BTOpenzone SUX - SV650.org

31-07-13, 02:33 PM

o2 recently stopped allowing customers to use btopenzone wifi hotspots...

anyone on orange happy to give me their mobile number and wifi code

so that I can surf the wifi and not rinse my data plan

31-07-13, 02:52 PM

So what you're really saying is O2 SUX.

Because openzone is just part of the "FON" community.

31-07-13, 02:53 PM

I stand corrected... yes o2 SUX! but btopenzone sux too just because I feel like it (in one of those moods)

31-07-13, 02:56 PM

Anyone with a Btinternet account ought to be able to help you out as can a lot of others, Can't remember the list of companies that have gone in with Fon but I'm sure you can find it online somewhere.

EDIT: actually I think if I remember correctly there's a dropdown menu on the access page if you find a fonspot which lists most of them.

DarrenSV650S · 31-07-13, 03:16 PM

O2 and their crappy data plans suck. Switch to 3 and never worry about how much you are using again

31-07-13, 03:45 PM

i am trying to download something and it won't let me unless I am on wifi.....

tigersaw · 31-07-13, 06:53 PM

BT openzone / fon whatever its called does suck because it blocks ports and so prevents using it for communicating with home

31-07-13, 08:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DarrenSV650S

O2 and their crappy data plans suck. Switch to 3 and never worry about how much you are using again

Ha! Oddly enough that's exactly what I'm doing ATM. We spend a lot of time in Suffolk and the 3G coverage is carp with O2. Can't use my smartphone for toffee but my ipad which has a 3 SIM card works like a dream. I'll be saving five or six quid a month and getting unlimited data.

31-07-13, 09:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tigersaw

BT openzone / fon whatever its called does suck because it blocks ports and so prevents using it for communicating with home

Planning on using every port at nice were you?

Fallout · 01-08-13, 12:01 AM

Well when I was on my travels and staying in loads of hotels and b&bs, often they'd be with BT. Sometimes they'd just not give me the access key, and quite often that'd actually charge for access to WIFI! Bit BTOpenZone/FON I would often connect for free, hassle free (as the same credentials are stored and used), and I found it really useful. I also used it to connect to my neighbours WIFI when mine was down. So personally, I think it's great. It's one of the few redeeming features of the ludicrous cost.

31-07-13, 02:33 PM	#1
nikon70 Guest Posts: n/a	BTOpenzone SUX o2 recently stopped allowing customers to use btopenzone wifi hotspots... anyone on orange happy to give me their mobile number and wifi code so that I can surf the wifi and not rinse my data plan

31-07-13, 02:52 PM	#2
Spank86 Guest Posts: n/a	Re: BTOpenzone SUX So what you're really saying is O2 SUX. Because openzone is just part of the "FON" community.

31-07-13, 02:53 PM	#3
nikon70 Guest Posts: n/a	Re: BTOpenzone SUX I stand corrected... yes o2 SUX! but btopenzone sux too just because I feel like it (in one of those moods)

31-07-13, 02:56 PM	#4
Spank86 Guest Posts: n/a	Re: BTOpenzone SUX Anyone with a Btinternet account ought to be able to help you out as can a lot of others, Can't remember the list of companies that have gone in with Fon but I'm sure you can find it online somewhere. EDIT: actually I think if I remember correctly there's a dropdown menu on the access page if you find a fonspot which lists most of them. Last edited by Spank86; 31-07-13 at 02:58 PM.

31-07-13, 03:16 PM	#5
DarrenSV650S Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Dundee Posts: 4,414	BTOpenzone SUX O2 and their crappy data plans suck. Switch to 3 and never worry about how much you are using again

31-07-13, 03:45 PM	#6
nikon70 Guest Posts: n/a	Re: BTOpenzone SUX i am trying to download something and it won't let me unless I am on wifi.....

31-07-13, 06:53 PM	#7
tigersaw Member Mega Poster Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Llanwrtyd Wells Powys Posts: 1,146	Re: BTOpenzone SUX BT openzone / fon whatever its called does suck because it blocks ports and so prevents using it for communicating with home

01-08-13, 12:01 AM	#10
Fallout Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Basingstoke Posts: 2,983	Re: BTOpenzone SUX Well when I was on my travels and staying in loads of hotels and b&bs, often they'd be with BT. Sometimes they'd just not give me the access key, and quite often that'd actually charge for access to WIFI! Bit BTOpenZone/FON I would often connect for free, hassle free (as the same credentials are stored and used), and I found it really useful. I also used it to connect to my neighbours WIFI when mine was down. So personally, I think it's great. It's one of the few redeeming features of the ludicrous cost. __________________ MotoGoLoco - You knows it The Shed - Suzuki GSX-R 750 K1 \| Triumph Tiger 1050 K6 Fallout Bikes (VLogs, Tutorials, Bike Vids) Fallout Breakbeat (My Music)