T-Mobile merger - the fallout begins
16-12-2011, 20:37
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Re: T-Mobile merger - the fallout begins
Ignore the 'R' thing, that doesn't mean anything for this
Also the seamless switching is in-call, so you'd need to try it whilst on a call to confirm how well it works
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19-12-2011, 09:22
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Re: T-Mobile merger - the fallout begins
Seamless in call switching is working fine but is there any indication as to when VM phones will automatically switch to the strongest available signal? I repeatedly loose the T-Mobile signal at home but it can be a minute or two before the phone switches to the Orange network (full signal) & even if I try to call with no T Mobile signal there is the same delay before acquiring the Orange signal. Manually selecting takes time & also I have to switch back to get 3G services.
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19-12-2011, 10:00
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Re: T-Mobile merger - the fallout begins
I would assume that'll happen once the 3G data access is the same across both networks.
Because you only get 2G when on Orange I assume it's set to seek your 'home' network first
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19-12-2011, 11:10
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Re: T-Mobile merger - the fallout begins
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Originally Posted by Dave_M
Seamless in call switching is working fine but is there any indication as to when VM phones will automatically switch to the strongest available signal? I repeatedly loose the T-Mobile signal at home but it can be a minute or two before the phone switches to the Orange network (full signal) & even if I try to call with no T Mobile signal there is the same delay before acquiring the Orange signal. Manually selecting takes time & also I have to switch back to get 3G services.
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I find this is a problem as well. It take a little while to get an Orange signal but will quickly flick back to T Mobile even though the signal is really weak. It then quickly loses the signal again and the cycle starts over.
Hopefully this will improve though as the service matures.
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09-01-2012, 13:16
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Re: T-Mobile merger - the fallout begins
Virgin Mobile customers can now get 3G when on the 'virgin' network
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09-01-2012, 15:29
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Re: T-Mobile merger - the fallout begins
Fab news 
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09-01-2012, 15:40
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Re: T-Mobile merger - the fallout begins
Have now tried it with my Galaxy S II and it'll actually do 'H', but doesn't yet seem to have the 'H+' that the T-Mobile bit of the network does
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09-01-2012, 17:17
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Re: T-Mobile merger - the fallout begins
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Virgin Mobile customers can now get 3G when on the 'virgin' network
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Excellent news Ben
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09-01-2012, 17:32
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Re: T-Mobile merger - the fallout begins
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Virgin Mobile customers can now get 3G when on the 'virgin' network
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Any indication as to when Virgin will lock on to the strongest available signal by default?
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09-01-2012, 17:57
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Re: T-Mobile merger - the fallout begins
Not yet, don't think it's something that Orange or T-Mobile customers get yet is it?
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09-01-2012, 19:03
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Re: T-Mobile merger - the fallout begins
Woohoo, leaving it on orange now
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09-01-2012, 19:24
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Re: T-Mobile merger - the fallout begins
Would it now be possible to ditch an Orange mobile broadband dongle and get a Virgin one and still have the access to the Orange speeds?
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09-01-2012, 21:51
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Re: T-Mobile merger - the fallout begins
I think the network sharing applies to phones only at the moment as far as I'm aware - it's not yet done for broadband dongles
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09-01-2012, 23:56
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Re: T-Mobile merger - the fallout begins
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I think the network sharing applies to phones only at the moment as far as I'm aware - it's not yet done for broadband dongles
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ah OK.
thanks for that.
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11-01-2012, 11:42
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Re: T-Mobile merger - the fallout begins
This is fab news, cheers for the update Ben.
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