Local isn't important really as all the engineers and sales force are based all over the UK and Europe. I have written a questionnaire on sharepoint and will be issuing it tomorrow. Just gauging the collective impression of teh on their O2 dealings.

I guess business and <whatever the other bit is called..public?> run differently in terms of customer service. But in terms of signal and speed I don't like them.

But as ever with these things. Everyone hates a certain operator or prefers another for whatever reason.

Aha, that sounds quite exciting. On that scale I'm not sure what I can add from a very small business end. Asking the people who are going to be actually using the phones seems like a very sensible way forward. And let them chose not just Blackberry too. :D

I use O2, but only for four phones.
Can't fault them at all for service, their range of phones is very poor though.

 

I love telling these random phone company's that ring up what we pay and they can't get anywhere near it.
Apart from some dick head from 3 who though we should pay more to go with them when we can't get a signal in the office just because 3 is somehow better?
Why would I want a phone that doesn't work in the office?
If he could guarantee shit signal in any pub he'd have a sale.

BlackBerry is what we have invested in software wise ovee the next coupled years only the big boss men get fancy gear like ipads cause they really really need them.

3 have not even bothered to put in a bid, thank science!

Is there even a need to pay for their software any more? I use the free Enterprise server they make (I only have a handful of BB phones) and it works fine.

If you want enterprise level access (file sharing, intranet access, advanced policy enforcing etc.) then yes, you need the full BES and a full BES account on mobiles.

i moved from o2 to t-mobile for business and have had a lot better service, from the network and customer service.

 

if you want a referal let me know, might be able to get you a month free

We had Orange / T-mobile in yesterday, looks ok but I am very wary of the Orange / T-mobile fellowship and the cross over of networks.

wary how? Surely it means they have great coverage? All's I know is my Orange phone never seems to run out of reception. Even when my work Vodafone was getting nowhere.

Yup mine too. T Mobile shits all over O2 round these parts for reception. /Shits/.

Three are better than O2 round here and that's saying something. They'll probably be shit if I go into the sticks, and I was in Sheffield the other month and in a residential area I had no three signal at all inside which was a surprise. But Yorkshire is backwards with these things anyway.

 

Also, I'd agree that T-Mobile are generally great for signal and speed.

Don't disrespect Gods Country you dirty Lancs sod.