Orange Broadband Review | Review of Orange Broadband Home Select & Mobile
- Superbly priced 8Mbps Orange broadband
- £10 less due to Orange mobile plan
- Free Orange LiveBox wireless modem
- Free activation
- No credit checks
- Second phoneline via Orange LiveBox (for broadband calls only)
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THIS Orange package is exactly the same thing as the Orange Home Select package, but sports a £10 rebate on the monthly fee when taken with an Orange pay monthly mobile contract of at least £30.
For a full review, see the Orange Home Select package page.
A little more detail
Broadband
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| Package Name: |
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Select |
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| Connection Type: |
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ADSL |
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| Max Speed: |
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8Mb |
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| Usage Limit: |
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Unlimited |
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| Hardware: |
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Orange 'LiveBox' Wireless Router |
Acts as a wireless router and a second phoneline for free broadband phonecalls anytime |
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| Anti-virus Protection: |
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No |
McAfee Internet Security Suite available to buy for £39.99 (saving of £10) |
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| Firewall: |
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Yes |
Built into the Orange Livebox |
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| E-mail Account: |
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Yes |
1 email address |
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| Webspace Provided: |
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Yes |
5 batches of 30MB webspace |
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| Domain Included: |
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No |
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| Backup Dialup: |
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Yes |
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| Consoles Supported: |
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All major consoles supported |
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Home Phone
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| Package Name: |
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Broadband Unlimited |
| UK Weekend Tariff: |
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Free to UK landlines |
| UK Evening Tariff: |
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Free to UK landlines |
| UK Peak Tariff: |
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Free to UK landlines |
| International Tariff: |
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Free to over 100 countries |
Mobile
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| Package Name: |
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Dolphin, Racoon, Canary or Panther |
| Network: |
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Orange |
| SIM / Phone: |
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Yes |
| Free Minutes: |
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Variable |
| Free Texts: |
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Variable |
Payment, Installation and Contract
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| Payment Method(s): |
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Direct Debit (all other payment methods incur a £2 per month surcharge) |
| Activation Fee: |
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Free |
| Installation: |
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Free |
| Minimum Contract: |
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18 months |
| Line Rental: |
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BT Line Rental required |
| Support: |
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5p per minute 24/7 support |
Actual User Ratings
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At a Glance
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Bundle details: |
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Phone: Anytime broadband calls to UK landlines and Orange mobile numbers using the Orange Livebox |
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TV: Not included |
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Mobile: Various inclusive call and text options, starting at £15 |
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It is best suited for: |
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Anyone wanting to switch to Orange mobile who also want an excellent, fast broadband connection. |
Customer Reviews
Remember, the customer reviews below are subjective (and are not the opinions of ChooseISP.co.uk).
Herman from Glasgow writes... 01/03/2008 "Orange has to be the worst phone/internet provider I have ever signed up for. It's very slow,the connection drops on a regular basis and there the phone line is dead nearly every weekend.If you have any problems you have to call Orange on a premium call rate which will cost you up to £5 every time. The only useful feature is calls to overseas land line numbers which I use when my phone is actually working.Spend the extra few pound and get something decent!"
Mark Wood from London writes... 21/02/2008 "Orange have been failing to provide me with broadband for the last 9 months but are still trying to hold me to the 18 month contract! The "expert" techincal support service operates from overseas on very poor quality lines is VERY expensive and no more useful than asking my 70 year old neighbour"
Chris from Forest Of Dean writes... 22/10/2007 "Dreadful performance from Orange. Very slow at peak times (dial-up performance) and not a lot better at off-peak. Consistently drops out even though I have replaced the router with a decent Draytek Vigor. Line length and exchange capability mean I can only expect maximum of 2.5Mb but my old AOL 1Mb line was far superior to this Orange Home Max. Can't wait for my 1 yr contract to end so I can jump ship."
Chris from Glasgow writes... 15/08/2007 "I've found my Livebox to be very unreliable, and has limited features.
The broadband connection drops on a regular basis, though reverting back to an old 'hard-wired' USB modem is fine.
I'd spend some extra cash and buy a decent wireless router."
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