If O2 became Three would you leave?

linkinpark875 · 29-01-2015, 12:02

I have been with O2 for years but if it becomes Three or another EE I would leave the network.

BT would have been safer hands for O2. Sky's involment now makes little odds.

daveyfs · 29-01-2015, 12:05

No. It would make them more attractive to me. Even if they have to divest some of it, the range of spectrum they'd have and the implications of that for coverage and speed would make them potentially the best UK network.

WelshBluebird · 29-01-2015, 12:10

Quote:

Originally Posted by linkinpark875

I have been with O2 for years but if it becomes Three or another EE I would leave the networ..

What do you mean "becomes Three or another EE"?
You mean become an operator that actually invests in its network?

Graeme89 · 29-01-2015, 12:20

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Originally Posted by WelshBluebird

What do you mean "becomes Three or another EE"?
You mean become an operator that actually invests in its network?

Your crazy! everyone knows o2 invest 1M a day in there network... Jokes!!!

Silent No More · 29-01-2015, 12:25

Quote:

Originally Posted by linkinpark875

I have been with O2 for years but if it becomes Three or another EE I would leave the network.

BT would have been safer hands for O2. Sky's involment now makes little odds.

It seems like a really silly question IMO.

What do you actually mean by "if it becomes Three or another EE"?

Darth-Habib · 29-01-2015, 12:36

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Originally Posted by Silent No More

It seems like a really silly question IMO.

What do you actually mean by "if it becomes Three or another EE"?

For me, I was with o2 (well technically Cellnet) since 1996 until 2012.

I joined EE in 2012 for their 4G services.

For the first 18 months or so, EE were fab, bar the odd few hours here and there when their data services went down.

But the last six months were a nightmare.

They'd randomly apply content locks, which then took 24 hours to remove.

I ended up with 4 contracts with EE (2 mobile, 2 iPad deals)

They couldn't bill correctly to save themselves.

Two months in a row, I had my services restricted because the direct debit went out ok, but they applied the whole to payment to one of the numbers, and not the rest of them, so on their systems it appeared I had failed to pay three accounts.

Their customer services assured me that things would be resolved, but they weren't.

I had to send them a copy of my BT bill showing them I had been on the phone to them for over an hour, when their records showed I hadn't made contact.

So I jumped backed to o2 last October, and it has been a joy.

moox · 29-01-2015, 12:42

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Originally Posted by Graeme89

Your crazy! everyone knows o2 invest 1M a day in there network... Jokes!!!

But you're in Glasgow. Another DS correspondant in Glasgow constantly raved about how the O2 network in Glasgow was the model of perfection.

moox · 29-01-2015, 12:44

If the O2 sale drags 3 down I might leave 3, of course.

My only option then would be to move to EE as Vodafone have demonstrated similar non-existent investment to O2

Graeme89 · 29-01-2015, 12:50

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Originally Posted by moox

But you're in Glasgow. Another DS correspondant in Glasgow constantly raved about how the O2 network in Glasgow was the model of perfection.

If thats the case it must have been upgraded since I left in 2012 which I highly doubt, My misses left them due to calls dropping out and barely getting a signal when she was indoors

d123 · 29-01-2015, 13:20

Quote:

Originally Posted by linkinpark875

I have been with O2 for years but if it becomes Three or another EE I would leave the network.

BT would have been safer hands for O2. Sky's involment now makes little odds.

Exactly the opposite, if Three were to take over O2 I just might consider using them at some time in the future.

O2 as it is now? I'd rather use a call box...

Rush · 29-01-2015, 13:32

Quote:

Originally Posted by linkinpark875

I have been with O2 for years but if it becomes Three or another EE I would leave the network.

BT would have been safer hands for O2. Sky's involment now makes little odds.

So you are left with Vodafone as an option? Believe me you would be much better of with Three or EE than Vodafone.

KieranDS · 29-01-2015, 13:41

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Originally Posted by d123

Exactly the opposite, if Three were to take over O2 I just might consider using them at some time in the future.

O2 as it is now? I'd rather use a call box...

This.

Grayburn · 29-01-2015, 13:46

I would very much think about my options if o2 totally changed to Three seeing as i've only been back on o2 for 7 months after a 2 year sentence with Three whom which i only went with to get the iPhone 5 as i'm an impatient bastard.

There is nothing about Three that i can say i liked. I was lied to for the whole contract about mast upgrades,congestion where i work (City EC4) made data unusable and the signal rarely penetrated my office walls. CS was okay to an extent but not a patch on any of my dealings with o2's CS which was few & far between.

I prefer everything about o2 and cant fault their 4G that works great for me. Yeah 3G is shit but i rarely go down to that.

call100 · 29-01-2015, 14:15

I think the problem is that the choice is shrinking......Never good.
The argument over who is best is a bit pointless. It will depend on individual experience and location. I use an MVNO on O2 and find the signal to be constant in all areas (Except North Norfolk

} that I use.
I'd never use a contract for mobile phone so I'm never tied in and haven't felt the need to move from O2.

plymouthbloke1974 · 29-01-2015, 14:36

I think the fact that O2 is (potentially) combining with Three should be enough to scare millions of Three customers off the network

Graeme89 · 29-01-2015, 14:37

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Originally Posted by plymouthbloke1974

I think the fact that O2 is (potentially) combining with Three should be enough to scare millions of Three customers off the network

Ture... I joined 3 to get away from o2 if o2 users make it a poor service I will leave

Mr Cable · 29-01-2015, 14:57

No, I wouldn't leave.

planetf1 · 29-01-2015, 14:58

Opposite here too - O2 might become a network with good data coverage... Last I tried it 3G was ridiculous. Vodafone is problematic too. EE/Three only network with decent 3G, admittedly voda's 4G seems to get them back into the game

O2+3 have the potential to be a strong competitor to voda and bt/ee -

Jimmy_McNulty · 29-01-2015, 15:51

LinkinPark's guff isn't limited to gaming and football threads then.

Bio Max · 29-01-2015, 16:05

Yes I would leave when my contract ends - I hated Three and left them due to awful customer service (for me).

jabbamk1 · 29-01-2015, 17:58

I don't know about you guys but i've been an o2 customer for more than 50 years and their network is the best ever. If Three buy o2 its clear that us loyal customers will lose all our signal straight away and be plunged into the dark ages of a poor network with less than adequete 3G coverage and expensive capped data plans, not to mention the crappy customer service that three are known for.

At this point it makes sense to move to a better network like giffgaff who will have the best signal and customer service ever.

d123 · 29-01-2015, 18:09

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Originally Posted by jabbamk1

I don't know about you guys but i've been an o2 customer for more than 50 years and their network is the best ever. If Three buy o2 its clear that us loyal customers will lose all our signal straight away and be plunged into the dark ages of a poor network with less than adequete 3G coverage and expensive capped data plans, not to mention the crappy customer service that three are known for.

At this point it makes sense to move to a better network like giffgaff who will have the best signal and customer service ever.

Looks like wavejock has hijacked an account to get back on the forum

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Thine Wonk · 29-01-2015, 19:29

I'd consider O2 whereas for the last 10 years I have tested them, but never wanted to be on the network.

Gigabit · 29-01-2015, 19:39

Never have a bad thing to say about O2. The slow internet makes me look out of the window and re-evaluate my priorities about what is important in life.

lost boy · 29-01-2015, 21:27

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Originally Posted by moox

If the O2 sale drags 3 down I might leave 3, of course.

My only option then would be to move to EE as Vodafone have demonstrated similar non-existent investment to O2

This, for pretty much the same reasoning - the only networks that spend money on themselves here are Three and EE, and it shows.

My only option then would be a network on EE (but NOT EE itself, as I'd rather go without than deal with their toxic customer service again). As for Vodafone, well, the less said about their 'investment' the better.

29-01-2015, 12:02	#1
linkinpark875 Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 24,424	If O2 became Three would you leave? I have been with O2 for years but if it becomes Three or another EE I would leave the network. BT would have been safer hands for O2. Sky's involment now makes little odds.

29-01-2015, 14:15	#14
call100 Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 6,572	I think the problem is that the choice is shrinking......Never good. The argument over who is best is a bit pointless. It will depend on individual experience and location. I use an MVNO on O2 and find the signal to be constant in all areas (Except North Norfolk} that I use. I'd never use a contract for mobile phone so I'm never tied in and haven't felt the need to move from O2.

29-01-2015, 12:05	#2
daveyfs Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Swansea Posts: 871	No. It would make them more attractive to me. Even if they have to divest some of it, the range of spectrum they'd have and the implications of that for coverage and speed would make them potentially the best UK network.

29-01-2015, 12:10	#3
WelshBluebird Forum Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 720	Quote: Originally Posted by linkinpark875 I have been with O2 for years but if it becomes Three or another EE I would leave the networ.. What do you mean "becomes Three or another EE"? You mean become an operator that actually invests in its network?

29-01-2015, 12:20	#4
Graeme89 Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Glasgow Posts: 175	Quote: Originally Posted by WelshBluebird What do you mean "becomes Three or another EE"? You mean become an operator that actually invests in its network? Your crazy! everyone knows o2 invest 1M a day in there network... Jokes!!!

29-01-2015, 12:25	#5
Silent No More Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Posts: 466	Quote: Originally Posted by linkinpark875 I have been with O2 for years but if it becomes Three or another EE I would leave the network. BT would have been safer hands for O2. Sky's involment now makes little odds. It seems like a really silly question IMO. What do you actually mean by "if it becomes Three or another EE"?

29-01-2015, 12:36	#6
Darth-Habib Forum Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 455	Quote: Originally Posted by Silent No More It seems like a really silly question IMO. What do you actually mean by "if it becomes Three or another EE"? For me, I was with o2 (well technically Cellnet) since 1996 until 2012. I joined EE in 2012 for their 4G services. For the first 18 months or so, EE were fab, bar the odd few hours here and there when their data services went down. But the last six months were a nightmare. They'd randomly apply content locks, which then took 24 hours to remove. I ended up with 4 contracts with EE (2 mobile, 2 iPad deals) They couldn't bill correctly to save themselves. Two months in a row, I had my services restricted because the direct debit went out ok, but they applied the whole to payment to one of the numbers, and not the rest of them, so on their systems it appeared I had failed to pay three accounts. Their customer services assured me that things would be resolved, but they weren't. I had to send them a copy of my BT bill showing them I had been on the phone to them for over an hour, when their records showed I hadn't made contact. So I jumped backed to o2 last October, and it has been a joy.

29-01-2015, 12:42	#7
moox Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 14,641	Quote: Originally Posted by Graeme89 Your crazy! everyone knows o2 invest 1M a day in there network... Jokes!!! But you're in Glasgow. Another DS correspondant in Glasgow constantly raved about how the O2 network in Glasgow was the model of perfection.

29-01-2015, 12:44	#8
moox Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 14,641	If the O2 sale drags 3 down I might leave 3, of course. My only option then would be to move to EE as Vodafone have demonstrated similar non-existent investment to O2

29-01-2015, 12:50	#9
Graeme89 Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Glasgow Posts: 175	Quote: Originally Posted by moox But you're in Glasgow. Another DS correspondant in Glasgow constantly raved about how the O2 network in Glasgow was the model of perfection. If thats the case it must have been upgraded since I left in 2012 which I highly doubt, My misses left them due to calls dropping out and barely getting a signal when she was indoors

29-01-2015, 13:20	#10
d123 Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 3,987	Quote: Originally Posted by linkinpark875 I have been with O2 for years but if it becomes Three or another EE I would leave the network. BT would have been safer hands for O2. Sky's involment now makes little odds. Exactly the opposite, if Three were to take over O2 I just might consider using them at some time in the future. O2 as it is now? I'd rather use a call box...

29-01-2015, 13:32	#11
Rush Forum Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Scotland Posts: 420	Quote: Originally Posted by linkinpark875 I have been with O2 for years but if it becomes Three or another EE I would leave the network. BT would have been safer hands for O2. Sky's involment now makes little odds. So you are left with Vodafone as an option? Believe me you would be much better of with Three or EE than Vodafone.

29-01-2015, 13:41	#12
KieranDS Forum Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: London Posts: 15,937	Quote: Originally Posted by d123 Exactly the opposite, if Three were to take over O2 I just might consider using them at some time in the future. O2 as it is now? I'd rather use a call box... This.

29-01-2015, 13:46	#13
Grayburn Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Essex Posts: 225	I would very much think about my options if o2 totally changed to Three seeing as i've only been back on o2 for 7 months after a 2 year sentence with Three whom which i only went with to get the iPhone 5 as i'm an impatient bastard. There is nothing about Three that i can say i liked. I was lied to for the whole contract about mast upgrades,congestion where i work (City EC4) made data unusable and the signal rarely penetrated my office walls. CS was okay to an extent but not a patch on any of my dealings with o2's CS which was few & far between. I prefer everything about o2 and cant fault their 4G that works great for me. Yeah 3G is shit but i rarely go down to that.

29-01-2015, 14:36	#15
plymouthbloke1974 Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Destination: Hard Brexit Posts: 6,367	I think the fact that O2 is (potentially) combining with Three should be enough to scare millions of Three customers off the network

29-01-2015, 14:37	#16
Graeme89 Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Glasgow Posts: 175	Quote: Originally Posted by plymouthbloke1974 I think the fact that O2 is (potentially) combining with Three should be enough to scare millions of Three customers off the network Ture... I joined 3 to get away from o2 if o2 users make it a poor service I will leave

29-01-2015, 14:57	#17
Mr Cable Forum Member Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Manchester, UK Posts: 2,868	No, I wouldn't leave.

29-01-2015, 14:58	#18
planetf1 Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Hampshire Posts: 521	Opposite here too - O2 might become a network with good data coverage... Last I tried it 3G was ridiculous. Vodafone is problematic too. EE/Three only network with decent 3G, admittedly voda's 4G seems to get them back into the game O2+3 have the potential to be a strong competitor to voda and bt/ee -

29-01-2015, 15:51	#19
Jimmy_McNulty Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Manchester Posts: 11,141	LinkinPark's guff isn't limited to gaming and football threads then.

29-01-2015, 16:05	#20
Bio Max Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Derbyshire Posts: 2,129	Yes I would leave when my contract ends - I hated Three and left them due to awful customer service (for me).

29-01-2015, 17:58	#21
jabbamk1 Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: London, UK Posts: 8,759	I don't know about you guys but i've been an o2 customer for more than 50 years and their network is the best ever. If Three buy o2 its clear that us loyal customers will lose all our signal straight away and be plunged into the dark ages of a poor network with less than adequete 3G coverage and expensive capped data plans, not to mention the crappy customer service that three are known for. At this point it makes sense to move to a better network like giffgaff who will have the best signal and customer service ever.

29-01-2015, 18:09	#22
d123 Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 3,987	Quote: Originally Posted by jabbamk1 I don't know about you guys but i've been an o2 customer for more than 50 years and their network is the best ever. If Three buy o2 its clear that us loyal customers will lose all our signal straight away and be plunged into the dark ages of a poor network with less than adequete 3G coverage and expensive capped data plans, not to mention the crappy customer service that three are known for. At this point it makes sense to move to a better network like giffgaff who will have the best signal and customer service ever. Looks like wavejock has hijacked an account to get back on the forum .

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29-01-2015, 19:29	#23
Thine Wonk Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 14,546	I'd consider O2 whereas for the last 10 years I have tested them, but never wanted to be on the network.

29-01-2015, 19:39	#24
Gigabit Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 2,876	Never have a bad thing to say about O2. The slow internet makes me look out of the window and re-evaluate my priorities about what is important in life.

29-01-2015, 21:27	#25
lost boy Forum Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Norfolkland Posts: 1,787	Quote: Originally Posted by moox If the O2 sale drags 3 down I might leave 3, of course. My only option then would be to move to EE as Vodafone have demonstrated similar non-existent investment to O2 This, for pretty much the same reasoning - the only networks that spend money on themselves here are Three and EE, and it shows. My only option then would be a network on EE (but NOT EE itself, as I'd rather go without than deal with their toxic customer service again). As for Vodafone, well, the less said about their 'investment' the better.