<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" ><tr><td valign="top" style="font: inherit;"><br><br>--- On <b>Sun, 21/8/11, Brian <i><bradlug@techchico.org.uk></i></b> wrote:<br><blockquote style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(16, 16, 255); margin-left: 5px; padding-left: 5px;"><br>From: Brian <bradlug@techchico.org.uk><br>Subject: Re: [Bradford] Petition re Mobile Phone Data<br>To: x-ric@brucenetworks.com<br>Date: Sunday, 21 August, 2011, 11:42<br><br><div id="yiv701652979"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="font:inherit;" valign="top"><br><br>--- On <b>Sat, 20/8/11, richard <i><x-ric@brucenetworks.com></i></b> wrote:<br><blockquote style="border-left:2px solid rgb(16, 16, 255);margin-left:5px;padding-left:5px;"><br>From: richard <x-ric@brucenetworks.com><br>Subject: Re: [Bradford] Petition re Mobile Phone Data<br>To: bradlug@techchico.org.uk<br>Date: Saturday, 20 August, 2011,
11:56<br><br><div class="yiv701652979plainMail">On Fri, 2011-08-19 at 23:53 +0100, Brian wrote:<br>> I have created a petition on direct.gov. It has just been approved.<br>> What it says, basically, is that if you buy data, on your mobile<br>> phone, you should be able to use that data in any way you wish without<br>> let or hindrance.<br><br>I'm looking at trailing a mobile data service what <br>would a ideal service look
like.<br><br><br><br><br>rich<br><br><br>_____________________________<br>I am assuming here that this is available on a phone as well as a dongle.<br><br>Blocks of data should be available which are adequate for someone who just wants data for their mobile/emails. The ability to buy blocks of data at any time. A text when nearing the limit of a block of data and when the limit is reached, together with information as to PAYG costs and a link to buy more data. A text, when on PAYG data, for, say, every £5 used. A cut off point, selected by the user so that, when a certain point is reached, the data stops and a text is sent. As '3' provide, the ability to switch off data, via a web site (easily accessible), as data usage on some phones is a nightmare to control. PAYG data at a reasonable rate. <br>Perhaps additional services like VPN might be worth thinking about.<br><br>The purpose of the texts and limits are to give customers the peace of
mind that costs won't spiral out of control. In other words - not a Vodafone service where, at every opportunity they seem to work on how they can dupe the customer (hence advertising 'Unlimited' data which wasn't unlimited allowing customers to run up £1000s on their bill)<br><br>Typical blocks say: 100MB,250MB,500MB,750MB,1GB,3GB,5GB,10GB,15GB,20GB,30GB<br>As some people have MyFi units the larger blocks an be useful.<br><br>Brian<br>_________________________<br><br></div></blockquote></td></tr></tbody></table></div></blockquote></td></tr></table>