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    T Mobile?

    I'm looking at getting one of the Flext contracts, but heard some rumours that their signal coverage was really bad?

    Anyone able to shed any light on this for me?

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    my dads had one for a few years now and never had any problems with coverage at all

    t-mobile offer a coverage map on their site if its any help

    http://www.t-mobile.co.uk/Dispatcher...nes_cua_uc_gis
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    Yeah, it looks ok for Cornwall and Norwich, where I live and where I'll be at uni later in the year.

    The flext contracts look like much better deals than some of the other ones around.

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    the flext contracts look awesome - although have you checked out the new orange contracts - theres some tasty lookin deals on there
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    I've just signed up for Flex-T 25 with Web'n'Walk. Web'n'Walk is free for the first 3 months but I would have gone for it anyway. It's a shame their range of phones is so lacking though. I had to get K800i, sell it on eBay and then buy the phone I really wanted SIM free. What a hassle.

    I've got a 3G signal pretty much everywhere I've gone in London, but I guess that doesn't help you if you live in Cornwall.

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    One other question, do you get billed straight away the month you sign up?

    I've only ever had pay as you go phones so far...

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    Yes, you pay for the monthly charge in advance and any calls/texts outside your bundle at the end of the month.

    Also, to align you with their billing dates, they usually charge you for a month + how many days there are until the billing date on a pro rota basis.

    So if the billing is done on the 17th of every month and I sign up on the 10th July, they'll send me a bill for 1 month + 7 days taking me up until the 17th August.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Aaron
    I've just signed up for Flex-T 25 with Web'n'Walk. Web'n'Walk is free for the first 3 months but I would have gone for it anyway. It's a shame their range of phones is so lacking though. I had to get K800i, sell it on eBay and then buy the phone I really wanted SIM free. What a hassle.

    I've got a 3G signal pretty much everywhere I've gone in London, but I guess that doesn't help you if you live in Cornwall.
    My contract is renewing in about a months time (with BT - reseller of T-Mobile network). which phone was it you wanted? I was looking at the k800i, but if theres something better?

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    coverage for T-Mobile is fine. Customer service is a bit ****e though.

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    I quite like the look of one of the vodafone offers as well now, which seems to work out a lot better value for how I would use the phone.

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    My contract is renewing in about a months time (with BT - reseller of T-Mobile network). which phone was it you wanted? I was looking at the k800i, but if theres something better?
    I wanted a Nokia E70. It's not everyone's idea of a good phone but for my needs its perfect - 16mil colour, 352 x 416 pixel screen, 3G, WiFi, 2MP camera, decent battery life, fantastic web-browser and the best keyboard I've ever used on a phone. It got slated by The Register, but I still love it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by piggeh
    coverage for T-Mobile is fine. Customer service is a bit ****e though.
    Since the launch of Flext the increase in customer numbers caught CS by suprise - but things should now have returned to normal....(well - the project I ended up helping out on has finished... so I would assume things are OK!)
    Is your comments about CS a recent experience, or from a while back?

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    I'm very happy in London with my MDA Vario on Web & Walk, their Flext tariffs seem to be even better value and I'd sign up for one of them if I was out of my contract.

    Only problem with T-mobile is in my family's house in Southampton, I have absolutely no signal whatsoever. And no, it's not the house, I was fine when I was on Orange. Bit odd, you don't tend to be without coverage in cities anymore, but anyway - they seem to have a Southampton blackspot.

    Other places I've been to recently (Cambridge, Colchester, train lines inbetween) have been fine with T-mobile.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Eazieb
    Since the launch of Flext the increase in customer numbers caught CS by suprise - but things should now have returned to normal....(well - the project I ended up helping out on has finished... so I would assume things are OK!)
    Is your comments about CS a recent experience, or from a while back?
    I manage our mobiles for work, so contact them on a regular basis. Recently we had some users who put in the wrong mailbox number on their phone. Phoned CS and they advised to input the voicemail number as a contact in the address book, and dial up through there. I was told this twice, before a third person eventually suggested sending a network message to set the number correctly! No one should have to phone 3 times to finally get what was a pretty straight forward request. Then I've had to wait a few weeks for some requests on pricing, etc.

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    Quote Originally Posted by piggeh
    I manage our mobiles for work, so contact them on a regular basis. Recently we had some users who put in the wrong mailbox number on their phone. Phoned CS and they advised to input the voicemail number as a contact in the address book, and dial up through there. I was told this twice, before a third person eventually suggested sending a network message to set the number correctly! No one should have to phone 3 times to finally get what was a pretty straight forward request. Then I've had to wait a few weeks for some requests on pricing, etc.
    I think 222 also re-sets the voicemail settings / sets up the inbox.
    Didnt realise it was a business account - havent had much to do with that area - so cant comment. If you have anything else on pricing, drop me a PM and I will see what I can do (though I cant touch the account, I should be able to help with advice)

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    I went for a vodafone contract in the end

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