Orange takes on O2 Simplicity

Ricardodaforce · 30-09-2007, 20:48

Imminent launch of new £15/month sim only deal.

Looks good compared to PAYG.

plasma-screen · 30-09-2007, 22:05

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ricardodaforce

Imminent launch of new £15/month sim only deal.

Looks good compared to PAYG.

any link for this................?

Ricardodaforce · 30-09-2007, 22:22

Only if you have access to the Orange Intranet!

Mystic Eddy · 30-09-2007, 22:25

Any info on how many minutes/texts will be included?

Ricardodaforce · 30-09-2007, 22:30

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Originally Posted by Mystic Eddy

Any info on how many minutes/texts will be included?

Not had time to read it all yet, though one of my guys told me that if you were a PAYG customer you'd have to spend £53 in a month for what you'd get for the £15 tariff. But like I said, I haven't read it all for myself yet.

Mystic Eddy · 30-09-2007, 22:32

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ricardodaforce

Not had time to read it all yet, though one of my guys told me that if you were a PAYG customer you'd have to spend £53 in a month for what you'd get for the £15 tariff. But like I said, I haven't read it all for myself yet.

Interesting seeing as I'm on PAYG at the moment...will await more details.

Mr Cable · 01-10-2007, 04:14

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ricardodaforce

Not had time to read it all yet, though one of my guys told me that if you were a PAYG customer you'd have to spend £53 in a month for what you'd get for the £15 tariff. But like I said, I haven't read it all for myself yet.

I wouldn't be suprised at this whatsoever - as non-handset deals seem to offer an excellent future.

I AM suprised it's taken this long for Networks to catch on.

Please could you post even the slightest idea of the Orange tariffs?

Ricardodaforce · 01-10-2007, 07:25

Not back in the office till Wednesday I'm afraid.

Mystic Eddy · 03-10-2007, 22:06

Anymore news on this?

Ricardodaforce · 03-10-2007, 22:15

yep, we have the sims. The £15 sim only dolphin gives you 150 mins and 300 texts plus something else. There are a variety of tariffs, was my 1st day in this week so haven't had time to read up on all the options.

Mystic Eddy · 03-10-2007, 22:21

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ricardodaforce

yep, we have the sims. The £15 sim only dolphin gives you 150 mins and 300 texts plus something else. There are a variety of tariffs, was my 1st day in this week so haven't had time to read up on all the options.

OK. Thanks.

Ricardodaforce · 04-10-2007, 13:19

And it includes off peak unlimited texts.

Steve_runner · 04-10-2007, 15:06

Poor deal compared to O2 Simplicity:

£15 = 200 min and 400 texts if you buy online.

Ricardodaforce · 04-10-2007, 18:53

Quote:

Originally Posted by Steve_runner

Poor deal compared to O2 Simplicity:

£15 = 200 min and 400 texts if you buy online.

Looks like O2 offer 10 more minutes, Orange offer a whole lot more texts when you factor in the unlimited bit. There are actually a whole range of phone-free tariffs to choose from.

Steve_runner · 05-10-2007, 08:27

Originally Posted by Ricardodaforce
yep, we have the sims. The £15 sim only dolphin gives you 150 mins and 300 texts plus something else. There are a variety of tariffs, was my 1st day in this week so haven't had time to read up on all the options.

Compared to O2 I make that 50 less mins and 100 less txts. I don't see that deal online:

http://shop.orange.co.uk/shop/paymsim#dolphin

So at the £15 PP they are not really taking on O2. Even there £20 deal is not that attrative, 100 more txts but 75 less mins. You don't get unlimited txt until you pay £25 a month.

O2 still seem to have the edge.

Ricardodaforce · 05-10-2007, 15:02

Quote:

Originally Posted by Steve_runner

Originally Posted by Ricardodaforce
yep, we have the sims. The £15 sim only dolphin gives you 150 mins and 300 texts plus something else. There are a variety of tariffs, was my 1st day in this week so haven't had time to read up on all the options.

Compared to O2 I make that 50 less mins and 100 less txts. I don't see that deal online:

http://shop.orange.co.uk/shop/paymsim#dolphin

So at the £15 PP they are not really taking on O2. Even there £20 deal is not that attrative, 100 more txts but 75 less mins. You don't get unlimited txt until you pay £25 a month.

O2 still seem to have the edge.

Forgive me, the tarfiffs I am referring to are in Orange retail. I am not referring to the web offers.
From what you say the comparison seems thus:

Network No of Mins No of texts Monthly Cost

O2 200 400 £15

Orange
(Dolphin 15) 150 300 £15
(+offpeak unlimited texts)

So, you are right, O2 give you more mins, Orange more texts.

Ricardodaforce · 05-10-2007, 15:08

Also worth looking at is the £15 Racoon. 225 minutes + unlimited off-peak landline minutes, and 100 texts.

chyllyphylly · 05-10-2007, 15:55

if you text a lot,

The £25pm simplicity deal would be your bet.

600 mins
1000 text + text freedom (2000 texts extra free)

Ricardodaforce · 05-10-2007, 19:26

Quote:

Originally Posted by chyllyphylly

if you text a lot,

The £25pm simplicity deal would be your bet.

600 mins
1000 text + text freedom (2000 texts extra free)

Looks like you've compared a £25 tariff with a £15 one. Hardly a proper example is it. Have you looked at the £25 sim only Dolphin 25 available from Orange retail? If so how does that compare?

LAWandORDER · 06-10-2007, 17:39

if i purchased credits for say november (only) but didnt get round to using them all within the month will they roll over the following month like payg credits

the o2 simplicity sounds like a good deal, much better than payg but if the credits dont roll onto to the following months until you used up all your credits its no use to me

Ricardodaforce · 07-10-2007, 12:16

Quote:

Originally Posted by chyllyphylly

if you text a lot,

The £25pm simplicity deal would be your bet.

600 mins
1000 text + text freedom (2000 texts extra free)

Hmmmm, the Orange £25 Dolphin (sim free) is 600 minutes and unlimited texts. I'd be interested to understand how the O2 tariff you quote is better........

spark22 · 07-10-2007, 15:38

Are these sim only deals now available through Orange retail?

DevoidDroid · 07-10-2007, 16:31

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ricardodaforce

Hmmmm, the Orange £25 Dolphin (sim free) is 600 minutes and unlimited texts. I'd be interested to understand how the O2 tariff you quote is better........

O2 offers free voicemail, and 1MB inclusive data, so technically the O2 deal is better.

Ricardodaforce · 07-10-2007, 16:56

Quote:

Originally Posted by spark22

Are these sim only deals now available through Orange retail?

web offers usually differ to retail offers with Orange.

Ricardodaforce · 07-10-2007, 16:57

Quote:

Originally Posted by DevoidDroid

O2 offers free voicemail, and 1MB inclusive data, so technically the O2 deal is better.

Indeed it is. The op did not mention their inclusion.

30-09-2007, 20:48	#1
Ricardodaforce Inactive Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Alacant Posts: 7,773	Orange takes on O2 Simplicity Imminent launch of new £15/month sim only deal. Looks good compared to PAYG.

05-10-2007, 15:55	#18
chyllyphylly Forum Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 845	.....and fails if you text a lot, The £25pm simplicity deal would be your bet. 600 mins 1000 text + text freedom (2000 texts extra free)

30-09-2007, 22:05	#2
plasma-screen Banned User Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Band E Council Tax Posts: 2,675	Quote: Originally Posted by Ricardodaforce Imminent launch of new £15/month sim only deal. Looks good compared to PAYG. any link for this................?

30-09-2007, 22:22	#3
Ricardodaforce Inactive Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Alacant Posts: 7,773	Only if you have access to the Orange Intranet!

30-09-2007, 22:25	#4
Mystic Eddy Forum Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 3,885	Any info on how many minutes/texts will be included?

30-09-2007, 22:30	#5
Ricardodaforce Inactive Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Alacant Posts: 7,773	Quote: Originally Posted by Mystic Eddy Any info on how many minutes/texts will be included? Not had time to read it all yet, though one of my guys told me that if you were a PAYG customer you'd have to spend £53 in a month for what you'd get for the £15 tariff. But like I said, I haven't read it all for myself yet.

30-09-2007, 22:32	#6
Mystic Eddy Forum Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 3,885	Quote: Originally Posted by Ricardodaforce Not had time to read it all yet, though one of my guys told me that if you were a PAYG customer you'd have to spend £53 in a month for what you'd get for the £15 tariff. But like I said, I haven't read it all for myself yet. Interesting seeing as I'm on PAYG at the moment...will await more details.

01-10-2007, 04:14	#7
Mr Cable Forum Member Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Manchester, UK Posts: 2,868	Quote: Originally Posted by Ricardodaforce Not had time to read it all yet, though one of my guys told me that if you were a PAYG customer you'd have to spend £53 in a month for what you'd get for the £15 tariff. But like I said, I haven't read it all for myself yet. I wouldn't be suprised at this whatsoever - as non-handset deals seem to offer an excellent future. I AM suprised it's taken this long for Networks to catch on. Please could you post even the slightest idea of the Orange tariffs?

01-10-2007, 07:25	#8
Ricardodaforce Inactive Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Alacant Posts: 7,773	Not back in the office till Wednesday I'm afraid.

03-10-2007, 22:06	#9
Mystic Eddy Forum Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 3,885	Anymore news on this?

03-10-2007, 22:15	#10
Ricardodaforce Inactive Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Alacant Posts: 7,773	yep, we have the sims. The £15 sim only dolphin gives you 150 mins and 300 texts plus something else. There are a variety of tariffs, was my 1st day in this week so haven't had time to read up on all the options.

03-10-2007, 22:21	#11
Mystic Eddy Forum Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 3,885	Quote: Originally Posted by Ricardodaforce yep, we have the sims. The £15 sim only dolphin gives you 150 mins and 300 texts plus something else. There are a variety of tariffs, was my 1st day in this week so haven't had time to read up on all the options. OK. Thanks.

04-10-2007, 13:19	#12
Ricardodaforce Inactive Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Alacant Posts: 7,773	And it includes off peak unlimited texts.

04-10-2007, 15:06	#13
Steve_runner Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Peterborough Posts: 526	Poor deal compared to O2 Simplicity: £15 = 200 min and 400 texts if you buy online.

04-10-2007, 18:53	#14
Ricardodaforce Inactive Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Alacant Posts: 7,773	Quote: Originally Posted by Steve_runner Poor deal compared to O2 Simplicity: £15 = 200 min and 400 texts if you buy online. Looks like O2 offer 10 more minutes, Orange offer a whole lot more texts when you factor in the unlimited bit. There are actually a whole range of phone-free tariffs to choose from.

05-10-2007, 08:27	#15
Steve_runner Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Peterborough Posts: 526	Originally Posted by Ricardodaforce yep, we have the sims. The £15 sim only dolphin gives you 150 mins and 300 texts plus something else. There are a variety of tariffs, was my 1st day in this week so haven't had time to read up on all the options. Compared to O2 I make that 50 less mins and 100 less txts. I don't see that deal online: http://shop.orange.co.uk/shop/paymsim#dolphin So at the £15 PP they are not really taking on O2. Even there £20 deal is not that attrative, 100 more txts but 75 less mins. You don't get unlimited txt until you pay £25 a month. O2 still seem to have the edge.

05-10-2007, 15:02	#16
Ricardodaforce Inactive Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Alacant Posts: 7,773	Quote: Originally Posted by Steve_runner Originally Posted by Ricardodaforce yep, we have the sims. The £15 sim only dolphin gives you 150 mins and 300 texts plus something else. There are a variety of tariffs, was my 1st day in this week so haven't had time to read up on all the options. Compared to O2 I make that 50 less mins and 100 less txts. I don't see that deal online: http://shop.orange.co.uk/shop/paymsim#dolphin So at the £15 PP they are not really taking on O2. Even there £20 deal is not that attrative, 100 more txts but 75 less mins. You don't get unlimited txt until you pay £25 a month. O2 still seem to have the edge. Forgive me, the tarfiffs I am referring to are in Orange retail. I am not referring to the web offers. From what you say the comparison seems thus: Network No of Mins No of texts Monthly Cost O2 200 400 £15 Orange (Dolphin 15) 150 300 £15 (+offpeak unlimited texts) So, you are right, O2 give you more mins, Orange more texts.

05-10-2007, 15:08	#17
Ricardodaforce Inactive Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Alacant Posts: 7,773	Also worth looking at is the £15 Racoon. 225 minutes + unlimited off-peak landline minutes, and 100 texts.

05-10-2007, 19:26	#19
Ricardodaforce Inactive Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Alacant Posts: 7,773	Quote: Originally Posted by chyllyphylly if you text a lot, The £25pm simplicity deal would be your bet. 600 mins 1000 text + text freedom (2000 texts extra free) Looks like you've compared a £25 tariff with a £15 one. Hardly a proper example is it. Have you looked at the £25 sim only Dolphin 25 available from Orange retail? If so how does that compare?

06-10-2007, 17:39	#20
LAWandORDER Forum Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 370	if i purchased credits for say november (only) but didnt get round to using them all within the month will they roll over the following month like payg credits the o2 simplicity sounds like a good deal, much better than payg but if the credits dont roll onto to the following months until you used up all your credits its no use to me

07-10-2007, 12:16	#21
Ricardodaforce Inactive Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Alacant Posts: 7,773	Quote: Originally Posted by chyllyphylly if you text a lot, The £25pm simplicity deal would be your bet. 600 mins 1000 text + text freedom (2000 texts extra free) Hmmmm, the Orange £25 Dolphin (sim free) is 600 minutes and unlimited texts. I'd be interested to understand how the O2 tariff you quote is better........

07-10-2007, 15:38	#22
spark22 Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Newcastle Posts: 478	Are these sim only deals now available through Orange retail?

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07-10-2007, 16:31	#23
DevoidDroid Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: In The Garden Posts: 371	Quote: Originally Posted by Ricardodaforce Hmmmm, the Orange £25 Dolphin (sim free) is 600 minutes and unlimited texts. I'd be interested to understand how the O2 tariff you quote is better........ O2 offers free voicemail, and 1MB inclusive data, so technically the O2 deal is better.

07-10-2007, 16:56	#24
Ricardodaforce Inactive Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Alacant Posts: 7,773	Quote: Originally Posted by spark22 Are these sim only deals now available through Orange retail? web offers usually differ to retail offers with Orange.

07-10-2007, 16:57	#25
Ricardodaforce Inactive Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Alacant Posts: 7,773	Quote: Originally Posted by DevoidDroid O2 offers free voicemail, and 1MB inclusive data, so technically the O2 deal is better. Indeed it is. The op did not mention their inclusion.