Mobile provider with millions of cutomers to axe key services TOMMOROW
Mobile provider with millions of cutomers to axe key services TOMMOROW
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MOBILE firm O2 has confirmed that it is axing a popular service used by thousands of its customers tomorrow. It is discontinuing its ‘Pay-as-you-Go” SIM cards for iPads on January 31. Customers who use these SIM cards will need to find alternative solutions through another provider or switch to an O2 monthly deal.
![[An O2 mobile phone store, operated by Telefonica SA, in London, U.K., on Monday, Jan. 17, 2022. Britains phone companies are preparing to roll out their biggest price increases in years, exacerbating a cost-of-living squeeze that has darkened the nations economic outlook. Photographer: Jason Alden/Bloomberg via Getty Images]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/GettyImages-1237787436jpg-JS729007024.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
The service, which is now being scrapped, allowed people to use a SIM card to access internet and data on their iPads. This meant that customers could stream, download, and use internet-connected apps without connecting to WiFi. Customers who have been using the SIMs will find that tomorrow their devices can no longer connect when out and about unless a WiFi connection is available.
The customer account management portal, which people could use to track their data usage and allowances stopped operating on December 17 last year, and O2 stopped selling the SIM cards last August. But from tomorrow, the service will stop operating altogether. People who had paid for long-term or larger plans will no longer be able to use up any data that is leftover.
For instance, deals included spending £10 to get 2GB for 90 days, £20 to get 8GB for 90 days, and £30 to buy 12GB for a whole year. Some people, particularly those topping up towards the end of last year, may find they have lots of unused data. O2 made customers aware of the change last November, which only allowed a few short months to use up any data that had been purchased.
