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Old 28-05-2011, 21:51
Martin Phillp
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I've had a mobile phone of some sort since 1997 and wondered if you've been loyal to one network or go between various networks?

I've used since 1997:

Vodafone (97-03)
Cellnet (98)
Virgin Mobile (03-present)
3 for mobile broadband (09-present)
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Old 28-05-2011, 22:20
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I've used Vodafone, TMobile, Orange but mainly o2, or cellnet as they were called when I first used them.
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Old 28-05-2011, 22:28
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Vodafone 93-94, decided mobiles were crap at that time
O2 97-01
Virgin 01-03
Orange 04-05
Three 05-06
Tesco 06-09
Vodafone 09-11
Also a Giff Gaff prepay for the last two months
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Old 28-05-2011, 22:50
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Three
T-Mobile (was One-2-One at first) from about 2000, to '05
O2, about '05 to '08
Orange for about 6 months in '08
Then back to O2 because they were the only ones I could get a usable signal, from near a campsite I use a lot up at Kielder/borders.
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Old 28-05-2011, 23:12
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Have used all the major networks at one time or another. Have also used virgin mobile and tesco mobile from the virtuals too
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Old 28-05-2011, 23:21
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one2one / T-Mobile
Cellnet / o2
Orange
Vodafone
Some MVNO from Carphone Warehouse early 2000
EasyMobile (RIP)
Virgin
Lebara
Asda Mobile
Tesco Mobile
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Old 28-05-2011, 23:37
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Vodafone(few months)
Virgin(around a year)
O2(a year exactly because of the initial iPhone exclusivity, i hate O2 now)
T-Mobile(a year and a half maybe)
Orange(two years approx)
Three(current network)
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Old 29-05-2011, 08:30
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One2One - 1998 - 2000 (31st Dec)
BT Cellnet - a couple of months in 2000 - parents old PAYT phone, using credit up when I went to uni.
Orange 2001 - 2003
T-Mobile 2003 - Present
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Old 29-05-2011, 09:58
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Vodafone
One2One
O2 ( I've just remembered I only had O2 for 3 days as I couldn't get a signal at home)
3

Been with 3 since about 2005 and am happy with them.
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Old 29-05-2011, 10:02
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One2One
Vodafone
Orange
Virgin
O2
Asda Mobile
3
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Old 29-05-2011, 10:14
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used them all. On vodafone at since 2009 prefer there coverage in south yorkshire. worst ive been on is orange best for 3g was 3 but poor overall coverage
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Old 29-05-2011, 13:53
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Vodafone from 1992 until 1998, at that stage got sick of paying for contracts that I never used much so.....

1998 until 2000 Vodafone Pay as you go original tariff
2000 until 2001 BT Cellnet (PAYG)
2001 until 2002 Orange (PAYG)
2002 until 2003 Virgin Mobile (PAYG)
2003 until 2006 Vodafone (PAYG)
2006 until 2008 o2 (PAYG) also had a 2nd phone on Asda Mobile in late 2007 which is still in use to this day.
04/2008 until 09/2008 T-Mobile Sim only monthly contract.
09/2008 until 03/2011 o2 Sim only monthly contract various deals.
03/2011 until present day 3UK PAYG with unlimited data.

Think that's about it lol. The number that's on my Asda Mobile is the same number that was on my Vodafone PAYG tariff back in 2003 and the Number that's on 3UK started life in 2006 with o2 PAYG
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Old 29-05-2011, 14:00
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Four.

Virgin
T-Mobile
O2
Vodafone
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Old 29-05-2011, 14:06
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Just the one for me since 1998, o2 in their various guises....

I have worked for them since 1998 though
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Old 29-05-2011, 14:11
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I've used:

Orange: 2000-2007
O2: 2007-2011

Will be joining vodafone in a week or two when my contract runs out.
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Old 29-05-2011, 15:05
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Have used
Orange 99-present
Vodafone 2000- present
T-Mobile 2001- present
02 2009- present
3 started this year
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Old 29-05-2011, 15:25
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Started with Orange around about 1998

Went to O2 about 5 years later for 1 year

Then back to Orange ever since.

Have had my same number since my first ever phone 13 years ago.
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Old 29-05-2011, 15:33
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BT Cellnet, then Genie, o2 Genie, and finally o2 from 2000-2002
one 2 one/t-mobile 2002 - 2003
Orange 2003-2005
O2 2005-2006 (first contract phone)
Orange 2006+
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Old 30-05-2011, 16:47
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Cellnet UK, which morphed into BT Cellnet, then finaly O2 from 1995, for 14 years, then onto 3 from 2009 onwards.

I moved becuiase ( at the ime) i had a phone capable of doing stuff online. e-mails/youtube etc and no matter what i dtried i couldnt get most of it to work, despite having a data bolt on.
I was told by customer support that youtube is American and doesn't work on the UK internet, as well as a few other minor issues that started to rear up - with poor customer support.
So one day I asked for the code, I mentioned that i had been with them for 14 years, and if they had anything better available, but they (O2 ) weren't interested, so off i went to three.
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Old 31-05-2011, 04:05
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91 - 93 Celnet Analogue with one of the first flip phones that was small enough to fit in your pocket!

93ish to 97 Vodaphone with a phone that would receive sms messages (from the one friend I had with a digital mobile on the same network!) but I couldn't send them! lol

97 - present. Orange. I only changed because at the time they were the only operator to offer 15 minutes of free talk time on Talk 15. Also you could text across a couple of other networks and were first to introduce caller display and per second billing!
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Old 31-05-2011, 10:15
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My first was vodaphone, next 3, then 02.
Currently using 02 for my mobile phone but still use the 3 network for my mobile payasugo dongle/mifi for connecting when I'm away from home & places without free wifi.
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Old 31-05-2011, 10:19
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Have been with all of "The Big 4" at various times. Won't touch 3 or the MVNO's.
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Old 31-05-2011, 10:29
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I was Orange for years. I changed to O2 about 4 years ago when I moved house, because it's the only network with even borderline coverage here.
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Old 31-05-2011, 12:57
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2000-2001 Virgin (Philips Saavy Vogue)
2001-2002 Genie (Nokia 3310)
2002-2003 o2 online (Nokia 7650)
2003-2004 02 online (Nokia 6600)
2005-2006 o2 online (Nokia 3230)
2006-2007 3 (LG 880u) Worst phone and network ever!
2007-2008 Orange (N95)
2008-2009 o2 (iPhone 3G)
2009-2011 o2 (iPhone 3GS)
2011-??? Who knows, hopefully not o2, but it depends as I think I will get a good deal on the new iPhone with them as I spend quite a lot a month.

Also work phones have always been Blackberry's (various models) always on Vodafone.
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Old 31-05-2011, 12:58
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O2, T-Mobile, Orange, Vodafone

Vodafone is by far the best in my opinion.
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