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> My existing phone is an SE K750i and the replacement a K800i.

>On 30/08/2007 22:12, Les Desser wrote:
>
>> My existing phone is an SE K750i and the replacement a K800i.
>
>I have a K800i on orange (having upgraded from a K750i) I found the 3G
>coverage was worse in MANY places and the phone would often fail to
>revert to using 2G, this lead to missed calls, Ive since turned off 3G
>capability within the menus ...
>

> In our area Orange has been going downhill in the last year or so as to
> quality or reliability.
>
> I want to change to T-Mobile and called Orange to transfer my number and
> they started the usual about valued customer, special deal ...
>
> She then mentioned that the older phones used 2G which now were being
> run down (hence the wose quality) while a new phone of my choice would
> use 3G and be much better.
>
> Does this make any sense and is it true?

> It may do in the unusual event that your local 2G cell was removed and
> replaced with a 3G only cell. In your case though it sounds like
> bollocks.

>> Does this make any sense and is it true?
>
>It may do in the unusual event that your local 2G cell was removed and
>replaced with a 3G only cell. In your case though it sounds like
>bollocks.

>> It may do in the unusual event that your local 2G cell was removed and
>> replaced with a 3G only cell. In your case though it sounds like
>> bollocks.
>
> Is that something they are planning to do? Will this mean that EDGE phones
> have a very limited lifespan? I know that the telecon companies paid a lot
> for their 3G license so I assume they are keen for us to use it.
>
>

> NewsDump1@dessergroup.com declared for all the world to hear...
>> In our area Orange has been going downhill in the last year or so as to
>> quality or reliability.
>>
>> I want to change to T-Mobile and called Orange to transfer my number and
>> they started the usual about valued customer, special deal ...
>>
>> She then mentioned that the older phones used 2G which now were being
>> run down (hence the wose quality) while a new phone of my choice would
>> use 3G and be much better.
>>
>> Does this make any sense and is it true?
>
> It may do in the unusual event that your local 2G cell was removed and
> replaced with a 3G only cell. In your case though it sounds like
> bollocks.
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