Newbie q ref UK service providers - is one better / best?

[CharlesJS]

Hello, I want to buy an XDA to replace my PDA & Mobile. My wife and I currently on vodafone ( joint plan, 200 free mins / pm ) until 14th April so considering either buying used and running the software you've constructed to enable it on vodafone, or buying new from 02 or going with a 2nd hand XDA to another network.

No real need to change her 'phone and have seen 2nd hand XDAs on e-bay at c. £140 - £180 which compares favorably with the purchase price new on a new contract with O2.

However, for UK only use, is one provider better than any others?

We live in the Beds / Cambs / Northants area so should be reasonably covered by all. Only Orange used to have a few flat spots around here.

Many thanks yr comments.

Regards

Charles

[CharlesJS]

Hi there, does anyone have an opinion as to which network is better than another ref calls and gprs, or are they all about the same?

We spend most of our time around the midlands london areas

Many thanks

Charles

[sublimatica]

Having left Orange to get an XDA2 with O2, I can only say that I've been disappointed. O2's customer service isn't a patch on Orange's, and the coverage is generally slightly worse (although this could be an XDA problem).

I wouldn't recommend O2 to anyone, but will move to Orange as soon as I can, once I can be sure I can get GPRS etc. working. I've never used T-Mobile or Vodafone.

Hope this helps.

[CharlesJS]

Many thanks yr candid comments. As I'm currently with vodafone, I feel my 1st steps will be to buy an unlocked new /2nd hand xda to run on this n'work and see how it shapes up.

Yr comments appear to mirror others I've noted ref O2 cst svs being poor.

Thanks again.

Charles