Orange, Wanadoo, Equant and Etrali unite under the Orange brand.
Mobile and Internet customers will now benefit from the convergence of two leaders in
communications technology. The first tangible example of this will be that new and existing
customers signing up to a pay monthly mobile contract with a talk plan over £30 will benefit from
free broadband*. There is no connection fee and the broadband package - worth £17.99 a
month - includes up-to-8-meg broadband**, an Orange Livebox (wireless modem), and Orange
Wireless & Talk - Orange’s revolutionary Internet phone service which offers free evening and
weekend calls to UK landlines.
Orange Wireless & Talk is a voice over internet protocol (VoIP) service, however, unlike many
other broadband voice services on the market, Wireless & Talk is easy to set up and use.
Simply plug a touch tone phone into the Livebox and make calls in the normal way on the
dedicated Orange line - perfect for families who may want to make or receive more than one call
at a time.
For an extra £6 per month, customers can sign up to the new Orange Anytime package which
gives them free calls to UK landlines° at any time. In addition, if they are an Orange Pay
Monthly customer they will also be able to register for free calls to Orange mobiles (using the
Wireless & Talk service).
For customers who have yet to discover the difference broadband internet can make to their
lives, Orange is extending its TRY initiative, giving them a unique opportunity to experience up
to 1meg broadband for 30 days without having to commit to a minimum term contract.
Orange Broadband will be available to buy on the high street through Orange’s 300 UK stores
as well as through the Orange Direct Sales team (telesales and the Orange website) and all
other broadband retail partners.
From today (June 1 2006), the Wanadoo and Orange websites will become one, giving
Orange customers access to an integrated world of their favourite information and
entertainment services. The new orange.co.uk website will also allow customers to access their
account information, purchase mobile or broadband products and services, and interact with
Orange via the internet. Orange mobile and broadband customers will also benefit from a single
point for customer services via the Orange service line on 07973 100 150.
The Orange Broadband service already has more than one million customers (formerly
Wanadoo customers) across the UK. Together with its mobile division, Orange now serves
more than 16 million people in the United Kingdom.
Orange plans to launch a range of converged products including music, gaming, communication
and security services in the near future. It also announced that it will
launch a home TV service, as well as a One Phone product which lets you use the same phone
over your fixed or mobile line depending on whether you are inside or outside the home.
