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**bushomeworkk** · 01-17-2010, 06:14 AM

They are all ok, except for Phones4U as they are bunch of arseholes and try to rip you off. If you want an O2 contract, buy it online as you will get more minutes and texts. Never buy an O2 contract from anyone but an O2 shop or online, as the contracts are run by carphonewarehouse / phones4u rather than direct with O2. This means you have less flexibility with the bolt ons etc and cannot speak to O2 customer service direct.

I have been with T-Mobile, Vodafone and O2. Out of all of them O2 offer by far the best value for money, especially with their bolt ons. Also signal is very good, however their 3G speed is not that great. Vodafone have far and away the fastest 3G, but again I had issues with reception in my area ( might be fine for you ) T-Mobile are flakey, I lost count of the amount of times I was in a low signal area or could not make a call. However if you have good coverage round your way, you may be fine. In terms of customer service, all of them are great!

I personally would recommend O2, as while their 3G is not brilliant ( it is getting better ) their 2G signal is second to none ( best in the UK ) so it is very rare you will not have reception. Also for me they offer best value for money.

As to Orange, my parents and sister were with them for years. Unfortunately they had bad reception at home, so they left for O2. Their 3G though has the best coverage in the UK. The downside is to get a decent contract with Orange you need to sign for 24 months ( 2 yrs yikes! ) and they are expensive.

For data, they have the following:

Orange - 500mb per month
T-Mobile 1GB per month
Vodafone - 500mb per month.
O2 - Unlimited.

Also Vodafone and 3 are the only ones who allow streaming BBC iPlayer via 3G, the rest require a Wifi connection.

BTW I have not mentioned 3 because they suck all round. They really bastardise their phones with crappy branded firmware that is never updated.

01-17-2010, 06:14 AM	#2
bushomeworkk Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 360 Senior Member	They are all ok, except for Phones4U as they are bunch of arseholes and try to rip you off. If you want an O2 contract, buy it online as you will get more minutes and texts. Never buy an O2 contract from anyone but an O2 shop or online, as the contracts are run by carphonewarehouse / phones4u rather than direct with O2. This means you have less flexibility with the bolt ons etc and cannot speak to O2 customer service direct. I have been with T-Mobile, Vodafone and O2. Out of all of them O2 offer by far the best value for money, especially with their bolt ons. Also signal is very good, however their 3G speed is not that great. Vodafone have far and away the fastest 3G, but again I had issues with reception in my area ( might be fine for you ) T-Mobile are flakey, I lost count of the amount of times I was in a low signal area or could not make a call. However if you have good coverage round your way, you may be fine. In terms of customer service, all of them are great! I personally would recommend O2, as while their 3G is not brilliant ( it is getting better ) their 2G signal is second to none ( best in the UK ) so it is very rare you will not have reception. Also for me they offer best value for money. As to Orange, my parents and sister were with them for years. Unfortunately they had bad reception at home, so they left for O2. Their 3G though has the best coverage in the UK. The downside is to get a decent contract with Orange you need to sign for 24 months ( 2 yrs yikes! ) and they are expensive. For data, they have the following: Orange - 500mb per month T-Mobile 1GB per month Vodafone - 500mb per month. O2 - Unlimited. Also Vodafone and 3 are the only ones who allow streaming BBC iPlayer via 3G, the rest require a Wifi connection. BTW I have not mentioned 3 because they suck all round. They really bastardise their phones with crappy branded firmware that is never updated.
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