Thanks everyone for the R/R/Cs, still much appreciated,
What has happened to the site? i can't ret...
Thanks everyone for the R/R/Cs, still much appreciated,
What has happened to the site? i can't return rates on my latest reviews, the new format is a little 'iffy' . What are you doing ciao...???
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I have been with orange for many years and have found them to be quite a good service provider. I first pondered over the many different contracts that they had on offer, confusing myself in the process. I finally opted for the pay as you go option as, at the time, I only really needed the phone for receiving calls for work and this worked out to be the cheapest option. Over the years I have stuck with pay as you go, more because of trust and reliability than cost, simply changing my telephone and upgrading my SIM to keep up with the times.
You can simply add credit to your phone by: A~) Pay point, found at most shops B~) Vouchers, bought at most shops Or C~) Cash machines, top up from your bank account.
** THE OFFERS**
Orange PAYG has different pay packages for everyone.
*Racoon: This a simple flat rate offer of 15p per minute and 10p per text, to any network anytime.
*Dolphin: Top up by: £10 + and you get 300
free texts to any network and 20 minute mobile access to Facebook. £20 + and get 600 free texts and 20 minute mobile access to Facebook. £30 + and get Unlimited texts to any network and 20 minutes mobile access to Facebook
*Canary: Top up by: £10 + and you get 120 minutes free evening and weekends calls to any network. £20 + and you get 180 minutes free evening and weekends calls to any network. £30 + and you get 240 minutes free evening and weekends calls to any network.
*Camel: This offer gives you calls to any country from only 5p per minute Dolphin, Canary and Camel charges are:
Orange mobiles 20p
Standard UK landlines 20p
Other UK mobiles 20p
Text 10p minimum call charge 20p
Emergency calls free
Maximum daily charge for mobile Internet browsing £2
If you choose to go on contract then they offer many choices:*Dolphin 15: £15 per month gives you 150 minutes anytime and 300 text + unlimited evening and weekend text.
*Dolphin 20: £20 per month gives you 200 anytime minutes and unlimited anytime texts
*Dolphin 25: £25 per month gives you 700 anytime minutes and unlimited anytime texts
*Dolphin 30: £30 per month gives you 850 anytime minutes and unlimited anytime texts + unlimited evening and weekend mobile internet use.
*Racoon 15: £15 per month gives you 225 anytime minutes and 100 anytime texts + unlimited evening and weekend call to landlines
*Racoon 20: £20 per month gives you 500 anytime minutes and 100 anytime texts.
*Racoon 25: £25 per month gives you 800 anytime minutes and 100 anytime texts + unlimited call to UK landlines.
*Canary 20: £20 per month gives you 450 anytime minutes and 250 free texts.
*Canary 30: £30 per month gives you 950 anytime minutes and 400 free text + unlimited call to Orange mobiles.
*Panther 35: £35 per month gives you 1000 anytime minutes and 400 text + a choice of either… unlimited texts/ unlimited landline calls/ unlimited Orange calls or 250MB of anytime mobile browsing.
(Also, Orange offer dial-up and Broadband from £10 per month but as I do not use the orange broadband system I feel I can not comment on it).
**IN CONCLUSION**
{NOTE: I am only writing about PAYG and NOT contract}
Orange is a great mobile telephony provider and offers various deals to try and cater for everyone. I have never had any real problems apart from sometimes not being able to achieve a good signal in very rural areas, (although most providers can not guarantee a perfect reception 24/7). It is a simple to use system and offers a wide selection of handsets to choose from, (as do most providers)
Orange PAYG allows you to be flexible, you can change from one option to another by simply calling customer services, (although this can be a little frustrating if the lines are busy. I find that calling during the mornings and around mid day are their busiest times). OR.. Swap and change by opening an on-line account at www.orange.co.uk, from here you can add credit, check your balance, basically check every detail about your account, ( you can also order a code for unblocking your phone if you accidentally lock yourself out of your handset…this I have had to use a few times….)
In all, orange may not be the cheapest of mobile phone operators but it certainly does what is says on the tin. It allows me to communicate with people all around the world and when I have had problems the customer services have dealt with any issues promptly and professionally
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I have been with Orange for years, On payg - £30 per mth gives me unlimited text messages, free evening and weekend calls to other orange users and £10 of internet use a mth. I am happy with them and plan to stay with them for the time being.
lizngaz 08.05.2008 17:23
Me, my husband and daughter r all on orange, me being a loyal customer since I had my old Nokia brick about 10 years ago!! The last year I have had nothing but problems and the customer service is terrible. They cant understand anything I say and are totally unhelpful. U get charged for being put thru then the phone goes dead and eventually when someone answered THEY PUT THE PHONE DOWN ON ME!!!! How rude!! Eventually spoke to a manager after the advisor said he couldnt help me (£10 credit disappeared off my daughters phone when I swapped her number) and he was about as useful as a chocolate fire guard. Brill company if you have no problems and dont have to phone customer services. Oh, they did eventually help when I asked them to cancel all 3 accounts.... xx
arnoldhenryrufus 07.05.2008 00:36
useful if I am thinking of swapping over to payg - lyn x
Advantages: Getting cheaper calls and texts when topping up with a £50 voucher Disadvantages: Being charged 50p to call directory enquiries and 10p to check your answer phone messages.
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