Unlimited Free Texts on Orange PAYG?

12-26-2007, 03:49 PM

How do I get this?? I have just sent a text and it wasn't free. How come
they are advertising it on TV to be free?

Is there something I need to do in order to get Unlimited texts for free on
PAYG Orange?

Thanks James

12-26-2007, 04:26 PM

"James" <43534y456745089@privacy.net> wrote in message
news:5tg0jgF1cp70tU1@mid.individual.net...
> How do I get this?? I have just sent a text and it wasn't free. How
> come
> they are advertising it on TV to be free?
>
> Is there something I need to do in order to get Unlimited texts for free
> on
> PAYG Orange?
>
> Thanks James

You'll need to sign up to one of their "animal themed" packages:

"Dolphins will get to text as much as they like for 35 quid, canaries get
evening and weekend calls thrown in for £40, raccoons will be able to call
landlines as much as they like for £35, while panthers get both internet
browsing and text messaging bundled for £75 a month. You'll need to sign up
to an 18 month contract to take advantage of these prices."

12-26-2007, 04:51 PM

On Wed, 26 Dec 2007 22:26:57 UTC, "Cy!on"
<James@DONTmourby.USETHISco.BITuk> wrote:

>
> "James" <43534y456745089@privacy.net> wrote in message
> news:5tg0jgF1cp70tU1@mid.individual.net...
> > How do I get this?? I have just sent a text and it wasn't free. How
> > come
> > they are advertising it on TV to be free?
> >
> > Is there something I need to do in order to get Unlimited texts for free
> > on
> > PAYG Orange?
> >
> > Thanks James
>
> You'll need to sign up to one of their "animal themed" packages:
>
> "Dolphins will get to text as much as they like for 35 quid, canaries get
> evening and weekend calls thrown in for Â£40, raccoons will be able to call
> landlines as much as they like for Â£35, while panthers get both internet
> browsing and text messaging bundled for Â£75 a month. You'll need to sign up
> to an 18 month contract to take advantage of these prices."

What relevance, exactly, does that have to the OP's question about
PAYG???

--
Bob Eager
begin 123 a new life...take up Extreme Ironing!

12-26-2007, 05:05 PM

"Bob Eager" <rde42@spamcop.net> wrote in message
news:176uZD2KcidF-pn2-tQb2NiwIrENI@rikki.tavi.co.uk...
> On Wed, 26 Dec 2007 22:26:57 UTC, "Cy!on"
> <James@DONTmourby.USETHISco.BITuk> wrote:
>
>>
>> "James" <43534y456745089@privacy.net> wrote in message
>> news:5tg0jgF1cp70tU1@mid.individual.net...
>> > How do I get this?? I have just sent a text and it wasn't free. How
>> > come
>> > they are advertising it on TV to be free?
>> >
>> > Is there something I need to do in order to get Unlimited texts for
>> > free
>> > on
>> > PAYG Orange?
>> >
>> > Thanks James
>>
>> You'll need to sign up to one of their "animal themed" packages:
>>
>> "Dolphins will get to text as much as they like for 35 quid, canaries get
>> evening and weekend calls thrown in for £40, raccoons will be able to
>> call
>> landlines as much as they like for £35, while panthers get both internet
>> browsing and text messaging bundled for £75 a month. You'll need to sign
>> up
>> to an 18 month contract to take advantage of these prices."
>
> What relevance, exactly, does that have to the OP's question about
> PAYG???
>
> --
> Bob Eager

Switch your setting to allow HTML and I will underline the answer in the
reply.

12-26-2007, 05:28 PM

On Wed, 26 Dec 2007 23:05:30 UTC, "Ian" <ian.anders@nospam.net.uk>
wrote:

> "Bob Eager" <rde42@spamcop.net> wrote in message
> news:176uZD2KcidF-pn2-tQb2NiwIrENI@rikki.tavi.co.uk...
> > On Wed, 26 Dec 2007 22:26:57 UTC, "Cy!on"
> > <James@DONTmourby.USETHISco.BITuk> wrote:
> >
> >>
> >> "James" <43534y456745089@privacy.net> wrote in message
> >> news:5tg0jgF1cp70tU1@mid.individual.net...
> >> > How do I get this?? I have just sent a text and it wasn't free. How
> >> > come
> >> > they are advertising it on TV to be free?
> >> >
> >> > Is there something I need to do in order to get Unlimited texts for
> >> > free
> >> > on
> >> > PAYG Orange?
> >> >
> >> > Thanks James
> >>
> >> You'll need to sign up to one of their "animal themed" packages:
> >>
> >> "Dolphins will get to text as much as they like for 35 quid, canaries get
> >> evening and weekend calls thrown in for Â£40, raccoons will be able to
> >> call
> >> landlines as much as they like for Â£35, while panthers get both internet
> >> browsing and text messaging bundled for Â£75 a month. You'll need to sign
> >> up
> >> to an 18 month contract to take advantage of these prices."
> >
> > What relevance, exactly, does that have to the OP's question about
> > PAYG???
> >
> > --
> > Bob Eager
>
> Switch your setting to allow HTML and I will underline the answer in the
> reply.

No, I don't do HTML. Just tell me. Clue...the OP wants to know how to
get unlimited texts on PAYG. He's told to get a contract; that isn't an
answer to the question pose.

--
Bob Eager
begin 123 a new life...take up Extreme Ironing!

12-26-2007, 05:28 PM

"Cy!on" <James@DONTmourby.USETHISco.BITuk> wrote in message
news:fkukij$2ke1$1@energise.enta.net...
>
> "James" <43534y456745089@privacy.net> wrote in message
> news:5tg0jgF1cp70tU1@mid.individual.net...
> > How do I get this?? I have just sent a text and it wasn't free. How
> > come
> > they are advertising it on TV to be free?
> >
> > Is there something I need to do in order to get Unlimited texts for free
> > on
> > PAYG Orange?
> >
> > Thanks James
>
> You'll need to sign up to one of their "animal themed" packages:
>
> "Dolphins will get to text as much as they like for 35 quid, canaries get
> evening and weekend calls thrown in for £40, raccoons will be able to call
> landlines as much as they like for £35, while panthers get both internet
> browsing and text messaging bundled for £75 a month. You'll need to sign
up
> to an 18 month contract to take advantage of these prices."

Orange are saying that PAYG now has Unlimited Texts for free. This is more
BS then??
James

12-26-2007, 05:35 PM

On Wed, 26 Dec 2007 21:49:35 -0000, "James"
<43534y456745089@privacy.net> wrote:

>How do I get this?? I have just sent a text and it wasn't free. How come
>they are advertising it on TV to be free?
>
>Is there something I need to do in order to get Unlimited texts for free on
>PAYG Orange?
>
>Thanks James

IIRC you need to be on their speak easy with unlimited text reward
PAYG tariff and topup with at least £30 every 30 days.

Their is also a 3000 text fair usage policy.

Sam.

12-26-2007, 06:01 PM

"Sam" <sam@toomuch.spam> wrote in message
news:83p5n3pocvm36fvbg43lv7g80gjpujscgc@4ax.com...
> On Wed, 26 Dec 2007 21:49:35 -0000, "James"
> <43534y456745089@privacy.net> wrote:
>
> >How do I get this?? I have just sent a text and it wasn't free. How
come
> >they are advertising it on TV to be free?
> >
> >Is there something I need to do in order to get Unlimited texts for free
on
> >PAYG Orange?
> >
> >Thanks James
>
> IIRC you need to be on their speak easy with unlimited text reward
> PAYG tariff and topup with at least £30 every 30 days.
>
> Their is also a 3000 text fair usage policy.
>
> Sam.

So its Bull**** then really? If you are paying 30 quid a month you might as
well be on a contract. How do they get away with such a twisting of the
truth?

The advert should say 'Free Unlimited Texts if you top up by 30 pounds a
month'

Thanks
James

12-26-2007, 06:38 PM

On Thu, 27 Dec 2007 00:01:35 -0000, "James"
<43534y456745089@privacy.net> wrote:

<snip>

>> IIRC you need to be on their speak easy with unlimited text reward
>> PAYG tariff and topup with at least £30 every 30 days.
>>
>> Their is also a 3000 text fair usage policy.
>>
>> Sam.
>
>So its Bull**** then really? If you are paying 30 quid a month you might as
>well be on a contract. How do they get away with such a twisting of the
>truth?

It is BS, as with most things Orange these days.

>The advert should say 'Free Unlimited Texts if you top up by 30 pounds a
>month'

To be fair it does. It's in the small print Terms and conditions that
flashes by, though the ad and marketing people are probably hoping
most men are distracted by the young ladies legs to notice.

Sam.

12-26-2007, 09:34 PM

They sent me a SIM card with such an offer, it has got a table:
Monthly top up - Unlimited text reward
£10 --------------- 300
£20 --------------- 600
£30 --------------- Unlimited

Note the column heading "Unlimited" above the 300 or 600 !!!
And underneath in VERY TINY print: fair Usage policy applies, see
orange,co,uk for full terms.
You could spend a week looking for it... !
Muppets !
Regards,
Martin

12-27-2007, 05:57 AM

On Dec 26, 11:35 pm, Sam <s...@toomuch.spam> wrote:

> IIRC you need to be on their speak easy with unlimited text reward
> PAYG tariff and topup with at least £30 every 30 days.
>
> Their is also a 3000 text fair usage policy.

*not* unlimited then!!

12-27-2007, 07:52 AM

"Sam" <sam@toomuch.spam> wrote in message
news:1us5n3t3aqljeolouim1jb5fj5eoq49u6k@4ax.com

[snip]

: : It is BS, as with most things Orange these days.
: :
: : : The advert should say 'Free Unlimited Texts if you
: : : top up by 30 pounds a month'

Which by definition is crap as if you have to pay £30 a month it isn't
free.

I'll stick with my 5 a day on the original Out Here package and the 30 a
month on the website, which *are* free.

Ivor

:

12-27-2007, 01:33 PM

>and the 30 a month on the website, which *are* free.

OMG! When I was with Orange years ago in the 'good ol days' (Pre France
Telecom), I remember getting 30 free sms on their website each month! You
mean to say this hasn't been *simplified* yet?!?!?!

12-28-2007, 10:39 AM

You know what, you can get these free SMS messages back from a
website,
where you can send free sms to Orange mobiles in the UK at
http://www.freebiesms.co.uk

The Orange/ France equivalent is at http://www.envoyezsms.fr

On Dec 27, 7:33 pm, "Matthew Long" <no...@m.net> wrote:
> >and the 30 a month on the website, which *are*free.
>
> OMG! When I was with Orange years ago in the 'good ol days' (Pre France
> Telecom), I remember getting 30freesmson their website each month! You
> mean to say this hasn't been *simplified* yet?!?!?!

12-28-2007, 12:15 PM

"Matthew Long" <no_sp@m.net> wrote in message
news:P5Tcj.17260$745.13491@newsfe1-win.ntli.net
: : : and the 30 a month on the website, which *are* free.
: :
: : OMG! When I was with Orange years ago in the 'good ol
: : days' (Pre France Telecom), I remember getting 30 free
: : sms on their website each month! You mean to say this
: : hasn't been *simplified* yet?!?!?!

No, it's still there, although it's hit & miss whether the website is
working when you want to send one ;-)

Ivor