O2 Changes Pay Monthly traiffs and iPhone traiffs

O2 have announced a shake-up of its entire Pay Monthly and small business tariffs, including those for the iPhone.

The new changes are available existing iPhone customers from today, but not customers using other mobile phones until their contract comes up for renewal.O2 wants to simplify its contracts tariffs and make it easier for consumer to choose the right tariff.

Its rumoured that O2 made the chnages because of poor sales for the iPhone in the UK that has prompted these changes.

O2 Pay Monthly tariffs will now work on six price points where customers choose the text and minute bundle (similar to the Three network ) which most suits them as well as having the ability to bolt-on unlimited data packages and access to The Cloud hotspots.
The current tariffs for iPhone will be brought in line with the minute and text bundles offered on the new tariff structure.O2 confirmed that customers who have already signed up to an iPhone contract with will have their monthly minutes and texts increased from February and customers who are currently on the £55 price plan will be dropped down to the £45 offering.

All iPhone customers will continue to receive “unlimited” data browsing and access to The Cloud’s Wi-Fi hotspots.

£35 a month tariffs will now come with a bundle of 600 minutes and 500 texts, up from the original amount of 200 minutes and 200 texts. The minutes included in a £45 per month tariff have been doubled to 1200, however the number of texts remains the same at 500.