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Orange "Make your own tarriff" |
chucky egg
Joined: Sep 13, 2002
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Has anyone else noticed that the "make your own tarriff" is kinda sucky?
For example you have to have talktime, so you can't have a text-only package.
Are there enough people interested in a petition to Orange to get them to reconsider that restriction?
What packages would people like to get (if you had a free choice)?
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adamrj
Joined: Jan 15, 2002
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From: NW London
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Very much doubt it although I agree it sucks. The advertising and general spend on a change like this is massive, and Orange had a real problem with the massive network load every evening at 7pm, which this is going some way towards alleviating. I'm on Everyday 50 and I'm definitely keeping it! |
wapchimp
Joined: Jun 09, 2002
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chucky egg - why would u want a text only talkplan when you are on contract???? do u not use wap & phone people? u can have talktime minutes or wap minutes plus text or mms bundels aswell
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chucky egg
Joined: Sep 13, 2002
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Yeah, but I'm thinking of setting up an SMS automation system, so that I can control my PC via SMS.
The line I use for that will only ever send/receive text, and will never make a call.
OK, it's a bit unusual, but surely the point of creating your own tarriff is to make one to suit your needs? |
wizgti
Joined: Nov 25, 2001
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Go into Carphone Warehouse and they do a text only bundle for £18 a month which gives 300 text on vodafone.
I don't know if people like phones4u do it as well but I definetly know CPW do.
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chucky egg
Joined: Sep 13, 2002
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I found an O2 300-text for £10/month package on QXL.
300-wap-mintes as well, but that's no use to me.
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wapchimp
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orange do a talkplan called Orange Link (I think it's called that) for business customers - exactly what u want - u can use it to send/receive texts to like vending machines or the status of what your car is doing - oil levels - tyre pressure that sort of thing.
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chucky egg
Joined: Sep 13, 2002
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Couldn't find it... Ornage Link seems to be a leased line to Orange to route voice calls from a PBX.
Do you have any more info?
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wapchimp
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Its called orange telemetry
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wapchimp
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or just buy a pay as you go chip on orange then buy the out here package - 19.99 a year it gives you 3 texts a day - over 1000 a year - bargain! |
chucky egg
Joined: Sep 13, 2002
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In the end I went for the 300-text O2 SIM
Works out at about 3.3p per message (assuming you use all 300 in a month)
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gt4thug
Joined: Oct 17, 2002
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genie or now o2 did do a £10 for 500 sms and unlimited wap service
might be worth investigating
all online tho and they f*cked up my details and disconnected me followed by the heavies in the same week....
still sorting it out.. as it does save a hell of a lot of money !!!
www.genie.co.uk will re-direct and you can just get a sim if you want thats what i did |
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Posted: 2002-10-16 15:27
