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Which network do you prefer? |
| View Poll Results: Which mobile phone network do you prefer? | |||
| O2 |
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255 | 28.49% |
| T-Mobile |
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63 | 7.04% |
| Virgin Mobile |
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111 | 12.40% |
| Orange |
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250 | 27.93% |
| Vodafone |
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138 | 15.42% |
| Tesco Mobile |
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8 | 0.89% |
| Fresh Mobile |
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1 | 0.11% |
| 3 |
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68 | 7.60% |
| BT Mobile |
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1 | 0.11% |
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#76 |
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Join Date: Oct 2002
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Originally Posted by a04188
well said!
i changed from o2 to virgin mobile and i am much happier I think o2 are absolute rubbish, i have had so many problems with them in the past i ordered a reconditioned philips 355 camera phone at www.virginmobile.co.uk for only £44. 99 with sim, philips handsfree, neck strap, charger and free next day delivery the phone looks brand new and had not even one minor scratch or anything you simply pop the sim card in the phone and it works! you automatically get £5 free top up that you can use straight away. Virgin mobile is much cheaper than other networks too when i got my o2 sim i put it in and you have to register and about 30 days later you get your £2.50 free talktime. Which on my sim never worked and when i tried to phone anyone it said i had no money! I then tried to top up a tenner...sadly that never worked either as i just happened to top up on the day that no one could top up due to the problems they were having. I was going to phone customer services but then i decided not to give them 50p a minute. Apart from that if you manage to be problem free then look at the prices...Very Very Expensive! With virgin i asked a few questions on my phone by e-mailing them and got a helpful reply next day with o2 i e-mailed and they took about a week to reply telling me to phone them instead! Its just a shame all my friends have o2! But i dont care now cos im sticking to virgin! My second best operator has to be orange. they have good customer service but it too is quite expensive |
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#77 |
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Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Orpington, Kent
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Originally Posted by StevenGray16
Thats like Virgin they call you back when they say they will and they have excellent customer service too, T-Mobile said they'd call me back once but never, anyway i have recently fell out with T-Mobile lately and will stick with Virgin for ages now!
by the way I voted o2... 300 free texts and 300 wap mins cant be beaten... also network coverage is yet unbeaten, methinks |
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#78 |
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Join Date: Jun 2004
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orange....... coverage
yeah orange coverage seems no where near as good as o2 however ive found something strange that if orange has full bars 02 often has very little even none at all so orange has the same if not slightly better coverage just doesnt show as many bars on your phone
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#79 |
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Join Date: Jun 2003
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Virgin are not as good as you all make out...
True they are cheap, and have a good service, but where is the MMS and GPRS? They are too slow to catch up! |
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Originally Posted by dontpannic2003
Virgin are not as good as you all make out...
True they are cheap, and have a good service, but where is the MMS and GPRS? They are too slow to catch up! They've offered it for months now |
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Originally Posted by dontpannic2003
sorry to dig this up but both networks are the same! T-Mobile provides the virgin network!
by the way I voted o2... 300 free texts and 300 wap mins cant be beaten... also network coverage is yet unbeaten, methinks In fact T-Mobile also carries BT Mobile and that has the worst customer service of all. |
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Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Reading
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Originally Posted by DBC
Although the T-Mobile network carries Virgin Mobile that is where the similarity ends. All the customer support and service from Virgin is completely separate from T-Mobile . This is why you cannot compare the two companies in this aspect of their operation.
In fact T-Mobile also carries BT Mobile and that has the worst customer service of all. Also carry Fresh |
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#83 |
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Quote:
Originally Posted by dontpannic2003
sorry to dig this up but both networks are the same! T-Mobile provides the virgin network!
by the way I voted o2... 300 free texts and 300 wap mins cant be beaten... also network coverage is yet unbeaten, methinks |
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Join Date: May 2003
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Originally Posted by dontpannic2003
Virgin are not as good as you all make out...
True they are cheap, and have a good service, but where is the MMS and GPRS? They are too slow to catch up! Quote:
Originally Posted by StevenGray16
Thats what i hate, more and more people are going to O2 i moved ages ago back to Virgin and am never going back to O2.!
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Originally Posted by dontpannic2003
300 free texts and 300 wap mins cant be beaten... also network coverage is yet unbeaten, methinks
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#85 |
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Join Date: Oct 2002
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Yeah and O2 interferes with your computer making it make weird sounds (annoying whilst on the phone at pc) but virgin doesnt make any sounds you can put your phone right up to the screen with virgin and it only makes lines on the screen if no annoying sound. Virgin are the friendliest, cheapest and best network i would say!
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Originally Posted by StevenGray16
Yeah and O2 interferes with your computer making it make weird sounds (annoying whilst on the phone at pc) but virgin doesnt make any sounds you can put your phone right up to the screen with virgin and it only makes lines on the screen if no annoying sound. Virgin are the friendliest, cheapest and best network i would say!
strange why does this happen with o2?
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Join Date: Jun 2003
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please stop talking balls!!!
it's either: A - your speakers were on when using the o2 sim and not with the virgin one B - all mobile phones operate on microwaves which interfere with most electrical equipment... So, do your research before you post that kind of crap... just tested it here and they both make noise and lines Nick In response to the GPRS and MMS, just realised that Virgin have launched the services now... and the coverage... i suppose you are right, but I still think that o2 are the better network, as of the: A - range of phones B - free texts etc (not on any other network) C - you can view your credit on screen... (any others do this...? i know virgin and t-mobile do not, and orange do not... what about voda?) |
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#88 |
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Originally Posted by dontpannic2003
please stop talking balls!!!
it's either: A - your speakers were on when using the o2 sim and not with the virgin one B - all mobile phones operate on microwaves which interfere with most electrical equipment... So, do your research before you post that kind of crap... just tested it here and they both make noise and lines Nick In response to the GPRS and MMS, just realised that Virgin have launched the services now... and the coverage... i suppose you are right, but I still think that o2 are the better network, as of the: A - range of phones B - free texts etc (not on any other network) C - you can view your credit on screen... (any others do this...? i know virgin and t-mobile do not, and orange do not... what about voda?) |
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Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Orpington, Kent
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lol... ok... i didnt realise there was a difference between the noise on pc's
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#90 |
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Join Date: Jun 2004
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signal
Yeah its cos 02 work on a different frequency.
I have noticed that compared to orange 02 seem to have brilliant reception everywhere apart from some areas which have none at all. It would be great if orange had a place on the website where you could report areas of poor coverage !!! Paul |
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Join Date: May 2003
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Originally Posted by dontpannic2003
please stop talking balls!!!
it's either: A - your speakers were on when using the o2 sim and not with the virgin one B - all mobile phones operate on microwaves which interfere with most electrical equipment... So, do your research before you post that kind of crap... just tested it here and they both make noise and lines Nick In response to the GPRS and MMS, just realised that Virgin have launched the services now... and the coverage... i suppose you are right, but I still think that o2 are the better network, as of the: A - range of phones B - free texts etc (not on any other network) C - you can view your credit on screen... (any others do this...? i know virgin and t-mobile do not, and orange do not... what about voda?) could it be to do with the fact that the Nokia give a SAR level of 0.64 as nokia 3310 gives out about 1.20 also virgin can view credit on screen but when i tried it on a My-X65 it took ages to do o2 may have free texts but whats the point when nothing ever seems to work with them?! |
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Originally Posted by a04188
also virgin can view credit on screen but when i tried it on a My-X65 it took ages to do
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Originally Posted by StevenGray16
Cool can you tell me how to do it? It should be interesting to find out
![]() I can still remember it... he had £5.46 and i've tried it again with my phone up to the speakers and i can hear the noises but on o2 they are much louder |
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#94 |
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Originally Posted by a04188
i dont have a My-X65 on vodafone it was my friends so i cant try it out but i think you go into the vodaphone menu on the phone and it says topup or balance and then it would tell you on screen
I can still remember it... he had £5.46 and i've tried it again with my phone up to the speakers and i can hear the noises but on o2 they are much louder
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service status
I think that a good improvement to all mobile operators would be to have a service status page on their website so you can see if any problems are on the network or if transmitters are offline
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Originally Posted by barker14
I think that a good improvement to all mobile operators would be to have a service status page on their website so you can see if any problems are on the network or if transmitters are offline
Paul and i would use it!
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Originally Posted by StevenGray16
Cool can you tell me how to do it? It should be interesting to find out
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Originally Posted by a04188
oh crap! well i meant VODAFONE not virgin!!
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Join Date: Nov 2004
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I loved (and still do) Virgin. They had very helpful staff, a simple pricing structure, cheap calls and so on.
Having said that i have moved to O2 (yes, they suck. Free e-mail support my ***... damned 0906 numbers...) JUST to receive their free texts offer. However, should this offer expire, or should i have enough money to buy Virgin Bundles, i'll probably move right back. |
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Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Hereford
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I've been on all the networks and finally saw sense and went to virgin. The pricing structure is simple and cheaper than the rest and now the network has signal/coverage equal to that of the rest so it makes real sense to change. The 15p for the first 5 minutes followed by 5p per minute is the cheapest whether you use your phone alot or just occasionally. Plus i like their online account section where you can actually view the your calls (pretty much in real time) and what they cost etc.
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why does this happen with o2?
