OVP & Three

Wilb · 04-07-2003, 15:52

Anyone know if Orange OVP will do a match for Three's new tarriffs? Im liking the idea of 500 anytime any network minutes for £25 a month... I'm guessing Orange won't do it tho, and claim they're not 'a competitors tarriff' due to them beign 3G.

Any ideas?

dvs · 04-07-2003, 23:22

Yes - it would be lovely to have the '3' tariff without the massive phones required. Orange won't price match it or compete as there simply isn't the competition to their business at this time. Something like only 25,000 '3' phones so far.

If '3' takes off (unlikely for a while yet), then the 4 main operators would probably reduce their tariffs. Hopefully, even if Orange don't try to compete with the other networks, they'll probably offer the tariffs of all the networks via OVP.

One solution could be to get a '3' contract and pop the SIM in an unlocked or O2 phone as '3' use the O2 network. However, not sure what type of SIM the new '3' phones use. They've probably worked that out.

Everything Goes · 05-07-2003, 10:17

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Originally posted by dvs
One solution could be to get a '3' contract and pop the SIM in an unlocked or O2 phone as '3' use the O2 network. However, not sure what type of SIM the new '3' phones use. They've probably worked that out.

A word of warning. 3 use a USIM its a bit more complicated than a standard SIM. It wont work on most standard 2G phones but some people have reported success in getting it to work on certain phones. 3 also warn that using a USIM in a 2G phone may damage the USIM.

04-07-2003, 15:52	#1
Wilb Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 177	OVP & Three Anyone know if Orange OVP will do a match for Three's new tarriffs? Im liking the idea of 500 anytime any network minutes for £25 a month... I'm guessing Orange won't do it tho, and claim they're not 'a competitors tarriff' due to them beign 3G. Any ideas?

04-07-2003, 23:22	#2
dvs Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: London, UK. Posts: 381	Yes - it would be lovely to have the '3' tariff without the massive phones required. Orange won't price match it or compete as there simply isn't the competition to their business at this time. Something like only 25,000 '3' phones so far. If '3' takes off (unlikely for a while yet), then the 4 main operators would probably reduce their tariffs. Hopefully, even if Orange don't try to compete with the other networks, they'll probably offer the tariffs of all the networks via OVP. One solution could be to get a '3' contract and pop the SIM in an unlocked or O2 phone as '3' use the O2 network. However, not sure what type of SIM the new '3' phones use. They've probably worked that out.

05-07-2003, 10:17	#3
Everything Goes Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: In the future.... Posts: 11,259	Quote: Originally posted by dvs One solution could be to get a '3' contract and pop the SIM in an unlocked or O2 phone as '3' use the O2 network. However, not sure what type of SIM the new '3' phones use. They've probably worked that out. A word of warning. 3 use a USIM its a bit more complicated than a standard SIM. It wont work on most standard 2G phones but some people have reported success in getting it to work on certain phones. 3 also warn that using a USIM in a 2G phone may damage the USIM.

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