter / data person.

I'd rule out 3 prepay and 3 billpay because I've seen mates abroad with them and they have various problems.

I'd rule out O2 billpay + Vodafone Billpay as you won't get the value for your texts.

Meteor billpay lite with a text addon is an option for you, but data abroad won't be too cheap.

I'm gonna stick with Vodafone Prepay for now I think. See what others reckon when they awake

Random

Davy wrote: »

You understand o2 only charge you 2cent a kb upto 99cent, its not a minimum charge of 99cent like vodafone.

So if you use 20Kb of data you will still only be charged 40cent

Ah come on now Davy ... for any amount of data it's 99c / 50MB / day. Let's not fart about

Davy

Random wrote: »

Ah come on now Davy ... for any amount of data it's 99c / 50MB / day. Let's not fart about

Just for checking emails tho 50Mb is quite a bit

Random

Davy wrote: »

Just for checking emails tho 50Mb is quite a bit

Any amount of emails or browsing and he's hit the 99c / day amount. Any figures less than 99c will never come into play. That's my point.

long_b

I'd consider 3pay - a tenner for 1GB/month.

I've used it abroad a few times with no hassles.

Just my 2c.

Sam Vimes

long_b wrote: »

I'd consider 3pay - a tenner for 1GB/month.

I've used it abroad a few times with no hassles.

Just my 2c.

Depends on where you go. I've been in two countries, holland and Switzerland, where it was supposed to work but neither mine nor a friend's worked. Customer care were helpful as always