Just for fun: carrier rebranding

AdmiralAK · *Last edited by AdmiralAK; 28-07-2007 at 16:18..*

I've had a number of prepaid and postpaid carriers.
I've also lived through a number of rebrandings.
These are the rebrandings I've survived (in my areas: Boston USA and Greece):

USA:
Omnipoint --> Voicestream --> T-Mobile (used 2000 to 2005)
Cellular One --> AT&T wireless --> Cingular --> at&t mobility (current)

Greece:
Telestet --> TIM --> Wind (not currently with Telestet, used 2000 to 2003)
PanaFon --> PanaFon-Vodafone --> Vodafone (Used 2002 to 2005)

How about you?

**Effendi** · 30-05-2007, 07:30

In Italy we just had the rebrand
Omnitel -> Omnitel-Vodafone -> Vodafone-Omnitel -> Vodafone (every time changing all commercials and signs on shops).

Some countries have changed all operators' brands, such as:

Czech Republic:
Paegas -> T-Mobile
Oskar -> Vodafone
Eurotel Praha -> O2

Slovakia:
Eurotel Bratislava -> T-Mobile
??? (don't remeber!) -> Orange

Malkav · 02-07-2007, 01:36

btcellnet- 02
UK...yeah ok there was also 0ne to one-tmobile uk

no i didnt use them but there name changed...

also...easymobile uk- shimmerbright....

DRNewcomb · 02-07-2007, 05:13

Japan:
J-Phone -> Vodafone -> Softbank

For the US rebranding you really need a flow chart. It's much more complicated than AdmiralAK has shown.

**Przemolog** · 02-07-2007, 07:52

Quote:

Originally Posted by Effendi

Slovakia:
Eurotel Bratislava -> T-Mobile
??? (don't remeber!) -> Orange

Orange SK was Globtel.

Poland

Operator rebrands:
Idea->Orange
Era->T-Mobile - should just be in progress or even completed but still pending due to "legal sabotage" from Vivendi

Prepaid rebrands:
Simplus->Simplus Team->Simplus again

Malkav · 03-07-2007, 03:29

just remembered...02 used to be btcellnet which had an online sub brand known as genie.....tch its in my sig ffs!

so it was btcellent (high street) btgenie (online) then to 02 (and again there is the online and the high street arms!

AdmiralAK · 28-07-2007, 16:17

Quote:

Originally Posted by DRNewcomb

For the US rebranding you really need a flow chart. It's much more complicated than AdmiralAK has shown.

That was just my personal experience

I hope someone has a flow chart somewhere (or is willing to make one) -
I find the whole consolidation thing fascinating

GSM-Fan · 13-08-2007, 07:50

Beat this (Germay):

D2 Privat -> D2 Mannesmann -> D2 Privat -> D2 Vodafone -> Vodafone D2 -> Vodafone

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AdmiralAK (Offline) Senior Member Prepaid Fan Posts: 190 Join Date: 19 Jul 2004 Location: Who knows?! Country:	Just for fun: carrier rebranding - 30-05-2007, 01:22 I've had a number of prepaid and postpaid carriers. I've also lived through a number of rebrandings. These are the rebrandings I've survived (in my areas: Boston USA and Greece): USA: Omnipoint --> Voicestream --> T-Mobile (used 2000 to 2005) Cellular One --> AT&T wireless --> Cingular --> at&t mobility (current) Greece: Telestet --> TIM --> Wind (not currently with Telestet, used 2000 to 2003) PanaFon --> PanaFon-Vodafone --> Vodafone (Used 2002 to 2005) How about you? Club Admiralty - website with stuff about me Current Prepaid: None Older Prepaid: AT&T wireless; TracFone; Telestet; Vodafone GR; Fido; SFR; T-mobile US; Tuyo, Cosmote Postpaid: at&t Last edited by AdmiralAK; 28-07-2007 at 16:18..

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Effendi (Offline) The great Dictator! Prepaid Prophet Posts: 2,330 Join Date: 13 Jan 2004 Location: Genova & Sarzana Country:	30-05-2007, 07:30 In Italy we just had the rebrand Omnitel -> Omnitel-Vodafone -> Vodafone-Omnitel -> Vodafone (every time changing all commercials and signs on shops). Some countries have changed all operators' brands, such as: Czech Republic: Paegas -> T-Mobile Oskar -> Vodafone Eurotel Praha -> O2 Slovakia: Eurotel Bratislava -> T-Mobile ??? (don't remeber!) -> Orange Working Prepaids: IT: Wind, Vodafone IT, UNO Mobile; SM: Prima; UK: 3, Virgin; INT: TravelSIM, Truphone. Deceased Prepaids: CZ: Oskar, Eurotel; SK: Orange; DE: E-Plus, Aldi, Simyo; GE: Geocell; AM: Armentel; PL: Heyah, Plus; LT: Tele2; LV: Amigo; EE: Elisa; UA: Kyivstar; NZ: Vodafone; INT: UM, UM+, ICQSim. GSM/3G Phones: Nokia E71, HTC Wildfire

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Malkav (Offline) Senior Member Prepaid Expert Posts: 283 Join Date: 09 Jun 2006 Location: Malkavian University Country:	02-07-2007, 01:36 btcellnet- 02 UK...yeah ok there was also 0ne to one-tmobile uk no i didnt use them but there name changed... also...easymobile uk- shimmerbright.... Current networks: Orange 3g UK, 3 pay monthly, Virgin pay as you go UK, 3UK payg, Tesco payg, Asda mobile Active phones: Blackberry Torch (02), Google Nexus one (Vodafone) Inactive Sims: Oskar Czech R, BT Genie Pay as you go UK. Spare (unused phones) NEC 616, Ericsson t68/i, Nokia 3310, Sendo m550, Mototorola v66i, Motorola a1000.lg u880, Sony Ericsson t230. Orange spv m5000, Samsung z400, Motorola SLVR (Red)!, lobster tv700, spv m700, prada phone, motorola l7e, Skype phone, siemens sl65, blackberry 8810, Nokia 6500 slide X2.

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DRNewcomb (Offline) Senior Member Prepaid Professionist Posts: 1,253 Join Date: 27 Feb 2004 Location: Mississippi, USA Country:	02-07-2007, 05:13 Japan: J-Phone -> Vodafone -> Softbank For the US rebranding you really need a flow chart. It's much more complicated than AdmiralAK has shown.

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Malkav (Offline) Senior Member Prepaid Expert Posts: 283 Join Date: 09 Jun 2006 Location: Malkavian University Country:	03-07-2007, 03:29 just remembered...02 used to be btcellnet which had an online sub brand known as genie.....tch its in my sig ffs! so it was btcellent (high street) btgenie (online) then to 02 (and again there is the online and the high street arms! Current networks: Orange 3g UK, 3 pay monthly, Virgin pay as you go UK, 3UK payg, Tesco payg, Asda mobile Active phones: Blackberry Torch (02), Google Nexus one (Vodafone) Inactive Sims: Oskar Czech R, BT Genie Pay as you go UK. Spare (unused phones) NEC 616, Ericsson t68/i, Nokia 3310, Sendo m550, Mototorola v66i, Motorola a1000.lg u880, Sony Ericsson t230. Orange spv m5000, Samsung z400, Motorola SLVR (Red)!, lobster tv700, spv m700, prada phone, motorola l7e, Skype phone, siemens sl65, blackberry 8810, Nokia 6500 slide X2.

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GSM-Fan (Offline) Junior Member Amateur Member Posts: 10 Join Date: 11 Jan 2007 Country:	13-08-2007, 07:50 Beat this (Germay): D2 Privat -> D2 Mannesmann -> D2 Privat -> D2 Vodafone -> Vodafone D2 -> Vodafone