mobile phones.... again

[JPB]

EE is, as Pete said, owned by BT, but the EE network combines T Mobile's and Orange's former sites, Orange and T-Mobile are now part of EE's rapidly growing portfolio and no longer exist under their original names, which is why BT managed to vex the Monopolies commission as they effectively own everything now. Including Plusnet, who took on the old Vodafone Landline & broadband customers in 2008, meaning that now, even Vodafone's original customers would ultimately be handing across their monthly payments to BT, even though Plusnet are the ones providing the bills. All of that is why I'm an EE customer since last June after 24 years with Vodafone, whose heads have now vanished so far up their own backsides that they've found Shergar. Possibly.

I'm betting that there's far less of this corporate incest in that France!

But for all it vexes me that BT are getting my cash, EE provide unlimited calls, unlimited 4G (at around 80Mb down/30Mb up with a suitable handset) and unlimited SMS for £18 per month per SIM so Rich, you may find that EE can do that over there too and the rumours were right enough; the 3310 (more correctly the 3330 as the new retro Nokia has GPRS internet access, just like the original) is back, and this time the Snake plays in colour!

I can just see him now, rushing down to the supermarché with his wallet in his hand...

[gazza82]

Try giffgaff .. for £10 a month (goodybag!) you get unlimited calls, unlimited texts and a pretty reasonable amount of data. It sits on the O2 network but is run by volunteers so no staffing costs, just the cost of the infrastructure. You also get free texts and free call between giffgaff users which is why I ended up on it .. my youngest son transferred to them when at Uni and it seemed the brightest thing to do for both my wife and mine!

(Could never got hold of him even so .. usual excuse was "battery was flat and left my charger at a mate's" .. mmmmm

[TerryG]

When my other half is "busy" and not answering her phone, I log in to the phone console at work, change my caller id to her mums home phone and give her a ring, she answers straight away.
You need to do the same trick but with a number he is guaranteed to answer like his gf.

[rich.]

quick update, france telecom is now orange
still no phone.... went to saumur, where there was once 3 orange shops & internets was saying that one was still open.. all closed so went home & found the one in chinon was open so went up on tuesday.. was informed as we didn't have an id card (driving licence not allowed any more) so wifey is going back on thursday next week.. still it wasn't a waste of time, we stopped & had a rather nice meal here
http://www.lardoisechinon.com/
i ate & drank far too much.. but will be visiting again soon
still no phone though.. bloody orange

[JPB]

Bloody orange

Racist! I can see it now, Dale Winton and David Dickinson marching round to your place and giving your backside a jolly good thrashing!

[rich.]

would rather they sent ms friel..

[JPB]

Now there's a name I haven't seen on here for some time. I'm off to eBay shortly to see if I can buy Anna Friel on there. I expect the p&p would be steep though.
So did you buy a new phone then or what? I'd spend the money on rum, crunchy nut flakes and teabags but that's just me.

[GHT]

bloody orange

[rich.]

Now there's a name I haven't seen on here for some time. I'm off to eBay shortly to see if I can buy Anna Friel on there. I expect the p&p would be steep though.
So did you buy a new phone then or what? I'd spend the money on rum, crunchy nut flakes and teabags but that's just me.

wifeys going to sort it on thursday i wont be having the latest model, even with my contract they want 3/400 odd yoyo's

[rich.]

I have a new phone! its a samsung something or other.. battery has lasted 4 days so far & i like the fact when i want to end a call a big red button pops up & hey presto job done when i use wifeys samsung phone i spend 5 minutes shouting at it & have left messages for people along the lines of stupid b###dy thing... most people ring me back asking for a translation & find it hilarious.. now need to get hands free kit & charger & i will be happy..