Originally Posted by sajman

technically yes, 50p per 25mb a day. you do the math.

but this hasnt been officially released yet, just an official person releasing info on eforums about pricing structures. They never enforced these charges before so why start now? they are increasig your bill by over 10% so you have rights. read your terms and conditions....

Originally Posted by elepedus

I'm struggling to understand what people are still getting worked up about. They had a 'bright idea', the users said 'no' and they've gone back and re-evaluated their options. Now their new proposal is much closer to the initial agrement. AFAIK, they have always reserved the right to introduce charges if you regularly go over your 'fair use' policy.

I, for one, welcome the introduction of charges for people who regularly go over the FUP limit by more than 50%. It is clear to me, from reading through this thread and others, that there are people who abuse the system and directly impact upon everyone else's ability to use the network. I don't think I should struggle to watch youtube OTA because the guy next to me is torrenting 40 gigs worth of films. Hopefully, the introduction of charges for people who persistently breach their FUP will result in a better service for everyone else.

Now, I'm not saying that the FUP is necessarily right in setting the limit at 500mb. I would like to see it rise to at least 1gb. However, 10/20/30 or even 40! gb is just outrageous.

It might be easier for vodafone to drop the whole 'unlimited' moniker and just go to tiered tariffs with some leeway.

Originally Posted by matts76

Too early, they haven't made any changes yet, so how can you quote them in a cancelation letter, if you cancel your direct debit you wont have a leg to stand on.

Originally Posted by sajman

they are saying theyh will charge people who go over thier limit by just 1mb. for example i could run up a data usage of say 530mb but the last 30mb i totted up over 7 days, i would get charged 50p a day.....

dont seem very fair when ive used 550 one month, 120 the next and 530 the next. im a very moderate user in real terms but still getting punished

Originally Posted by elepedus

Unless I am very much mistaken, they have backtracked and are now saying that the FUP will stay and people will not get charged for going over the 500mb occasionally or by a few megs.

They are now suggesting that people who are consistently over the 500mb FUP will receive texts informing them of the fact and they might be encouraged to move to one of the 'mobile broadband' packages or curb their usage. If they don't change package or curb their usage vodafone is saying they reserve the right to charge them.

I think this is a good thing, provided they are reasonable about it, however, I do think they need to change the limit and/or drop the 'unlimited ' part of the product name.