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Virgin arguably now the "best network"
Virgin has always been cheap (eye wateringly so, if you take other VM services) but the coverage was not the best as it piggy-backs on T-mobile. Now that Virgin customers can use the Orange network as well, this means that the network has the best coverage as well as being good value. Mind you, customer service is crap (very good at selling and provisioning the service but rubbish at dealing with problems).
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Indeed, the Orange reception here is superior to T-Mobile which always broke up in the flat.
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It's impossible at present for them to be best network, they are not a network.
Virgin are an operator, only networks in the uk are Vodafone, O2, Orange, T-Mob & 3. |
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It's impossible at present for them to be best network, they are not a network.
Virgin are an operator, only networks in the uk are Vodafone, O2, Orange, T-Mob & 3. |
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It's impossible at present for them to be best network, they are not a network.
Virgin are an operator, only networks in the uk are Vodafone, O2, Orange, T-Mob & 3. |
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wasn't there some announcement about virgin being the back-end carrier for 3 and t-mobile ?
Virgin Media wholesale is very different from Virgin Mobile consumer, the consumer side has no mobile towers / masts or any kind of mobile infrastructure or licence, they are just a marketing and billing company that pays T-mobile for the use of their network. So as pointed out above, Virgin Mobile are a MVNO and not a 'network' as such, only a virtual one, which is what the V means in that 4 letter acronym. |
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They are a MVNO so they are a network operator albeit a virtual one.
Nothing more than an operator on someonelses network. |
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orange and T-Mobile are still crap here in cumbria
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I know very little about this but I thought I read on a different thread that Virgin wouldn't benefit at all from EE as only T-Mobile customers would be allowed to use the Orange network??
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I know very little about this but I thought I read on a different thread that Virgin wouldn't benefit at all from EE as only T-Mobile customers would be allowed to use the Orange network??
http://www.virginmobile.com/vm/gener...t.howdoi.sm660 I'm thinking about joining Virgin Mobile. When will I be able to use Orange signal? From 3rd October 2011, all new Virgin Mobile customers automatically get signal from Virgin Mobile and Orange, so you don't need to do a thing. |
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Orange and T-mobile started 2G signal share last year.
All Orange-based virtual networks (such as The Phone Co-op and NOWmobile) rolled out roaming early September, and this how now been extended to T-mobile-based virtual networks (such as Virgin and Vectone). Interested to know why this network sharing makes Virgin "the best network". Vectone's pay monthly tariffs - whether low users (30 mins 30 texts and 30MB for just £1 per month) or higher users (900 mins unlimited texts and unlimited data for £20 a month) seem to give Virgin a decent run for their money - and don't try charging you a criminal 40p per minute if you exhaust your bundled minutes. |
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I often wish you guys would move out to the stick, the only networks you are guaranteed coverage is O2 & Vodafone, the rest don't come close.
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orange and T-Mobile are still crap here in cumbria
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I often wish you guys would move out to the stick, the only networks you are guaranteed coverage is O2 & Vodafone, the rest don't come close.
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I often wish you guys would move out to the stick, the only networks you are guaranteed coverage is O2 & Vodafone, the rest don't come close.
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They don't own or run a mobile network, they are not a network.
Nothing more than an operator on someonelses network. |
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They are a MVNO, So, what does the N and O stand for in that acronym ?
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It's impossible at present for them to be best network, they are not a network.
Virgin are an operator, only networks in the uk are Vodafone, O2, Orange, T-Mob & 3. Quote:
They are a MVNO so they are a network operator albeit a virtual one.
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They don't own or run a mobile network, they are not a network.
Nothing more than an operator on someonelses network. Quote:
They are a MVNO, So, what does the N and O stand for in that acronym ?
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You can't just ignore the V!
To clarify, Virgin are a Mobile Virtual Network Operator ... end of |
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They can't be the best network if they aren't actually a real network, only a reseller of somebody else's network under a different name surely?
They don't actually own any infrastructure, they don't have any network, all they have is a billing and marketing company. The word virtual means there is no actual network of theirs. |
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1 word...... giffgaff
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I've heard that all other things being equal T-Mobile and Orange 2G signals will be worse in buildings as they use a higher frequency. That's certainly my experience in Exeter, where a place I regularly stay has transmitters from all four companies reasonably close by but Everything Everywhere reception is utter garbage.
Having been a long-time Virgin Media customer - although not with them for mobile telephony - I have to say that I'm astounded that VM could get an award for anything related to customer service. Look at the VM threads on here if you need a taste of what I'm talking about - or alternatively watch VM's umpteenth appearance on Watchdog this Thursday. I suppose it's possible that their mobile telephony is a completely separate entity, but I'd check this out before you enter a world of pain. |
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They can't be the best network if they aren't actually a real network, only a reseller of somebody else's network under a different name surely?
They don't actually own any infrastructure, they don't have any network, all they have is a billing and marketing company. The word virtual means there is no actual network of theirs. |
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I didn't, as you can see from the collection of posts above, I was trying to stess the point that you cannot ignore the N.
To clarify, Virgin are a Mobile Virtual Network Operator ... end of To clarify why, before I get jumped on; while I disagree with the OP's claim that Virgin Mobile are now (arguably) the "best network", my disagreement isn't based on Virgin Mobile not being a network because they are one - a network provider if we want to get specific here, as they provide a connection to a network. |
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I often wish you guys would move out to the stick, the only networks you are guaranteed coverage is O2 & Vodafone, the rest don't come close.
I also live in the sticks, so to speak, and as far as guaranteed coverage goes; for 2G the best bets are Vodafone and T-Mobile, while for 3G it's Three all the way. |
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orange and T-Mobile are still crap here in cumbria
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