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Originally Posted by Dave_M
Additionally coverage could get worse as Orange & T Mobile rationalise network infrastructure following the merger unless Virgin come to an agreement with EE. Given the roaming agreement that Orange & T Mobile customers have Virgin now find themselves on what is the UK's worst performing network
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As the rationalisation will be accompanied by a full merger of the networks (i.e. creation of a single network, not the free roaming arrangement that currently exists) I don't think there's any basis for suggesting customers with Virgin Mobile phones will see a worsening of their coverage. Once they are able to use a fully merged T-Mobile/Orange infrastructure their coverage will undoubtedly get a whole lot better.
I have been an Orange customer for years, and continue to be so purely because their coverage is the only reliable one where I live. However I like the deals Virgin offers from time to time; their adherence to the shoddiness that is the T-Mobile network is the only reason I've never taken up any of them.
Once the T-Mobile/Orange network merger is complete, I may well switch.