Three's agreement with O2

Anyone know when this is coming to an end and changing to Orange?

TIA

Andy

Andrew Scott wrote:
> Anyone know when this is coming to an end and changing to Orange?
>
> TIA
>
> Andy

The statement issued said end of 2006. However, existing subscribers
will be able to use O2 for some unspecified time after that.

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Dave C

Wow, this is good news!

Did not know about this

"Dave C" <davec@nospam.org.uk> wrote in message
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> Andrew Scott wrote:
>> Anyone know when this is coming to an end and changing to Orange?
>>
>> TIA
>>
>> Andy
>
> The statement issued said end of 2006. However, existing subscribers will
> be able to use O2 for some unspecified time after that.
>
>

Do you have a link to the statment? I'm a bit confused now. What do you
mean exsisting customers can still use O2? Are they just dumping O2, and
not changing to orange now?

Cheers,
Andy

"Sean" <seanhardy88NOSPAM@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
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> Wow, this is good news!

No it isn't, unless you have shares in O, O is a 1G8Hz operator with much
less coverage than O2 / Voda who are 900 / 1800.

>
> Did not know about this

"R. Mark Clayton" <nospamclayton@btinternet.com> wrote in message
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>
> "Sean" <seanhardy88NOSPAM@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:e79btm$mga$1@news.freedom2surf.net...
>> Wow, this is good news!
>
> No it isn't, unless you have shares in O, O is a 1G8Hz operator with much
> less coverage than O2 / Voda who are 900 / 1800.
>
Ahh.. that would be why I have a signal on Orange but not on Voda, down in
Peacehaven

Steve Terry

Andrew Scott wrote:

>> The statement issued said end of 2006. However, existing subscribers will
>> be able to use O2 for some unspecified time after that.
>>
>>
>
> Do you have a link to the statment? I'm a bit confused now. What do you
> mean exsisting customers can still use O2? Are they just dumping O2, and
> not changing to orange now?

The only story at the time I saw was here:-
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/05/10/orange_o2/

"Andrew Scott" <as009a1217_2@bluesomething.co.uk> wrote in message
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> Do you have a link to the statment?
This is the statement on 3's website:
http://www.three.co.uk/news/h3gnews/...210927&index=7

"Phil" <nospam@nospam.co.uk> wrote in message
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>
> "Andrew Scott" <as009a1217_2@bluesomething.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:S6Zlg.89290$wl.68896@text.news.blueyonder.co. uk...
>
>> Do you have a link to the statment?
> This is the statement on 3's website:
> http://www.three.co.uk/news/h3gnews/...210927&index=7
>

Thanks to yourself and Colin for both links.


Andy

"R. Mark Clayton" <nospamclayton@btinternet.com> wrote in message
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> No it isn't, unless you have shares in O, O is a 1G8Hz operator with much
> less coverage than O2 / Voda who are 900 / 1800.

Do you have proof of that? Orange have at least 30% more masts than O2 or
Voda, so there should be no difference. In fact in Cornwall, in one of the
most challenging areas of England to cover, Orange is the best network hands
down for signal.

Simon

PS: Would be less confusing if you used 1800MHz, not 1G8Hz

----- Original Message -----
From: "Simon Ough" <simon.orange@NOSPAMbtinternet.com>
Newsgroups: uk.telecom.mobile
Sent: Wednesday, June 21, 2006 8:25 PM
Subject: Re: Three's agreement with O2


> "R. Mark Clayton" <nospamclayton@btinternet.com> wrote in message
> news:tu6dnfRG8tXmGwXZnZ2dnUVZ8qWdnZ2d@bt.com...
>
>> No it isn't, unless you have shares in O, O is a 1G8Hz operator with much
>> less coverage than O2 / Voda who are 900 / 1800.
>
> Do you have proof of that? Orange have at least 30% more masts than O2 or
> Voda, so there should be no difference. In fact in Cornwall, in one of the
> most challenging areas of England to cover, Orange is the best network
> hands down for signal.
>
> Simon
>
> PS: Would be less confusing if you used 1800MHz, not 1G8Hz
>

"much" was probably now incorrect. The network coverage used to be

Voda > O2 > Orange > T-Mobile > 3

http://www.intersites.co.uk/9917/ gives some comparison, but states that
Voda, O2 and Orange have >99% with T-Mobile catching up.

See also

http://coverage.orange.co.uk/uk/UKCoverageSearch.htm

which does have a lot of Orange in Cornwall.

Simon Ough wrote:

>> No it isn't, unless you have shares in O, O is a 1G8Hz operator with much
>> less coverage than O2 / Voda who are 900 / 1800.

> PS: Would be less confusing if you used 1800MHz, not 1G8Hz

Not confusing in itself - only when 1G8Hz and 1800 were used in the same
sentence.