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Overall Average Rating
4.7 /10
Orange
41 % positive customer ratings
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RELIABILITY
5 /10
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CUSTOMER SERVICE
4 /10
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PRICE
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Orange Broadband Reviews

10/10

can't fault it! - 10 /10

Cubensis from Cumbria on 30 Jan, 2009
9/10
Price
10/10
Customer Service
9/10
Reliability
8/10
Speed

When my contract with Virgin was up a few weeks ago,i started looking around for the best deal i could get for my broadband and was given no pointers at all from review sites.This is because people rarely review their providers unless something goes wrong and...    read full review


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9/10

No problems - 9 /10

Phil from Cornwall on 27 Nov, 2008
5/10
Price
8/10
Customer Service
9/10
Reliability
8/10
Speed

Have used orange since freeserve days and had no reliability problems at all. Speed 6 all but very busy times when it drops to 5.5ish. Can be a bit frustrating speaking to someone in India, But any minor problems when up-dating equipment have been quickly...    read full review


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1/10

Hopeless - 1 /10

Craig from High wycombe on 24 Jul, 2008
4/10
Price
2/10
Customer Service
2/10
Reliability
1/10
Speed

8mb broadband my a&$e! I average only 4.8Mb which is pitiful. Especially when I only live about 1/2 mile from the exchange. And for £8 a month more I can get Sky TV, phone AND 8Mb broadband. And there customer service department (in India) has an...    read full review


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9/10

Brilliant Service - 9 /10

Pete from Surrey on 19 Jul, 2008
8/10
Price
9/10
Customer Service
10/10
Reliability
9/10
Speed

I have been signed up since the Freeserve days initially on dial-up, even then the service was good. Moved over to broadband in 2004 no problems at all. Just signed up for another 12 months on a new package and was told the speed of 6 meg would be available...    read full review


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10/10

Brilliant service in the stick - 10 /10

Jojje on 14 May, 2008
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Price
2/10
Customer Service
10/10
Reliability
10/10
Speed

I live very close to the local exchange in small town. No probs with a constant 6MB download.  


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1/10

Hopeless - 1 /10

Martin on 21 Apr, 2008
UNRATED
Price
1/10
Customer Service
1/10
Reliability
1/10
Speed

As with an above review if I could give minus points I would. My Orange broadband has been down for 5 weeks now and all they can say is that-there is a fault with my line-my problem has been escalated-they are carrying out another line test. Customer service...    read full review


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2/10

rubbish - 2 /10

kuhny on 15 Feb, 2008
UNRATED
Price
2/10
Customer Service
2/10
Reliability
4/10
Speed

absolutely rubbish, i have had nothing but trouble with it since i got it , box is always crashing , mines been down for 3 weeks now and my sisters has been down for four, stay well clear.  


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10/10

Fast enough - 10 /10

Flyggar on 01 Feb, 2008
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Price
2/10
Customer Service
10/10
Reliability
8/10
Speed

I suppose I must be one of the lucky ones. Had it for well over a year with no problems except calling the billing department which was very frustrating. Free calls on the 2nd line mean I am getting the BB for free really. And at over 6MB about 98% of the...    read full review


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2/10

very frustrating !!!!! - 2 /10

schris on 30 Jan, 2008
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Price
2/10
Customer Service
2/10
Reliability
2/10
Speed

had broadband package last june,on 12 mth contract wouldn`t have bothered had i known how FRUSTRATING .. it was i`m lucky if i can use it for 1 hour a day, have rung customer service so many times now (finding it hard to understand what the person on the...    read full review


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2/10

waste of space - 2 /10

dave on 28 Jan, 2008
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Price
2/10
Customer Service
2/10
Reliability
2/10
Speed

have been with them since freeserve, since they went orange, waste of time, told me i should get 2.5 mg for my area, lucky to get 0.5mg. keeps loosing signal, customer services waste of space, call centre abroad, the only answer you get from them is we need...    read full review


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6/10

thomas - 6 /10

norman on 28 Jan, 2008
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Price
2/10
Customer Service
6/10
Reliability
2/10
Speed

Promised 8mp if take a two year contract. Result, from 1.1 to 2.3, so i will have to change.  


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2/10

I think i been robbed - 2 /10

well******* Off on 19 Jan, 2008
UNRATED
Price
2/10
Customer Service
2/10
Reliability
2/10
Speed

8 meg My A** i think it's about time that orange payed people to use there service only use it as it came with a mobile phone package  


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2/10

Orange broadband awful service - 2 /10

Alex on 17 Jan, 2008
UNRATED
Price
2/10
Customer Service
2/10
Reliability
6/10
Speed

Have been a loyal Orange customer for 7 years. Finally moved both mobile and broadband to O2 as Orange's customer service has been getting progressively worse over the last few years. The broadband reliability and customer service is terrible. Speeds were...    read full review


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2/10

Dreadful Rubbish - 2 /10

J R Williams on 10 Jan, 2008
UNRATED
Price
2/10
Customer Service
2/10
Reliability
4/10
Speed

Reluctant to give any stars for customer service but the system requires at least one, it is so bad, please read my one star as -1. When the service works it is ok but it always fails after 3 months usage. Then follows one month of mind numbing frustration,...    read full review


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4/10

Snail - 4 /10

Barry on 28 Dec, 2007
UNRATED
Price
4/10
Customer Service
6/10
Reliability
2/10
Speed

I have been with Orange both the UK and France. I have cancelled the French one (too unreliable). I have with them for nearly 3 years and although I should be receiving 8 meg download the best is .9 !!!!  


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2/10

Dont bother with Orange - 2 /10

Charteredbanker on 27 Dec, 2007
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Price
2/10
Customer Service
2/10
Reliability
2/10
Speed

When providers were Freeseve and Wanadoo never had a problem.Now Orange have taken over speed variable.8 meg package average 3 meg.Incessant lost connection.Customer Servives dire.Time to decamp.  


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8/10

Still good... - 8 /10

Larry Legend on 27 Dec, 2007
UNRATED
Price
6/10
Customer Service
6/10
Reliability
10/10
Speed

Ok - so I've had this for 2 weeks now and is regularly at 6MB download - which is the max from my local exchange. Very happy. It's a great deal and is fast enough for what I need. Just one thing... if you need fast upload, max I've got is 256KB...  


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2/10

Wanadoo customer - 2 /10

Arnold on 18 Dec, 2007
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Price
2/10
Customer Service
2/10
Reliability
2/10
Speed

Rubbish connection that always drops out, customer service is very very bad. Do not use them  


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6/10

Early days - good so far! - 6 /10

Larry Legend on 17 Dec, 2007
UNRATED
Price
4/10
Customer Service
6/10
Reliability
8/10
Speed

Hey Everyone! Existing Orange mobile client taking advantage of the Home Max Livebox 8MB etc blah blah. Biggest problem was getting the d*** Livebox - ended up going to the depot to pick it up...some of us work for a living! Took 20 mins to install; v...    read full review


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2/10

from wanadoo to orange - 2 /10

wendleberry on 21 Nov, 2007
UNRATED
Price
6/10
Customer Service
4/10
Reliability
2/10
Speed

i thought i was on 8 meg but having tested the speed loads of times using the gadget show test, i have never had a speed over 3.5 meg! i'm not happy.  


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2/10

Orange Livebox - 2 /10

Sue on 14 Nov, 2007
UNRATED
Price
2/10
Customer Service
2/10
Reliability
2/10
Speed

I have been a customer since the Freeserve days. Since Orange took over the speed has dropped considerably. Even with Onspeed my download is only 1.5 max. Reliability is awful. Customer services all but useless - and expensive. Thank goodness I have a...    read full review


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10/10

Orange Livebox - 10 /10

Skippy on 22 Oct, 2007
UNRATED
Price
10/10
Customer Service
10/10
Reliability
8/10
Speed

Been an wanadoo customer now orange for over 3yrs. Just upgraded tothe new livebox with 2nd line.Recieved the new box and installed with no probs! Very simple! Was up and running fully with 2nd line activated in 3days! Still in 10 day testing speed. About...    read full review


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