Broadband on the go or at home (O2 Mobile Broadband)

Advantages: Internet without a phone line
Disadvantages: Slow, Unreliable, low data allowance

...Due to BT?s stupid policy of not allowing Broadband through their Pay & Call line (even when there?s plenty of credit) the only way I could connect to the internet was to go down the mobile internet route. As a mobile internet connection is only as good as the mobile network signal I was left with the choice of either O2 or O2 and as I didn?t want to be tied into a contract I decided to go down the Pay As You Go route. Therefore this review is going to focus on my experience of using O2 Pay As You Go Mobile Internet. To access the mobile internet I firstly needed to purchase a dongle, which cost a fairly reasonable £24.99 but did not come with a data allowance. Installation of the dongle was a fairly painless procedure, and once it was installed, Internet Explorer (yuck) opened and directed me to the O2 Mobile Broadband site where I...

sandemp 28.08.2009 · Read review
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Parcel2go...nowhere!

Advantages: Cheap, easy online booking process
Disadvantages: Unreliable, poor Customer Service

...Parcel2go?.nowhere I first encountered Parcel2go when I needed to ship a large item that I had sold on ebay, but didn't want to pay a fortune. I did an internet search for 'cheap parcel delivery' and Parcel2go was one of the companies that was returned in the search. What immediately appealed to me was their surprising low price - £8.99 (excluding VAT at 17.5%) for Next Day UK delivery, for any item up weighing p to 25kg and 4 cubic feet in size. **WHO ARE PARCEL2GO?** 'Parcel2go.com is a wholly owed company of FAM Logistics Ltd founded in 1990. The company operates a cost effective collection and delivery service available throughout the UK and USA mainland. Through our various delivery partners we are able to offer high levels of service backed up by our dedicated customer service team, based at head office'. Parcel2go...

jayandfoo 30.08.2005 · Read review
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U2 Go Home

Advantages: All The Best Of U2
Disadvantages: None

...I have had the pleasure of seeing u2 in concert three times now.I have been an avid fan of their music for roughly 15 years and watched as the band grew into what i consider the finest rock group of the last two decades.Its easy to sum u2 up with words like.brilliant,genius,entertaining and so on.I believe that you dont have to be a follower to appreciate the band and what they have achieved.They are probably the only band i know that can change their style of music to match the changing rock and pop culture as the years pass by. Of course they have political views and they are well documented in their songs.nonetheless i will review this dvd as i see it and let you make up your own minds. Filmed in 2001 at slane castle,county meath,ireland, in front of an expectant and rowdy 88,000 fans u2 returned to this venue twenty years on from...

tmlfc1 18.09.2007 · Read review
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Going into orbit with O2

Advantages: Small, light, reliable
Disadvantages: Small, light, slow

...This phone was recently issued to me by my employer as a replacement for the XDA2i, which had proved to be unreliable. I will divide this review into two parts, my initial impression of the phone and my experience of using it in the field. Our usage of PDA phones is how we get our calls in the field. I work as a field support engineer and when a call arrives for me it is displayed on the screen in an application called antenna, which we install on our phones. The first thing you will notice about this phone is the deviously clever design of the box! it took some of our guys ten minutes to get it open and find all the accessories. we carry our service manuals on SD cards and I found fitting the microSD card very fiddly. once installed, however, it stays put. it goes under the SIM card and anyone who has handled...

JeffFromPoole 24.04.2007 · Read review
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Excellent Service From Parcel2go

Advantages: Easy to use online booking, great price, very helpful
Disadvantages: None

...Well, I'm amazed to see so many negative comments about this company. I can only assume it's because we only notice a courier company when things go wrong. I've used them on a couple of occasions, most recently this week. I had an auction running on ebay, which ended on Sunday around lunchtime. By three o'clock payment had been made through Paypal by the winning bidder, so I set about arranging delivery. I logged on to parcel2go.com and filled in the online application form for a 48 hour dleivery, and paid the fee through Paypal. Within half an hour, a confirmation of DHL collection the next day had been received, andeverything was set. Just when I thought it was all systems go, I received an email from the winning bidder asking if it could be sent to his work address. Having already booked the shipment, advised the delivery...

saxbadger 16.01.2009 (17.01.2009) · Read review
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O2 Pay n Go Talkalot tarrif

Advantages: 300 texts per month
Disadvantages: sometimes even thats not enough

...If you're a text-a-holic like me, then O2 PAYG Talkalot is the way to go. For this reason I'll talk mostly about the text side of things - though there are other variants of this which I know less about but do mention. I had heard a lot of talk about Genie sims and then my wife got one. I didn't choose to get one myself until the tariff I was then on put it's message rate up to 12p a text and I started to look at how much I was spending on my phone every month. Now me, my wife and my daughter have all got one, so cheap calls between us is another bonus. It's fair to say that I mostly use my phone for text messages, and so this tariff is probably one of the best deals around for me. The danger with going onto contract would be that I would take advantage of the free minutes and then I would end up running huge phone bills. So...

sky1234 28.10.2005 · Read review
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GO ON Go2call

Advantages: Can cut your phone bill
Disadvantages: Cannot dial mobile or premuim rate numbers

...After a £44 charge for a 4 hour phonecall to my friend in the U.S.A i was quite relieved to come across go2call. It offers pc to phone calls to both the united kingdom and the united states amongst other places. Although you are paying your normal phonebill for your internet calls, you may find this is still a cheaper way of making calls, and if you are one of many people who suscribe to a service provider and then do not pay call charges this is definately the option for you. There are quite a few companies offering this type of service but few that offer calls abroad. The sign up process is easy and you can store your regularly used numbers for quick dialing. It is a great service and free to sign up so you have nothing to lose by giving it a try....

wiggglypufff 20.11.2000 · Read review
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O2 pay as you go offers!

Advantages: Lots of offers.
Disadvantages: no more than any other network

.... They also send you an on screen message after every phone call or txt you have made, which shows you your remaining balance, which with other networks you would have to phone a number for this information. 02 also sends you updates on new offers by text to your phone, so be sure to take advantage of all of them. I am really impressed with the network, and I wouldn't dream of changing it too another. I like the fact that I know what I am spending, and I also like the fact that it gives pre-pay users just as many offers that contract users receive. *****Here's the information on offers that I have accepted on my pay as you go network with O2- O2 rewards - This scheme gives you 10% back on all your top-ups every month. It's a kind of loyalty reward for how much you spend on your phone. For example, if you were too spend £30...

dempsey_review 26.10.2005 · Read review
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Parcel not 2 Go!

Advantages: Low cost
Disadvantages: Totaly unreliable and shambolic.

...What a shambles! You get what you pay for! This seemed a good idea, low cost hassel-free collection from my home and cheaper than Parcelforce. BUT beware! No collection on agreed date. Then I was told that I had to order an alternative collection (despite DHL agreeing it was a failure on their part) and agree a second collection date as this was not automatic. This took a day to set up and this second collection also failed (and was also admitted as their failure by DHL). I was told then to arrange a third date! I got a refund and used Parcelforce Standard. Goods arrived the following day! This service from Parcels2 Go may appear cheap and low cost but, factor in your time, and it is a different matter....

Kaleb 14.05.2008 · Read review
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O2 Pay as you go, PLUS free text messages

Advantages: Best pay as you go text messaging offer around
Disadvantages: you have to keep track of how many messages you send

...I have been a customer of O2 now for about two years, and find their pay as you go contracts very reasonable. I myself have one of the genie sim cards, where you get a choice offree text messages or free any network, any time minutes. Since i have had the sim card i have taken advantage of the free text messages. where for ten pounds O2 give you 300 free messages, the amazing thing with this is that you still keep your ten pounds of credit to use on further messages or calls. O2 have recently introduced 500 free messages for 15 pounds, and 1000 messages for £20 (either that or i have only just found out about it). i strongly advise you calculate how many messages you send, or it can cost you more than it has to. The O2 customer services are always helpful and always do everything they can to help you. i recently had my sim...

jaguarchallenge 20.04.2007 (27.05.2007) · Read review
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