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Cellular Phone Forum / Country Specific / UK Group / November 2006I need to leave Orange. Best option for a low call/high data user?
I'm currently using a Hermes/tytn clone on the Orange network with my old 1990's SIM card on a Virgin OVP tariff. My phone bills are rarely more than £4 or £5 a month. My company pays for my data access on top of call charges. Orange have told me that unless I budge from my cosy occupancy of the OVP tariff I can't have access to any 3G services. They won't send me a 3G SIM and I can't 'officially' upgrade the handset to get one unless I move to a proper tariff. By this they mean one that wastes my money on call bundles I would never use. As such, I've decided switching to PAYG is the only option open to me. I'm tempted by the T-Mobile web and walk plans but I see the £7.50 option is available on pay monthly only. Would I be able to get my number ported on to a T-Mob 'SIM only' pay monthly account and add web and walk for another £7.50? Any other ideas? I'm open to any suggestions! Lee.  Signaturelee at w2designs dot co dot uk If I have one flaw, it's that I'm a perfectoinist. lee@nospamw2designs.co.uk declared for all the world to hear... > I'm currently using a Hermes/tytn clone on the Orange network with my > old 1990's SIM card on a Virgin OVP tariff. My phone bills are rarely [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > > Any other ideas? I'm open to any suggestions! Get a t-mobile contract on a 3G phone and flog the phone on eBay, put teh SIM in your tytn. SignatureRegards Jon >lee@nospamw2designs.co.uk declared for all the world to hear... >> I'm currently using a Hermes/tytn clone on the Orange network with my [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] >Get a t-mobile contract on a 3G phone and flog the phone on eBay, put >teh SIM in your tytn. Er..you mean a contract that costs me £30+ a month forever for calls I won't ever use? Compared to the £6 a month tops I spend now? Thanks for the suggestion but that doesn't like very good value to me. Lee. Signaturelee at w2designs dot co dot uk If I have one flaw, it's that I'm a perfectoinist. > I'm currently using a Hermes/tytn clone on the Orange network with my > old 1990's SIM card on a Virgin OVP tariff. My phone bills are rarely [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > > Any other ideas? I'm open to any suggestions! If you take this tariff, http://www.t-mobile.co.uk/Dispatcher?menuid=weboffers_personal_sim_only_pm you can add web n walk to it for an extra £7.50 pm making £15 pm total (the trick is to phone T-Mobile CS to get the tariff rather than getting it via the web). You can port your OVP number on to it by getting your PAC from Orange, then phoning the T-Mobile number porting line on 0845 412 5000. You do not have to port in when you join, any time up to 6 months after connection will do. SignatureCheers, Steve. Change from jealous to sad to reply. I would definitely follow Steve's advice. AFAIK only Orange have this ridiculous practice of refusing to issue a 3g sim if requested - I'm about to move my main (Orange non 3g sim) number into my Orange Business contract as an additional sharer and put it into an Orange M3100. Will Orange supply me with a 3g sim (I don't even mind paying!)? No. AFAIK most other providers don't even have different sims for 3g and non 3g any more - when I asked T-Mobile, they didn't even understand the question, and eventually someone at T-Mobile told me all their new sims are 3g anyway. As an Orange customer for nearly 10 years, my data usage is now 100% T-Mobile; not only do I have 3g but HSDPA. On the Business Tariff I took out recently with Orange, I should have had 2 months free 'Try 3g' - this was removed from my account in error after just over 2 weeks, but because this particular offer no longer existed by then, they were unable to correct their error! Regards Simon Clark Business Telecoms >As such, I've decided switching to PAYG is the only option open to me. >I'm tempted by the T-Mobile web and walk plans but I see the £7.50 [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > >Any other ideas? I'm open to any suggestions! I suggest T-mobile PAYG. The GPRS/3G looks quite expensive at £7.50 per MB, but the cost is capped at £1 per day. SignatureIain the out-of-date hairydog guide to mobile phones http://www.hairydog.co.uk/cell1.html Browse now while stocks last! >> As such, I've decided switching to PAYG is the only option open to me. >> I'm tempted by the T-Mobile web and walk plans but I see the £7.50 [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > I suggest T-mobile PAYG. The GPRS/3G looks quite expensive at £7.50 > per MB, but the cost is capped at £1 per day. At £7.50 per MB, that £1 equates to 133kB download. So, if you use 133kb every day, that'll be £31 per month then (for a 31 day month). Not cheap for frequent users compared to some of their contract data rates. D >> I suggest T-mobile PAYG. The GPRS/3G looks quite expensive at £7.50 >> per MB, but the cost is capped at £1 per day. > > At £7.50 per MB, that £1 equates to 133kB download. So, if you use > 133kb every day, that'll be £31 per month then (for a 31 day month). Not > cheap for frequent users compared to some of their contract data rates. No the maximum you pay is £1. The amount of data is 'unlimited' but only available via the phones browser. SignatureDave C >>> I suggest T-mobile PAYG. The GPRS/3G looks quite expensive at £7.50 >>> per MB, but the cost is capped at £1 per day. [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > No the maximum you pay is £1. The amount of data is 'unlimited' but > only available via the phones browser. He's suggesting that if you use 133kb (or more) a day then teh monthly cost will be £28-£31. Geoff >> No the maximum you pay is £1. The amount of data is 'unlimited' but >> only available via the phones browser. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Geoff Thanks - I realised that just after I clicked 'send'. SignatureDave C >The amount of data is 'unlimited' but >only available via the phones browser Allegedly. SignatureIain the out-of-date hairydog guide to mobile phones http://www.hairydog.co.uk/cell1.html Browse now while stocks last! > I'm currently using a Hermes/tytn clone on the Orange network with my > old 1990's SIM card on a Virgin OVP tariff. My phone bills are rarely [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > > Lee. Get a twin SIM unit for whatever phone you fancy. |
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