Re: orange@xxxxxxx

["Paul Miller" <pmiller@xxxxxxx>]

3G beta testing interesting, I am currently in Sweden designing their 3G
network with the aforementioned "fruit" company.

The UE's I have seen are very nice PDAs with 3G

Paul

----- Original Message -----
From: "Justin" <justin@xxxxxxx>
To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, November 25, 2001 6:30 PM
Subject: RE: [ukha_d] orange@home


> SWMBO is an indoor coverage project manager for a large mobile phone
> operator. Sometimes I actually listen to what she is going on about
;-)....
>
> Most modern offices with reflective windows steel frame construction
etc
are
> terrible when it comes to mobile reception, even in a strong coverage
area,
> so for large corporate customers, airports, shopping centres etc they
> install indoor schemes which consist of ceiling mounted antennas (look
like
> smoke detectors) these wire back to something called a BTS unit, the
call
> then goes out over regular phone lines back to their exchange. The
customer
> still pays for regular calls, and the BT link is paid for by the
mobile
> phone operator.
>
> The average spend for an indoor scheme is £125,000 but before
you get your
> chequebook out, they wont do residential unless you are royalty or
their
> chairman :-) Large corporates don't pay a penny, they just have to
stick
> with the operator for x years.
>
> Your 'rotating antennae' scenario sounds like it could be a case of
> non-dominance (apparently!) you could be in the middle of several
masts
> which, strangely, isn't good. Go figure!
> She has shown me this before on her 'special' phone. This phone shows
which
> mast you are 'connected' to, but in the case of non-dominance it keeps
> changing. Result, patchy coverage.
>
> BTW I have asked SWMBO to enquire about 3G beta testing. I'll report
to
the
> list when I get my unit (as if!)
>
> Justin.
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Campbell Macdonald [mailto:c.macd@xxxxxxx]
> > Sent: 25 November 2001 1:30 AM
> > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > Subject: Re: [ukha_d] orange@home
> >
> >
> > My orange reception is terrible, no reception in the house at
> > all, but walk
> > 5 yards from the door and bingo. Unfortunately it's almost as if
they
are
> > using a rotating directional antennae. e.g. 1
> > bar...none...2bar...1bar...none....
> >
> > Every time I enquired about putting up an external aerial on the
houseor
a
> > car one on the window, I was passed from pillar to post, even
their tech
> > guys hadn't a clue....Isn't that what the circular plug receptor
on the
> > phones were for or does everyone now use their brain for a better
signal
> > ???:-)
> >
> > I am tempted to fix a 7ft Firestick (cb aerial) on the roof  and
try and
> > play about with it or even a silver rod or some dv27's etc
> > (remember am and
> > sideband). Anyway, the question is will it work or am I barking
> > up the wrong
> > tree....Can anyone give me some ideas, would be most
appreciative. I
have
> > tried different systems, but they are even worse......
> >
> > thanks
> > Campbell
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Stuart Grimshaw" <stuart@xxxxxxx>
> > To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Saturday, November 24, 2001 4:06 PM
> > Subject: Re: [ukha_d] orange@home
> >
> >
> > > Well, I'm on Orange too, and of the 4 main networks, Orange
is the
only
> > one
> > > that can get a signal at my house, and it's full strength
too.
> > >
> > > I used to be an installation engineer about 5 years ago, and
even then
> > Orange
> > > were the ones that gave the best coverage (compared to my
buddies
> > Vodaphone
> > > phone)
> > >
> > > On the down side their customer service is the worst I have
ever come
> > across.
> > >
> > > On Monday 19 November 2001 23:30 pm, Brian G. Reynolds
wrote:
> > > > Where I work we are all on Orange and none of us can
get a signal
most
> > of
> > > > the time!
> > > >
> > > > In fact I was working in Milton-Keynes last week when
my mobile said
I
> > had
> > > > 6 new voice mail messages and when I checked them 2
were
> > dated 29th Oct,
> > 2
> > > > were 3 days before and the last 2 were from the day
before!!!
> > absolutely
> > > > CRAP and I am not the only one!!!
> > > >
> > > > B.
> > > >
> > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > From: Chris Langridge [mailto:chrisl@xxxxxxx]
> > > > > Sent: 19 November 2001 23:25
> > > > > To: 'ukha_d@xxxxxxx'
> > > > > Subject: RE: [ukha_d] orange@home
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Orange always plaster us with this BS. They did it
for WAP, they
> > > > > did it for
> > > > > HSCSD, GPRS, the works.
> > > > >
> > > > > Why can't they just get their bloody phones to
work in Sainsbury's
> > first
> > > > > - Jeez. I actually had to trade in my Orange 7110
for a
> > Cellnet phone
> > > > > 'cos I couldn't call the missus to see if she
wanted sliced or
> > unsliced.
> > > > >
> > > > > Intelligent Fridges....hmm
> > > > >
> > > > > >-----Original Message-----
> > > > > >From: Julian Samphire [mailto:jules@xxxxxxx]
> > > > > >Sent: 19 November 2001 22:57
> > > > > >To: HA
> > > > > >Subject: [ukha_d] orange@home
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >Hmmmmmm, sweet, veeery sweeeet
> > > > > >
> > > > > >www.orange.co.uk/orangeathome/
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
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