O2 Speakeasy GRPS Cost? (site says 2 things)

Ste.phen

Just been to the O2 Site (possible the worst site to use in the history of the internet) and noticed this ad on the front page:

Speakeasy Surfers:

Surf the net on your phone for only 1c per kilobyte. So now you can check your bank account, place bets, download ringtones and more
Find out what else you can do with WAP (Click here)

(it's attached too)

but when i go into that link, and into costs
(http://www1.o2.ie/products_services/tariffs/speak_easy)

i get:

GPRS per KB 3c 3c 3c
GPRS per KB while Roaming 5c 5c 5c
(morning, evening, weekend)

Is this false advertising, or are they just incompetent?

at 1c a KB, i may actually use GPRS for something...

Winters

Humm....

Yes I had a lok at their site, although the front page says 1c per KB [which is bloody expensive if you ask me] their tarrifs page is still saying 3c. Possibly they still have not updated their tarrifs page, you would be best to send them [support@o2.ie] an email. Though I bet you you will get a reply asking for you to ring their €1 per min help line :rolleyes:

Ste.phen

Good point, i think i'll wait til someone here knows, or someone that uses GPRS a lot checks it out, i know i was charged 3c a KB when i was checking some cinema times last week...

crowbar

internet over gprs is 3c/kb (ie. using pp.internet apn).
wap over gprs is now 1c/kb (ie. using pp.wap.o2.ie apn).
guess they want people to use gprs wap more and move away from dial-up wap (which costs 6c/min offpeak or 19c/min peak).
the speakeasy helpline on 1747 costs 14c per call, irrespective of how long the call is.

greg_f

The cost for gprs on speakeasy is 1c per kb

Rgds

flywheel

Originally posted by greg_f
The cost for gprs on speakeasy is 1c per kb

hi greg, can you clarify if this new price is for connections to both WAP and Internet access points (re: crowbar's post above), not just WAP only?

thanks,
BrianG

greg_f

Hi Brian,

This is for all apn's 1c per kb only started today

Rgds

flywheel

thanks for the info - good to see them coming down

thanks
BrianG

Ste.phen

Looks like I may start using this then, i'll have to try getting online with my laptop that way now.
1c a KB is expensive for web browsing, but its better than nothing.

greg_f

now updated

your life....your plan

Are you an early riser or a late night party animal? Either way O2 has a top-up price plan to suit you.

To change from Nightowl to Earlybird or vice versa call the O2 help line on 1747

Other Call Charges


Roaming Charges



Early Bird 7am - 5pm 5pm - 7am Weekend*

Calls to O2 and National 19c 63c 13c
Calls to 171 19c 19c 13c
Text Messages (O2 to O2) 11c 11c 11c
Text Messages (to Vodafone/Meteor) 13c 13c 11c
Text Bundle Flat Rate 7.5c 7.5c 7.5c
Wap Calls 6c 19c 6c
Calls to Meteor / Vodafone mobiles 19c 63c 19c
GPRS per KB 1c 1c 1c
GPRS per KB while Roaming 5c 5c 5c

Night Owl 7am - 6pm 6pm - 7am Weekend*

Calls to O2 and National 63c 19c 13c
Calls to 171 19c 19c 13c
Text Messages (O2 to O2) 11c 11c 11c
Text Messages (to Vodafone/Meteor) 13c 13c 11c
Text Bundle Flat Rate 7.5c 7.5c 7.5c
Wap Calls 19c 6c 6c
Calls to Meteor / Vodafone mobiles 63c 19c 19c
GPRS per KB 1c 1c 1c
GPRS per KB while Roaming 5c 5c 5c

*midnight Fri- midnight Sunday & public holidays
All Call Charges shown are per minute.
Rgds

eoinm1

Hi Lads

I just thought you may be interested it this.


Please read as you may have been over charged by o2

Eóin