O2 "bargain" deal
Coincidentally, my paper today carried an advert for a "fantastic" data package from O2.
30GB/month for the price of 10GB/month. On phones supplied by them in the first place. Which is probably why they don't bother to tell you what you'd pay for 10GB/month (from the ad it appears this varies according to unspecified factors, possibly including phase of the moon). Oh, and it ties you in to a 24-month contract. After which it reverts to their standard 30G price. This special offer is available until 28th June.
Their standard 30G price is £38/month. Really.
I have a SIM-only package from Three which gives me 30G/month. It allows tethering (the O2 package doesn't say it permits tethering, so it probably doesn't). The price was £17.50/month (less than half the O2 standard price). Except there was some sort of special offer when I got it, so I have 12 months at only £15/month. Except there was another special offer on top of that, such that after I'd paid for 3 months I got the next 3 months free. So over a year that works out at £11.25/month.
So, prior to this special offer starting and before it ends on 28th June, O2 works out more than three times what I'm paying Three. And to qualify for it I'd need a handset from O2, which would add to the cost.
I'm persuaded! I can't see understand why anybody would think O2 are cunts when they can offer fantastic deals like that.