I had a Nokia 2410 (with the pull out antenna) when orange launched, the had the 1 hour swap out for faulty handsets then. I had my phone swapped a few times!

I think my original number is still assigned to me, I put it on the Virgin deal that Orange matched at the time. Credit never expired, and I get a statement occasionally from Orange (yes Orange not EE). Number is 07973 119 XXX.

Went to T-Mobile, then EE, probably for the last 15 years, just about to port to O2, volt benefits are too good to refuse, monthly mobile bill at home for 5 lines reduced from £60 to £45, with much more data/roaming etc.

In reply to a post by adslmax:

In reply to a post by Zarjaz:

Which begs the question, why are you getting your knickers in a twist about this ?

mind your own business, this is my thread.

See the first reply to your Opening Post.

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mind your own business, this is my thread.

All very unnecessary Max.

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I had a Nokia 2410 (with the pull out antenna) when orange launched, the had the 1 hour swap out for faulty handsets then. I had my phone swapped a few times!

The original Nokia Orange I think was 2140, but it was an 1800 MHz network customised version of a retail handset sold on the 900 MHz GSM networks in the rest of Europe. That swap out service was amazing, I used it a couple of times.

https://www.mobilephonehistory.co.uk/nokia/nokia_214...

I think my original number is still assigned to me, I put it on the Virgin deal that Orange matched at the time. Credit never expired, and I get a statement occasionally from Orange (yes Orange not EE). Number is 07973 119 XXX.

Impressed if that is still going, as the french Orange company wanted their brand back, so EE/BT had to move everyone with Orange branded billing over to EE. Those on T-Mobile branded are okay, a friend of mine still has a working PAYG T-mobile SIM. The Virgin OVP was a nice idea, not sure it made sense for the networks though!

Edited by jchamier (Tue 19-Apr-22 20:16:22)

Ref my first post about a friend who had lost his mobile (and thereby broadband), and my follow-up about progress.

As reported in one of those links on Saturday we got his SIM blocked and a replacement with the same number to be sent in 1-3 working days. Yesterday, (Monday), he agreed to my recommendation on camera grounds (important to him) of a OnePlus Nord 2 5G at £247 from Amazon. I ordered it and it arrived middle of Tuesday afternoon.

I also after much searching found the Samsung A2 I had bought him years ago, and as hoped and expected it still works and holds this contact list as of June 2020. "The Future is bright". But not "Orange" .

Thanks to those who made suggestions for replacements. Basically both of us felt a second-hand one could be dodgy especially if not a professionally refurbished one, and although there were several lower priced ones in the OPPO and Xiaomi ranges he takes a lot of photographs and this stands out above the cheaper alternatives that are all pretty impressive in several other respects.

Now just waiting for the SIM.

Edited by pluralist (Tue 19-Apr-22 23:59:40)

In reply to a post by Pheasant:

https://www.1pmobile.com/

I have ordered 1p mobile sim 10GB for £10 a month but question is, can I change once per month with from 10GB to 50GB in next month for £15 a month or have to stay on the selected tariff 10GB for £10 a month?

I am going to ditch smarty as it not good.