A friend of mine in the industry mentioned a couple of weeks ago that he had heard that three are hoping to get the towns they announced as 2014, which are along the M4, done by december. But i don't know how true this is.
If EE is already there then it is possible, but unlikely.
The work has largely been done in many of the cities.... doesn't mean anyone is getting on it till when they say so.
A friend of mine in the industry mentioned a couple of weeks ago that he had heard that three are hoping to get the towns they announced as 2014, which are along the M4, done by december. But i don't know how true this is.
Not true in the sense of customers being able to use it.
But true in the sense of it being ready to be switched on in 2014.
Is there any pricing info yet for the new broadband? .
No new tariffs yet i'm afraid. No new Mi-Fi's either.
However, in mid November, Three will be launching two new dongles from the ZTE MF7xxx and MF8 series to replace the current standard (HSPA+) and Premium (DC-HSPA+) dongle.
The new ZTE standard dongle will support DC-HSPA+ and replace the current standard model at the same price points. The other dongle is LTE Cat 3 compatible and will replace the advanced dongle.
i switched over from giffgaff too three two days ago , kept my number , the internet speeds are 10 times faster than what i was getting on giffgaff , however 4g wont be in my city until early 2015 :eek:
ohh and voice calls are so much crisper on three , so glad i changed .
i hope the Three Samsung Galaxy S4 4.3 update includes the option to activate 4G instead of waiting for separate update a month or two down the line! dose any one know???
i hope the Three Samsung Galaxy S4 4.3 update includes the option to activate 4G instead of waiting for separate update a month or two down the line! dose any one know???
it will be a carrier update via a sim update that the network will send out
I've got a question. What LTE bands are 3 going to use, and what frequencies are these? Is it likely they will use both of the ones they have or will it mostly be one band they use?
I've got a question. What LTE bands are 3 going to use, and what frequencies are these? Is it likely they will use both of the ones they have or will it mostly be one band they use?
band 3 (1800Mhz) and Band 20 (800Mhz DD)
Band 3 will be used most widely and from December.
Band 20 will be used from July 2014 and mainly in rural areas.
Would have thought we would have seen more 'action' around 4G with it being 1 month away.... more advertising maybe on TV.... SIM updates coming through and just more press info to bring attention back
So a US bought iPhone 5c will work on Three's LTE network then. This is good news as my girlfriend just got one.
It supports bands 3 and 20 and many others. It doesn't support band 7 which I believe only Vodafone use at present?
Yeah a US unlocked iPhone 5C would work perfectly on Three's on both 3G and future 4G network. Only thing you wouldn't get is the 2G backup from Orange but that is getting extremely rare to find anyway.
Yeah a US unlocked iPhone 5C would work perfectly on Three's on both 3G and future 4G network. Only thing you wouldn't get is the 2G backup from Orange but that is getting extremely rare to find anyway.
Great, I did research it quite a bit before we went for it. I realised about the Orange 2G backup, we do occasionally go to mid Wales or the Lake District where you sometimes see the 2G but that's not worth worrying about. The 3G network is very good nowadays round here.
Would have thought we would have seen more 'action' around 4G with it being 1 month away.... more advertising maybe on TV.... SIM updates coming through and just more press info to bring attention back
Three will have a lot of attention very soon.
TV adverts are due out very soon. One starring a certain 4G Pony, another starring a certain pay as you go dog. £2m marketing campaign.
Three will have a phased roll out of 4G with the first sites going live in very early December and limited software update roll outs (London, Birmingham, Manchester, Reading). In January we'll see all sites turned on + more areas turned on and all users should be able to download the software update to their phone. Three are expecting around 1.6m 4G ready customers by January 2013.
Three are aiming for over 90% DC-HSPA+ coverage by the end of this year and over 80% LTE coverage by this time next year. 98% LTE coverage by the end of 2015 and blanket outdoor/ indoor coverage by the mid/end of 2016. This is going to be the fastest roll out of LTE to date.
Feel at Home is expanding in early December too with Indonesia, Macau, Sri Lanka and the USA being added to the list. More European countries will be added in H1 2014.
Great, I did research it quite a bit before we went for it. I realised about the Orange 2G backup, we do occasionally go to mid Wales or the Lake District where you sometimes see the 2G but that's not worth worrying about. The 3G network is very good nowadays round here.
Yeah and with 4G coming in that has maybe 2 years max before it is completely pointless anyway as LTE will be either the same or superior.
im wondering if my area even though in London will even get 4G in December. I am guessing not. It took a while to get DC-HSDPA even though they claimed London had been activated.
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Is there any pricing info yet for the new broadband? .
A friend of mine in the industry mentioned a couple of weeks ago that he had heard that three are hoping to get the towns they announced as 2014, which are along the M4, done by december. But i don't know how true this is.
The work has largely been done in many of the cities.... doesn't mean anyone is getting on it till when they say so.
Not true in the sense of customers being able to use it.
But true in the sense of it being ready to be switched on in 2014.
Not that i know of.
Based on what i've heard Three might just launch new dongles and no new tariffs. I have no idea when the new and improved tariffs will launch,
No new tariffs yet i'm afraid. No new Mi-Fi's either.
However, in mid November, Three will be launching two new dongles from the ZTE MF7xxx and MF8 series to replace the current standard (HSPA+) and Premium (DC-HSPA+) dongle.
The new ZTE standard dongle will support DC-HSPA+ and replace the current standard model at the same price points. The other dongle is LTE Cat 3 compatible and will replace the advanced dongle.
Yes....
so....?
ohh and voice calls are so much crisper on three , so glad i changed .
it will be a carrier update via a sim update that the network will send out
band 3 (1800Mhz) and Band 20 (800Mhz DD)
Band 3 will be used most widely and from December.
Band 20 will be used from July 2014 and mainly in rural areas.
So a US bought iPhone 5c will work on Three's LTE network then. This is good news as my girlfriend just got one.
It supports bands 3 and 20 and many others. It doesn't support band 7 which I believe only Vodafone use at present?
Yeah a US unlocked iPhone 5C would work perfectly on Three's on both 3G and future 4G network. Only thing you wouldn't get is the 2G backup from Orange but that is getting extremely rare to find anyway.
Great, I did research it quite a bit before we went for it. I realised about the Orange 2G backup, we do occasionally go to mid Wales or the Lake District where you sometimes see the 2G but that's not worth worrying about. The 3G network is very good nowadays round here.
Three will have a lot of attention very soon.
Three will have a phased roll out of 4G with the first sites going live in very early December and limited software update roll outs (London, Birmingham, Manchester, Reading). In January we'll see all sites turned on + more areas turned on and all users should be able to download the software update to their phone. Three are expecting around 1.6m 4G ready customers by January 2013.
Three are aiming for over 90% DC-HSPA+ coverage by the end of this year and over 80% LTE coverage by this time next year. 98% LTE coverage by the end of 2015 and blanket outdoor/ indoor coverage by the mid/end of 2016. This is going to be the fastest roll out of LTE to date.
Feel at Home is expanding in early December too with Indonesia, Macau, Sri Lanka and the USA being added to the list. More European countries will be added in H1 2014.
Yeah and with 4G coming in that has maybe 2 years max before it is completely pointless anyway as LTE will be either the same or superior.
I'm wondering if Sheffield is going to be as early as January or as late as December 2014.
Will Three opening up the 4g bandwidths solve some of the voice/text dead spots their network has?
the lower the Mhz the better it is at getting indoors.
They use 2100Mhz for 3G and will use 1800Mhz for 4G so will be slightly better indoors.
Then when they roll out 800Mhz it will be even better