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an interesting conversation going on there.
the only reason i am going to stay with orange is because I got them to match the old Three tariff of select 750 any network anytime mins for £35 a month!
otherwise i would go vodafone i think as coverage is king!
cheers everyone
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Posted: 2006-04-27 21:20:40
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it's only 6p
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Posted: 2006-04-28 04:19:42
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jillops
If you're thinking of moving to Vodafone because of their better coverage and less branding than Orange I'd think again.
Vodafone do the same to their phones, all the menu's are the same from phone to phone and they look rubbish. Just have a look on their website at a few of the phones and you'll see.
If you don't want your phone played around with I'd choose O2, they seam to leave them alone, apart from the startup screen.
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Posted: 2006-04-28 12:37:53
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Orange, Voda and T-mobile customise there phones,
02 Change the start up and eng logo to there own this is all.
T-Mobile and Orange change the logos and Orange change all the icons, T-Mobile change odd one.
Voda is the only network to lock there phones down, dont allow you to put on your own mp3s without paying, The customiseing is dreadful worse than Orange.
all the other 3 networks allow you to do what you want to the phones. Although Orange take some features of the phone so they can add theres.
Orange, Voda prob have the strongest networks, 02 prob next and T-mobile last.
However I believe 02 just won the best performing networks with least drop calls and the most succesul connections.
Hope this helps
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Posted: 2006-04-28 12:44:38
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So just to check...if i get a K800 on orange, i can use that davinci thing, plug the phone into the computer with teh usb cable that'll come with the phone, and totally de-brand it????
Just want to make sure, im a bit slow like
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Posted: 2006-04-28 13:12:07
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i hate to say this an b4 ne flames me i dont work for voda so i aint a voda fan boy....
Voda do customise their menues but at least they r not as bad as orange who force the icons onto every phone... vodafone have their reasons for locking down mp3 ringtones etc an i have mentioned it many a time...
And the reason why they lock out the OTA Firmware update is because the amount of data being used by your phone... would u like to b charged for 20mb of downloads on ur next bill JUST to get the latest firmware? I certainly wouldnt... and anyway u can use davinci to get rid of the branding if u wanted to...
J.
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Posted: 2006-04-29 09:19:32
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OTA updates only use 2-3mb as it only updates the bit that has changed
have a read of the
FOTA "Firmware update over the air" discussion, specifically my first reply which links to the support info for this topic
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Posted: 2006-04-29 09:23:38
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Guys, I'm new to this - but after my brief 24 hour GRIM experience with the Orange-branded D600, I'm VERY keen never to have a phone with orange software ever again. Ever.
Today I walked into the car phone warehouse where they have an unbranded K800, but it is only available on o2. They would not hand it over to me. Next I call orange to find out what the deal is. They said that they expect to ship the phone next week - and there may be come generic (unbranded) handsets around. Lets hope so!
This da vinci thing - please can you tell me more? I think that orange are REALLY STUPID to make every phone's menu & features similar. I know they may be big, but they DO NOT have the experience of people like SE who KNOW what the people want. What do you all think?
Cheers, Colin
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Posted: 2006-06-30 13:50:21
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Hi all, sorry to disagree with some of you but from my recent experience T-Mobile are the most improved Network IMHO, there is very little branding bar links to T-Zones and a Web N Walk shortcut. You can pay £15 as soon as you get your phone for an unlock code and as for network coverage i always seem to have a full strength signal and the biggest plus is their staff seem really friendly and helpfull and seem to actually know what they are doing/talking about. As i explained to some nice telesales girl trying to get me to swap to Orange
"i wouldn't get an Orange phone if they paid me a monthly subscription"
Marc
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Posted: 2006-06-30 15:59:36
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I may very well get a K800 tomorrow on O2 or Three, this will be after 9 years dedicated service to Orange but I even noticed last year when I got my new phone the really crap deals they do, I believe they have changed hands again in the last couple of years so may explain this change. I can tell you that my long service to them has meant bugger all to my upgrade deals, whilst O2 customers on this site are getting astounding deals. Bit of a no brainer now I think which is a shame as I used to like Orange.
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Posted: 2006-06-30 18:29:08
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