Mobile phones

[Sparrow]

I have been with Orange for about ten years - my first mobile was with them and I have always stuck with them whether it be contract or pay as you go. But for the last year the signal in our village has been awful - i went back from contract to pay as you go in the end just over a year ago because more often than not I was paying (well my husband was ;) ) for a phone I couldnt always use!

No end of orange customers from the village have complained to Orange about the sudden lack of network signal - some of them even made the local paper! But still we can go days with no signal!

Anyway I have been looking round at alternatives and have found a good deal on O2 - the new motorola phone(krzr?) for £25 a month - with loads of texts (im always texting!!! :lol: ) The O2 person I spoke to said they have better UK coverage than orange - O2 have 98% orange 96% :rolleyes:

So what I wanted to ask was is anybody here on O2 and if so do they rate it? If anybody thinks its terrible please say!!! As I said I have only ever been on Orange so have no idea what other phone companies are like for customer service etc!

Any comments would be great :) But its got to be a motorola phone :lol: I have got the Razr V3 and i love it but its about had it from over use!!! :lol: Plus I love the motorola ring tone that goes hello moto!!!!! :lol:

Thankyou!!

sparrow x :mobile:

[sp54]

:unsure: Well, we are with O2 and have no probs whatsoever, BUT we live in a town, so can't speak for more rural areas :rolleyes:

A few years ago we got no signal in a Cornish fishing village we stayed in until we went up the hill on our way out :rolleyes: , but it has improved a lot since then :yes:

Last year, we certainly got a signal in the middle of the Yorkshire Moors :yes: where we were staying as no one would leave us alone :lol: :doh:

Not very helpful am I? :lol: :rolleyes: but we have had no probs with them otherwise :)

[er 59]

Hi sparrow
Ive been with 02 forever ( even when they used to be called bt cellnet ) :lol:
Ive never had problems with them at all and if you like to use text a lot go to their website and you can apply for a genie sim card as long as you top up £10 a month you get an option of 300 free text messages or 300 free minutes of call time :thumbs:

[Sparrow]

Thanks sp and er!

We arent rural where we are sp - its a village but its not in the middle of nowhere so we should be able to get a decent signal. We always used to!

I get something similar with Orange now er - spend £10 on top up I get 300 free texts and so on - I just cant use them some days cos Ive got no signal!! :)

Thanks :)

[Planet 24]

I've only ever been on Orange and the last village was pathetic for a signal here is much better still very rural but no probs at all. I'm a motorola freak too I set the alarm for the morning with Ello Moto......I am so sad :lol:

[Lady Penelope]

Oooooooooo sparrow hun I am as useless as a chocolate teapot when it come to advice on phones sorry.

Erm....talking of phones, I wonder if you guys can help, I dropped my Nokia down the loo today :blush: (I hadn't gone don't worry!) :o It's now caput.....I'm useless, and last week it was the Radio I use at work. Thing is the Sim card looks ok, it's T Mobile and I want to keep the same number. Can I use any phone with this sim or has it got to be T Mobile? Seen quite a few deals on Tesco Direct and you can compare up to 4 phones with tech details.

(sorry for the slight hijack)

LPxxx

[Planet 24]

It has to be T mobile unless you get the phone unlocked to take any sim as far as I know.

Good job you hadnt flushed ;)

[er 59]

LP what are you like :toilet:

if you want to use the same sim card then you would have to buy a t mobile phone or you could buy a different phone and get it unlocked to all networks you can usually get this done in mobile phone shops for a fee :thumbs:

lol post crossed with p24's

[Lady Penelope]

:) Cheers planet and er,

I'll try that and no I didn't flush it, been having other flushes if you know what I mean :lol:

LPxxx

[Sparrow]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Planet 24 @ 22nd February 2007 - 8:43 PM) 239807</div>I'm a motorola freak too I set the alarm for the morning with Ello Moto......I am so sad :lol:[/b]

:lol: :thumbs: I love it!!!

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Lady Penelope @ 22nd February 2007 - 8:50 PM) 239808</div>Erm....talking of phones, I wonder if you guys can help, I dropped my Nokia down the loo today :blush: (I hadn't gone don't worry!) :o It's now caput.....I'm useless



LPxxx[/b]

:lol: My sister did that one mad night in town with her phone after a few lemonades too many ;) but she had insurance on her phone so she told them she dropped it in a puddle :lol: and got a new one!!

[Noise Stopper]

I was with Vodaphone for years, then moved to O2 after Vodaphone messed my billing up, I would not change back and they have just done me a belter of a deal on renewing my contract. It's worth asking if they are doing any deals.

I have to ask, what call is so important you have to make it in the loo Lady P? :P

Ian :nfh1:

[sammie]

Can only use orange in our village, used to be on T Mobile but we got no signal so had to change.

[Crazy Dog]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Noise Stopper @ 22nd February 2007 - 10:53 PM) 239850</div>I have to ask, what call is so important you have to make it in the loo Lady P? :P

Ian :nfh1:[/b]

I'm a plumber. I'm often tempted to put my 'phone on top of the WC cistern but I usually remember how slippery the porcelain is and how much a 'phone can 'walk' around when it's set to vibrate.

I haven't been caught out. Yet ...

[Sparrow]

Thanks all for your replies :) We are going to go and see about getting me an O2 contract phone at the weekend (motorola!!!!) so thanks all

sparrow x

[c1rcle]

I've always been a T-Mobile & Virgin man, but I'm probably a little biased towards them as I worked there for 10yrs.

[Noise Stopper]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Crazy Dog @ 23rd February 2007 - 9:26 AM) 239909</div>I'm a plumber. I'm often tempted to put my 'phone on top of the WC cistern but I usually remember how slippery the porcelain is and how much a 'phone can 'walk' around when it's set to vibrate.

I haven't been caught out. Yet ...[/b]

Caught short possibly but not out!! :hihi:

Ian :nfh1:

[Lady Penelope]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Noise Stopper @ 22nd February 2007 - 10:53 PM) 239850</div>I have to ask, what call is so important you have to make it in the loo Lady P? :P

Ian :nfh1:[/b]


If I told you I would have to shoot you darling.

Phone all nicely dried out and working fab now :P
Glad your all sorted out sparrow! :D

LPxxx

[Sparrow]

:thumbs: Got my Motorola KRZR in shiney blue!!! With my ello moto ring tone :hihi: So far Im really pleased with O2 - my phone always has signal - even at my mothers!! My orange phone never worked at mums!

There was an offer on for the £35 a month tariff - i got it for £25 a month - 600 any network minutes and 500 texts so Im a happy bunny :D well for now ;)

[c1rcle]

Seeing Lady P & her phone troubles reminds me of a couple of calls I had when working for Customer Services, one was a bloke in mid flow, which was bad enough, but the other was much worse as he was having a sit down contemplation while talking to me. I ended both calls as quick as I could. YUCK!