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Orange + iphone4 + 3G = pile of shit

I have been a loyal (?) customer of Oranges for over 15 years but am at the end of my tether with their network

I have an iPhone 4 and yes I know it’s a crap phone but why is there 3g network so bad. I am working in a ‘new’ town so would expect decent coverage but no. 3G lies like a cheap watch and is slower than manually setting GPRS, calls continually drop even when the phones showing 3 bars. The place I’m working for even uses Orange as a supplier for 3G and I’m not sure how they put it with the shoddyness.

I have the same issue at home but made even worse by continually swapping between Orange/T Mobile. Supposedly the result of their ‘everything everywhere’ initiative that feels like ‘nothing nowhere’

Take my advice. Leave or avoid Orange at all costs!!!!!

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Gadget or Useful Mobile tool

Picked up on this from one of the MS UK teams blog http://blogs.technet.com/eileen_brown/archive/2007/10/09/communicator-mobile-2007.aspx

Essentially a 3D barcode and app software for mobile devices with cameras. 

Heres the barcode generator http://reader.kaywa.com/ and mobile device reader code http://www.quickmark.com.tw/En/basic/download.asp

Not sure of uses but like the idea of ‘tagging’ objects – posters, ad’s, screens etc

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