Talk:Orange UK

Merge
I can see no reason why they shouldn't be merged. Both articles refer to exactly the same company. Orange UK is simply the more up-to-date name. - Mad King Soup 13:23, 12 December 2006 (UTC)

History section
An inconsistency - in one sentence it is said that Orange UK is a subsidiary of France Télécom S.A., and in the next it is said that "in 1999 the company was sold to Mannesmann AG". Not only is this inconsistent, it is not true; as far as I know, Mannesmann AG was taken over by Vodafone in the late 90's. Dmccormac 20:44, 12 April 2007 (UTC)

Mannesmann AG brought Orange from Hutchinson Telecom in the late 1990's, which was seen, by Vodafone, as a breach of an informal agreement not to create ventures in Mannesmann or Vodafone home territories and hence Vodafone's takeover of Mannesmann. As part of an agreement with the competition authorities Vodafone was made to sell the Orange subsidary of Mannesmann AG. The ownership of Orange by Mannesmann was thus very brief.

Slogan
For nealry a decade now, the slogan is "The future's bright..." Everyone knows the final part of the slogan, so they removed it as to demonstrate how powerful the brand had become.

No idea how to change it one the page might be worth updating :) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 193.36.79.207 (talk) 12:47, 21 September 2007 (UTC)


 * I've added a little bit to the relevant section. I must admit that I couldn't even remember "I am who I am because of everyone" without thinking about it. Personally I think it's a dreadful slogan compared to the classic "bright" one, but then I'm not an ad person! 86.132.139.119 (talk) 12:52, 15 October 2008 (UTC)

References - citing sources
Can I draw contributors' attention to Wikipedia's policy on references - there have been a couple of references put in the article which aren't enough to support the article text. For example, it's not enough to cite "a letter from Orange customer services" because it is not verifiable by anybody else. These aren't major problems at the moment as they don't relate to controversial claims, but it shouldn't set a precedent for references. It's not enough just to delete a tag and say "somebody said so" - it needs to point to something which other people can read, usually a publication or website.

To replace these references, refer perhaps to Orange websites - maybe press releases or news. Try also some news sources like [Slashdot] or BBC News. There are already a few good examples in the article. What's more, it's kind of fun researching them. Keep it fair, keep it neutral, keep it sourced and it'll be fine. --Cnbrb 10:21, 20 October 2007 (UTC)

Contract price plans
I have edited the incorrect information regarding the inability to change the monthly price plan once you sign a contract. I work for orange and i am a orange customer, it is possible and can be done via the website. Btw i am also an Orange employee. Joshua Bishop

Title
The article's title is currently "Orange U.K.". However the text of the article is "Orange UK". Is this because Wikipedia's convention contradicts the company? Axl ¤  [Talk]  20:37, 15 September 2011 (UTC)

Contoversies
The item about Orange building sites in the Occupied territories strikes me as spurious. A network branded as Orange in Israel( as far as I know they were neither part of Orange UK, nor the later Orange Group, formerly FT.) is a licensed use of the brand, the licensing company being Partner Communications Company Ltd. Given that none of this particular article has anything to do with Orange globally, or about the global brand and is all about Orange UK, I don't see any point to this particular clause being in the article. At best it's mischief making. Theunfamousfly (talk) 21:25, 12 November 2013 (UTC)

Operation in India
Orange once operated in India, long time ago --Bdwolverine87 (talk) 06:32, 22 June 2014 (UTC)

Mannesmann Takeover
I believe the description of the Mannesmann AG acquisition of Orange in Acquisition of Orange and part of France Télécom: 1999–2009 section is incorrect. This article has a good description of what happened. It seems Vodafone wanted to merge with Mannesmann but Mannesmann saw on opportunity to enter the UK mobile market when Hutchison Whampoa was selling Orange to become the non-incumbent 3G operator, 3 Mobile, ending the now superfluous talks with Vodafone. This upset Vodafone, after negotiations with Mannesmann broke down due to fears that the British company would not respect the German trade union-based industrial culture despite reassurances from Vodafone, Vodafone started a hostile takeover. The issue of Vodafone owning to mobile operators was addressed by Vodafone promising to sell Orange as soon as the acquisition was complete. Derekjc (talk) 11:19, 13 November 2015 (UTC)

I'm pretty sure one of the links are broke
I think the 19th citation, '19^"EE Home Broadband – Frequently Asked Questions". T-Mobile. Retrieved 13 February 2013.', isn't working, since when I click on it takes me to https://www.telekom.com/en, and the reference is linked to go to http://www.t-mobile.co.uk/ee/home-broadband/ instead of any sort of FAQ page. The full reference: LuckyMiner01 (talk) 21:55, 29 July 2020 (UTC)