Sp!ke
Administrator
I heard that this morning.
I guess some competition will help to drive down prices but its a shame the device still wont be legitimately available on a decent mobile network.
I guess some competition will help to drive down prices but its a shame the device still wont be legitimately available on a decent mobile network.
Spin_bowler
MB Enthusiast
I heard that this morning.
I guess some competition will help to drive down prices but its a shame the device still wont be legitimately available on a decent mobile network.
True but if the Orange/T-Mobile merger goes ahead then you'll have a pretty good network at your iPhone's disposal.
I've used 'em all and, in my experience, Orange's coverage is by far the most patchy.
aka$h
MB Enthusiast
Ive been an Orange customer for years, agreed the reception is patchy. But their retention tariffs are unbeatable, I get 2400 x-net mins plus unlimited texts, and web browsing for £35 a month.
Great timing on the iPhone too, I was just thinking of buying one offline today.
Great timing on the iPhone too, I was just thinking of buying one offline today.
Chris Akabusi
Active Member
hopefully the consumer will benefit with more competitive tariffs. I can't see handset costs reducing though
I heard that this morning.
I guess some competition will help to drive down prices but its a shame the device still wont be legitimately available on a decent mobile network.
Does this news make you happier ?
Sp!ke
Administrator
Ahh... that is interesting indeed. It sounds like apple are releasing their stranglehold entirely.
Depending on costs of course, I could be tempted by this.
Depending on costs of course, I could be tempted by this.
I only left Orange , after 20+ years with them , because it was the only way to get an iPhone .
I'll look at returning to them with my existing iPhone , and see if I can get my old 2G iPhone unlocked to Orange at the same time .
As far as I'm concerned , Orange have always been market leaders : the first to introduce per-second billing and often the only network to have a signal where the others fail .
I'll look at returning to them with my existing iPhone , and see if I can get my old 2G iPhone unlocked to Orange at the same time .
As far as I'm concerned , Orange have always been market leaders : the first to introduce per-second billing and often the only network to have a signal where the others fail .
flango
Hardcore MB Enthusiast
Apple lost a big European court case which cost them a lot of money for being anti competitive hence if they want to carry on selling the i phone in Europe they now have to offer it to all the major European mobile telecoms operators. There is still another action outstanding against them and that is some companies think that certain features of i tunes breaches EU competition law, that one will be interesting could be another bruising encounter for Apple.
flango
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I agree with you about coverage when I lived in Scotland Orange was the only operator that covered virtually the whole of the country. However now I'm back in England their coverage on the east coast of Yorkshire is virtually non existent so now back to Vodafone.
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It will be interesting to see if now I can get my iphone officially unlocked or assigned to the Vodafone network, so that I can use itunes without fear that one wrong button could result in my iPhone being locked back again on to 02.
Sp!ke
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You can use Itunes, just dont update your device firmware.
bolide
MB Enthusiast
I imagine you're in a 2-year contract. How do you plan to get out of that?
I did the same swop after 9 years and have found 02 coverage to be much poorer than Orange in the areas I visit
Nick Froome
My iPhone 3G was only an 18 month contract, not that long left - a few months IIRC.
I likewise was a long-term Orange customer since the 90s and would have stuck with them if the iPhone had been available on their network. Not that I've had that many problems with o2 and the coverage is ok (probably similar to Orange overall in the Greater London area) but there are a couple of places where the coverage near me is unsatisfactory. Orange had a couple of 'black holes' near where I work though so it's swings and roundabouts!
I'll only bother changing back to Orange again if there's something in it for me though. Ie, better priced contract or some other benefit.
Will
I likewise was a long-term Orange customer since the 90s and would have stuck with them if the iPhone had been available on their network. Not that I've had that many problems with o2 and the coverage is ok (probably similar to Orange overall in the Greater London area) but there are a couple of places where the coverage near me is unsatisfactory. Orange had a couple of 'black holes' near where I work though so it's swings and roundabouts!
I'll only bother changing back to Orange again if there's something in it for me though. Ie, better priced contract or some other benefit.
Will
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i was enquiring 2 days ago abt getting an iphone unlocked so i could get on orange now ive no need to bother and yes i agree orange do supply a very good service and recpetion is great wooooooooooohoooooooo bring it on orange
I'm part way through an 18 month contract , which I may have to wait out . I'd be keen to move back due to poor coverage on O2 .
I'll wait and see if Orange might come up with a 'deal-breaker' to entice me back to the fold .
