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Orange Mobile Broadband Deals Get Animal Refresh

By David L — Thu, 06 May 2010 11:26:29 +0000

Orange (orange.co.uk) has extended its popular animal plans to its mobile broadband packages with the launch of Racoon, Dolphin and Panther.

Designed to help new customers select a mobile broadband plan that best suits their lifestyle, the new animal mobile broadband packages are now available across all Orange retail channels including telesales (0800 072 4136), Orange shops and online at orange.co.uk.

Orange Racoon Mobile Broadband is designed for light internet use with prices starting from £5 a month for 500MB’s of data usage a month over an 18 month contract.

Other Racoon options include 1.5GB’s of data for £10 a month or for those customers wanting a 1 month rolling contract, there’s a £10 a month plan that offers 1GB of data.

Orange Panther Mobile Broadband is for heavy internet use and is designed for users wanting to use their dongle as their primary internet connection, either at home or on the move.

Prices start from £25 a month for 10GB’s of data use per month on a 1 month rolling contract, while there’s also £35 a month tariff on an 18 month contract that provides an unlimited monthly download usage allowance, subject to a fair use policy.

Orange Dolphin Mobile Broadband sits in between Racoon and Panther and provides customers with an additional mobile broadband ‘Happy Hour’ where users can have an hour of unlimited internet use per day. This could be the morning commute (8am-9am) lunchtime, late afternoon or late at night.

Dolphin tariffs start from £15 a month for 3GB’s of data allowance per month over an 18 month contract. Users can opt for a 1 month contract and pay £15 a month for a 2GB allowance.

A free orange dongle (the Huawei E1752) is included in all 18 month contracts, while those customers opting for a 1 month contract must pay a one-off £29.99.

Commenting on the refresh, Asif Aziz, Director of Broadband and Home at Orange UK said: “Our mobile animal plans have been extremely popular as they allow customers to quickly select the right package which is best for them – so we’ve decided to extend these to our mobile broadband range – making it easier for customers to find the tariff that meets their digital needs and which is best suited to their personal lifestyle”.

Orange mobile broadband offers download speeds up to 7.2Mbps and is the UK’s number one mobile broadband provider for the third consecutive quarter according to YouGov’s latest dongle tracker survey.

Readers interested in Orange’s new animal mobile broadband plans can find out more at the orange.co.uk website or call Orange on 0800 072 4136.

Orange Mobile Broadband Deals Get Revamp

By Steve T — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 11:33:26 +0000

Orange (orange.co.uk/businesseverywhere) has launched a new range of business mobile broadband deals designed to suit the different ways small and medium sized businesses work.

Delivered via the UK’s biggest 3G network, the four new ‘Business Everywhere’ contract options give business users unlimited data when they need it most (subject to a fair usage policy), as well as peace of mind from knowing exactly what they’ll pay each month.

At £10 a month over a 24 month contract, the Business Everywhere 5 to 9 plan offers mobile broadband speeds up to 7.2Mbps coupled with an unlimited data usage allowance for users who require access between 5pm and 9am every day including the weekends.

The Business Everywhere 9 to 5 plan, also priced at £10 a month, has the same speeds and unlimited data for users needing mobile broadband access between 9am and 5pm every weekday. A 24 month contract also applies.

For £15 a month over an 18 month contract, users can opt for the Business Everywhere Unlimited package that delivers unlimited data usage at any time, while also offering an extra 5MB of data every month to use in Europe.

Low usage customers can opt for the Business Everywhere Lite plan that provides up to 1GB of data access anytime for just £7.50 per month over a 24 month contract.

Commenting on the new packages, Martin Lyne, Director for Small and Medium Business at Orange UK, said: “We know that traditional working hours are changing and we want our mobile broadband offering to reflect the working lives of our customers. So, with Business Everywhere they’ll be able to choose the plan that offers them the best value based on when they want to use their mobile broadband”.

Readers interested in Orange mobile broadband plans can find out more at the orange.co.uk website or call Orange on 0800 072 4136.

Orange Mobile Broadband Cut Euro Roaming Fees

By David L — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 12:48:24 +0000

Orange (orange.co.uk) has cut its daily roaming fees for customers using its mobile broadband service in Europe.

Customers opting into Orange’s new daily bundle can now get 2MB’s of data per day for £2.

If 2MB is not enough data for one day, Orange also has another daily roaming package that offers 50MB’s of data for £8.50.

According to Orange, 2MB’s of data will typically enable a user to view up to 100 web pages, up to 20 images, access up to 100 emails and view thousands of Twitter messages.

Commenting on the news, Orange’s Olaf Swantee said: “Our customers shouldn’t be constrained by national boundaries or worries over their bill when they’re abroad”.

Swantee continued: “For roughly the price of a cup of coffee, we are helping our customers keep doing what they’re doing – it’s not designed for heavier users who use the mobile internet to download music or games but for everyday customers who want to be able to check their emails, tweet or upload their pictures to social networking sites, anywhere they may be within the EU”.

As part of Orange’s plan to help their users avoid ‘bill shock’, the operator will be sending warning text messages to customers who approach their 2MB daily data limit.

Options to buy another 2MB’s of data will be given and if not taken, users will be reverted to Orange’s standard out of bundle roaming charges which are higher.

Orange was recently ranked the UK’s number one mobile broadband provider for a second time following January’s YouGov Dongle Tracker survey.

It’s mobile broadband packages start from just £5 a month for 500MB of data usage.

Further information can be found on Orange’s range of mobile broadband packages at the orange.co.uk website or our Orange Mobile Broadband review.

Orange Mobile Broadband Ranked No.1 Again

By David L — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 14:13:07 +0000

Orange (orange.co.uk/topdongle) has been ranked the UK’s number one mobile broadband provider for a second time following January’s YouGov Dongle Tracker survey.

UK mobile broadband users ranked Orange top in nine out of fifteen categories, including reliability, customer service, ease of use and upload speeds.

Other winning categories included Installation, Getting connected, Staying connected, Reliability during the day, Reliability in the evening and Billing.

The Director of Broadband and Home at Orange UK, Asif Aziz, said: “Retaining our position as the top mobile broadband provider in the UK is a great accomplishment which we’re really proud of”.

Aziz continued: “This win is recognition of our strong focus on network quality and brilliant customer service and its our aim to build on these, as well as the products and services we offer, to ensure our customers continue to benefit from a high quality user experience”.

Orange operates the UK’s largest mobile broadband network covering 93% of the population.

Providing mobile broadband speeds up to 3.6Mbps with a range of data usage allowances to choose from, package prices start from just £5 a month.

Free laptops, including the Compaq Presario CQ61 and the Asus 1005H GO (both installed with Windows 7) are also available with Orange mobile broadband deals starting from £25 a month.

Interested readers can find out more at the orange.co.uk website or our Orange Mobile Broadband package review.

Orange Mobile Broadband Deals Now Half Price

By David L — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 15:30:38 +0000

Orange (orange.co.uk) has halved the price of two of its mobile broadband deals as it looks to attract new customers to its award-winning mobile broadband service.

The popular Orange 1GB and 3GB mobile broadband packages are now half price for the first 3 months when ordered online by the 31st January 2010.

Both packages offer mobile broadband speeds up to 3.6Mbps together with a free Orange E1752 dongle.

While stocks last, customers also have the chance to purchase the new Orange Option 515m dongle which has a high-performance antenna to optimise the mobile broadband connection signal.

The Option 515m dongle costs a one-off £20 and includes a free 8GB MicroSD card for storing files and pictures when on the move.

Orange mobile broadband packages start from £5 a month for 500MB’s of data. The Orange 1GB package costs £7.50 a month for the first 3 months, while the 10GB package costs from £12.50 a month.

All are available on an 18 month contract, though there is a seperate 1 month rolling contract option available for new customers willing to pay a £29 set up fee.

Orange was recently rated ‘The UK’s Most Reliable Mobile Broadband Provider’ in an independent YouGov ‘Dongle Tracker’ survey.

Readers can find out more on the 3 months free offer at the orange.co.uk website or our Orange Mobile Broadband package review.

Orange Add Signal Boosting Mobile Broadband Dongle

By David L — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 15:46:16 +0000

Orange (www.orange.co.uk) has launched a new mobile broadband dongle that enables users to boost their signal connection.

The new Option 515m Orange dongle has a high-performance antenna which optimises and boosts the Orange mobile broadband signal connection.

Available in a limited edition Orange design, the Option 515m dongle also includes a free 8GB MicroSD card that enables users to store their files and pictures.

Orange mobile broadband packages start from just £4.89 a month for up to 3.6Mb speeds and include the free Orange E1752 dongle.

Users wanting the new signal boosting Option 515m dongle will need to pay a one-off £20 for the dongle while stocks last.

Orange was recently rated the UK’s number one mobile broadband provider for getting connected and staying connected in a YouGov dongle tracker survey.

Readers can find out more at the www.orange.co.uk website or by visiting our Orange Mobile Broadband package review.

Orange Update Mobile Broadband Free Laptop Offers

By David L — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 16:43:19 +0000

Orange (www.orange.co.uk) has updated its range of mobile broadband free laptop offers with the addition of the Asus 1005H GO netbook and the Compaq Presario CQ61.

The Asus 1005H GO netbook has an embedded Orange SIM card for built in Orange mobile broadband, which means there’s no need to plug in a seperate USB modem stick.

This stylish Wi-Fi enabled netbook also has a Intel Atom N270 processor, 250GB hard drive, 1GB RAM and 10.1″ screen. The Windows 7 Starter operating system is also pre-installed.

Currently retailing for around £215, the Asus netbook is free when new customers take the £24.47 per month Orange mobile broadband plan that provides speeds up to 3.6Mbps and a 1GB data usage allowance.

Orange’s second new laptop, the Compaq Presario CQ61, is a classic high specified laptop which has a 15.6″ high definition display, AMD Sempron M100 processor, 250GB hard drive and 2GB RAM.

Windows 7 Home Premium is installed while a free Orange USB modem stick is supplied to connect the laptop to Orange’s mobile broadband network.

Worth £399, the Compaq CQ61 is available for free with the £34.25 per month Orange mobile broadband tariff which comes with a higher 5GB monthly data usage limit.

Both laptops are supplied with a 2 year warranty and can be ordered online at the www.orange.co.uk website or by calling 0800 072 4136.

Readers can compare these new free laptops with others from Orange’s competitors at our mobile broadband free laptop review.

Orange Tops Mobile Broadband Survey For 2nd Time

By David L — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:46:50 +0000

Orange (orange.co.uk) has been rated the UK’s number one for overrall mobile broadband quality for the second time following a recent YouGov Dongle Tracker survey.

The independent research conducted by YouGov surveyed 4,417 UK mobile broadband users between the 6th and 12th of October 2009.

The results placed Orange mobile broadband in number one spot for quality and value for money. Orange was also top in 9 out of 15 categories that included network coverage, ease of use and staying connected.

Orange UK’s Director of Broadband and Home, Asif Aziz said: “Being rated as top for our mobile network operator performance is a real honour and fantastic achievement”.

Aziz continued, “At Orange we’re committed to delivering a consistent and high quality user experience and have shown that we also offer great value for money with propositions starting from less than £5 per month”.

Orange offers a range of mobile broadband packages starting from £4.89 a month together with mobile broadband free laptop packages that cost from as little as £24.47 per month.

Each package includes software that alerts customers when they are approaching their mobile broadband usage threshold.

Orange’s 3G mobile broadband network covers more people in the UK than any other operator.

Readers can find out further information on Orange mobile broadband packages at the orange.co.uk website or our Orange Mobile Broadband review.

Orange Mobile Broadband Users Surge By 64%

By Sue A — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 12:22:34 +0000

Orange (orange.co.uk) has revealed a 64% increase in mobile broadband users on its network following the release of its latest quarterly results.

The communications company, which offers both home and mobile broadband services, saw its mobile broadband subscriber base swell to almost 4.7 million customers – a year on year increase of 64%.

However, it was not all good news for the France Telecom owned company as its fixed line home broadband service experienced a 12.2% drop in users to just under 900,000.

In a move to reverse the drop, Orange has recently revamped its range of home broadband plans by boosting download speeds to up to 20Mbps and removing any usage caps (fair usage policies apply).

Monthly prices for 20Mbps Orange Home Broadband (plus UK weekend calls) now start from just £6.50 with Orange mobile customers able to get the service free for the first 3 months.

Orange customers can also benefit from cheaper mobile broadband plans with prices starting at £4.89 a month for speeds up to 3.6Mbps. Non Orange customers need only pay £9.79 a month.

Orange was recently rated as the UK’s number one mobile broadband provider for getting connected and staying connected in a YouGov survey.

Readers can find out more at the orange.co.uk website or our Orange Mobile Broadband review.

Half Price Orange Mobile Broadband Offer To End

By Steve T — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 12:56:19 +0000

Orange (orange.co.uk) looks set to end its 3 months half price mobile broadband offer on Monday the 31st August.

The offer is available online only to new and existing customers and applies to the the Orange 18 month 3GB and 10GB mobile broadband tariffs.

The Orange mobile broadband 3GB package provides speeds up to 3.6Mb with a 3GB monthly data allowance. With the offer, prices start from £7.34 a month for 3 months, followed by £14.68 a month after.

The 10GB package offers the same 3.6Mb speeds and comes with a higher 10GB data usage cap. Customers opting for this package will need to pay £12.27 per month for 3 months and then £24.47 per month after.

Both packages come with a free USB modem stick (available in black or white) and free next day delivery.

Existing Orange customers also have the choice of opting for a 500Mb tariff that costs just £4.89 a month for the duration of the 18 month contract.

Both the 3 months free offer and the £4.89 tariff can be ordered online at the orange.co.uk website.

Orange mobile broadband was rated the ‘UK’s Most Reliable Mobile Broadband Provider’ in a recent YouGov survey.