o2: iPhone’s unlimited data is apparently unlimited now
SMS Text News reader Paul caught this story at Automated Home, reporting that o2 have dropped the 200 ‘unlimited’ limit.
Dropped it to where, I’m not entirely sure, yet. Probably 1,000mb/month to rival the likes of T-Mobile?
Link: Automated Home - UK iPhone Gets 1.1.2 and No Data Limit!
With just days to go before the UK launch of the iPhone (Friday 9th November 2007), O2 have decided to drop the 200 megabyte “Fair Use” download limit.
This is good news for anyone considering an iPhone, and good sense from O2. A few minutes ago T3 Magazine uploaded their un-boxing video showing the UK iPhone for the first time, complete with its new V1.1.2 firmware.
No specifics on the o2 site that I could find — just this in the FAQ:
Your O2 tariff for iPhone allows you unlimited use of O2 UK’s Edge / GPRS networks and The Cloud’s UK Wireless LAN network, for personal internet use, email and Visual Voicemail (VVM) on your iPhone only. All usage must be for your private, personal and non-commercial purposes.
So strictly speaking, you can’t use your iPhone’s data connection for commercial purposes — that is, sending a work email, for example. Or browsing a work-related website….
This is a bit stupid:
You may not use your SIM Card in any other device, or use your SIM Card or iPhone to allow the continuous streaming of any audio / video content, enable P2P or file sharing or use them in such a way that adversely impacts the service to other O2 customers.
You can’t do a continuous stream of any audio/video content? On your iPhone? What about Youtube? That’s integrated directly into the device? Strange, strange…
Update: More news here.
Blimey, you mean O2 aren’t being completely transparent *or* sensible?
*swoon*
Oh, and the ‘completely unlimited’ story must be true because it was in the Telegraph too!
Posted by HeavyLight on November 5th, 2007 at 2:01 pm.