LeeGroups wrote: > Colin Murphy wrote: > >> On Thursday 02 July 2009 11:11:13 javadayaz wrote: >> >> >>> Dont take the Unlimited at face value. The unlimited is 3gb's worth of >>> data. Although they do say if you go over your limit you will be informed. >>> Im with Tmobile. I do occassionaly stream audio but not that much. >>> >>> >> Orange, who I am with, couldn't offer me anything, which is why I now have >> PAC >> code in hand and consider myself between contracts. >> >> Is the 3Gb a G1 special contract - I am looking at a T-Mobile solo (sim >> only) >> and the best I can find is 1Gb. I must agree with Michael, T-Mobile do seem >> the best. >> >> I suppose what I was really looking for was a mobile phone package for voice >> that I could 'bolt-on' a mobile broadband package to, giving me, maybe, 3Gb >> or 5Gb - just doesn't seem to be an option. When I mentioned this type of >> usage to the Orange customer services the guy nearly collapsed. >> >> I am looking for this bandwidth because I would like to dump FM radio and >> move >> to internet radio streaming instead. Perhaps I'm just too ahead of the >> bleeding edge for this? >> >> Thank you all for not castigating me on my off topic post, which really was >> meant to go to Javad directly. >> > Yes, the G1 has it's own tariff on T-Mobile, it's due to the G1 chatting > to Google 24/7. > You can't get the tariff without buying a G1. > I've had mine six months and used a lot of bandwidth, can't say how much > exactly but a lot... > No ones, complained to me yet... And I use the Last.FM app to stream > music, it's brilliant, as long as you've remembered to charge the battery! > > The cheapest tariff they do is £25/month, 200 txts/200mins (though I > think I got a special with 400 txts), and I paid £40 (I think) for the > phone. > I don't you'll beat it, on sim only deal, and having to pay for the G1. > > Lee > What I did with my G1 was to unlock it, with a code (~£8) then stick a 3 SIM in it. As long as the 3 SIM is activated and using data then it'll work dandy. They have a £5/mth bolt-on with unlimited data, you just use £5 from your available balance (if over £5) to buy the bolt-on. I hardly use mine for calls (ironic for a mobile phone) so I put about £10 in it every few months. :D
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