O2 Broadband

Is anyone in the UK here on O2 Broadband, I'm on Nildram atm but it is a bit steep at £24.50 a month, O2 has just been enabled in my area, and are apparantly offering the same service for £7.50 (I have an O2 Contract) and review wise other than a crappy router (Already have a decent router anyway) I can't seem to find a bad review to their name. If anyone here is on O2 could you possibly tell me what your opinions are on it?


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I'm not on it, sorry!

Me neither I'm afraid

I not have it neither!

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Yokomoto Hatashia

i can confirm that i do not infact have it either

Sim

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The entire nation of Japan does not use O2 Broadband. Bad market.

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Oh, I have O2. But not the broadband.

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Would like to help mate, but I'm on British Telecom.

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Sorry mate, im not in the same country as you, so im not on it.

I'm on O2.

It's the only way I can provide the necessary resources for my body to survive.

you're all a bunch of DB's.

I'm not on it.

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Im with BeThere (best ISP I have been with easily, great service, downtime for maintenance is minimal and tends to happen at 3am). Now, O2 bought BeThere so I would assume O2 will use the same infrastructure as Bethere. If so you will not be dissappointed.

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Pipex bought Nildram and they're still very different (Pipex are apparently now even worse since Tiscali acquired them) so them using the same infrastructure isn't guaranteed, though with O2 not being a dedicated broadband distributor, it's more likely. Hadn't heard good things about BeThere either to be honest, but I suppose there different districts have different experiences.

Oh, I'm not on O2 either (their moby phone department did once overcharge me by £600 mind (though paid it back without question)).

Ive been with BeThere for over 1.5 years now and really its brilliant service. Obviously if someone posts a bad review bcos of their particular circumstance and situation it tends to put people off but I would certainly vouch for them. The only thing that concerns me is that with BeThere there is 30 day contract. With O2 its 1 year. If O2 decide to put their prices up, Im stuck for a year. But really for 8meg Im paying £14 with Be. I could be paying £7.50 with O2 which is strange since as I said O2 own Be. No connection charge either till June. Serioulsy thinking about changing. And O2 as a operator have been great too. I was with Orange and I used to spend like £25 a month and got no free minutes or anything. I spend half that with O2 on topups a month and I get 100 minutes free.

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All I know about it is that I don't use it

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O2 UK has announced it will launch O2 Broadband on October 15th.

The service in the UK is launching with the "simple promise" to make broadband better, and the noble claim that it will "set a new standard in the market".

The promise is that O2 Broadband will be simple to set up and use, offer total transparency in both pricing and service speeds, and has great after service care.

Available for both existing and non-O2 customers, the new service will offer the following:

* A simple one step plug-and-play set-up through the O2 wireless box with automatic configuration. No messy codes or complicated technical procedures
* O2 wireless box included (wireless router) with automatic configuration
* Free UK-based customer services from UK landlines or O2 mobiles through a single number and 24/7 technical support
* Unlimited usage to download exactly what you want (but, like O2's recently announced data plans - subject to a fair usage policy)
* Super-fast access speeds of up to 20 meg on one of the UK's most advanced networks
* A range of great combined mobile and broadband product features, including O2 Broadband emails automatically being sent to your O2 mobile phone message in-box[iii] and address book synchronisation between their PC and mobile (for O2 mobile customers)
* Send up to 100 free texts a month from your O2 Broadband account on your PC

O2 Broadband will use "one of the most advanced and high-quality broadband networks in the UK" and use the latest ADSL2+ technology.

At launch, O2 Broadband will cover 50% of the population, focusing on the major urban areas. The network will be further rolled-out in line with customer demand.

Although the service can offer up to 20 meg before a customer is hooked up, O2 will carry out a line check will be completed to estimate the speeds the customer can receive to ensure they are placed on the correct package.

This will be checked up to 1 month later to ensure the package selected by the customer is appropriate and that they only pay for the package appropriate for the speed their line can support.

There will be preferential rates packages for O2 Pay Monthly customers starting with the Standard Package at £7.50 per month for up for 8 meg; the Premium Package at £10 per month for up to 16 meg and the Ultimate Package at £15 per month for speeds of up to 20 meg.

Non O2 Pay Monthly and non-O2 customers will pay an additional £10 per month on each of the available packages.


It says O2 will use one the most advanced and qulaity networks, if its referring to Be, this is great news and represents great value for money. Just read from a Be user on the Be forum that O2 may throttle speeds trying to ascertain if this is true from O2 or Be.

some more thoughts, reviews: [www.broadbandgenie.co.uk]

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That was last year.

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