Orange criticised over iPhone 3G S data plans

Orange has come under attack after people began complaining about terms contained in the Orange iPhone 3G S data plans.

The uproar was triggered by Orange defining its unlimited data as 750MB a month.

Orange admitted that criticism of the cap started rolling in shortly after the price list went live, even though it includes a separate 750MB allowance for BT Openzone Wi-Fi hotspots.

The company has responded by saying that the limit would be “reviewed” to ensure it's at a suitable level for iPhone users.

Coupled with this, some of the terms and conditions have been raising a few eyebrows too. A report on the BBC highlights points of the agreement which states:

"Not to be used for other activities (e.g. using your handset as a modem, non-Orange internet based streaming services, voice or video over the internet, instant messaging, peer to peer file sharing, non-Orange internet based video). Should such use be detected notice may be given and Network protection controls applied to all services which Orange does not believe constitutes mobile browsing."

If enforced this would mean popular sites such as Facebook, Spotify & YouTube would all be off-limits.

Orange responded to the further concerns by saying that “We do recognise that iPhone customers will use popular streaming services such as YouTube, Spotify etc. As a result we do not intend to apply network protection controls to anyone, as long as they are within their usage allowance.”