WOW £63 free credit from O2!!!!

Advantages: great rates and offers, good network coverage, good customer service online
Disadvantages: costly when used abroad

...I have used O2 as my phone network provider for over eight years now (dating right back from when they were initially BT Cellnet!). My loyalty to O2 is strong as a result of having had such a positive experience with them for so many years. Therefore, I feel that it is time that I shared my experiences with all of you! When I was thirteen I received my first ever mobile phone for Christmas. It was a BT Cellnet model and therefore the simcard was also BT Cellnet. I had a good few years use out of this phone and was happy with the BT Cellnet deal so stuck with them. They eventually changed the name of the company to O2 when they merged with Genie. Pay as you go Being young, I initially had pay as you go simcards with O2 and found them to offer some better deals than other networks at the time. I obtained an O2 Genie Sim...

ilusvm 07.11.2008 · Read review
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O2 - A great network!

Advantages: numerous call plans, broadband, mobile e.t.c
Disadvantages: NA

...message : 10p per message UK picture or video message : 25p per message UK Browsing : £3/MB ( this is dependant on your handset) UK video calls: 50p per min ( this is dependant on your handset) 0500,0505,055,056,080,082 numbers : 15p/min 0844,0845,0870,07744,07755 numbers : 25p/min 070 numbers : 50p/min 0871 numbers : 35p/min Tarrifs With 'FAVOURITE PLACE', if you top up between: £10-£14, you get 500 minutes to any UK landline or O2 mobile from a registered postcode. £15-£29, you get 1000 minutes to any UK landline or O2 mobile from a registered postcode £30- , you get Unlimited minute. s to any UK landline or O2 mobile from a registered postcode With 'TALKALOTMORE', if you top up between: £10-£14, you get 50 UK off-peak minutes £15-£29, you get 150 UK...

RyanC92 12.07.2008 · Read review
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My O2 nightmare

Advantages: cheap tarrifs
Disadvantages: where shall i start?

...I first heard of O2 about a year ago when i got a phonecall offering me a great sounding deal on a 12 month contract with a free handset. I had just come to the end of my existing contract and was looking for a new one anyway so i thought i'd give it a go. I signed up with O2 online and I was promised a nokia 3510i, 500 off peak landline minutes, 500 text messages 500 wap minutes and 50 cross network minutes for £20 a month. They had several other options with different freebies but this one seemed the best choice for me. Getting started The phone and sim arrived in the post as expected and I was ready to start using the service. The coverage was good and I always had reception. I used the wap service with no problems. I was in fact very pleased with O2 as a network. The only thing I disliked about them was that it was very...

kthdsn 25.02.2004 · Read review
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O2 pay as you go offers!

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

...I have had pre pay mobiles for the last seven years. Mainly because I know how much I'm spending, and when it's gone I can't get into debt with it???? Lord knows what I would be like with a contract! I have been on many different networks, including Orange, T-Mobile and Virgin. And thus far I have found 02 to be the best network. Here are my reasons why - O2 offer reasonable tariffs, and have lots of offers. You can take advantage of every offer which does not cancel out any of the previous offers you already have on your account. The offers they have and the information on how to get them a printed further on in this review. O2's signal have always been very good where ever I have been, I have even used it in Spain without a problem. But obviously there are some place's that other networks do have a better signal...

dempsey_review 26.10.2005 · Read review
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O2 Cocoon

Advantages: The eye catching design and the amazing LCD display
Disadvantages: If this phone had more then a 2mp camera, it would knock sony ericcson for six!

...The O2 Cocoon Released: August 2007 = What does this box design, layout and style look & feel like? The box is a white colour with Braille embossed-like writing on the front 'greeting' you to the phone. The inlay is very colourful with landscape picture covering the whole area. There is magnet device on the end of the close for it to connect when you need to close the box. There are two compartments to the design. One is a cut out where the phone lies and the other is a drawer that you pull out with it tongue to reveal the contents. The phone is white. And its side and insides are black. On the left of the phone you have you USB/Headset/Ariel port, Micro SD Memory? Card slot and a lever to open the battery cover. On the left you have you Designated Music...

XFactorBoi 08.09.2007 (23.11.2007) · Read review
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O2 OK

Advantages: Cheapest tariff, lots of free texts
Disadvantages: 50p a minute to ring customer services

...I have finally, after much research and deliberation, upgraded my mobile phone. I had just finished a 12 month contract with O2 in December and as much as I loved my dear little Nokia 3330 (gone but not forgotten), I knew the time and technology had come when I had to move with the times and upgrade. As there are so many different deals on the market these days, I thought it wise to fully check all the alternative mobile networks to ensure I got the best possible deal. I think I managed to, although they change so often its hard to tell! In the end, I stayed with O2, signing up for another 12 months. Website - O2.co.uk O2 have a very thorough and fairly easy to navigate website. You can register with them and log on, enabling you to personalise. It has lots of features including Products and services section...

JULIEANNE27UK 16.01.2004 · Read review
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Communicating couldn't be easier! (O2)

Advantages: Excellent network coverage, quick Broadband speeds
Disadvantages: Handset deals not always as competitive

...I first became an O2 customer when at university 7 or so years ago. Having just received my student loan, I thought "why not get a new phone". In hindsight, it was probably not a very wise option, but being young and naive it seemed like a good idea at the time. I'm pleased to say though, that the service I received from O2 was excellent. I initially took out their cheapest contract for approximately £15 a month with a shiny new Nokia handset (this was quite a while ago don't forget so deals were better). Not being the biggest talker on the phone, I opted for a text message deal where I got around 100 texts a month. I managed to live with this deal for the 12 month contract and decided to switch to Pay As You Go, which I have been using ever since. Reception had also been a major contributing factor to going with O2 rather than...

macmonkey 09.12.2008 · Read review
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Breathe O2 into your phone!

Advantages: EDGE, MMS included in price, free voicemail, great customer service, reception, and value for money
Disadvantages: Not too clear that you could get 1000 texts, quite hefty charge for 0800 no's

...After being on Virgin Pay As you Go for over a year, I realised the amount I was paying for calls and texts was well over £20 per month - I had to top up on regular occasions. I didn't really feel that I was making too many calls/texts and running out was a constant worry as it's happened on a few occasions! I also knew that my phone has plenty of features such as Email, streaming video, internet and RSS feeds that I couldn't use because the internet charge was far too expensive. ** Joining O2 ** Fourtunately after seeing a few ads, I realised that there were some really good SIM card only pay monthly deals going round. I was perfectly happy with my phone - a Sony Ericsson Z710i, a very uncommon, nice looking flip-phone with all the features I wanted. I originally bought it for O2 but got it unlocked (Naughty I know!). After...

Graham_D 14.10.2008 · Read review
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O2 and the curse of the phantom menace

Advantages: All unless you cancel
Disadvantages: Trying to cancel a new contract

...Having done the rounds of some of the other Mobile providers I realised that the deal I was getting with Orange wasn't so good. Looking over the various contracts and deals it was clear that O2 online deals were some of the best to be had. So early last month I cancelled my Orange contract and the both the wife and I set about finding an O2 mobile deal via the website. www.o2.co.uk as a site is very good. Whilst its not the best I've seen its laid out quite well but could have done with some extra information here and there when you are trying to buy a phone and contract. We decided upon a couple of Sony Ericsson phones connected to O2's Anytime online tariff. When you get this online you get 400 free minutes instead of the 200 available on the high street. Brilliant, or so we thought, that's where the nightmare began. We...

skrg28 05.12.2005 (28.09.2006) · Read review
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O2... oh dear!

Advantages: Extremely reliable phone service
Disadvantages: Appalling customer service

...on the market and spend a fortune promoting it, only for one of the senior people in O2 to badmouth it in a futile attempt to kill a potential customer's dream of owning one. As I don't believe in rushing into print without giving companies a fair chance to comment, I approached O2's press office to ask if they'd care to offer a quote for the end of this posting on my blog. The nice woman in the press office seemed (as I would have expected) astonished that a customer had been treated in such a way. She e-mailed back the next day saying she'd arranged for someone in customer services to contact me that day "to remedy the situation" - whatever that meant. He didn't call. Back to the press office, where the woman was embarrassed that the man hadn't kept his promise to ring. Shortly afterwards, he did. But whatever "remedy" the press...

Misterposh 02.10.2007 · Read review
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