Operators blocking Skype

northeast2012

i was looking at changing mobile operator, for mobile midband and mobile phone services.

the one operator that i was thinking of changing to, blocks VOIP and P2p traffic, and from reading info on price plans,information about this does not appear to be displayed, when you look at their product info on their website.

when a customer buys a data allowance, they should be allowed to use it in the way they wish.

this is a step backwards in my opinion, and with the restrictions, essentially what is being provided is a walled garden of the internet.

i have read others posts on here, and reps responses of "its not supported" is not good enough, and possibly misleading.


when you look at for example a price plan on their webpage, there is no mention at the point of sale, ( web shop ) of any restrictions.



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is there any regulation in this country when it comes to stuff like this?

drunkmonkey

You don't need a regulator, you can see it's crap so why go with it. 3 put them to shame with their data and what you can do with it.

northeast2012

drunkmonkey wrote: »

You don't need a regulator, you can see it's crap so why go with it. 3 put them to shame with their data and what you can do with it.

i can see its a bad deal but the point i am raising, is that, there is no mention in the product description, that anything would be blocked, i even called a few stores, and was told that nothing would be blocked from internet allowance.


is this the only Irish network carrying out this restrictive practice?

drunkmonkey

Yip there the only one, don't know how anybody is with them.

northeast2012

drunkmonkey wrote: »

Yip there the only one, don't know how anybody is with them.

on skype forums, plenty of complaints there, also more expensive, and restrictive.

crazy stuff.

drunkmonkey

It's been brought up here loads of times, they had their mobile broadband branded as unlimited at one stage not sure if they still do but it had a 20GB cap and it was the most retarded mobile broadband on the market.
Unless nobody else has 3G coverage in your area I wouldn't even consider them.
When I see someone with a smartphone on Vodafone, idiot is the first thing that enters my head. Seriously there's over 2 million idiots in the country which seems about right.