Why is 02 very expensive with very little data? I cannot wait for my contract to run out, to change.

[Mustique191]

I am paying £52 pounds a month for 5g data, that is rip, my wife’s EE contract is £36 per month with unlimited everything. I cannot to change to EE.

[Oxonian]

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@Anonymous987 wrote:

I pay £17 a month on airtime alone and £19 for the handset which they recently merged into one payment so I can't separate them, and only get 1gb of data a month. Considering they're offering a SIM only contract currently for 30gb for a tenner this is literally insane!? Clearly data is not that expensive so giving so little and offering extortionate bolt ons (an extra 1gb for £11 ) is morally wrong.... Two more years of this.... 

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@Anonymous987 

Why did you sign up to the contract then ? ❓ 

[Oxonian]

@madasaf1sh 

And one network is doing an unlimited data SIM for £10.00 per month, which was £6.00 per month until recently. I know a couple of folks who have paired that in a dual-SIM 'phone with a £5.00 unlimited calls and texts SIM (no data) and hence have unlimited everything for £15.00 per month. 

But that takes shopping around and effort, not the "loyalty" that @Enlli alludes to ! 👍 

[madasaf1sh]

@Oxonian 

Which network or MVNO is doing unlimited data for £!0 per month???  and is it a 30 day contract or fixed term, and also what is the FUP???

[Oxonian]

@madasaf1sh 

I am not sure that I can state the network on here due to the Community Guidelines "no advertising" policy, but it's a UK MNO on a 24-month contract with no FUP (as far as I can see). 

It's a business SIM at £10.00 per month plus VAT but there are no checks on whether you are in business or not. In fact, a colleague got one last Autumn at £5.00 per month plus VAT by 'phoning the MNO and explaining that he worked from home and would only be using it for his employer's business - this satisfied the MNO's requirements.  

Many folks have also procured such SIMs by saying they were self-employed or thinking of starting self-employment. This page contains information about this SIM and users' procurement of it  :-  

Hot Deals & Bargains (Much Cheapness) | ISPreview UK Forum

https://www.ispreview.co.uk/talk/threads/hot-deals-bargains-much-cheapness.40166/

[madasaf1sh]

I know that thread very well.. 

So the  Three £10 business deal that now goes up by 4.5% every year so add an extra 9% over the time of the contract plus VAT .. 

So for an extra £1.50 you can have a 30 day esim with 1TB of data, voice and texts... seems like not so much of a good deal going with the business sim, and all in on place.....

And Three are cracking down on people who sign up for this who arent a business or self employed...

[Oxonian]

I don't dispute any of that @madasaf1sh ; it was given as an example of what is available if you shop around and keep your eyes open ! 👍

And, of course, there are many other good deals out there if the punter does their homework. 😀