wildfire on o2 - pay and go ?

Hello, 

At Phones4U they have a SIM-free HTC wildfire (£180),  i was going to buy one when a problem arose...

Apparently o2 don't support the HTC wildfire, therefore if i got one of these the internet, picture messaging, maps etc... wouldn't work. The people at Phones 4 u said that i just need to ring them up then i should receive 2 text messages to install the settings..  but after enquiring with o2 customer services they said they don't support the wildfire ?

I was wondering if anyone had a wildfire on pay and go on o2 and if they had the same problem, or how i could get round it?

Really disappointed to hear this, as i really want a wildfire!!

If i cant continue being with o2 is their any other networks that have a similar package to the o2 text and web? - unlimited texts and internet - £15/month


Thanks

Hi all,

New to the forum as I've just got a wildfire from ebay.  I put in an o2 sim and just changed the settings for o2's Access Point Name and it works a treat - I'm on Text and Web which gives 500MB (at the moment) for £10 per month - email, web, maps work fine - if you need any assistance, drop me a line. 

Neil

Hi all, been reading for a while so thought I should register.

claretandbluebird
You can get that deal with giffgaff.com that's who i have in my wildfire, there is also a settings page with giffgaff to help you out. If you want i can send you a sim which when you activate with putting a tenner on it you get an extra fiver on it. They run on the 02 network. Works for me anyway.

I am an O2 PAYG customer and upgraded to a Wildfire at Carphone Warehouse about two months ago. Great phone and no problem whatsoever with O2 network.

The O2 settings on the webpage below are the ones that worked for me on my HTC Wildfire:

http://heavenlyandroid.com/useful-information/43-wifi-help/76-o2-gprs-wap-settings-workaround-for-htc-wildfire