Mystery Caller: SIM-free Android phone issues

=5: Virgin Mobile

The call was less than useful and left me with more questions than answers

Manner – 2/5
Understanding – 2/5
Knowledge – 2/5
Helpfulness – 1/5
Clarity – 1/5
Overall – 2/5
Total – 10/30

5: O2

He didn’t ask one pertinent question during the call that suggested he was able to give me any solutions

Manner – 3/5
Understanding – 1/5
Knowledge – 1/5
Helpfulness – 1/5
Clarity – 3/5
Overall – 1/5
Total – 10/30

4: Orange

Angus perhaps let the side down with a lack of direct knowledge

Manner – 3/5
Understanding – 2/5
Knowledge – 1/5
Helpfulness – 3/5
Clarity – 3/5
Overall – 3/5
Total – 12/30

3: 3

We agreed five minutes for a call back. I waited 45 minutes to no avail

Manner – 3/5
Understanding – 3/5
Knowledge – 3/5
Helpfulness – 3/5
Clarity – 3/5
Overall – 3/5
Total 18/30

2: T-Mobile

Stephanie quickly moved on to first-name terms within a matter of seconds

Manner – 4/5
Understanding – 2/5
Knowledge – 3/5
Helpfulness – 3/5
Clarity – 3/5
Overall – 4/5
Total – 19/30

1: Vodafone

Although not providing any direct resolution Kelly’s helpful and inquisitive nature was excellent

Manner – 4/5
Understanding – 3/5
Knowledge – 3/5
Helpfulness – 4/5
Clarity – 4/5
Overall – 4/5
Total – 22/30

Summary

All the networks were a flop for this Mystery Caller, with no resolution for either setting the ringtone or getting emails configured.

The range of answers was fairly disparate. For my downloaded ringtone, the excuses ranged from compatibility issues, to talk-throughs, to telling me it was impossible to do. Email responses followed the same line, jumping from add-ons and extra costs, to using mobile internet instead, right through to suggestions that it can work but how? Who knows. Some of the networks did perform better than others, with T-Mobile and Vodafone very helpful and inquisitive, while O2 and Virgin failed to deliver and comfort or knowledge at all.

Full review in Mobile News issue 464 (May 24, 2010).

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