Originally Posted by Zee (Post 34622766)

The signal on Orange a lot of the time, especially in smaller towns, even in London are very poor.
They don't compare to Three when it comes to signal

Originally Posted by Zee (Post 34622766)

The signal on Orange a lot of the time, especially in smaller towns, even in London are very poor.
They don't compare to Three when it comes to signal

Originally Posted by madslug (Post 34622824)

I have only ever had an orange PAYG phone. Never had any problems and really like the way the credit does not die - even though I only top up once or twice a year. Even when my daughter did not use her phone for 6 months and had the phone account canceled by the 'non-use' clause, a call to customer services (free from my phone) got her number back and the call credit (all £3 or it - still from the original £5 top-up) re-credited to her account.

Show me any other mobile PAYG provider that looks after low use customers as well.

Also, if you pop into the Orange shop, you can pick up a phone for £10 - or free if you also buy a £20 top-up. Great when you want a phone that the kids can take to school without having to worry about it being nicked.

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No, Orange don't compare at all with 3 - Orange works much better, except when in the shadow of some hills or tall buildings. As I am one of the first to complain when any mobile network wants to put up another transmitter near where I live, I am more than happy to have a call drop when traveling.

Originally Posted by madslug (Post 34622824)

Even when my daughter did not use her phone for 6 months and had the phone account canceled by the 'non-use' clause, a call to customer services (free from my phone) got her number back and the call credit (all £3 or it - still from the original £5 top-up) re-credited to her account.

Originally Posted by v0id (Post 34622740)

Since when?
The two times I've had to return a faulty handset, the delivery guy bringing the replacement brings the forms to take the faulty handset and battery away.

Originally Posted by eth01 (Post 34622261)

It is.. But Orange expect me to pay for the postage.. "special delivery" style - £6.90 ;)

Originally Posted by LSainsbury (Post 34623011)

It's always been a courier when I've upgraded - and always FOC - even the odd fault the courier has been free.

Originally Posted by eth01 (Post 34623113)

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Originally Posted by Pia (Post 34623422)

I'm still waiting for you to explain your earlier comment about Darlington.

Originally Posted by Pia (Post 34623422)

I'm still waiting for you to explain your earlier comment about Darlington.

Originally Posted by SMHarman (Post 34623805)

IMHO he was not commenting about Darlington, but the robbing ?><>? Orange who have a large call centre at Senhouse Road, Darlington, Co. Durham, DL1 4YQ
http://www1.orange.co.uk/jobs/workin...&sub=locations

On the topic of this thread, after being an Orange Customer since 1995 when I got an Orange mr1 handset I ported my number over to Vodafone who have better PAYG and international coverage prices, expecially for data. The Vodafone Passport is a great product.

Coverage on Orange / Virgin and Vodafone seemed about the same to me both on 2G and 3G, though my Sister lives in Reading where Vodafone coverage is outragously good, equally Orange coverage in Hertford, and Bristol (and possibly Darlington) has been good since they have offices there.

Originally Posted by Pia (Post 34623812)

Oooh okay, yeah i know there's a big call centre here, i have a load of friends who work there lol. It's good money TBH

Originally Posted by Stuart C (Post 34623528)

He's trolling, and probably trying to wind you up.. He would have said the same about any location in your profile.


My own experience of orange's network coverage? It's like any other network, it has good parts and bad parts. I work and socialise around London and Greenwich, and friends who use Orange do report bad network access.

I am on T mobile which seems to get good 2G coverage all over London, and good 3G coverage over most of it (seems to be a huge dead zone around Catford though). Admittedly, in my experience, reception can be influenced by the handset as much as the network though. My N95 frequently gets better coverage than my old Tmobile Vario II.

Originally Posted by Chris T (Post 34622773)

Oh really? And is that based on your vast experience of travelling around the UK, or are you just talking about Barnet? ;)