On Jun 3, 1:24 pm, "Steve Terry" <gFOUR...@tesco.net> wrote:
> "Jack Torrence" <room217[at]overlook.freeserve.co.uk> wrote in message
>
> news:484513f4$1_1@glkas0286.greenlnk.net...
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> > <tobylov...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> >news:2b3297b1-cfd1-4dfe-9f8f-74b6b0d74874@w7g2000hsa.googlegroups.com...
> >>I moved from Orange to o2 a while back and have been very disappointed
> >> with the poor coverage, poor call quality and frequent network busy
> >> signals.
>
> >> I'm therefore thinking of moving back to Orange but then realised that
> >> Three not only have roaming rights over Orange but have also announced
> >> a 3G network sharing agreement with T-Mobile due to be completed by
> >> the end of 2008.
>
> >> I'm therefore wondering if Three will shortly have the best overall
> >> coverage in the UK i.e. calls & data would be billed after inclusive
> >> allowances on a Three contract but could be made on:
>
> >> * Three's 3G network (the biggest 3G network in the UK)
> >> * T-Mobile's 3G network (the 3rd biggest 3G network in the UK - via
> >> the Three network sharing agreement)
> >> * Orange's 3G network (the 2nd biggest 3G network in the UK - via
> >> Three's roaming agreement)
> >> * Orange's 2G network (as above).
>
> >> Would this actually work?
>
> > I don't believe the roaming agreement with Orange includes 3g.
>
> Yes, but 3g data is being created with T Mobile.
> So soon your 3 calls could be on Orange 2g, and your 3 data on T Mobile 3g
>
> Should work well, T Mobile have put much more effort into developing
> their 3g network than they did with 2g.
>
> and Voda and Orange are going to roam on each others 3g data
>
> Poor old O2 don't have anyone to team up with
>
> Steve Terry

Vodafone and Orange aren't allowing 3G roaming - they were going to
integrate their radio access network but have since reigned back their
plans to just sharing masts and cabinets.