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Old 16-08-2008, 22:31   #31
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Re: Orange UK

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

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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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
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.
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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.
I live in the middle of a huge, deep valley, and Orange is the only network that works reliably from inside my house. The other 2g networks are patchy at best around here, and as for 3 ... they don't even pretend to offer coverage within 20 miles of here, except via their 2g carriage deal with o2, and they're the second-worst 2g of the lot around here. Only T-Mobile is worse.
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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.
My girlfriend went on a gap year to NZ, Vodafone reactivated her PAYG phone; that's after 12 months!
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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.
they've not done that for me.
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Old 17-08-2008, 12:43   #36
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It is.. But Orange expect me to pay for the postage.. "special delivery" style - £6.90
It's always been a courier when I've upgraded - and always FOC - even the odd fault the courier has been free.
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It's always been a courier when I've upgraded - and always FOC - even the odd fault the courier has been free.
they've actually sent me a white jiffy back this time, along with a RM special delivery one. i'm not sure why i've been given two for only one handset to return. the white jiffy bag is freepost whereas the RM special delivery one is what you have to pay for at the post office. i guess i'll do it the free way -- if it gets lost, it won't be my problem
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I'm still waiting for you to explain your earlier comment about Darlington.
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Re: Orange UK

Like madslug we have been with Orange PAYG for years. My gripe is having little or no signal indoors & having to go outside to send texts & suchlike. Unfortunately the more things a mobile is used to send & receive, the more signal is needed & so more masts are needed.
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I'm still waiting for you to explain your earlier comment about Darlington.
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.
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I'm still waiting for you to explain your earlier comment about Darlington.
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.
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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
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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.
Yes I was. ORANGE DARLINGTON check your bank statements.

You jump the gun. Calm down.

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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
It's not the only call centre Orange have....

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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.
I'm finding your post rather rude. Darlington -> Home of Orange HQ.
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I get a very poor signal on my orange phone at home, my T-Mobile phone got a full signal
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Oh really? And is that based on your vast experience of travelling around the UK, or are you just talking about Barnet?
Yeah, on my vast experiance on travelling, been to Wales, Scotland (Couple of areas), Coventry, Birmingham, Cornwall (Couple of areas), Bournmouth, Dover, Brighton and several other places and reception on Orange is always poor compared to other networks (O2, Three, Vodafone)

Anyway, Barnet is a main place INSIDE London, reception should be excellent and it always is on O2 and Three.
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