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What model are you getting?


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Undoubtedly. Yes, they probably consider themselves a premium brand, but it’s not a premium brand market right now.

I don’t get 5G where I live on EE. There’s a 3 mast about 250m away as the crow flies.
What's premium about them? are their Mask made out of titanium? stainless steel? no disrespect, but they need to get their heads out of their own a$$ lol. they might have the biggest amount of customers and lose them very quickly at their current pricing rate, and maybe have more coverage in some areas compared to other providers, meh.
 
Biggest network, fastest network, owned by BT. Not saying they *are* a premium brand, just that they think they are. I agree, they’ll get a shock soon.

You can get some pretty good deals on BT Mobile but only if you have BT Broadband. They’ve stopped taking new customers and send you to EE instead.

It’s quite sad to see a company that I put a lot of blood, sweat and tears into going this way. They had 7 years of my life and they were good years. I still know a lot of people there. But it’s lost the ethos it had when it was Orange.
 
Biggest network, fastest network, owned by BT. Not saying they *are* a premium brand, just that they think they are. I agree, they’ll get a shock soon.

You can get some pretty good deals on BT Mobile but only if you have BT Broadband. They’ve stopped taking new customers and send you to EE instead.

It’s quite sad to see a company that I put a lot of blood, sweat and tears into going this way. They had 7 years of my life and they were good years. I still know a lot of people there. But it’s lost the ethos it had when it was Orange.
No, I agree with what you have said, I just don't like when a company think because they are this and that and so big can just through the middle finger at their customers and think they'll bow to their game.

Just have respect and be competitive like other providers if you want your loyal customers to stick and bring in more new customers onboard.

I mean even VMO2... they are throughout some sweet deals if you have both VM packages and sign up for their Mobile O2, very nice deals.

Anyway, 3 and Vodafone are merging are some point in the future, another big step in future competition.
 
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I can't stomach going back to three.. their speeds in central London were awful.

also the BT Sport add on (£5 for big screen) factors in too. Ditching EE would be £30/m to add to my sky package
Have to agree .. daughter moved to london for Uni .. Citymapper was vital (we live in the middle of nowhere!) and it was unusable .. when we went to visit her 3 was unusable so we switched. Absolute nightmare! .. she’s with Plusnet (they use EE infrastructure) and pays £10 a month for 32GB .. wouldn’t suit me but they do have good prices. Also Sky are looking good at the moment (they use O2) and you can roll over data for 3 years! Not sure if the ‘little’ providers do 5G though
 
Totally, a lot cheaper than getting it on contract with any provider, also you have the option if you want to upgrade yearly.


Hmm, check out these plans too... forget Vodafone, just as mad as EE pricing.

THREE
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O2 - Might even get it cheaper if you have VM package.
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I ended up switching over to O2 for £8.00 pm with 30GB data
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Has anyone used IDmobile? I know they use the Three network and seem to have good offers but wondering if there’s a catch I haven’t seen.
 
Has anyone used IDmobile? I know they use the Three network and seem to have good offers but wondering if there’s a catch I haven’t seen.
Usually if there is it's down to how good the customer service is. Not heard anything about ID Mobile to know if they are any good.
 
Anyone had any luck buying a sim free 14
Pro max recently? Ideally wanting to buy from amazon or Currys- but they’ve had zero for over a month now. Any luck at another retailer?
 
I'm in the exact same boat and willing to buy from anywhere but can't find any stock

There's a few stories may explain the issue.
 
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Anyone had any luck buying a sim free 14
Pro max recently? Ideally wanting to buy from amazon or Currys- but they’ve had zero for over a month now. Any luck at another retailer?
I’ve also been looking but no luck. I was going to return the purple PM and get the silver, but now my return period is over, I’ll be keeping the purple PM.

I decided to get 12 month unlimited everything with Three for £17 pm. So far so good, download speeds 5G 301mbps and 4G 93 Mbps.
 
I’m still waiting for Royal Mail to deliver mine (ordered on Friday). And since they’re on strike tomorrow and Thursday, who knows when it will arrive.
 
Wow. What has happened to TFL fares.

Last time i used tube 3-4 years ago zone 1-6 travelcard was around £6.

They are now £15 - £20 per adult :oops:
 
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Wow. What has happened to TFL fares.

Last time i used tube 3-4 years ago zone 1-6 travelcard was around £6.

They are now £15 - £20 per adult :oops:
Welcome to London! where transport prices cost an arm and a leg and have the worst service ever... that's excluding the endless strikes that have been happening for the past year.

Driving will be much cheaper than public transport at one point.
 
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