When will T-mobile customers start being able to roam on the Orange network?

[satsuma]

Orange signal appalling round here, had to manually search and choose T-Mobile.

Interesting reading this thread, might move the other half over to Three - pretty good signal

[CJackel]

Originally Posted by deadkenny

Nothing changed from what I can tell. Orange T-Mobile has been an option for some time, but it's still only picked if there's no Orange signal at all (I'm on Orange).

I'm on T-Mobile and in an area I know I get full signal on T-Mobile, My phone is still insistent sometimes that I have to switch to T-Mobile Orange, which is usually only 1/2 the level of T-Mobile.

Wish it would pick the strongest signal...

Carl,

[JT]

Since getting a replacement sim about 10 days ago,my phone has stayed showing T-Mobile/Orange, I've tried selecting T-Mobile manually and it returns to T-Mobile/Orange when set to automatic, is this how it will always be?

[ragjoy]

Originally Posted by CJackel

I'm on T-Mobile and in an area I know I get full signal on T-Mobile, My phone is still insistent sometimes that I have to switch to T-Mobile Orange, which is usually only 1/2 the level of T-Mobile.

Wish it would pick the strongest signal...

Carl,

a couple of times in the past weeks i have had to visit norwich hospital with my daughter.
depending on where i am in the hospital i get a warning that i have left my data zone (data is off at this point) or words to that effect.
i very rarely have my data connection on and only once have i turned on roaming which was while in the hospital car park checking some emails which i couldnt do on tmob so (and i dont know if i was doing this right) i turned on roaming and used orange.
my query is why would my phone notify me every time i leave a tmob signal when for calls it auto switches to orange and data was off.
also is it ok to roam onto orange and is it free.

[Dave]

Originally Posted by JT

Since getting a replacement sim about 10 days ago,my phone has stayed showing T-Mobile/Orange, I've tried selecting T-Mobile manually and it returns to T-Mobile/Orange when set to automatic, is this how it will always be?

Mine does the same, originally on T-Mob but now seems to think the Orange signal is home (but my sim is old, somewhere between 5 and 8 years old).

[Eagle]

Other way round for me. Home network is Orange but at home it constantly stays on T-Mob 3G.

I think it moves to the strongest *3G* signal on either network. Orange is ok at home for me but the 3G signal is questionable...

[hecatae]

I see T-Mobile Orange in town centres, but T-Mobile elsewhere

[MilhouseVH]

I'm now on "T-Mobile Orange" when normally I'd only be on "T-Mobile" - phone seems to think this is my "home" network, so I'm not roaming. Switched over earlier tonight mid-way through the CL semi-final (major IM sessions over WiFi, but using the phone pretty constantly so watched it happen). Getting 3.5G on "T-Mobile Orange" also - a quick speedtest suggests 3.3Mbit/s down, 0.4Mbit/s up.

[MilhouseVH]

And now, a few hours later, I'm back on regular old "T-Mobile" - a speedtest over 3.5G gets me 6.5Mbit/s down, 2Mbit/s up.

Maybe T-Mobile cell/mast maintenance going on in the area...