Bye Bye O2, Hello Orange

[Jaton73]

My O2 contract has only got a few weeks left on it before it ends and basically, I haven't been too pleased with the service they've given lately.
The reception seems to be getting worse lately. That's not just where we live (which is practically non-existent), it's everywhere!
Their selection of good phones isn't too impressive due to the iphone taking proirity over everything else. According to some O2 sales team members I've spoken to, there are new phones out there now that O2 won't stock because they have too much in common with the iphone and if you want any of the good phones they do actually stock, you have to select high monthly tarrifs in order to get the phones for free.
One of the lads in the O2 shop even said that O2 have blown most of their budget on the iphone and can't afford too many of the good phones for the time being
I've decided to give Orange a go for the first time after checking out their site, selection of phones and monthly price plans and at the moment, they look like they're putting O2 to shame.
I've gone for the new Sony Ericsson W995, in red which comes with an 8GB memory card and a nice looking speaker set-up and I somehow managed to get the 24 month Dolphin 35 contract (900 minutes anytime any network, unlimited texts, unlimited internet) knocked down to an 18 month contract
The phone doesn't have a xenon flash, which is what I was after, but I'm ordering one of those plug in flashes
The phone should be with me on thursday
When I phoned up O2 this evening to give my 30 days notice, they told me they've just got that phone in stock but only in black and minimum monthly price plan to get the phone for free is £75 per month.
GET STUFFED O2!!!

[Aaron_QPR]

Not had a problem with Orange until they put the 3G networks up as my house is situated within a crossover between 2 different networks. If I type in my postcode on the orange website it still says the signal is brilliant but it's not in my house, having said that my signal is fine if I go just down the road It's really weird.

[Schizomanicman]

I have to say over the last year or so Orange has improved drastically So much so that when my contract is up it's kiss my hairy arse Vodafone, hello Orange too Vodafone conned me with my last contract renewal, they told me I had free internet... For 30 days. They forgot to mention the 30 days part, even though I asked countless times if there was any time limits, or download limits

[Jaton73]

It turned up half an hour after the missus went to work so I've got to wait until tommorow now.
Isn't that always the way deliveries turn out?!

[Schizomanicman]

I'm trying so hard not to laugh.....

[Jaton73]

You're a bad man!
But thank you for trying

[Schizomanicman]

You'll be having the last laugh when you get it though I've just been reading the specs on it. It's a very nice phone!!

[Jaton73]

I realy wanted the Satio but there's no way I can wait until October
That one's going to blow the rest out of the water!

[Jaton73]

Got it, what a phone!
The picture quality on the demo videos that come with it are unbelievable!
I can't believe how good the plug-in speakers sound too.
There's so many features on it that it's going to take me forever to get to grips with all of them.
The buttons are realy easy to use, it has a normal headphone socket but I don't need to change the headphones because those sony ericsson ear plugs are the best I've ever had.
Looks flippin fab in red too
Only problem is, I'm scared to take it to work in case it gets damaged and fills up with dust, sand and dirt

[liljovi93]

I'm only on Pay As You Go with o2, but some of the deals they have are pretty crap. They see to be money-grabbing. With other networks, you can just get free weekends, but with o2 you have to pay for free texts and stuff.

I'm not made of money!!!!