T-Mobile or Orange customer? Use the other network when out of coverage!

T-Mobile and Orange's merger is now enabling us to roam onto the other network, I signed up and it's very nice when you're out of coverage! You can only use GPRS internet connections whilst roaming though, and there's no additional charge for using this service :)

T-Mobile Customers: http://www.t-mobile.co.uk/share/

Orange Customers: https://kareena.orange.co.uk/share/

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Hasn't been activated yet for me :( It's useful though, surprised there isn't a thread already on this!

This is a similar setup to what we have in Canada with Telus and Bell. Canadians are charged a eight dollar a month system access fee (mandatory) which enables us to use the other companies network.

So useful for home, I mostly use my mobile here and T-Mobile's coverage is pretty crappy out in the countryside :P

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Originally Posted by Recursion

So useful for home, I mostly use my mobile here and T-Mobile's coverage is pretty crappy out in the countryside :P

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If you moved to Canada you would learn that there's an entirely new definition for coverage that's really crappy :P

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Originally Posted by HotelUser

If you moved to Canada you would learn that there's an entirely new definition for coverage that's really crappy :P

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Oh awesome, just checked and my phone automatically went to Orange here at home and it's using Edge :O!

I've just signed up for this. :)

Also, do you need a 3G sim card to get 3G? Because I never get 3G EVER in the UK (I have in France), yet all my friends on the same network get 3G in the exact same places where I don't!

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Originally Posted by Biohazard

I've just signed up for this. :)

Also, do you need a 3G sim card to get 3G? Because I never get 3G EVER in the UK (I have in France), yet all my friends on the same network get 3G in the exact same places where I don't!

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You shouldn't do, your phone may not be 3G compatible.

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Originally Posted by Recursion

You shouldn't do, your phone may not be 3G compatible.

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As I said, i've previously received 3G in France. Besides, I know it's 3G compatible. :P

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Originally Posted by Biohazard

As I said, i've previously received 3G in France. Besides, I know it's 3G compatible. :P

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As I said, i've previously received 3G in France. Besides, I know it's 3G compatible. :P

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That's my brain switching off after school xD If you got 3G in France using that same SIM I'd contact the network :P

Brilliant - thanks Tom.

Saw this on engadget but it didn't say how to actually set it up :L cheers x

Haha, it's so quick and easy to set up, I did it on my phone whilst waiting for the bus lol.

This looks really useful, thanks for the link +rep.

just signed up :) probably won't need it but meh i have it now

Awesome for school lol

For some reason as soon as I walk on their grounds (on t-mobile) I lose signal lol

Thanks for the heads up :D

Just signed up.

At least if I ever lose signal on T-Mobile I can use Orange.