Orange. Any good? [Archive]

Ramrod

02-07-2009, 17:50

Hi all, I'm looking to get the new Toshiba TG01 phone which is out soon. Orange are (so far) the only carrier. Anyone have any ideas on if I should steer clear of them or are they ok these days?
........a few threads here say that their coverage isn't very good (especially for 3G)

Kymmy

02-07-2009, 17:53

Never ever had a problem with thier network coverage here or abroad... BUT thier customer services is extremely dire, even when compared to others..

Ramrod

02-07-2009, 18:29

Yeah, they once told me that the reason I couldn't get a signal (upstairs in SE London) was that the signal travels at ground level and I was therefore above it....
.....I left orange after that :dozey:

martyh

02-07-2009, 19:10

i was with orange for a lot of years (about 8)realy good coverage but they are quite expensive compared to other networks and as Kymmy said the customer service is poor

Ramrod

02-07-2009, 20:15

They do seem slightly more pricey than others.....

Hom3r

02-07-2009, 21:55

I have a orange SE W910i, I get a poor signal Upstairs & Downstairs in my house.

Plus I hate there crappy orange icons, I want proper coloured icons.

FYI I'm on PAYG

Ramrod

03-07-2009, 06:33

I have a orange SE W910i, I get a poor signal Upstairs & Downstairs in my house.

Plus I hate there crappy orange icons, I want proper coloured icons.

FYI I'm on PAYGWhereabouts do you live?

Maggy

03-07-2009, 07:38

I had to give up on Orange because of the poor signals..However I had no other problems with them. :)

southwell

03-07-2009, 08:13

I get a perfect signal at home. work and most parts of town, except one of my mates house across town.
I haven't had the need to phone customer service except to renew, to which they have been very good.

Hom3r

03-07-2009, 18:36

Whereabouts do you live?

CM20. (Harlow, Essex)

Ramrod

03-07-2009, 19:16

Hmmmm................thanks for the replies so far all......though mostly not inspiring me to go with Orange :(

tweetypie/8

04-07-2009, 08:29

Ramrod

04-07-2009, 08:55

'nope' to what?:confused::)

redhand

04-07-2009, 14:30

I woked for Orange for 5 years, but that was 5 years ago. I have tried the rest but always have gone back to Orange. For network coverage, applications and reliabilty. Everyone has good experiences and bad with any network you goto. PAYG always plays 2nd fiddle to contract. If its the phone you want and its only Orange then I would say go for it. (btw i have also worked for O2 so its not just misplaced loyality).

Zee

05-07-2009, 00:47

Some of my friends are on Orannge, and they always complain of poor signal. they phone cuts of a lot when i talk them them too. anyway some of them switched to O2 or Three.

Ramrod

05-07-2009, 09:40

Whereas my brother in law is on 3 and has terrible problems with signal strength, wherever he is.....

Welshchris

05-07-2009, 10:44

I have to be honest, i have been with orange now since 2002 here in Swansea and have very few problems, i was before them with Vodafone and they really annoyed me and with tech support twice and thats why i switched.

Kymmy

09-07-2009, 15:05

Ofcom's just released 3G coverage maps

http://www.ofcom.org.uk/radiocomms/ifi/licensing/classes/broadband/cellular/3g/maps/3gmaps/coverage_maps.pdf