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albertsteptoe 09-06-2014 08:19

VIP Plus Sim
 
Morning all i need some help please, i ordered the above sim yesterday & when i was talking to the lady about it she said everything was unlimited, but when i read up about the sim after work im sure i saw somewhere that the data is only 3.5GB a month, can someone tell me if this is correct or am i wrong.

Ben B 09-06-2014 09:27

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It's unlimited but if you use more than 3.5GB your speed is capped at I think 384kbps

albertsteptoe 09-06-2014 09:48

Re: VIP Plus Sim
 
Thanks for reply Ben, am i being stupid here, if its unlimited then why would speed be capped after 3.5GB that not unlimted to me.

howardmicks 09-06-2014 09:58

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Originally Posted by albertsteptoe (Post 35705268)
Thanks for reply Ben, am i being stupid here, if its unlimited then why would speed be capped after 3.5GB that not unlimted to me.

Nobody else either other than vm, you would be better with 3 matey that is unlimited im moving to them once my contract expires

albertsteptoe 09-06-2014 10:03

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im with 3 at the moment but i have been having trouble with there network no service in my flat since last Wednesday so cant use both mobiles i have with them, i wanted to try virgin as ive never used them be for, but 3.5GB isnt unlimited so the woman i spoke to lied to me if its 3.5GB then capped ill send it straight back.

howardmicks 09-06-2014 12:13

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Originally Posted by albertsteptoe (Post 35705272)
im with 3 at the moment but i have been having trouble with there network no service in my flat since last Wednesday so cant use both mobiles i have with them, i wanted to try virgin as ive never used them be for, but 3.5GB isnt unlimited so the woman i spoke to lied to me if its 3.5GB then capped ill send it straight back.

They are using a loophole in the law because they are.only capping and not stopping they can still class it as unlimited

albertsteptoe 09-06-2014 12:24

Re: VIP Plus Sim
 
Thanks for that ill try it for a month see how i get on with it, if its no good ill cancel the contract after 30 days.

qasdfdsaq 09-06-2014 18:52

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Originally Posted by howardmicks (Post 35705294)
They are using a loophole in the law because they are.only capping and not stopping they can still class it as unlimited

No they are not.

There is no law for there to be a loophole in.

3.5GB does not class as unlimited under any law.

howardmicks 09-06-2014 21:06

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Originally Posted by qasdfdsaq (Post 35705410)
No they are not.

There is no law for there to be a loophole in.

3.5GB does not class as unlimited under any law.

Right well if that's the case they are false advertising,I was told by vm when I complained that even thou it's capped it's still classed as unlimited

jb66 10-06-2014 04:58

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Originally Posted by qasdfdsaq (Post 35705410)
No they are not.

There is no law for there to be a loophole in.

3.5GB does not class as unlimited under any law.

You can download more than 3.5gb, so it's unlimited downloads, but the speed is limited after 3.5gb

richard1960 10-06-2014 07:07

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Originally Posted by albertsteptoe (Post 35705299)
Thanks for that ill try it for a month see how i get on with it, if its no good ill cancel the contract after 30 days.

Be careful as i think with mobiles you get 14 days to cancel not the usual virgin 30 days satisfaction guarantee.

I have just taken out a VM mobile contract and i am sure it said 14 day returns policy applies for mobiles.

jb66 10-06-2014 07:29

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Originally Posted by richard1960 (Post 35705511)
Be careful as i think with mobiles you get 14 days to cancel not the usual virgin 30 days satisfaction guarantee.

I have just taken out a VM mobile contract and i am sure it said 14 day returns policy applies for mobiles.

sims are just 30day contracts

albertsteptoe 10-06-2014 09:00

Re: VIP Plus Sim
 
Ive just checked my bank this morning & i have been charged £5 for the sim i don't remember the lady saying i would be charged, should i have been charged.

richard1960 10-06-2014 11:55

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Originally Posted by jb66 (Post 35705514)
sims are just 30day contracts

Ah was not sure about wether VM done 12 month contract type ones i guess they do not then.:)

qasdfdsaq 10-06-2014 12:32

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Originally Posted by jb66 (Post 35705500)
You can download more than 3.5gb, so it's unlimited downloads, but the speed is limited after 3.5gb

It isn't unlimited downloads, because your service is limited based on how much you download.

There's regulation on what can be called "unlimited" in the fixed broadband market, those rules do not apply to mobile.

As far as fixed line is concerned, such a speed limit would not qualify as "unlimited". Unlimited does not allow significant speed restrictions and it's already been shown a 40% reduction falls foul of the rules so an up to 99% reduction such as this certainly would too. But because the rules do not apply to mobile then they can call it whatever they like. Unlimited cows for all I care. If you have a problem with the "false advertising" go complain to the ASA - that's what they're there for.


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