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Regular  Group: Posters Posts: 126 Joined: 23rd September 2004 From: Chorley, Lancashire Member No.: 57,690  |
Hi All,
I am at the end of my 18 months with T-Mobile and thinking of going over to Orange as the reception where I live and now that I have moved jobs am terrible. I get missed calls and making a call is hit and miss. I know orange is good 'cause I have used it at home before and my work colleague is also on orange. My hesitation is that Orange charge 8.00 for their Data tariff and I believe it is 40mb where as T-Mobile charge 7.50 and give 1 GB. Can anyone using orange data let me know their thoughts please as I really need a better provider for calls but not sure if I will get issues over the Data? Thanks again to anyone who either reads or replies  -------------------- Philis,
EX owner "spv 500" , XDA II and XDA IIs C550, MDA Vario, C600, O2 XDA Mini S, Mda Vario 2, Orange SPV 3100, TyTN II and the HTC Diamond... Soon to be the owner of the HTC Diamond Pro The Sun comes up and the sun goes down, everything else is negotiable. |
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Feb 27 2008, 17:07
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 Peanut Brain  Group: MoDaCo Plus Posts: 6,357 Joined: 10th September 2004 From: Surrey, England Member No.: 56,072 Device(s): iPhone 8Gb. Athena, C600 |
How much data do you use? I believe O is 30Mb not 40 (but I could be wrong). As I use about 4 - 500 Mb a month O is a no go for me!
-------------------- He who asks a question looks foolish for 5 minutes. He who doesn't ask a question remains foolish forever.
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Feb 27 2008, 19:38
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 Diehard  Group: Posters Posts: 361 Joined: 9th December 2004 From: Merseyside, UK. Member No.: 101,150 Device(s): Omnia, iPaq 614c, Vario II |
O2 have their unlimited data package if O2 coverage is good in your area. Their package is £7.50 and unmetered and gives access to GPRS/Edge and 3G HSDPA. Also, if you buy one of their 'Online' tariffs through the website, they offer a free bolt-on (which defaults to their 'Unlimited Texts' bolt-on). You can change this so that you can have the Unlimited Internet bolt-on for free with your tariff. I've been on O2 for over a week and had no problems with their GPRS/Edge/3G HSDPA networks.
And just for the record, I dumped T-Mobile as I was having horrendous problems with text messages going missing for hours on end, missing calls and the phone not ringing even though I had a signal and sometimes not being able to place calls/send texts (again even though I had a signal). Repeated calls to T-Mob customer services didn't solve anything! 
-------------------- "..busier than a one legged man in a butt kicking contest...."
Gadgets: Samsung Omnia i900, HP iPaq 614c, MDA Vario II, Moto MPX220 |
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Feb 27 2008, 19:53
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Enthusiast  Group: Posters Posts: 261 Joined: 22nd August 2006 From: UK Member No.: 202,990 Device(s): O2 XDA Stellar, SPV M3100 |
QUOTE(everton2004 @ Feb 27 2008, 19:38)  O2 have their unlimited data package if O2 coverage is good in your area. Their package is £7.50 and unmetered and gives access to GPRS/Edge and 3G HSDPA. Also, if you buy one of their 'Online' tariffs through the website, they offer a free bolt-on (which defaults to their 'Unlimited Texts' bolt-on). You can change this so that you can have the Unlimited Internet bolt-on for free with your tariff. I've been on O2 for over a week and had no problems with their GPRS/Edge/3G HSDPA networks. And just for the record, I dumped T-Mobile as I was having horrendous problems with text messages going missing for hours on end, missing calls and the phone not ringing even though I had a signal and sometimes not being able to place calls/send texts (again even though I had a signal). Repeated calls to T-Mob customer services didn't solve anything! If I may ask - are you getting HSDPA speeds or just the H network symbol? (just moved to O2 myself) -------------------- ----------------------------------
O2 XDA Stellar - Custom Rom cooked using Mbarvians Kaiserchef and Mbarvians Solace 1.05 as a base. Orange M3100 (Now just there to satisfy my need to flash ROMs....) |
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Feb 27 2008, 20:11
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Diehard Group: Posters Posts: 361 Joined: 9th December 2004 From: Merseyside, UK. Member No.: 101,150 Device(s): Omnia, iPaq 614c, Vario II |
QUOTE(crazyc @ Feb 27 2008, 19:53) If I may ask - are you getting HSDPA speeds or just the H network symbol? (just moved to O2 myself) Now you mention it, I have not actually checked the speed of the downloads, I've simply noticed the phone switching between '3G' and 'H' when downloading webpages/email and it will return to '3G' again once the connection is idle. I will check the speeds next time I am connected. Seems pretty fast though! 
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Gadgets: Samsung Omnia i900, HP iPaq 614c, MDA Vario II, Moto MPX220 |
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Feb 28 2008, 11:25
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Regular Group: Posters Posts: 126 Joined: 23rd September 2004 From: Chorley, Lancashire Member No.: 57,690 |
QUOTE(everton2004 @ Feb 27 2008, 20:11) Now you mention it, I have not actually checked the speed of the downloads, I've simply noticed the phone switching between '3G' and 'H' when downloading webpages/email and it will return to '3G' again once the connection is idle. I will check the speeds next time I am connected. Seems pretty fast though! Thanks guys, after speaking to Orange they have assured me that the web browsing is unlimited with a they daid 40Mb limit this they say is for downloading of files only. I don't know how they determin the difference between downloading and navigating the web but this si what they say. I am going accross on a sim only as i bought the expansys modaco deal Kaiser so have the best phone on the market and can cancell the sim only after 1 month. I don't really do many downloads, as i sometime surf the web via my PDA, have emails running all the time, weather and also some tomtom trafic... i really don;t see how i can get more that 30-40mb. I was thinking about O2 but the signal at my home is worse than T-Mobile  Lets hope my first or second orange bill is not massive
-------------------- Philis,
EX owner "spv 500" , XDA II and XDA IIs C550, MDA Vario, C600, O2 XDA Mini S, Mda Vario 2, Orange SPV 3100, TyTN II and the HTC Diamond... Soon to be the owner of the HTC Diamond Pro The Sun comes up and the sun goes down, everything else is negotiable. |
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Feb 28 2008, 13:40
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Newbie  Group: Posters Posts: 24 Joined: 29th August 2006 Member No.: 204,084 Device(s): SPV M3100 |
QUOTE(rand @ Feb 28 2008, 11:25) Thanks guys, after speaking to Orange they have assured me that the web browsing is unlimited with a they daid 40Mb limit this they say is for downloading of files only. I don't know how they determin the difference between downloading and navigating the web but this si what they say. I am going accross on a sim only as i bought the expansys modaco deal Kaiser so have the best phone on the market and can cancell the sim only after 1 month. I don't really do many downloads, as i sometime surf the web via my PDA, have emails running all the time, weather and also some tomtom trafic... i really don;t see how i can get more that 30-40mb. I was thinking about O2 but the signal at my home is worse than T-Mobile Lets hope my first or second orange bill is not massive I pay £5 pm to Orange for evening and weekend unlimited browsing, I'm not sure if they still advertise this but they do still offer it. Suits me as I'm at work or the gym until after 7pm. Not sure what they class as unlimited on this package, but I have consistently downloaded over 200mb pm with no extra charges. -------------------- |
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Feb 28 2008, 19:00
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Enthusiast Group: Posters Posts: 261 Joined: 22nd August 2006 From: UK Member No.: 202,990 Device(s): O2 XDA Stellar, SPV M3100 |
QUOTE(everton2004 @ Feb 27 2008, 20:11) Now you mention it, I have not actually checked the speed of the downloads, I've simply noticed the phone switching between '3G' and 'H' when downloading webpages/email and it will return to '3G' again once the connection is idle. I will check the speeds next time I am connected. Seems pretty fast though! On my Stellar the H appears the whole time the connection is available, not just when downloading. (Which is different to orange). I have never got more than Edge speeds however. (Using GPRS monitor and dslreports.) -------------------- ----------------------------------
O2 XDA Stellar - Custom Rom cooked using Mbarvians Kaiserchef and Mbarvians Solace 1.05 as a base. Orange M3100 (Now just there to satisfy my need to flash ROMs....) |
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Feb 28 2008, 21:30
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 Enthusiast Group: Posters Posts: 154 Joined: 24th January 2005 From: Dorset, England Member No.: 106,596 Device(s): Orange SPV M5000 |
QUOTE(rand @ Feb 28 2008, 12:25) Thanks guys, after speaking to Orange they have assured me that the web browsing is unlimited with a they daid 40Mb limit this they say is for downloading of files only. I don't know how they determin the difference between downloading and navigating the web but this si what they say. I am going accross on a sim only as i bought the expansys modaco deal Kaiser so have the best phone on the market and can cancell the sim only after 1 month. I don't really do many downloads, as i sometime surf the web via my PDA, have emails running all the time, weather and also some tomtom trafic... i really don;t see how i can get more that 30-40mb. I was thinking about O2 but the signal at my home is worse than T-Mobile Lets hope my first or second orange bill is not massive NEVER even consider switching to Orange if you intend to use Data. The £8 is for 30Mb only you will use this inside a week without thinking about it. Drop Orange and only consider the other networks -------------------- Current Phone Orange SPV M5000
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Feb 28 2008, 21:44
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 I've always wanted to explore the Pacific rim Group: Posters Posts: 2,323 Joined: 19th January 2003 From: Lincoln Member No.: 2,100 Device(s): MWg Atom, i-mate Smartflip |
3 has really cheap data plans - it uses Orange if no 3 signal..........
Ch£ap............. -------------------- "Success is not to be measured by the position someone has reached in life, but the obstacles he has overcome while trying to succeed."
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Feb 29 2008, 10:30
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 Regular Group: Posters Posts: 93 Joined: 26th July 2004 From: London Member No.: 50,892 |
QUOTE(rand @ Feb 28 2008, 11:25) Thanks guys, after speaking to Orange they have assured me that the web browsing is unlimited with a they daid 40Mb limit this they say is for downloading of files only. I don't know how they determin the difference between downloading and navigating the web but this si what they say. I am going accross on a sim only as i bought the expansys modaco deal Kaiser so have the best phone on the market and can cancell the sim only after 1 month. I don't really do many downloads, as i sometime surf the web via my PDA, have emails running all the time, weather and also some tomtom trafic... i really don;t see how i can get more that 30-40mb. I was thinking about O2 but the signal at my home is worse than T-Mobile Lets hope my first or second orange bill is not massive I think you will find that when they say 'web browsing is unlimited' they are referring only the Orange World site. As soon as you navigate away from Orange world it is chargeable. They seem to be so naive that they think Orange world is all anyone wants to use. |
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Mar 20 2008, 01:40
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Regular Group: Posters Posts: 117 Joined: 4th August 2004 Member No.: 51,890 Device(s): Reflashed Orange TyTN II |
QUOTE(mcwarre @ Feb 28 2008, 21:44) it uses Orange if no 3 signal.......... Ch£ap............. When did that happen? 3 used to back off to O2. |
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Mar 20 2008, 11:02
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Peanut Brain Group: MoDaCo Plus Posts: 6,357 Joined: 10th September 2004 From: Surrey, England Member No.: 56,072 Device(s): iPhone 8Gb. Athena, C600 |
QUOTE(pete_thomson @ Mar 20 2008, 01:40) When did that happen? 3 used to back off to O2. It's been on Orange for a couple of years now or so I believe. -------------------- He who asks a question looks foolish for 5 minutes. He who doesn't ask a question remains foolish forever.
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Mar 20 2008, 15:44
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Regular Group: Posters Posts: 117 Joined: 4th August 2004 Member No.: 51,890 Device(s): Reflashed Orange TyTN II |
QUOTE(Confucious @ Mar 20 2008, 11:02) It's been on Orange for a couple of years now or so I believe. That's really surprising. I was shocked to find the 3 backed off to O2 and not Orange from day 1, but I heard that Hutchinson fell out with Orange around the time that France Telecom took over and that was probably a good reason why O2 got the deal. |
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