Possibly nothing, but perhaps Orange UK are getting ready for the new iPhone

[VulchR]

I was on the Orange UK web site today to see if they had a page for pre-ordering the iPhone. I went to the iPhone page, then to the appropriate page for logging in to upgrade. I got the following message:

sorry
The service is under maintenance from 01/10/2011 13:25 to 01/10/2011 23:30. Please try again later.​

Perhaps this is routine. Perhaps it is the new iPhones - hopefully Orange are getting ready for orderly online pre-ordering (pardon the pun) for their current customers rather than free-for-all scrums outside their stores. If this is simply routine, is anybody who works at Orange UK willing to let us know this is a false alarm?

 

[trims]

I was on the Orange UK web site today to see if they had a page for pre-ordering the iPhone. I went to the iPhone page, then to the appropriate page for logging in to upgrade. I got the following message:

sorry
The service is under maintenance from 01/10/2011 13:25 to 01/10/2011 23:30. Please try again later.​

Perhaps this is routine. Perhaps it is the new iPhones - hopefully Orange are getting ready for orderly online pre-ordering (pardon the pun) for their current customers rather than free-for-all scrums outside their stores. If this is simply routine, is anybody who works at Orange UK willing to let us know this is a false alarm?

Wishful thinking. I've tried to log in a couple of times over the past few months and the site is not infrequently down. Nothing to do with iPhones. Just a poor site.

While we're on - has anyone used an Orange Dolphin PAYG SIM in an old 3GS? (Planning to migrate the old phone for the missus, which she'll use mainly as an iPod)

 

[trims]

Orange UK web site is down all day today as well. I think its just rubbish.

 

[vebs]

Of course they are getting ready for the new iPhone, along with every other network that carries it.

 

[trims]

Of course they are getting ready for the new iPhone, along with every other network that carries it.

Its not necessary to shut a web site for two days just to alter a few pages.

Orange UK seem to operate their iPhone pages as a kind of micro-site within their main web site so it should be even easier for them just to switch over on Tuesday.

 

[VulchR]

The iPhone upgrade page is still offline – my guess is that this is British IT incompetence rather than a prelude to iPhone 4S/5 pre-ordering. Pity.

 

[kmanmx]

Of course they are getting ready for the new iPhone, along with every other network that carries it.

This...

Anyone remember O2's site last launch ? They claimed to of temporarily increased capacity by 200x what is normal. You couldn't tell, was like accessing a site on 56k internet.

 

[trims]

Anyone remember O2's site last launch ? They claimed to of temporarily increased capacity by 200x what is normal. You couldn't tell, was like accessing a site on 56k internet.

Good point.