Been with 3 for over 3 (pun) years now. At first was pretty bad. But now just about anywhere in the UK has a good signal. The services are better now too. Internet browsing, e-mail etc. Roaming also good.
Can't really fault 3 now. Good airtime packages available. (I should be a 3 salesperson!)
3 is great. I've been with them for just over a year. Their coverage is excellent, if you are outside their coverage you simply roam on to O2, 3 have just signed a deal with Orange and when your outside 3's coverage you will soon be roaming onto Orange instead of O2. 3 have the best 3G coverage of any UK network.
Although i've never been a customer, I've heard they have improved a lot over the last couple of years. Try it out, if you don't like it I'm sure you can return the phone (according to the shop's policies of course).
£10 £15 £20 top ups lasts for ever £25 500text 50min you get that for 31 days plus you can add £5 and £10 to use on any thing plus £5 text you get 75 and £10 text you get 200
£10 £15 £20 top ups lasts for ever £25 500text 50min you get that for 31 days plus you can add £5 and £10 to use on any thing plus £5 text you get 75 and £10 text you get 200
For the odd person that only uses a mobile say 2 or 3 times a month 3 may seem a dear network.
if you don't use phone that much a £10 top up will be fine it lasts till you use it all up plus you can top up at any mobile phone shop plus 3 stores you can top up at any food shop or newsagent or petrol station there are loads of places you can top up even on phone or the net
You cant top up 3 at a cash machine. Well I have never seen 3 listed at any TSB cash machine. Also do 3 use e-top up cards. I have seen the 3 sign at my local newspaper shop and in a shop in town
I top up my 02 between £15 and £20 a month and get 25 free text a month from 02 treats. My sister has to top up £20 a month for she on an 02 bolt on thing and gets so many free text a month. Mums on 02 also and she topes up £10 or £15 every 2 months as she dont use her mobile that much so the 3 network could seem a little dear for her. A friend I knows has Orange and she topes up between £10 and £15 nearly every 2 weeks.
I've got a contract with 3 and with O2 (both 3G phones) and the signal is miles better with 02, which makes no sense as O2 is the carrier for the Three network.
Also o2 online seem to have better contract packages.
Don't change to Three the CS is terrible....
I've got a contract with 3 and with O2 (both 3G phones) and the signal is miles better with 02, which makes no sense as O2 is the carrier for the Three network.
Also o2 online seem to have better contract packages.
Don't change to Three the CS is terrible....
Wrong...
As stated above o2 is not the carrier for 3's 3g service however when the 3g signal drops it will switch to o2 (soon to be orange) but thats very rare considering 3 have the best reception for a 3g network in the UK.
3 also have some better packages than o2 do.
The customer service i and my g/f have received from 3 has been utterly excellent. Yes its in India but what call centre now isn't? They have always been polite and if i cant understand them i get through to a UK call centre.
As stated above o2 is not the carrier for 3's 3g service however when the 3g signal drops it will switch to o2 (soon to be orange) but thats very rare considering 3 have the best reception for a 3g network in the UK.
3 also have some better packages than o2 do.
The customer service i and my g/f have received from 3 has been utterly excellent. Yes its in India but what call centre now isn't? They have always been polite and if i cant understand them i get through to a UK call centre.
Do not agree about best coverage on 3g no way I travel all over the uk with my job and in 9/10 times orange has 3g were 3 does not fine in big cities but go into the country and that all changes very quickly.
Does anyone know when they switch to orange. Just hope they dont start to share customer services.
You only get an indian call centre with orange if you do top ups etc on pay as you go.
I was with 3 until about 3 months ago when i recieved a new phone for xmas, i found 3 excellent, always had a good signal and found it pretty good that you get paid 2p for every text you read and 5p a minute when n the phone (you get that when you top up) plus the fact you can browse the internet for a whole hour only costing you 50p
yea pay as you go is very good on 3 i would not go contract Theo you can put a £10 top up on and it will last till you use it up you get internet,msn,tv and much more on 3 plus they are the cheapest to use abroad http://www.three.co.uk/personal/coverage_/going_abroad_/index.omp
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Can't really fault 3 now. Good airtime packages available. (I should be a 3 salesperson!)
been with 3 for 10months-- superb!
indian call centre - depends who you get--but orange and others got em too.
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sparky
Darren
do you call them daily?
For the odd person that only uses a mobile say 2 or 3 times a month 3 may seem a dear network.
Darren
I top up my 02 between £15 and £20 a month and get 25 free text a month from 02 treats. My sister has to top up £20 a month for she on an 02 bolt on thing and gets so many free text a month. Mums on 02 also and she topes up £10 or £15 every 2 months as she dont use her mobile that much so the 3 network could seem a little dear for her. A friend I knows has Orange and she topes up between £10 and £15 nearly every 2 weeks.
Darren
Also o2 online seem to have better contract packages.
Don't change to Three the CS is terrible....
Only for the 2G connection, and its changing soon to Orange, which will allow you to roam onto Orange 3G network as well.
Wrong...
As stated above o2 is not the carrier for 3's 3g service however when the 3g signal drops it will switch to o2 (soon to be orange) but thats very rare considering 3 have the best reception for a 3g network in the UK.
3 also have some better packages than o2 do.
The customer service i and my g/f have received from 3 has been utterly excellent. Yes its in India but what call centre now isn't? They have always been polite and if i cant understand them i get through to a UK call centre.
Does anyone know when they switch to orange. Just hope they dont start to share customer services.
You only get an indian call centre with orange if you do top ups etc on pay as you go.
1. Is 3 a sensible choice for a pay-as-you-go user who makes one or two calls a week and maybe 10-20 texts a week?
2. Is it a sensible choice for using abroad, compared with other networks?
please go on another network 02 are very good for pay as u go, the Tmobile Flext tariff pay monthly tariff is fantastic value if you can get it.