Comments on: iPhone networks: How the extras stack up

By: rob

rob — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:52:21 +0000

Iffy facts here- just signed up to orange partly on the fact that they are doing 3gb tethering for a fiver..sounded amazing. Juts a pity this incorrect review got it completely wrong. £5 for 500mb is rubbish. To the author – get your facts right first fool.

By: Richard

Richard — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:44:09 +0000

Check with orange customer services. £4.89 a month for teathering does not get you 3GB its gets you 500mb for the 3GB service you have to pay around the £14 mark.
Also anyone want to send picture messages with the iphone? On Orange its going to set you back 25p a message, O2 just takes two standard messages from your price plan. Oranges data limits also seem a little unfair, especially when o2 describer their data useage as 3Gb (or so i hear). And as a decider after visiting the o2 shop at the trafford centre, manchester an o2 rep has told me that from monday the 9th o2 will be reducing its teathering prices to around the £10 mark for 3Gb.

By: George Tsang

George Tsang — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:15:48 +0000

Decided to take my upgrade with Orange and plunge with the cheapest tariff with the 3GS 16GB…

all aside, Orange provides the best 3G coverage and also customer service excellent (experience with using current 3G phone).

As for charging extra for MMS/SMS? Why sending MMS when you can use the iphone to send pictures/video’s via emails, or upload videos onto Youtube and then forward link to friends via email.

By: Paul Smith

Paul Smith — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:26:32 +0000

Not sure it’s quite so clear-cut. There are a couple of big topics that haven’t been covered…

MMS/SMS – Orange will charge 25p per MMS message (photo and video) regardless of your tariff or remaining allowance, and will also charge international roaming rates for SMS messages sent from abroad – up to 50p per message in some cases. In both cases, O2 will reduce your allowed bundle for the services.

It’s also worth considering customer service in all of this too.

By: Nick Thomas

Nick Thomas — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:05:46 +0000

If Orange won 3 out of 5 tests why did o2 win overall? :S