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Old 28-04-2014, 22:07
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I felt compelled to write a story about this today on my blog, as the launch of Orange was particularly important for me. It really got my phone business off the ground.

http://wp.me/pPUSM-hN

I feel a lot of others could add to this with their own experiences and filling in some gaps.
Orange was my first network, I had Everyday 50 on a second line and 30 minutes on my main line, 2 numbers going to the same phone where you held down hash to switch between talk plans.

I tried Wildfire, although didn't leave it on for long. I remember free 0800 calls and per second billing, and the unique branding back then, they really were quite revolutionary.

The service was so stable and reliable back then.
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Old 28-04-2014, 22:32
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I joined August 1996. Same number ever since. Same account number till I Moved to 4G in 2012. Shame it all fell apart.
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Old 28-04-2014, 23:14
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I felt compelled to write a story about this today on my blog, as the launch of Orange was particularly important for me. It really got my phone business off the ground.

http://wp.me/pPUSM-hN

I feel a lot of others could add to this with their own experiences and filling in some gaps.
I'd say talk plans with inclusive minutes must be on your list as it really shook up tariffs.

Perhaps OVP too? After Virgin Mobile launched and said how popular their tariffs were, Orange agreed and said they had more customers on their Virgin tariff than Virgin!

They might have been last of the four to launch but by I think 2001 they were first in terms of customer totals.
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Old 28-04-2014, 23:25
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Ah, yes, OVP. Forgot about that - and now I do indeed remember Orange claiming it had more Virgin tariff customers than Virgin.

I'll update the list (and also add in something about Talk 15, 60, 200 etc)!

Thanks.
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Old 29-04-2014, 00:13
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The coverage should be the same. EE and 3 use the same masts for 3G*.

* Excluding the old Orange 3G masts which have not been decommissioned / refreshed. Three has no access to these.
Coverage != service.
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Old 29-04-2014, 00:14
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Ah, yes, OVP. Forgot about that - and now I do indeed remember Orange claiming it had more Virgin tariff customers than Virgin.
I was one of them, up until about 2011.
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Old 29-04-2014, 01:00
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Coverage != service.
Never said it did.

We were discussing coverage specifically.
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Old 29-04-2014, 01:17
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I prefer the name and brand identity of Orange. It is much more iconic and memorable. The tacky 'Everything Everywhere' and the dotted turquoise logo do nothing for me. Course it isn't as important as the service offered, but something else would've been better, surely. Maybe just Orange Mobile with both logos somehow incorporated.
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Old 29-04-2014, 10:15
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Happy Birthday but at the same time RIP to the Instore gold fish, Wildfire and the Feng shui, OVP etc. The quirky brand that made it different. It's a hollow, soulless version of itself. More Bacon-y.

As for coverage it varies over the UK, with all networks. But overall EE cannot be beaten on 4G & 3G. Even with 2G now it's pretty close to being the best,


Wish folk would stop referring to Giffgaff as a network, they are not. They are O2/TF's play thing.
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Old 29-04-2014, 12:24
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Happy Birthday but at the same time RIP to the Instore gold fish, Wildfire and the Feng shui, OVP etc. The quirky brand that made it different. It's a hollow, soulless version of itself. More Bacon-y.

As for coverage it varies over the UK, with all networks. But overall EE cannot be beaten on 4G & 3G. Even with 2G now it's pretty close to being the best,


Wish folk would stop referring to Giffgaff as a network, they are not. They are O2/TF's play thing.
Haha, wildfire. As far as I remember, did she sound really hot but was fecking useless ? I remember saying go away wildfire a lot lol
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Old 29-04-2014, 12:45
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Haha, wildfire. As far as I remember, did she sound really hot...
https://audioboo.fm/boos/220552-does...strange-things
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Old 29-04-2014, 17:52
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their network seems that old as well because it is so naff.
It didn't used to be. I remember my Nokia on Orange in 1995 was superb, although the coverage wasn't that great.

Orange went downhill very badly in the early 00s and has only got worse. I will never, I repeat NEVER use EE.
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Old 29-04-2014, 17:55
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Haha, wildfire. As far as I remember, did she sound really hot but was fecking useless ? I remember saying go away wildfire a lot lol
I thought Wildfire was the future, and so did Orange - I think they gave me it free at launch. I also remember begging customer services to remove it a few months later.
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Old 29-04-2014, 21:55
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Ah, yes, OVP. Forgot about that - and now I do indeed remember Orange claiming it had more Virgin tariff customers than Virgin.

I'll update the list (and also add in something about Talk 15, 60, 200 etc)!

Thanks.
I still have an active OVP Virgin tariff on an Orange SIM! Hardly economical to use but great as emergency use as I don't have to keep topping up to keep things active.
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Old 29-04-2014, 21:58
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I miss the old Orange ads often screened in cinemas - car chase across a bar, Orange Wednesdays...

I don't miss the pants signal where I lived but loved the perceived glamour of being on the network which felt like it had class.

I really don't miss the terrible 3G speeds.

But there wEE go! (Sorry)
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Old 29-04-2014, 22:02
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Never said it did.

We were discussing coverage specifically.
No, we weren't. Only you were.
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Old 29-04-2014, 22:47
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Happy Birthday but at the same time RIP to the Instore gold fish, Wildfire and the Feng shui, OVP etc. The quirky brand that made it different. It's a hollow, soulless version of itself. More Bacon-y.

As for coverage it varies over the UK, with all networks. But overall EE cannot be beaten on 4G & 3G. Even with 2G now it's pretty close to being the best,


Wish folk would stop referring to Giffgaff as a network, they are not. They are O2/TF's play thing.
Don't forget the colonic irrigation and the chain smoking!!
There's an interview with Hans somewhere where has says he's on 50 a day or something but it's ok coz he takes a cocktail of vitamins to counteract it!
Was is that stressful running orange?
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Old 30-04-2014, 00:46
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Orange Pay As You Talk broke new ground in that unlike other networks (Cellnet and Vodafone) the airtime vouchers lasted longer than 30 days. Remember the adverts saying "There's no OUCH in our vouchers"
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Old 30-04-2014, 07:36
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Who remembers the inclusive Orange care on some plans ? The Try bundles free for a month or if you dropped a call to Orange they would credit your with extra talk time.
Those were the days.
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Old 30-04-2014, 08:11
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I did a search for wildfire just before you posted this. Excellent. She was top totty like I remember.
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Old 30-04-2014, 09:10
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Who remembers the inclusive Orange care on some plans ? The Try bundles free for a month or if you dropped a call to Orange they would credit your with extra talk time.
Those were the days.
Ahh yes, the end of free Orange Care was when I left.
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Old 30-04-2014, 09:43
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I prefer the name and brand identity of Orange. It is much more iconic and memorable. The tacky 'Everything Everywhere' and the dotted turquoise logo do nothing for me. Course it isn't as important as the service offered, but something else would've been better, surely. Maybe just Orange Mobile with both logos somehow incorporated.
^ This. A lot of people had an affection for the orange brand, and certainly the cinema advertising played a big part. I always looked forward to seeing the advert before the film. The EE brand just doesn't have the same effect.
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Old 30-04-2014, 21:23
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No, we weren't. Only you were.
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I think it's quite obvious that I was replying to noise747 as he said that coverage improved when people switched from EE to 3.

Interpret it how you wish.
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Old 30-04-2014, 23:04
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I think it's quite obvious that I was replying to noise747 as he said that coverage improved when people switched from EE to 3.

Interpret it how you wish.
You clearly didn't read his posts properly.
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Old 30-04-2014, 23:09
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You clearly didn't read his posts properly.
No. You didn't read his post properly.

Stop picking fights with everyone on this forum. Especially when you're in the wrong.

So annoying.
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