Moving from Vodafone - Should I pick O2 or Orange?
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From: JL on 3 Jan 2010 07:22 Steve, you recently mentioned in another thread that most of Orange's 3G sites are co-sited with their 2G ones. By that logic surely there isn't that much of an advantage of having Orange 2G/3G compared with 2G alone? JL "Steve Terry" <gfourwwk(a)tesco.net> wrote in message news:hho73k$de5$1(a)news.eternal-september.org... > "Woody" <harrogate3(a)ntlworld.spam.com> wrote in message > news:W7q%m.24513$Qp7.7257(a)newsfe25.ams2... >> "Jon Pitts" <usenet(a)pitts50.co.uk> wrote in message >> news:kN-dnR7H5O5HkqPWnZ2dnUVZ7rmdnZ2d(a)giganews.com... >>> >>> "Woody" <harrogate3(a)ntlworld.spam.com> wrote in message >>> news:jrvQm.140059$Gz1.27473(a)newsfe25.ams2... >>>> If you have got used to the coverage of Vodafone and the slick system >>>> operation, then O2 and Lemon will be a considerable let-down. >>>> >>>> Orange hangs on to the call per cell as far as it will go then often >>>> finds >>>> the next cell has no resources available and drops the call, so you get >>>> many more repeat calls with Orange. >>> >>> At the risk of opening an old thread... >>> >>> As a technical statement, I'd be very interested in your evidence for >>> this. >>> Regards >>> Jon. >> >> >> Put it like this. On Vodafone I could drive from here (Harrogate) to York >> in conversation without a single drop. Then we moved to Orange and the >> same conversation would drop out an require a redial four times, every >> time at the same place within a few hundred yards or so - the first being >> at the bottom of our road. Signal strengths are good throughout. >> Woody >> >> > I presume that's with an Orange 2g only phone? > If you had tried the same course with an Orange 3g/2g phone, > i suspect you would have had much better results? > > With Orange concentration on 3g BTS's i wouldn't recommend > an Orange 2g only phone anymore > > My main phone is an unlocked ex 3 network Nokia 6120c > with an Orange 3g contract sim. > > It spends more time on Orange 3g than 2g. > > I'm happy with Orange 3g/2g coverage. > > I also have a Orange OVP Virgin in a 2g Nokia 6130i, > coverage is acceptable but nothing like having proper combined > > Steve Terry > -- > Get a free Three 3pay Sim with �2 bonus after �10 top up > http://freeagent.three.co.uk/stand/view/id/5276 > > > > --- news://freenews.netfront.net/ - complaints: news(a)netfront.net ---
From: Bob Jones on 3 Jan 2010 07:26 On 03/01/2010 12:22, JL wrote: > Steve, you recently mentioned in another thread that most of Orange's 3G > sites are co-sited with their 2G ones. By that logic surely there isn't > that much of an advantage of having Orange 2G/3G compared with 2G alone? > > JL > > "Steve Terry" <gfourwwk(a)tesco.net> wrote in message > news:hho73k$de5$1(a)news.eternal-september.org... >> "Woody" <harrogate3(a)ntlworld.spam.com> wrote in message >> news:W7q%m.24513$Qp7.7257(a)newsfe25.ams2... >>> "Jon Pitts" <usenet(a)pitts50.co.uk> wrote in message >>> news:kN-dnR7H5O5HkqPWnZ2dnUVZ7rmdnZ2d(a)giganews.com... >>>> >>>> "Woody" <harrogate3(a)ntlworld.spam.com> wrote in message >>>> news:jrvQm.140059$Gz1.27473(a)newsfe25.ams2... >>>>> If you have got used to the coverage of Vodafone and the slick system >>>>> operation, then O2 and Lemon will be a considerable let-down. >>>>> >>>>> Orange hangs on to the call per cell as far as it will go then >>>>> often finds >>>>> the next cell has no resources available and drops the call, so you >>>>> get >>>>> many more repeat calls with Orange. >>>> >>>> At the risk of opening an old thread... >>>> >>>> As a technical statement, I'd be very interested in your evidence >>>> for this. >>>> Regards >>>> Jon. >>> >>> >>> Put it like this. On Vodafone I could drive from here (Harrogate) to >>> York in conversation without a single drop. Then we moved to Orange >>> and the same conversation would drop out an require a redial four >>> times, every time at the same place within a few hundred yards or so >>> - the first being at the bottom of our road. Signal strengths are >>> good throughout. >>> Woody >>> >>> >> I presume that's with an Orange 2g only phone? >> If you had tried the same course with an Orange 3g/2g phone, >> i suspect you would have had much better results? >> >> With Orange concentration on 3g BTS's i wouldn't recommend >> an Orange 2g only phone anymore >> >> My main phone is an unlocked ex 3 network Nokia 6120c >> with an Orange 3g contract sim. >> >> It spends more time on Orange 3g than 2g. >> >> I'm happy with Orange 3g/2g coverage. >> >> I also have a Orange OVP Virgin in a 2g Nokia 6130i, >> coverage is acceptable but nothing like having proper combined >> >> Steve Terry >> -- >> Get a free Three 3pay Sim with �2 bonus after �10 top up >> http://freeagent.three.co.uk/stand/view/id/5276 >> >> >> >> > > --- news://freenews.netfront.net/ - complaints: news(a)netfront.net --- I find it ammusing that Steve seems to bash Orange at ever opportunity but sill uses them for his main and a secondary phone. :P --- news://freenews.netfront.net/ - complaints: news(a)netfront.net ---
From: Steve Terry on 3 Jan 2010 13:19 "JL" <newsaccount(a)mail2web.com> wrote in message news:hhq263$21ec$1(a)adenine.netfront.net... > Steve, you recently mentioned in another thread that most of Orange's 3G > sites are co-sited with their 2G ones. By that logic surely there isn't > that much of an advantage of having Orange 2G/3G compared with 2G alone? > JL > <snip top post> > Except there are (or soon will be) more Orange 3g BTS than 2g, and even though they are co sited, they aren't necessarily set up for the same coverage or directions Steve Terry -- Get a free Three 3pay Sim with �2 bonus after �10 top up http://freeagent.three.co.uk/stand/view/id/5276
From: Steve Terry on 3 Jan 2010 13:26 "Bob Jones" <bobj(a)bob.com> wrote in message news:hhq2e5$21q3$1(a)adenine.netfront.net... > On 03/01/2010 12:22, JL wrote >> "Steve Terry" <gfourwwk(a)tesco.net> wrote in message >> news:hho73k$de5$1(a)news.eternal-september.org... >>> "Woody" <harrogate3(a)ntlworld.spam.com> wrote in message >>> news:W7q%m.24513$Qp7.7257(a)newsfe25.ams2... >>>> "Jon Pitts" <usenet(a)pitts50.co.uk> wrote in message >>>> news:kN-dnR7H5O5HkqPWnZ2dnUVZ7rmdnZ2d(a)giganews.com... >>>>> >>>>> "Woody" <harrogate3(a)ntlworld.spam.com> wrote in message >>>>> news:jrvQm.140059$Gz1.27473(a)newsfe25.ams2... > > I find it ammusing that Steve seems to bash Orange at ever opportunity but > sill uses them for his main and a secondary phone. :P > > I use Orange contract at the moment cos i got a very good cashback deal giving me 400mins, 300text, and unlimited landlines for what should work out at around 3quid a month. Which only goes to show how fecked up FT Orange is to have to throw such phone subsidies at their dealers My second phone is Three 3PAY, in a phone previously on Three M&M 300 6 month contract. 3Pay now offers me a better deal for my Three calls than contract Steve Terry -- Get a free Three 3pay Sim with �2 bonus after �10 top up http://freeagent.three.co.uk/stand/view/id/5276
From: Jimbo on the netbook ... on 3 Jan 2010 13:28
"Steve Terry" <gfourwwk(a)tesco.net> wrote in message news:hhqn3c$se4$1(a)news.eternal-september.org... > "JL" <newsaccount(a)mail2web.com> wrote in message > news:hhq263$21ec$1(a)adenine.netfront.net... >> Steve, you recently mentioned in another thread that most of Orange's 3G >> sites are co-sited with their 2G ones. By that logic surely there isn't >> that much of an advantage of having Orange 2G/3G compared with 2G alone? >> JL >> > <snip top post> >> > Except there are (or soon will be) more Orange 3g BTS than 2g, > and even though they are co sited, they aren't necessarily set up > for the same coverage or directions > > Steve Terry > -- > Get a free Three 3pay Sim with �2 bonus after �10 top up > http://freeagent.three.co.uk/stand/view/id/5276 > > > > > you can't beat 900Mc/s......... |