Re: The new T-Mobile 'unlimited' web access offer

In article <1145704978.768645.184160@v46g2000cwv.googlegroups .com>,
stefan@dragolov.com says...
> Any new info on this supposed 'Pro' version of web 'n' walk? I checked
> the t-mobile website but see no mention of it...
>

It was launhed quietly on April 18th it is corporate customers only at
present though some people have managed to get it added by calling T-
mobile CS.

From May 1st anyone will be allowed to add it apparently and probably
some deals will be announced too.

There is a mention of it on the scancom site under the 3G laptop cards.

Steve.

On Sat, 22 Apr 2006 14:31:26 +0100, Steve Henson
<nospam@nospam.invalid> wrote:

>In article <1145704978.768645.184160@v46g2000cwv.googlegroups .com>,
>stefan@dragolov.com says...
>> Any new info on this supposed 'Pro' version of web 'n' walk? I checked
>> the t-mobile website but see no mention of it...
>>
>
>It was launhed quietly on April 18th it is corporate customers only at
>present though some people have managed to get it added by calling T-
>mobile CS.



Forgive me, but what is it exactly? I'm about to jump from O2 to
T-Mobile soon, for data reasons.

In article <qu3p425b01tnpd11un85d5beji40f8dgc8@4ax.com>, BB <> says...
> On Sat, 22 Apr 2006 14:31:26 +0100, Steve Henson
> <nospam@nospam.invalid> wrote:
>
> >In article <1145704978.768645.184160@v46g2000cwv.googlegroups .com>,
> >stefan@dragolov.com says...
> >> Any new info on this supposed 'Pro' version of web 'n' walk? I checked
> >> the t-mobile website but see no mention of it...
> >>
> >
> >It was launhed quietly on April 18th it is corporate customers only at
> >present though some people have managed to get it added by calling T-
> >mobile CS.
>
> Forgive me, but what is it exactly? I'm about to jump from O2 to
> T-Mobile soon, for data reasons.
>

Well if you can get a signal T-mobile currently blows away all other
providers for data. The only thing to come close is the Orange PAYG
unlimited GPRS for £1 a day but that specifically excludes 3G.

The consumer T-mobile offering is mentioned on the website. It has a
fair number of restrictions including a ban on use of the phone as a
modem though no one is sure if they can tell. It is included in several
tariffs some of which include 25% off for life.

The pro version has almost no restrictions other than a 2GB fair use
policy and a ban on VOIP. It will be £8.50 per month plus VAT. The
consumer version has a 3G upload speed of 64kbps the pro version is
advertised at 6X faster.

It will apparently also support HSPDA at 1.6mbps download when it is
available.

There is mention of the pro version on scancom site who are doing a 3G
laptop card on contract.

I've personally gone for SIM only with T-mobile which I can easily
cancel if the right contract deal comes along.

Steve.

Sounds good, cheers!

"Steve Henson" <nospam@nospam.invalid> wrote in message
news:MPG.1eb6d3f3d56cc6e89896a6@news.clara.net...
>
> Well if you can get a signal T-mobile currently blows away all other
> providers for data. The only thing to come close is the Orange PAYG
> unlimited GPRS for £1 a day but that specifically excludes 3G.
>
> The consumer T-mobile offering is mentioned on the website. It has a
> fair number of restrictions including a ban on use of the phone as a
> modem though no one is sure if they can tell. It is included in several
> tariffs some of which include 25% off for life.
>

So what's the cheapest way to get this? Presuming we all already have
contracts to deal with voice?

Shak

In article <4b4cvuFvng59U1@individual.net>, me@privacy.net says...
> "Steve Henson" <nospam@nospam.invalid> wrote in message
> news:MPG.1eb6d3f3d56cc6e89896a6@news.clara.net...
> >
> > Well if you can get a signal T-mobile currently blows away all other
> > providers for data. The only thing to come close is the Orange PAYG
> > unlimited GPRS for £1 a day but that specifically excludes 3G.
> >
> > The consumer T-mobile offering is mentioned on the website. It has a
> > fair number of restrictions including a ban on use of the phone as a
> > modem though no one is sure if they can tell. It is included in several
> > tariffs some of which include 25% off for life.
> >
>
> So what's the cheapest way to get this? Presuming we all already have
> contracts to deal with voice?
>

Depends on whether the contracts are with T-mobile and if you want to
use an existing phone or not for data transfer.

An existing contract apart from PAYG or U-Fix can have it added by
calling CS. It will be £7.50 including VAT for the consumer version and
£8.50 not including VAT for the "pro" version when it becomes widely
available.

If you don't have a T-mobile contract then the cheapest contract is the
SIM only version which is £7.50 a month for 50 cross network anytime
minutes. Either unlimited data pack can be apparently be added to that
though I've only added the consumer version myself from the website.
I'll switch to pro when that becomes available.

If you want a new contract including a phone then the various web'n'walk
deals on the website give details. If you want the "pro" version its is
best to wait until May 1st in case any new contract deals include it.

Steve.

Steve Henson wrote:

> If you want a new contract including a phone then the various web'n'walk
> deals on the website give details.

Unfortunately the W'n'W handset selection is somewhat limited.

I wonder if it's possible to haggle for a "normal" handset instead, or
is it definitely a case of going for bog-standard Flext/Relax with 25%
off to get a "normal" handset and then adding full price W'n'W later?

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In article <1145704978.768645.184160@v46g2000cwv.googlegroups .com>,
stefan@dragolov.com says...
> Any new info on this supposed 'Pro' version of web 'n' walk? I checked
> the t-mobile website but see no mention of it...
>

Update: it is now being mentioned on T-mobile website along with a
laptop 3G card:

<http://www.t-mobile.co.uk/Dispatcher?
menuid=plans_webnwalk_proplans&chosenPricePlan=pmt >

Steve.

Btw - yes, but the price they quote is £19.99/month... Where did you
hear about an £8.50/month price (for the pro version)?

Steve Henson wrote:
> In article <1145704978.768645.184160@v46g2000cwv.googlegroups .com>,
> stefan@dragolov.com says...
> > Any new info on this supposed 'Pro' version of web 'n' walk? I checked
> > the t-mobile website but see no mention of it...
> >
>
> Update: it is now being mentioned on T-mobile website along with a
> laptop 3G card:
>
> <http://www.t-mobile.co.uk/Dispatcher?
> menuid=plans_webnwalk_proplans&chosenPricePlan=pmt >
>
> Steve.

In article <1146067790.678724.327610@j33g2000cwa.googlegroups .com>,
stefan@dragolov.com says...
> Btw - yes, but the price they quote is £19.99/month... Where did you
> hear about an £8.50/month price (for the pro version)?
>

£8.50 is as an add on to an existing tariff.

That £19.99 is the usual stuff which will include a subsidy for the
handset (the 3G card) and whatever the 12 month free hotspot use costs.

Steve.