Comments on: Updated: iPhone 3G Coming to Orange UK?

By: James Willment

James Willment — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:19:59 +0000

I’ve just seen a blog about this offer from orange: http://www.paperdeals.co.uk/orange-co-uk-iphone/5877/ Bit of a long URL i know but it links to the Orange iPhone page, sounds better value for money on this network than it did on O2.

By: iolaire

iolaire — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 10:20:59 +0000

I have just been given my son’s old iPhone (he’s just got a 3GS!) and I am on Orange just waiting foir the day I can pop in my sim card and start using it. Hopefully that will be easy to achieve and not too far away… I was told after a good deal of badgering customer support that end of October was the start date but that’s now looming up fast.

By: jjrobbie

jjrobbie — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 12:17:12 +0000

i am on orange now and will be for a longer time i can say i have spoke to somEONE in orange shop they defo said it will be comeing soon thank god i cant wait to get one for crimbo

By: Bob

Bob — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 19:53:06 +0000

In response to those saying O2 has better coverage, or those saying they want to go to O2… I have the iPhone on O2 and my signal is appalling. I live in Bristol and they say the coverage is good, but I can’t receive calls or txts unless I have 3G turned off!!!!! O2 won’t admit anything but the phone and sim have been changed and it is their network. If you want proof – check the OFCOM website – or I’ll save you the trouble: http://www.ofcom.org.uk/radiocomms/ifi/licensing/classes/broadband/cellular/3g/maps/3gmaps/coverage_maps.pdf

Please note – Orange has best 3G coverage. Course this depends where you live – but take it from me, O2 coverage is poor. I get the same problem around the country, so its not just where I am.

Anyway – thats my say.

By: annon

annon — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 00:08:06 +0000

basically, it’s proven that orange has the best 3g coverage;the above web shot is 100% not an orange system (so the “insider” is obvi a fake);customer services have been given no information regarding the definate/exact date of the realease of the iphone on orange and certainly not the price it would be or the talkplans which may be provided with it; at the end of the day, unless you work for the company, the majority of ‘rumours or gossip’ shouldn’t be considered to be accurate. People have to understand that day in day out, csr’s answer a call & get customers on the line calling them a t**t etc because theyre phone isnt working, the csr may do everything within their power to help customer, yet when that customer gets an orange survey text which they fill out, that survey is based on the csr NOT the company, and these surverys go towards a csr’s bonus.. so to rate it a 0% because they have issues with Orange as a company isnt fair on that person whos bent over backwards to help (know this strays from the subject matter but just wanted to add this comment)!

By: freeorangeiphone

freeorangeiphone — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 11:31:01 +0000

Will existing O2 customers be able to switch to Orange without having to ‘adjust’ the phone?

By: Eion

Eion — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 11:08:41 +0000

Yep confirmed Orange UK have the iPhone too http://www.orange.co.uk/iphone

By: Despatcher

Despatcher — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 21:06:20 +0000

Same as eviemc – Spoke Orange customer services who said they could not confir or deny that they would get the iphone, but did say that IF they did, it would be from late October/early November and priced at about £35/mth for unlimited internet & texts and about 1000-1200 minutes – but they could not confirm :-}

Also, che the link and use the drop down menu – this is direct from the Orange website

http://setuporange.wdsglobal.com/internet

By: eviemc

eviemc — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 14:57:41 +0000

I have just come off the phone from Orange retentions (u.k. call centre) and the very helpful gentlemen assured me that Orange will be selling the 3Gs version from November!!!

By: SC

SC — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 15:52:59 +0000

I would love the I Phone to be on Orange, my contract has run out and am thinking about changing to 02 however there service is non available were I live so have held back… I have also found 02 hopeless on customer service, I have been with Orange for years and always found the overall service good so would like to stay.. The I phone is perfect for mobile me and mac users… Have tested the phone and love it… So come on Orange put some competition out there..