O2 has announced details and pricing for its new UK standard data plan, O2 Web Bolt On.While the £7.50 monthly fee is in-line with offerings from 3 and T-Mobile, its idea of ‘unlimited’ is not. Whereas both 3 and T-Mobile set their ‘unlimited’ plans’ ‘fair use’ limits at 1GB per month, O2 is launching its at just 20% of that, at 200MB. On an iPhone with 2.5G internet browsing (if you can actually get a signal from the 30% coverage at launch), that’s not such a big deal, but with 3G and HSDPA it’s a significant issue.

For laptop users, there’s a new O2 Web Max package which, for £30 a month, offers up to 3GB of use via a phone adapter or 3G data card. And for BlackBerry owners, there’s a new £10 tariff that again offers 200MB of data per month.

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