T-Mobile and Orange to merge - Page 2

v0id · 08-09-2009, 20:23

To the the average joe bloggs on the street, Orange UK has been around since the early 90s whereas T Mobile only hit the high street in 2002/3

So therefore the T Mobile brand could go the way of Wannadoo when orange acquired them

08-09-2009, 20:52

well as long as my coverage stays workable and my bill does not go up and they keep my contract going I do not care who owns the carrier lol

**Chris** · 08-09-2009, 21:09

Well, seeing as Orange is the only network I can receive reliably at home, and the virtual operators I'd like to be able to choose from are mostly on T-Mobile's network, I reckon I'll be nicely sorted by this time next year. Virgin Mobile keep sending me some pretty good deals through the post to 'thank' me for being an internet customer and I've been peeved at not even being able to consider them, due to the nearest T-Mobile coverage area being several miles from here.

Hom3r · 08-09-2009, 21:13

The only real change will proberly be that T-Mobile & Orange customers will be able to access each others network towers.

**Chris** · 08-09-2009, 21:32

Initially, perhaps, but if they want to make this deal work financially in the medium term they are going to have to come up with a single, unified brand and pricing structure.

08-09-2009, 21:43

It does mean I may be able to get hold of the Toshiba TG01 or its postdecessor( whats the opposite of predecessor? ) next year lol

AndyCambs · 09-09-2009, 01:45

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Originally Posted by m419

I think what they will do is run the two companies seperately like Vodafone and 3 in Australia.

You'll probably get two company names as such, but the whole point of the tie up is to eliminate costs where resources overlap. Certainly I think when contracts come up for renewal, then there will be a common contract offered for both sets of customers - and I wouldn't hold my breath about it being cheaper.

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Originally Posted by Chris

Initially, perhaps, but if they want to make this deal work financially in the medium term they are going to have to come up with a single, unified brand and pricing structure.

Probably higher too..

**Chris** · 09-09-2009, 12:43

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Originally Posted by zing

It does mean I may be able to get hold of the Toshiba TG01 or its postdecessor( whats the opposite of predecessor? ) next year lol

Successor.

altis · 09-09-2009, 13:10

Will the new company be called Tangerine?

AndyCambs · 09-09-2009, 22:36

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Originally Posted by altis

Will the new company be called Tangerine?

I wondered about the new name too.
Orange Mobile? T-Orange? France Deutsche Telecom UK?

Ben B · 09-09-2009, 22:40

Instead of T-Mobile it will be O-Mobile

AndyCambs · 10-09-2009, 05:28

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Originally Posted by Ben B

Instead of T-Mobile it will be O-Mobile

Maybe Oh!-Mobile

Angua · 10-09-2009, 09:48

If it wasn't already taken T-ango

Maybe we will get a signal both at home and work.

Orange is good at hubbys work but his T-Mobile G1 picks up a Vodaphone connection first. At home there is no Orange signal but good T-Mobile.

irishguymcr · 10-09-2009, 16:15

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Originally Posted by zing

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Jailbreaking and unlocking the iphone is common place nowadays

What I am trying to say is that we will be able to get free Iphones with our Orange contracts.

Jailbreaking might be common practice but it still means spending quite a lot of money buying an iphone.

Arthurgray50@blu · 10-09-2009, 16:26

I think there are two sad things about this, first of all there will be job losses and the other is that prices will go up, that is a certainty.

I have a better deal with Vodaphone.