Shambolic isn't it?

You can't really accuse the others as being as p***poor as o2 clearly are these days. Other telcos seem to be able to handle their customers requirements.

Bit more here about the latest o2 problems: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/07/28/o2_down_again/

I was contemplating moving my service over to them as their deals seem ok, now.. second thoughts.

I'll not be getting an iPhone (ever) as i think the only people who have them are sheep and i don't bleat that way

It's impossible to say though whether any of the UK networks would cope better, since the iPhone reportedly accounts for the majority of mobile browser share with only a minority market penetration. I think devices like these are going to show just how inadequate our 3G networks really are. Sharing the load over several providers might help in the short term; a good time to end O2 exclusivity maybe.