On Feb 11, 5:40 am, Jules <a...@anon.com> wrote:
> On Sat, 9 Feb 2008 16:38:33 -0800 (PST), dangerfieldn...@gmail.com
> wrote:
>
> >Orange roaming for PAYG appears to be going backwards.
>
> They also seem to have withdrawn roaming with some networks in europe
> even for contract customers.
>
> last time in France, Bouygues was not usable and in Netherlands 2
> networks were not allowed despite Orange having roaming agreements
> with them.
>
> I think O are switching off networks that don't give them the best
> roaming deal.
>
> Called c/s but just got a droid with the script - no help at all.

Just as a follow-up the same two Orange PAYG SIMS that wouldn't work
on any network in Singapore have (today) worked fine in Thailand
without any hassle at all when they were switched on after getting off
the plane

So it seems Orange are withdrawing roaming without telling anybody.
And, also, although they may well be doing it with networks that don't
give them the best deal, they are also doing it so that whole
countries (i.e. Singapore) are no-go areas. Beware if you think you
can roam on Orange!