The mobile network operator known as Orange is actually owned by France Telecom. Today, the Orange Network and ISP service has around 17 million customers. Orange mobile offers users two ways to obtain their mobile service through the company. The first is the popular pay monthly program which many of us know as the basic style of service. The other option that users can choose from is called pay as you go service.
For users opting to take advantage of the pay monthly service, they will be required to sign a contract that is either 12, 18, or 24 months in duration. The purpose of the contract is to guarantee that the subscriber is allotted a specific amount of minutes to use each month on their mobile phone. The number of text messages a subscriber can send and receive is typically part of the contract as well. If the subscriber goes over the agreed upon minutes and text messages they will be likely charged additional fees for the services.
A pay as you go mobile phone requires the user to prepay for minutes and when the minutes run out on the phone, new funding will need to be applied to the device or it will no longer function. This can typically be done over the internet or by phone.
The Orange network is currently expanding to offer customers HSDPA support. Currently GPRS, EDGE, and 3G are supported although the majority of Orange’s customers still use their 2G options at the moment.
i think orange are great, i have used them now for over 2 years and every 6 months they review my tariff to make sure i am getting the best deal
john 2nd February 2009 @ 11:25
I dont think you can beat orange
MarkB 2nd February 2009 @ 15:40
My problem has never been with Orange directly, it has usually been with Car Phone Warehouse and there policys on faulty handsets
Jim Well 4th February 2009 @ 05:04
Personally I’ve always been with T-Mobile who seem to offer the most minutes and texts with their contracts. They also have the G1 which I’m going to get when my contract next comes up for renewal.
Bill 4th February 2009 @ 12:05
i was with O2 and had nothing but problems with them
SimonR 5th February 2009 @ 10:43
I have been with Vodafone for around 5/6 years and havent had any issues with them.
James Service 11th February 2009 @ 05:21