O2 new sim only deal - £20 for 20Gb 4G data + Unlimited Minutes/Texts.
Update:
TopCashback and Quidco have new offers... unfortunately none of them is paying £55 like before.
On Quidco you can get now £50 for this contract.
On TopCashback you can get £49.50.
And of course... if you are on O2... you will have access to O2 Priority that always have freebies and discounts, O2 Wifi, O2 Chat for cheap international calls, and so on...
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Questions frequently asked by Op's.
- I have received my simcard, I am on a 4G coverage area, I am using a 4G Compatible phone (supporting LTE band 20 - 800Mhz), but my phone can't get the 4G signal, what can I do?
Apparently some of the sims that were sent out were not configured to work with 4G on Android/iPhones, and were compatible with Blackberry instead.
If you are not able to get the 4G signal straight away, please contact O2 (calling them or via webchat) and check if you have the correct data profile assigned to you. If not they will change it and at midnight of that day the new profile will kick in. After that all you need is to restart your phone and you should get the sweet sweet LTE signal straight away. :smiley:
Can you explain the deal?
With O2: The deal is £20/Month x 12 Months = £240 (in a year) That would be how much you would pay in a year for taking this contract (and that's the bill you will get every month).
But if you factor in the cashback that you will get from TopCashback or Quidco...
Quidco:
20 x 12 = £240 (price for 1 year without cashback)
240 - 50 = 190 (1 yr price - cashback)
190/12 = 15.83 (factoring in the cashback, still the bill you will get every month will be £20)
Top Cashback:
20 x 12 = £240 (price for 1 year without cashback)
240 - 50 = 190.5 (1 yr price - cashback)
190.5/12 = 15.88 (factoring in the cashback, still the bill you will get every month will be £20)
Will O2 actually give me money/cashback?
Well... the cashback is actually not given to you directly by O2 but via TopCashback (I am sure that O2 pays them though).
Is this a 30 day contract?
No, it's a 12 Months contract.
I know someone that works at O2, can I use their Friends and Family discount with this deal?
Yes you can and that will make this even a better deal!
Can I upgrade my contract and move to the 20Gb/20£ deal?
Depends on your situation... so it's better to contact the customer service, but if you do this you will not get the Cashback from TCB.
Top comments
digifreak
9 Jun 1628#3
No... it's simple Maths... £20 x 12 Months = £240 That would be how much you would pay in a year for taking this contract (and that's the bill you will get every month).
But if you factor in the £55 cashback that you will get from TCB... you do £240 - £55 = £185 that's how much you will end up paying for this deal in a year... if you divide that for the 12 Months... £15.42.
digifreak
10 Jun 168#154
Yeiiiiiii!!!! :smiley:)) My first deal to go over 1000 degrees!!!! Time to celebrate!!!! :smiley:
computerdog
9 Jun 164#18
I agree about staying away from Vodafone. They have terrible customer service and they have terrible network coverage overall. I think the latest survey confirmed this (will try and find the source)
Remember to always check first with a PAYG sim as it depends on where you live/work. Even the online coverage checkers aren't very honest. O2 is the only network that works where I live. The other networks just blame the trees and the buildings for the poor coverage :smile:
digifreak
9 Jun 164#13
Yes you can use the full 20Gb to tether... and yes it's 4G data!!! :smiley:
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ublewit
9 Jun 161#1
£55 Cashback from TCB.
DanB89
9 Jun 162#2
The cashback will only be payable once, but the deal you have posted is a 12 month deal - therefore the first month is £16.25 but the subsequent 11 months are at £20?
digifreak
9 Jun 1628#3
No... it's simple Maths... £20 x 12 Months = £240 That would be how much you would pay in a year for taking this contract (and that's the bill you will get every month).
But if you factor in the £55 cashback that you will get from TCB... you do £240 - £55 = £185 that's how much you will end up paying for this deal in a year... if you divide that for the 12 Months... £15.42.
amour3k to digifreak
10 Jun 161#95
Would kind of help if you made reference to such via both your Deal Title, &/or your Deal Description, etc?.
Instead of given the impression in both that its perhaps a one-off £20 SIM Deal/30 Day Rolling Contract Deal and stuff, or whatever .....
Between what you've described in your initial Post and what you've now just explained via the first Post is a massive difference.
Suin to digifreak
20 Jun 16#342
Why have you not changed this to say topcashback are not paying out ?
ublewit
9 Jun 164#4
No.
12 months @ £20 = £240
Less £55 Cashback = £185 total yearly cost.
Divide this by 12 and it works out at £15.42 per month actual cost to you. (Although your direct debit would still be £20 per month remember.)
ublewit
9 Jun 162#5
Lol, beat me to it.
DanB89
9 Jun 162#6
Ah I see, I just read your post and it indicated the monthly cost would decrease....had I of thought about it a little more I should have realised that £50 odd cash back on a £20 spend does not reduce to £15... my bad haha!
Think I need to go get myself a coffee :wink: my apologies - I've seen many SIMO posts before that only take into account the first month and people buy in to the single month price rather than looking at overall period.
digifreak
9 Jun 163#7
I have been waiting for this deal for a few days now because I've heard that it would come out and I am looking forward to leave Three. I will also have the Friends and Family Discount from a friend... (if you know someone that works at O2 it's well worth to ask them if they can give you the Friends and Family discount because it's 30% off the price listed on Sim Only contracts).
jimmyt11 to digifreak
9 Jun 16#63
only available on refresh contracts
missy89 to digifreak
9 Jun 163#66
I work for o2 and the F&F unfortunately doesn't apply to sim only anymore :man:
Actually I stand corrected. It is indeed 30% off sim only tariffs, it's the Open discount that can't be applied to sim only... maybe I should look into getting a new job :neutral_face:
s1i to digifreak
11 Jun 16#189
i got the same and discount well worth it
golo83
9 Jun 16#8
anyone knows if you can use this as a hotspot? i.e. for tethering? thanks!
looking for a min 20GB data sim for 4G data tethering as been told wont get fibre broadband anytime soon, and current internet speed moved down from 4mbps to 0.5mbps..BT taking forever to sort out
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Opening post
Update:
TopCashback and Quidco have new offers... unfortunately none of them is paying £55 like before.
On Quidco you can get now £50 for this contract.
On TopCashback you can get £49.50.
And of course... if you are on O2... you will have access to O2 Priority that always have freebies and discounts, O2 Wifi, O2 Chat for cheap international calls, and so on...
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Questions frequently asked by Op's.
- I have received my simcard, I am on a 4G coverage area, I am using a 4G Compatible phone (supporting LTE band 20 - 800Mhz), but my phone can't get the 4G signal, what can I do?
Apparently some of the sims that were sent out were not configured to work with 4G on Android/iPhones, and were compatible with Blackberry instead.
If you are not able to get the 4G signal straight away, please contact O2 (calling them or via webchat) and check if you have the correct data profile assigned to you. If not they will change it and at midnight of that day the new profile will kick in. After that all you need is to restart your phone and you should get the sweet sweet LTE signal straight away. :smiley:
- What is TCB?
TCB means TopCashback... and to access it you just need to go to http://www.topcashback.co.uk.
Can you explain the deal?
With O2: The deal is £20/Month x 12 Months = £240 (in a year) That would be how much you would pay in a year for taking this contract (and that's the bill you will get every month).
But if you factor in the cashback that you will get from TopCashback or Quidco...
Quidco:
20 x 12 = £240 (price for 1 year without cashback)
240 - 50 = 190 (1 yr price - cashback)
190/12 = 15.83 (factoring in the cashback, still the bill you will get every month will be £20)
Top Cashback:
20 x 12 = £240 (price for 1 year without cashback)
240 - 50 = 190.5 (1 yr price - cashback)
190.5/12 = 15.88 (factoring in the cashback, still the bill you will get every month will be £20)
Will O2 actually give me money/cashback?
Well... the cashback is actually not given to you directly by O2 but via TopCashback (I am sure that O2 pays them though).
Is this a 30 day contract?
No, it's a 12 Months contract.
I know someone that works at O2, can I use their Friends and Family discount with this deal?
Yes you can and that will make this even a better deal!
Can I upgrade my contract and move to the 20Gb/20£ deal?
Depends on your situation... so it's better to contact the customer service, but if you do this you will not get the Cashback from TCB.
Top comments
But if you factor in the £55 cashback that you will get from TCB... you do £240 - £55 = £185 that's how much you will end up paying for this deal in a year... if you divide that for the 12 Months... £15.42.
Remember to always check first with a PAYG sim as it depends on where you live/work. Even the online coverage checkers aren't very honest. O2 is the only network that works where I live. The other networks just blame the trees and the buildings for the poor coverage :smile:
All comments (414)
But if you factor in the £55 cashback that you will get from TCB... you do £240 - £55 = £185 that's how much you will end up paying for this deal in a year... if you divide that for the 12 Months... £15.42.
Instead of given the impression in both that its perhaps a one-off £20 SIM Deal/30 Day Rolling Contract Deal and stuff, or whatever .....
Between what you've described in your initial Post and what you've now just explained via the first Post is a massive difference.
12 months @ £20 = £240
Less £55 Cashback = £185 total yearly cost.
Divide this by 12 and it works out at £15.42 per month actual cost to you. (Although your direct debit would still be £20 per month remember.)
Think I need to go get myself a coffee :wink: my apologies - I've seen many SIMO posts before that only take into account the first month and people buy in to the single month price rather than looking at overall period.
Actually I stand corrected. It is indeed 30% off sim only tariffs, it's the Open discount that can't be applied to sim only... maybe I should look into getting a new job :neutral_face:
looking for a min 20GB data sim for 4G data tethering as been told wont get fibre broadband anytime soon, and current internet speed moved down from 4mbps to 0.5mbps..BT taking forever to sort out