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« on: September 03, 2010, 09:05:57 PM » |
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"Orange and T-Mobile customers in the UK will be able to roam across both networks from 5 October, Everything Everywhere CEO Tom Alexander said today (3 September). ‘We see this as a step change for Everything Everywhere,’ said Alexander, speaking at the first year anniversary of the merger announcement between the two companies. Users will be asked to ‘opt-in’ to the new service for the time being. The reason for this is that the networks handle around 1,600 different handsets and some devices may have problems with the service. By opting in customer service staff can find out what handset each user has and inform them if their device has any problems. However, from the beginning of 2011 the roaming service will become automatic. The phones will track the strength of the signals and move seamlessly onto the strongest one available irrespective of which network the user is on. " http://www.mobiletoday.co.uk/Mobile_Exec/Customers_can_roam_across_Orange_and_T-Mobile_from_5_October.aspx |
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« Reply #1 on: September 03, 2010, 09:09:08 PM » |
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Good news this will give the user a great coverage! |
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« Reply #2 on: September 03, 2010, 09:49:02 PM » |
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I'm keen on seeing how this might work  I'm also quite interested to see Vodafone's reply to that  |
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« Reply #3 on: September 04, 2010, 10:39:57 AM » |
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I'm keen on seeing how this might work I'm also quite interested to see Vodafone's reply to that I am intrigued by your post dlR: why do you expect any response from Vodafone in particular ?  |
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« Reply #4 on: September 04, 2010, 07:09:42 PM » |
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Up here in North Vodafone is said to have the best coverage..
On the other hand 1800 spectrum will most of the times have a better quality
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« Reply #5 on: September 04, 2010, 10:10:19 PM » |
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This is a very good announcement. T-mobile has better coverage for me in my area, but Orange seem to have a lot of better deals from online shops, so this will be really great. I think i'm gonna like this merger.
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« Reply #6 on: September 04, 2010, 10:23:23 PM » |
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Up here in North Vodafone is said to have the best coverage..
well, it was bound to happen somewhere |
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« Reply #7 on: September 05, 2010, 01:31:52 PM » |
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..and what about 3UK customers? Will they get access to original t-mobile network in case of loss of 3G signal?
EDIT: Yes, they will - according to whatmobile.net. Register now to get roaming enabled: If you’re on Orange – go here: www.t-mobile.co.uk/shareIf you’re on T-Mobile – go here: www.orange.co.uk/share |
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« Reply #8 on: September 07, 2010, 11:30:18 AM » |
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..and what about 3UK customers? Will they get access to original t-mobile network in case of loss of 3G signal?
EDIT: Yes, they will - according to whatmobile.net. Register now to get roaming enabled: If you’re on Orange – go here: www.t-mobile.co.uk/shareIf you’re on T-Mobile – go here: www.orange.co.uk/shareThis is a helpful post dlR: thanks.  I have registered my Orange mobile on the T-Mobile link, and will see what happens.  |
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« Reply #9 on: September 07, 2010, 12:00:58 PM » |
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Members interested in this development may like to read this article on TheRegister. |
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« Reply #10 on: October 05, 2010, 09:34:25 PM » |
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There is some more info here. BTW. Network sharing does really work "Orange T-Mobile" is displayed when the phone is on T-Mobile roaming which is quite funny to see.. |
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« Reply #11 on: October 05, 2010, 10:21:16 PM » |
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There is some more info here. BTW. Network sharing does really work "Orange T-Mobile" is displayed when the phone is on T-Mobile roaming which is quite funny to see.. Yeah it works Perfect, I live in an area where T-Mobile coverage is quite shady  but now i am able to use orange which has better coverage at my house btw I just see Orange on my HTC Desire and not T-Mobile Orange  |
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« Reply #12 on: October 06, 2010, 03:14:54 PM » |
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"Orange T-Mobile" is displayed when the phone is on T-Mobile roaming which is quite funny to see..
Many phones will show two fields for names, usually one of them the user's own brand, and the other the roamed network On some phones the area of screen used for these is the same, so one hides the other after a couple of seconds |
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delaro
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« Reply #13 on: October 06, 2010, 06:07:13 PM » |
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Many phones will show two fields for names, usually one of them the user's own brand, and the other the roamed network
On some phones the area of screen used for these is the same, so one hides the other after a couple of seconds
Andy, I've unbranded handset. Nevertheless - my mate who's got a orange branded one can see the same network name as I do. Also when I choose a network manually I don't see 'T-Mobile' but 'Orange T-Mobile' (even if it's 3G only) |
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andy
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« Reply #14 on: October 06, 2010, 10:34:28 PM » |
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Well, it looks completely as you'd expect, similar to as if you were roaming on a foreign network
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