T-Mobile and Orange to merge
02-03-2010, 14:25
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Re: T-Mobile and Orange to merge
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There is still a chance that the merger of T-Mobile and Orange may be blocked if 3 and the UK's competition commision get there way according to the news articles though.
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All those issues have been resolved according to the latest BBC News article
The OFT said its competition concerns had been "fully addressed"
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02-03-2010, 19:54
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Re: T-Mobile and Orange to merge
Regarding iPhone on 3 - Orange are crooks in this as their tariffs are nowhere NEAR as appealing as Vodafone's or o2's.
Provided the coverage improves in both 2G and 3G, especially HSDPA, I think the merger can only be a good thing. It will spur the other operators to do something about their coverage too.
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02-03-2010, 19:59
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Re: T-Mobile and Orange to merge
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Regarding iPhone on 3 - Orange are crooks in this as their tariffs are nowhere NEAR as appealing as Vodafone's or o2's.
Provided the coverage improves in both 2G and 3G, especially HSDPA, I think the merger can only be a good thing. It will spur the other operators to do something about their coverage too.
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I thought Orange's were more appealing than O2's
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06-09-2010, 11:32
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Re: T-Mobile and Orange to merge
Orange and T mobile have announced that their customers can sign up for a roaming agreement that allows them to switch to the network with best coverage.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/09...ange_t_mobile/
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06-09-2010, 14:06
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Re: T-Mobile and Orange to merge
Thanks for the info Stuart
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06-09-2010, 14:41
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Re: T-Mobile and Orange to merge
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Now that could come in handy. T-mobile have a dead area near me and a friend has to hang out of a window to get a signal at her new flat. 
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06-09-2010, 18:18
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Re: T-Mobile and Orange to merge
We have some Orange kit in the Headend and there has been a lot of work going on expanding the bandwith and putting new kit in .I wonder if its for this ? 
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07-09-2010, 15:57
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Re: T-Mobile and Orange to merge
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Originally Posted by Stuart
Orange and T mobile have announced that their customers can sign up for a roaming agreement that allows them to switch to the network with best coverage.
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Bet we won't see Virgin Mobile customers getting the same facility. I've heard plenty moaning about their coverage.
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07-09-2010, 16:07
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Re: T-Mobile and Orange to merge
I suspect you will need to wait until the networks are formally merged for that. I can't wait, Orange is the only reliable network where I live but as a light user myself, I'd love to be able to choose from the deals on some of the virtual networks like Tesco, Asda, Ikea and everyone else ... most if not all of whom seem to be carried on T-Mobile.
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07-09-2010, 16:35
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Re: T-Mobile and Orange to merge
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... virtual networks like Tesco, Asda, Ikea and everyone else ... most if not all of whom seem to be carried on T-Mobile.
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Tesco Mobile is a joint venture with O2.
Asda Mobile uses the Vodaphone network.
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07-09-2010, 17:03
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Re: T-Mobile and Orange to merge
... neither of which work at my house.  But thanks for the info.
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24-10-2010, 18:37
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Re: T-Mobile and Orange to merge
Any news from Virgin yet?
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24-10-2010, 20:19
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Re: T-Mobile and Orange to merge
You will get several texts (free) from your provider (Orange sent me 4).
My logo now says Orange T-Mobile, if yours doesn't you may need to go into the phones setting and select "Orange T-Mobile", I don't know if T-Mobile has it in the same order or the other way round
---------- Post added at 20:19 ---------- Previous post was at 20:16 ----------
Just had a 5th, telling me I've picked up a T-Mobile signal for the first time.
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26-10-2010, 10:37
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Re: T-Mobile and Orange to merge
I am on Orange and have roamed on T mobile quite a few times but the problem I have found is that it does not switch back to Orange until you get to an area where no T mobile coverage so the automatic switching doesnt seem to work and also as its only 2G very slow data speeds they seem actually slower than Orange GPRS
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