O2 to exclude video calls from inclusive minutes

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Dan - 15 Dec 2006 16:25 GMT

Many people may not be aware, but video calls on o2 pay monthly are
inclusive within your free minutes, and charged at standard voice call
rates.

It makes o2 very good value, but "until" 31 December 2006 as they
put it on their web site, I presume they will charge after this date.

Though looking in their consumer 06 xmas guide it states, From 1 April
2007 video calls will be excluded from the monthly allowance, and
charged at 50p/min!

So I'm a little confused about the dates, maybe for existing
customers its 31st Dec, and for new connections it April 07? Also it
may be grounds to cancel, but I'll leave that to the other guys on
here to see what they think.

Be warned, at 50p/min you could end up with a big bill after new years,
for them new year video calls!

Source: http://www.o2.co.uk/services/messaging/videocalling

Dan

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Sam - 15 Dec 2006 17:43 GMT

>Source: http://www.o2.co.uk/services/messaging/videocalling

Deja vu?

Don't they say this every few months then extend the current term?

Personally I've yet to meet anyone who has used video calling anyways.

Sam.

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Dave C - 15 Dec 2006 17:57 GMT

>>Source: http://www.o2.co.uk/services/messaging/videocalling
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> Sam.

I made one in 2004 :-)

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Sam - 15 Dec 2006 19:08 GMT

>>>Source: http://www.o2.co.uk/services/messaging/videocalling
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>I made one in 2004 :-)

Have not met you as far as I am aware? ;-)

Sam.

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Dave C - 15 Dec 2006 22:28 GMT

>>>> Source: http://www.o2.co.uk/services/messaging/videocalling
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> Sam.

Perhaps we could video call each other - would that then mean we have
met? ;-)

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Steve - 16 Dec 2006 11:47 GMT

>>>Source: http://www.o2.co.uk/services/messaging/videocalling
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> I made one in 2004 :-)

I made one in 2002............... now work that one out, remembering that
none of the 3g services were launched until 2003.............

Steve

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Bateman27 - 16 Dec 2006 13:00 GMT

must have managed about two myself :>)

> >>>Source: http://www.o2.co.uk/services/messaging/videocalling
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Steve - 17 Dec 2006 16:32 GMT

> must have managed about two myself :>)

Was that with those ugly looking NEC phones, think it was the 303?

I was walking round 3's offices with 2 of them testing their in-building
solution, making a video call to myself, lol

Steve

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Poldie - 17 Dec 2006 22:04 GMT

> >Source: http://www.o2.co.uk/services/messaging/videocalling
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> Personally I've yet to meet anyone who has used video calling anyways.

It's a bit of a solution in search of a problem, isn't it? I suppose
suspicious partners could check where their partner is. It took me 5
mins to think of that. I can't think of anything else - any takers?

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