Orange and T-Mobile will offer massively improved network coverage to its users as part of its new Everything Everywhere merger.

From 5 October users can sign up to gain access to both networks, meaning coverage in areas where they might previously have had none.

The upgrade will be offered at no extra cost, and if the extra signal on offer were to be created by building new cell towers, it would mean billions of pounds' worth of investment.

Better than ever before

"From next month, we will give almost half of the British population the opportunity to use their phones in more places than ever before," said Tom Alexander, CEO of Everything Everywhere.

"As well as continuing to benefit from their existing network, Orange customers will be able to make calls and send texts on the T-Mobile network and T-Mobile customers will be able to do the same using the Orange network."

Improved signal

From next year, the deal will see customers' phones switching to whichever signal is strongest, meaning improved data and better call quality. Orange is also introducing HD voice in the near future.

Alexander has also outlined his vision of a 'multinet' future as Everything Everywhere seeks to give consumers "access what they want, when they want, at the touch of a button.

"It will all be possible due to a complex system of interweaving multiple networks, bringing mobile, WiFi and fixed technologies together to act as a super network."

And if that's not the beginning of a real-life version of SkyNet, we don't know what is...

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I'm with T-Mobile

I'm with Orange and I work in an office with virtually no Orange signal

However, the building has a T-Mobile booster thingy on the roof

You'll probably find you're too close, or your desk is in a radio shadow!

i wonder if this will improve virgin mobile signal too, since they piggy-back on t-mobiles network

Why cant they all agree to sell their mast network to a single company which they all jointly own then they can all have a better service?

Because signal coverage is one of the areas the networks compete on.

Yes but it is also an areas where they lose customers.

One can only assume they believe (or have evidence to suggest) that the churn rate is pretty much a zero sum overall.

Yeah, but if you're say, Orange, with the largest UK coverage, why would you level the playing field and let the crappy networks use yours to get a better customer base?

Even more reason for me to get my new contract (cancelling current one under unfair usage increases) on TMobile, Orange have terrible data tariffs atm