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m419 · 02-03-2010, 14:13

There is still a chance that the merger of T-Mobile and Orange may be blocked if 3 and the UK's competition commision get there way according to the news articles though.

However, I think the merger maybe good for 3 as people will look to 3 as an alternative, I know a lot of people that hate Orange and T-Mobile with a passion, but when it comes to spectrum, thats where 3 should be worried, increasing costs to frighten off customers away from 3 would be Orange/T-Mobile's first task.

I mean phones like Nokia N97 are being offered by 3 on dirt cheap tariffs, When or if the iPhone range comes to 3 UK, the prices will make Orange,Vodafone and O2 look like con artists.

I will certainly take up the iphone 3GS on 3 if/when it comes out.

1.Free 3 to 3 calls
2. Free Skype
3. Unimited Texts
4.Fast downloads and mobile internet
5.Free voicemail
6. Generous amount of minutes to call other networks

Appeals to me because

1.I know around 8 people that I regularly call who are on 3.
2. I use Skype a lot
3. I don't like the idea of paying extra for voicemail when its basically a robot
4.Low cost calls to 08 numbers, no way am I paying T-Mobile 40p per minute!
5. Network capacity on Vodafone,O2,Orange and T-Mobile tends to be smaller, it always takes time to load up pages when surfing the net on your phone.

02-03-2010, 14:13	#45
m419 Inactive Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: London Services: BT Broadband,BT Anytime calls,Sky entertainment extra HD,Vodafone pay monthly Posts: 1,512	Re: T-Mobile and Orange to merge There is still a chance that the merger of T-Mobile and Orange may be blocked if 3 and the UK's competition commision get there way according to the news articles though. However, I think the merger maybe good for 3 as people will look to 3 as an alternative, I know a lot of people that hate Orange and T-Mobile with a passion, but when it comes to spectrum, thats where 3 should be worried, increasing costs to frighten off customers away from 3 would be Orange/T-Mobile's first task. I mean phones like Nokia N97 are being offered by 3 on dirt cheap tariffs, When or if the iPhone range comes to 3 UK, the prices will make Orange,Vodafone and O2 look like con artists. I will certainly take up the iphone 3GS on 3 if/when it comes out. 1.Free 3 to 3 calls 2. Free Skype 3. Unimited Texts 4.Fast downloads and mobile internet 5.Free voicemail 6. Generous amount of minutes to call other networks Appeals to me because 1.I know around 8 people that I regularly call who are on 3. 2. I use Skype a lot 3. I don't like the idea of paying extra for voicemail when its basically a robot 4.Low cost calls to 08 numbers, no way am I paying T-Mobile 40p per minute! 5. Network capacity on Vodafone,O2,Orange and T-Mobile tends to be smaller, it always takes time to load up pages when surfing the net on your phone.