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omg just got my bill from my trip to america! :o
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didnt realises data charges were THIS extortionate!there goes my chances of getting a MBA anytime soon
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Ouch! how long were you there? im going to NYC in may and don't wanna have one of those bills waiting for me when i get back.
i was in new york for two weeks. i did turn data roaming off initially but then kept turning it on to use the (amazing) browser. i blame facebook's addictiveness! or maybe O2's painful roaming charges; surely in 2008 it should not cost £6 ($12) per mb!
Glad my hotels got free wifi, that reminds me i'm gonna have to look for some free hot spots in NYC.
speaking of which, whats the free wifi availability like? anyone?
i didnt think wifi spots were too impressive - guaranteed it outside the apple cube tho which you obviously have to visit if youre going to the big apple - theres such and amazing atmosphere there.
unspecifically i love how there is free wifi at fort lauderdale aiport! and most of the people there had macs which was quite cool hehe
which you obviously have to visit if youre going to the big apple - theres such and amazing atmosphere there. unspecifically i love how there is free wifi at fort lauderdale aiport! and most of the people there had macs which was quite cool hehe
i didnt think wifi spots were too impressive - guaranteed it outside the apple cube tho
unspecifically i love how there is free wifi at fort lauderdale aiport! and most of the people there had macs which was quite cool hehe
haha the cube is one of the first things i'm heading to, my poor girlfriend
didnt realises data charges were THIS extortionate!
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ok i don't know if this will work but ring o2 and claim ignorance and you forgot to switch off data roaming. i have heard many cases where people have been refunded £700/800. Try it..see what happens
oh man that much have been a real fun bill to read anyway i hope you can plead ignorant and get some money shaved off of that bill!
I am disgusted that they can legally get away with this. But then again I would prefer to live in a capitalist society than a communist one.
And secondly I really do not have any sympathy for someone who feigns ignorance when traveling. I know how easy it is just to switch my phone off. The world doesn't end.
And secondly I really do not have any sympathy for someone who feigns ignorance when traveling. I know how easy it is just to switch my phone off. The world doesn't end.
tons... if you're anywhere around columbia university its all over... I also like cosi, a little cafe/bistro type place. ummm... really just about anywhere you go you can find a spot..
oh, and of course, apple store 5th ave...
I just got my bill from 02 too. Which covers the period I went to NY for a few days last month. To think I was miffed at my £60 bill!
£900 is pretty unreal.. (Thats about $1700 to you Merkins)
I was sure to keep data roaming set to OFF for 99% of the time though.. But a handful of emails to check, a couple of dozen text messages sent and a couple of incoming calls soon just about doubled the regular bill anyways. So yeah, the charges are steep when you are overseas.
NY is a great place tho, I really like it there
£900 is pretty unreal..
(Thats about $1700 to you Merkins)I was sure to keep data roaming set to OFF for 99% of the time though.. But a handful of emails to check, a couple of dozen text messages sent and a couple of incoming calls soon just about doubled the regular bill anyways. So yeah, the charges are steep when you are overseas.
NY is a great place tho, I really like it there
btw, O2 will lower the price to "only" 3 GBP/MB in July... time for the EU to step in.
I am a German living in the UK. I have an O2 contract. O2 is available in Germany as well. If I go to Germany to visit my familiy, I obviously can't use the umlimited data plan in the UK. There is NO logical explanation why I shouldn't be able to use O2 in for data roaming without paying extra, it's the same company. But of course they need to rip off customers.
I am a German living in the UK. I have an O2 contract. O2 is available in Germany as well. If I go to Germany to visit my familiy, I obviously can't use the umlimited data plan in the UK. There is NO logical explanation why I shouldn't be able to use O2 in for data roaming without paying extra, it's the same company. But of course they need to rip off customers.
On what grounds? Your sense of entitlement to everything for free?
The OP knew that O2 would charge for data roaming, and even had data roaming off initially, but still decided that he/she needed to check facebook. That's important.
You sign the contract, you pay the price.
That sucks for you Dirtyflame, it really does. You should at least try to speak with an O2 rep about reducing the fee. Maybe you'll find one that is reasonable, and if you're polite enough and beg enough and tell them that this would hold you back from an MBA (an MBA for you means more money for you and potentially more money for O2), they may cut you some slack.
I wish you luck.