Orange Mobile Internet costs

Advantages: Open access
Disadvantages: too too too expensive

...I live in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Orange are one of the biggest mobile phone providers here, but their network is rubbish. I can sit in one part of the room and have very good coverage, then, move about 1 metre in any direction and not have any coverage at all. Their internet, although fully active, is very expensive. I can surf using programs like Opera Mini, check instant meggengers with programs like Mig 33, and I can even set my phones internal email client up for Pop, imap and smtp access, and it will allow these. But, it will allow this at four pounds per megabyte. Thats right, £4 / 1mb. It gets worse. As I said before, the coverage is not the best, and being in Northern Ireland, if I venture too close to the Irish Republic, I will roam on a different network, where the internet costs jump to eigth pounds per megabyte, yes...

donley 08.09.2007 (12.09.2007) · Read review
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Review of Orange

Orange mobile points = prizes!

Advantages: It's free and you get points for doing what you'd do anyway
Disadvantages: It's not very well advertised

...When I got my first phone connected to the Orange network about four years ago, I signed up for their free reward scheme Orange Equity. I thought everyone knew about it - but talking to friends who are also with Orange, I may have been wrong. If you’re on an Orange talk plan (be it monthly or paid in advance) and aren’t signed up, you’re missing out. In short, Orange Equity gives you points for talking and you can cash these points in for rewards. To sign up, you just have to call 402 from your Orange phone. It takes just a couple of seconds to sign up and then you can start saving. Here’s a breakdown of what you get: 1 POINT FOR: every 60 seconds of chargeable calls you make (including inclusive minutes) every chargeable text message you send every text message you receive from their chargeable...

lula153 08.11.2001 · Read review
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The futures bright... the futures orange

Advantages: Great service, great offers and great coverage
Disadvantages: slightly pricey

...p 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...

blissman70 06.05.2008 · Read review
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Orange network in general

Advantages: Great contracts on offer, good reception, good service
Disadvantages: Not consistent waiting times when phoning cust services - can wait a while at peak times

...I have been with the Orange network since owning my first mobile phone at the age of 16 (13 years ago) and (touch wood) I have encountered very little problems with them. At present my partner and I have both our mobile phones and our home broadband with Orange because we believe they offer good customer service as well as cost efficient prices. The Broadband we get from them amounts to just £5.00 with unlimited downloads which is an offer they advertise should you have a phone contract with them. They also offer free internet should you have a contract with them but with limited downloads instead. Orange offer a wide range of contracts to suit all needs. There are 3 different groups of contract offered by orange which are named Racoon, Dolphin and Panther. Should you be after inclusive text messages then a Dolphin contract would...

bexx0907 16.10.2009 · Read review
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Who wants an Orange

Advantages: Free customer care on contract
Disadvantages: Choice of phones is somewhat limited

...Orange, more than just a colour, more than just a fruit, it?s the name of one of the four main UK mobile communication networks. But is it any good, and if it is, why? I am about to reveal. Orange offers a stupidly high number of tariffs. In fact, more than any other network. This is because of their value match policy, which means that if you like the look of another tariff on any UK network, they will let you have it on their network. Tariffs change or are updated frequently, information is available from their website, detailed at the end of this review. Personally I chose the Everyday 50 plan before it was discontinued, although I continue to benefit from it until I choose not to. The Everyday 50 plan gives 50 minutes of off-peak calls every day to other Orange mobiles or non-premium-rate landlines (i.e. local rate and national...

magicloudz 18.04.2003 · Read review
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Orange Customer Service

Advantages: Good Deals
Disadvantages: BAD network to be on if your in an 12-18month contract

...After being leered into an 18month contract with a FREE PS3 I was utterly disappointed to find that not only did I continuously lose signal when roaming the UK but also, I was given 3 faulty phones by Orange themselves. This was the 1st inconvenience caused as I live an hour away from any Orange Store. I had contacted Orange customer services several times and received very little help if any! They were slow at getting back to me about my issues raised and told me on one occasion that I would have to phone the helpline up instead of sending an emailing. I was more than happy to do this but spent over an hour on the phone on hold, running up a huge bill which they never apologised for. I was also charged for countless phone calls and texts that i had not actually made or sent. With only 4 months left remaining until my 18month...

Charleyk89 06.02.2009 (11.02.2009) · Read review
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Orange I glad I subscribed....

Advantages: nice tariffs, excellent customer service most of the time, cheap calls
Disadvantages: customer service occasionally

...(after 10pm) and weekends. With Your Plan you can also include text message bundles, which work out at 6.6p per message rather than 10p - ideal if, like me, you spend the majority of your phone bill on SMS..... Other services are also available on Your Plan, such as Orange Care insurance, GPRS bundles and the Orange Access Pack, bringing sport, news and entertainment to your phone. A great way to tailor your phone bill to your needs and avoid excessive spending. ORANGE VALUE PROMISE: Orange think of themselves as a great value mobile phone network. With this in mind, they've created a plan that ensures that you get the best deal around. Basically, Orange offer the widest range of tariffs on any UK network, but if you find a network with a better tariff than Orange, then tell Orange and they'll produce a similar tariff for you. So it...

emmorticia 13.03.2003 (24.03.2003) · Read review
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Review of Orange

Orange Network

Advantages: Text messaging, good coverage in the UK, good choice of phones
Disadvantages: not too hot if you pay for a year upfront

...I have been on the Orange Mobile Phone network for about 3 years now. I originally joined this particular network as the coverage with Orange in some places is much better than other networks at the time. Text messaging was an important consideration when choosing which network to sign up with too as all our family were with Orange, and at that time you couldn't text between networks like you can now. I have always found the service to be of a high standard with no major problems. Customer Services are fairly easily contacted and they are helpful in return. I paid up my contract for the year, and just have a small bill each month. This was fine up until about 6 months ago when I hit a snag. It was reported in the press and also on my Orange phone bill that users on our tarrif were to get extra free talk time minutes...

anjib 19.12.2000 · Read review
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Review of Orange

Tango Orange

Advantages: Tasty
Disadvantages: Probably not as good as Fanta...

...Kids today will probably think of Tango as a poor man's Fanta. I remember a time when it ruled supreme, with adverts of men in orange body suits going round slapping people. It was a wonderful time. But has the orange stuff stood the test of time? Can it compete with the Fanta market? It sprung up controversy recently when it's advertising slogan was "Tango With Added Tango"...nothing untowards there, but as the slogan put the words on top of one another, if you put the first letters of each of the words together then you'll see the problem...see what I mean?! Tango is simply an orange fizzy drink filled with sugar and sweeteners. on the black and orange can, it does state that 65% of people preferred Tango to other leading orange fizzy drinks in a blind taste test. Why? Well, it's a strong, sweet orange flavour - much better...

carl.mcqueen 23.10.2009 · Read review
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Review of Britvic Tango Orange Soft Drink

Bright Orange

Advantages: Wide range of plans, excellent customer support, competitive prices
Disadvantages: No 'discounted' numbers

...In January my current mobile phone contract ended and I decided that I wanted to change my operator from Vodafone to someone else, and because I also wanted a new phone. I had heard some scare stories regarding One-to-One so I decided that rather than go with Cellnet I'd choose Orange. The plan that I opted for was a Talk 60 which allowed me 60mins worth of calls at anytime during the day to landlines in with the package price of £17.99. This suited me as I tend to make calls during peak times rather than off-peak. The phone I got for free was a Nokia 6150. Although the model is old it is extremely reliable and I feel there is less chance of losing a larger phone so I am happy with it. Something that made it a sweeter pill for me to swallow was the offer of a Palm PDA for a reduced price, which I also accepted (this was only...

ayanayuk 16.08.2001 · Read review
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