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Iphone On Three (UK)
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I live in the ass end of nowhere and I get a couple of bars 2G on O2, with 3 I get 4 bars 3G.
I'm going to by the iPhone 5 outright, assuming its not a 4S, and get a £15 sim only from 3. Works out slightly cheaper in the long run and means I get an unlocked iPhone. Much better deal than O2 IMO.
I'm going to by the iPhone 5 outright, assuming its not a 4S, and get a £15 sim only from 3. Works out slightly cheaper in the long run and means I get an unlocked iPhone. Much better deal than O2 IMO.
Suggest you get a payandgo SIM and test it out before you commit. Coverage from the different carriers can be very different depending on location. I am with O2 and have no service issues in E1W.
I tried 3 by getting an iPAD pay and go SIM for a month and I was very dissapointed. My son made the change from O2 to 3 without checking coverage near Guildford, Surrey. He is regretting it, since he does not even get enough signal to make phone calls now, far less for data.
I had been considering the high speed MIFI which is ideal for my needs but have put it on hold since with poor performance on regular 3G I would not expect the new highspeed dongle to perform any better.
I tried 3 by getting an iPAD pay and go SIM for a month and I was very dissapointed. My son made the change from O2 to 3 without checking coverage near Guildford, Surrey. He is regretting it, since he does not even get enough signal to make phone calls now, far less for data.
I had been considering the high speed MIFI which is ideal for my needs but have put it on hold since with poor performance on regular 3G I would not expect the new highspeed dongle to perform any better.
ive been with 3 ever since they came to the UK (they started showing premier league goals on the phone) and they was proper poor!
i would ring up every month complaining of having no signal, they would refund me my money back.
but slowly they have got better, price wise no one can touch them in the uk, because ive been with them for so long i get 500mins, unlimited texts, unlimited internet and 3000 3 to 3 minutes i pay £22
over the years (8 years ive been with them) i have had many conversations with the "customer services" and to be honest its like banging your head against the wall, i find going online and talking to an online representative is better
im due an upgrade and am waiting for the new iphone, whether its 4s/5 im not bothered.
only problem ive got is waiting till 3 actually get old of the new iphone!
also got a 3 dongle in my future wifes parents caravan connected to an edimax router and the 3g there is excellent
3 would have to screw up pretty bad for me to leave them now
i would ring up every month complaining of having no signal, they would refund me my money back.
but slowly they have got better, price wise no one can touch them in the uk, because ive been with them for so long i get 500mins, unlimited texts, unlimited internet and 3000 3 to 3 minutes i pay £22
over the years (8 years ive been with them) i have had many conversations with the "customer services" and to be honest its like banging your head against the wall, i find going online and talking to an online representative is better
im due an upgrade and am waiting for the new iphone, whether its 4s/5 im not bothered.
only problem ive got is waiting till 3 actually get old of the new iphone!
also got a 3 dongle in my future wifes parents caravan connected to an edimax router and the 3g there is excellent
3 would have to screw up pretty bad for me to leave them now
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mediocre service - ok when i am at home - in central london - SE1
shocking when I'm at work in Enfield!
Customer Services is abysmal
TBH 3G data on my IP4 with three is as fast as my 3GS with 02 PAYG
I for 1 will be swapping from three to o2 as soon as the IP5 drops
as the free wifi on BT-FON at various places - especially Starbucks is very attractive
and there are countless Starbucks within walking distance from me
shocking when I'm at work in Enfield!
Customer Services is abysmal
TBH 3G data on my IP4 with three is as fast as my 3GS with 02 PAYG
I for 1 will be swapping from three to o2 as soon as the IP5 drops
as the free wifi on BT-FON at various places - especially Starbucks is very attractive
and there are countless Starbucks within walking distance from me
Oh yes it does.
Any device with IOS 4 software we can on the hotspot and via Bluetooth use our unlimited data plan.
With my iPhone 4-I can connect my MacBook pro , IPad 2 and Ps3 all at the same time
Believe it or not, carriers are able to disable that option from settings (I think it disappears), so it's not necessarily a given.
I'm on 3, All you can eat PAYG and I get tethering. It's great.
With O2 I didn't get a tethering option.
I for 1 will be swapping from three to o2 as soon as the IP5 drops
as the free wifi on BT-FON at various places - especially Starbucks is very attractive
and there are countless Starbucks within walking distance from me
That's one of the reasons I've stayed with O2 with all four models of iPhone and the same contract. That and visual voicemail.
To me it probably is. I hate having to cycle through my voicemail until I come to the one I want to listen to. I guess it is a luxury but one that I've got use to having. Someone in another thread mentioned an alternative called hullomail which is something I need to look into.
I switched from O2 about 5 months ago, and I've got nothing but praise for 3. Never had to use their customer service (thankfully it seems!) but coverage here (SW London) is awesome, I get full 3G with 5 bars where I was only getting 1 bar of GPRS with O2 - and as that was my office at work it just wasn't good enough, hence the switch.
I'd done what others have - experimented with 3 PAYG to check the coverage, but on my iPad. As soon as I saw the results I switched. No regrets about that £25 a month with all you can eat data, 5000 cross network minutes, free tethering etc. Only downside is that they charge for MMS, but as I've sent 3 since I've switched, its not exactly a huge issue.
As for Visual Voicemail, I use the free ON Voicefeed app. It's essentially a smarter version of Visual Voicemail that you can have tailored voicemail messages for different people/groups and it will even email you the message that has been left. True, it's another app to download and navigate to but I haven't missed Visual Voicemail at all.
I'd done what others have - experimented with 3 PAYG to check the coverage, but on my iPad. As soon as I saw the results I switched. No regrets about that £25 a month with all you can eat data, 5000 cross network minutes, free tethering etc. Only downside is that they charge for MMS, but as I've sent 3 since I've switched, its not exactly a huge issue.
As for Visual Voicemail, I use the free ON Voicefeed app. It's essentially a smarter version of Visual Voicemail that you can have tailored voicemail messages for different people/groups and it will even email you the message that has been left. True, it's another app to download and navigate to but I haven't missed Visual Voicemail at all.
The only good thing about Three is their prices, £15pm on a month to month contract and I get 300 mins, unlimited texts(not that I even text any more) and 3GB of data (after a bit of haggling).
Outside of that you ONLY get 3G signal with Three if you're in London/Greater London or in a big city, otherwise the signal is horrendous, cant even make calls.
Outside of that you ONLY get 3G signal with Three if you're in London/Greater London or in a big city, otherwise the signal is horrendous, cant even make calls.
I'm on 3, never had a problem beyond a few localised dropouts in various spots around the country, as you get with any provider. Where I live, reception is great and has solid 3G performance.
I'm sure the signal has improved greatly in the 2 years since I dumped them, however as customer service is still appalling (so it seems) I'll most likely avoid them and stick with 02.
I went from O2 to Three PAYG in January
Cut my monthly bills from 35 quid to 10, & I now have 2 the data allowance
Coverage has not been a problem - it's usually very good & only 'no service' about as much as O2. In fact, I'm fairly confident it's better than O2 (I do live in London, though)
And when you have a signal on Three, it's a strong 3G signal - none of this 2G nonsense
It's great - I did it as a trial & I'll be sticking with Three ..
I've called support a few times & they've not been *that* bad .. (for me)
Cut my monthly bills from 35 quid to 10, & I now have 2 the data allowance
Coverage has not been a problem - it's usually very good & only 'no service' about as much as O2. In fact, I'm fairly confident it's better than O2 (I do live in London, though)
And when you have a signal on Three, it's a strong 3G signal - none of this 2G nonsense
It's great - I did it as a trial & I'll be sticking with Three ..
I've called support a few times & they've not been *that* bad .. (for me)