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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 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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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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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. 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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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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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. |
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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.
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Coverage != service.
We were discussing coverage specifically. |
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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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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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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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Haha, wildfire. As far as I remember, did she sound really hot...
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their network seems that old as well because it is so naff.
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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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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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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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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Never said it did.
We were discussing coverage specifically. |
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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. 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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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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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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I did a search for wildfire just before you posted this. Excellent. She was top totty like I remember.
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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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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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No, we weren't. Only you were.
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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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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You clearly didn't read his posts properly.
Stop picking fights with everyone on this forum. Especially when you're in the wrong. So annoying. |
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