o2 WiFi - some dissapointment and confusion

[YorkshirePud]

I've been an o2 customer for a long time, since i got my first contract phone but up until recently I have never tried to use the "free" wifi. I have usually been content to use whatever hotspots i can use. I don’t use much data in fact i only have 500mb on my tariff and that’s just fine by me.

Recently I tried to sign up to it. Being an o2 customer i thought this would be a relatively simple task. I first had a look in the account section online. I couldn’t see anything that would allow me to subscribe to it so after some looking i found the actual o2 wifi website. Could i sign up there? No.

Next stop then of course was the app but even this is not very efficient. Why do i as a loyal o2 customer have to register myself to get free wifi in exchange for getting spammed? I read the terms and conditions of course, and because of this I have still not signed up. I cannot see why existing o2 customers have to go to such length’s to use it. And even more cheeky that we have to opt in to getting spammed to access it.

Am i missing something? Have i gone past a very obvious option to sign in easily?

[MI5 · Accepted solution]

You only need to log in to an O2 wifi hotspot, say in McDonalds (not Costa as they are a bit iffy), no need for an app or to sign in anywhere else.
You will get a code text to your phone when you register at the hotspot which you enter on the log in page and away you go.

[YorkshirePud]

That is correct however it means I will also get spammed. As I mentioned I cannot see why as a loyal o2 customer this should be the case.

[MI5]

It's only O2 spam which you can opt out of in your MyO2 under the "More" tab

[YorkshirePud]

interesting, though I do worry about my details being passed on. I'm certain i read that in the Ts&Cs though ill hold my hands up if mistaken. cant actually confirm that as i had to uninstall the app the other day due to lack of space and i have no hotspots near me.

When you refer to MyO2 do you mean the actual website or the app? I cannot see a more tab on either at the moment.

[YorkshirePud]

Apologise i just managed to find it, was a bit of a roundabout way but found it.

[jonsie]

I'm afraid your number is out there already. O2's database is shared with their trusted partners and whoever they see fit to share with.

[viridis]

Trusted, teehee

[MI5]

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@YorkshirePud wrote:
Apologise i just managed to find it, was a bit of a roundabout way but found it.

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Just un-tick everything and you shouldn't be bothered by their spam.

[Cleoriff]

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@YorkshirePud wrote:
Apologise i just managed to find it, was a bit of a roundabout way but found it.

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Yes...they don't make it easy....sometimes it can be worse than circumnavigating the globe