In the straw that breaks the camel's back, Orange are now charging for 0800 calls.
Last month they started to charge £1 for itemized bills. Their new tarrifs are frankly sh**e (I refuse to budge from Everyday 50) and they have the nerve to run commercials claiming that the longer you stay with the network the better it gets.
Um, let's see. In 1998 when I signed up to my first Orange contract on Everyday 20, it was a network which offered genuine value for money and good tariff structures. They upgraded Everyday 20 to 50 and for the price each month it was and still is unbeatable, when coupled with a calling card service (now out of bounds.)
Then Hutchinson sold out and France Telecom took over, then Hans Snook left and the network has become more extortionate by the year. £100+ to upgrade on my tariff, 18 month contracts to get free phones etc.
It's only a matter of time before they try and turf the remaining Everyday 50 people off the tariff.
Customer Services claims it brings them into line with the other networks, I seem to remember it was being different from the other networks that made Orange so distinctive in the first place.
Last month they started to charge £1 for itemized bills. Their new tarrifs are frankly sh**e (I refuse to budge from Everyday 50) and they have the nerve to run commercials claiming that the longer you stay with the network the better it gets.
Um, let's see. In 1998 when I signed up to my first Orange contract on Everyday 20, it was a network which offered genuine value for money and good tariff structures. They upgraded Everyday 20 to 50 and for the price each month it was and still is unbeatable, when coupled with a calling card service (now out of bounds.)
Then Hutchinson sold out and France Telecom took over, then Hans Snook left and the network has become more extortionate by the year. £100+ to upgrade on my tariff, 18 month contracts to get free phones etc.
It's only a matter of time before they try and turf the remaining Everyday 50 people off the tariff.
Customer Services claims it brings them into line with the other networks, I seem to remember it was being different from the other networks that made Orange so distinctive in the first place.




has anyone given it a go?
