Comments on: Orange offers an unhappy customer a loan to buy o2 iPhone

By: Alexandra Wall

Alexandra Wall — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 00:35:03 +0000

http://bit.ly/389p7v funny

[Original tweet, Topsy page]

By: Alexandra Wall

Alexandra Wall — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 19:35:03 +0000

http://bit.ly/389p7v funny

By: Jay

Jay — Wed, 20 May 2009 15:40:38 +0000

I have had a similar experience. My 18 month contract with orange (which I signed up to for the free PS3) is due to end next month and last month Orange cold called me. When i explained that i was waiting for the probable release of the 2009 iphone and would be leaving at that time they offered me a sony ericsson phone and a cheque for 300 pounds to buy an iphone. When asked about lack of updates and support he avoided the question…

By: Jay

Jay — Wed, 20 May 2009 09:40:38 +0000

By: Mauricio Reyes

Mauricio Reyes — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 19:35:36 +0000

@amanda funny blog post on unhappy Orange customer: http://bit.ly/gMQrc

[Original tweet, Topsy page]

By: Mauricio Reyes

Mauricio Reyes — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 14:35:36 +0000

@amanda funny blog post on unhappy Orange customer: http://bit.ly/gMQrc

By: HelloJP

HelloJP — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 09:04:48 +0000

Still, you could always get a Bold from O2 who remain unaffected by the performance issues…

By: Ben Smith

Ben Smith — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 19:37:59 +0000

Except that since then Orange have withdrawn the Bold (for a bit) because of performance issues… something that we only learnt about over time and longer-term use of the Bold.

By: Ben Smith

Ben Smith — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 18:37:59 +0000

Except that since then Orange have withdrawn the Bold (for a bit) because of performance issues… something that we only learnt about over time and longer-term use of the Bold.

By: Ewan @ MIR

Ewan @ MIR — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 01:21:30 +0000

Do you still reckon it was a contradiction?

By: ladyboy69

ladyboy69 — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 01:04:13 +0000

? Not really. you just seemed to contradict yourself. well spotted it was you though and a very quick reply. thanks.

By: Ewan @ MIR

Ewan @ MIR — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 00:21:30 +0000

Do you still reckon it was a contradiction?

By: ladyboy69

ladyboy69 — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 00:04:13 +0000

? Not really. you just seemed to contradict yourself. well spotted it was you though and a very quick reply. thanks.

By: Ewan @ MIR

Ewan @ MIR — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 23:01:15 +0000

That's a very defensive comment Ladyboy69. The 'Some Expert' is, of course, me.

The Bold does give the iPhone a run for it's money. But that's it. Just a run. The Bold comes out sweating profusely whilst the iPhone doesn't even break a sweat in terms of multimedia internet data and application services.

Meanwhile, the fact that Orange even offered reader Josh a loan... a LOAN to buy an iPhone? Desperate, ridiculous -- and a brilliant sign of the times.

By: ladyboy69

ladyboy69 — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 22:32:42 +0000

Ewan, regarding your comment “there ainâ€™t nothing that any of those handsets can do â€” at all â€” to compete” ('So, youâ€™ve seen the iPhoneâ€¦ But, have you seen the competition?')… I seem to remember some expert from this site saying “The Bold certainly gives the iPhone a run for itâ€™s money in my book” (September 16 in related post links on this page). I suppose I'll have to remember not to put much weight on his opinions in the future…

By: Alex Kerr

Alex Kerr — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 14:14:29 +0000

One of the big problems with Orange is the Orange branding software they cripple their leading handset offerings with. For years I've seen postings on Nokia (for example) forums about how the Orange branded “extras” they stick on S60 based handsets leads to HUGE performance problems (to the extent of customers returning phones because they think the phone is too crap and slow), bugs, and missing features. I recently had the unpleasant and tedious experience of debranding an N82 from this crap.

It really is appalling and whoever is in charge of the branding at Orange should sack the total idiots responsible for the crapware they infest their handsets with. I would genuinely rather buy a phone with several viruses running rampant on it, than one with Orange branding, the former would be easier and cheaper to clean up.

By: Alex Kerr

Alex Kerr — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 13:14:29 +0000

By: Sina Samangooei

Sina Samangooei — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 11:26:21 +0000

Orange offering you a loan is a little crazy i must admit!

However, with regards to operators giving us more incentive to stay, some companies are actually quite good! So, when my old t-mobile contract ended a few months ago, it was a pretty even split between the G1 and the iPhone. I ended up getting the G1 because t-mobile offered me an amazing deal as my old contract ended. Â£10 for the handset, Â£20/m unlimited data… So yeah, knowing loyalty counts for something totally made me stay with t-mobile

By: Sina Samangooei

Sina Samangooei — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 10:26:21 +0000

Orange offering you a loan is a little crazy i must admit!

By: DanLane

DanLane — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 20:29:45 +0000

That is absolutely nuts… just…. nuts!

By: DanLane

DanLane — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 19:29:45 +0000

That is absolutely nuts… just…. nuts!

By: nacho

nacho — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 17:37:40 +0000

This deserves further distribution, shame on Orange

By: Josh Russell

Josh Russell — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 14:07:17 +0000

MIR post about the offer of a *loan* from Orange, up here http://icanhaz.com/orangeLoan (i now need to update the bio on my blog!) thx @Ew4n

[Original tweet, Topsy page]

By: Josh Russell

Josh Russell — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 09:07:17 +0000

MIR post about the offer of a *loan* from Orange, up here http://icanhaz.com/orangeLoan (i now need to update the bio on my blog!) thx @Ew4n