Bye bye T-Mobile and Orange

wolfbln · **Bye bye T-Mobile and Orange -** 21-02-2015, 21:44

Up to recently, the old brands T-Mobile and Orange have been available at EE stores.

Now, EE tries to push all T-Mobile/Orange customers to EE. They don't sell the old 3G plans anymore. Though old customers can stay on their Orange and T-Mobile brands. This is the end for Orange and T-Mobile in the UK. In effect, they have given up the multi-brand strategy, to become a single-brand.

Source: http://www.mobilenewscwp.co.uk/2015/...o-be-scrapped/

I think this is a risky strategy. A lot of customers are happy with 3G only. EE practically charges extra for its plans which are all on 4G through higher prices. This can be a chance for more MVNOs to get new customers who want 2G/3G only at low prices and don't need 4G/LTE.

Motel75 · 22-02-2015, 08:58

Not surprising, since BT is buying EE, and it will have nothing to do with its former parent companies any more.

wolfbln · 22-02-2015, 23:01

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Originally Posted by Motel75

Not surprising, since BT is buying EE, and it will have nothing to do with its former parent companies any more.

This is a first in Europe so far: The market leader (EE) now sells only plans enabled with 4G/LTE for prepaid.
Given the fact, that they have a coverage of 80% for LTE now, while its competitors are at around 50%, this seems plausible.

From a MNO perspective, it's an experiement nobody dared in Europe so far:
The no.1s in France (orange), Netherlands (kpn), Spain (movistar), Austria (a1) or Germany (telekom) have not given access to 4G/LTE to prepaid customers up to now. There, they are the most restrictive. In these countries the smaller MNOs opened LTE for prepaid.
EE is clearly taking a very different approach in the UK.

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wolfbln (Offline) Senior Member Prepaid Expert Posts: 206 Join Date: 14 Jul 2014 Country:	Bye bye T-Mobile and Orange - 21-02-2015, 21:44 Up to recently, the old brands T-Mobile and Orange have been available at EE stores. Now, EE tries to push all T-Mobile/Orange customers to EE. They don't sell the old 3G plans anymore. Though old customers can stay on their Orange and T-Mobile brands. This is the end for Orange and T-Mobile in the UK. In effect, they have given up the multi-brand strategy, to become a single-brand. Source: http://www.mobilenewscwp.co.uk/2015/...o-be-scrapped/ I think this is a risky strategy. A lot of customers are happy with 3G only. EE practically charges extra for its plans which are all on 4G through higher prices. This can be a chance for more MVNOs to get new customers who want 2G/3G only at low prices and don't need 4G/LTE.

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Motel75 (Offline) Senior Member Prepaid Pioneer Posts: 573 Join Date: 15 Jun 2006 Location: Berlin Country:	22-02-2015, 08:58 Not surprising, since BT is buying EE, and it will have nothing to do with its former parent companies any more. Current DE: Vodafone, Netzklub; PL: Klucz, Virgin; UK: Giffgaff, Vodafone; US: T-Mobile; CA: 7-Eleven; IT: Vodafone; UA: Kyivstar; FR: Bouygues; GR: Vodafone Former DE: Vodafone, T-Mobile, O2, Blauworld, 01051mobile, Solomo, Lycamobile, Simyo, Congstar, Fonic, Edeka Mobile, Lidl Mobile; PL: Heyah, Era, Virgin, Sami Swoi, Orange, POP, iPlus, Carrefour Mova, Telepin Mobi, Play, Lycamobile, T-Mobile; UK: Vodafone, T-Mobile, Virgin; US: T-Mobile, AT&T, Lycamobile; CZ: Vodafone, Oskar; ES: Lebara; GR: Vodafone, Wind; UA: Vodafone; IL: Orange; TR: Turkcell