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

...usually be found on their website WWW.ORANGE.CO.UK. Their website is one I use regularly. I have my email account with them which I check on a daily basis and I have registered my phone account online too which shows me all outstanding balances, outstanding minutes and text messages and all bill information needed. I like the fact that you can also have a live web chat with a customer service rep if you have a problem. This is great if you need an instant answer without having to wait for an email back or wait in a queue should you have to phone them. Orange contracts range greatly in price. The cheapest online contract is just £4.89 though obviously for this price you only get a limited amount of texts and inclusive minutes for this price. The most expensive online contract is £68.50 which includes many minutes/texts as well as internet...

bexx0907 16.10.2009 · 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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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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My Experience with Orange

Advantages: Good offers
Disadvantages: Poor customer service

...I have been with orange for around 10 years. At first I started off on pay as you go. All I did was pop the simcard into my phone, register it which was very easy and off I went. Topping it up with £10.00 now and again. As I got older I used my phone alot more, so these £10.00's now and again were becoming a couple of times a week. That is when I decided to go for an Orange network contract. From the bit of research I did it looked like Orange had the best deals on for me at the time. They were offering 600 minutes of talk time and unlimited texts for £35.00 a month. Which is great for me as I am a big fan of texting a do it all the time. It was easy enough to get a contract phone, I went to my local Orange store and they were delighted I was getting a contract. I got to pick my phone of choice, which were all the latest...

xjorjax 06.05.2009 · Read review
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Lets All Turn Orange

Advantages: Plenty of freebies
Disadvantages: More expensive than most other networks

...Well where do I start?... I've used most Uk network providers and rate Orange within the top 3. I've been with Orange pay & go for over a year now and have had some varying degrees of satisfaction with both customer services and the network as a whole. I'm currently on the same rate 24/7 tariff with bonus top up. Which is all very well and good but its not cheap. My charges are 15p a minute to land line and other Orange users, and 35p a minute to all other networks and these do not change during peak times. Bonus topup is where they credit you back with 10% of your total monthly topup. The bonus topup has a drawback as when it is added to your account it is added seperate from your actual balance and takes priority even when you have brought extras. Extras are bundles that save you money on their services and are worth...

Reposter78 30.05.2006 · 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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Bright Orange

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

..., but Orange seem to lack this feature. However the call charges are pretty cheap and vary from price plan to price plan, but they are always pretty competitive. Their international calls are fairly inexpensive. I can call into the UK for 60p a minute which makes my phone a little less out of bounds when I go abroad too. When I was with Vodafone it cost me over twice as much to call home. Network coverage is excellent, and I've never had a network busy signal from them yet, unlike Vodafone when I got it a lot especially in built up areas. I would seriously recommend Orange to anyone who is looking for a new phone contract, but not for anyone who is looking for pay as you go....

ayanayuk 16.08.2001 · 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

Cornish Orange

Advantages: Talk plan changes
Disadvantages:

...Because of where I live, my choice of mobile network had to be a little better thought through than it would have been if I lived in a big city. I obviously don't own lots of phones so that I can compare the reception qualities of each different network, but through talking to friends and a little internet research, it appears to me that I made the right choice. I have so far not been dissappointed. I've only come across a few places so far where I've had any major problems. Lands End was one of them, but there's no suprise there really. Also, if you're going 'out in the sticks' , there can also be poor reception areas, but thats to be expected with so many large expanses of greenary, I can't blame Orange for not covering all of it. When there is good reception, the line quality is excellent. I was very suprised when using my...

BJEEE 13.12.2000 (15.12.2000) · Read review
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