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I have seen various adverts in magazines from Three which seem very reasonable. The one I was thinking of is the Internet Talker 300 at £13 a month with Unlimited internet, Unlimited Three to Three calls and 300 minutes or texts.
Are Three any good and is their network UK wide? http://threestore.three.co.uk/handse...60&mixnmatch=1 |
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See this post, which answers your questions and has some good information on how their network works.
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I think Three are heavily shifting towards 24 month contracts now so keep an eye out!
Coverage wise and CS wise I haven't had too many issues and been using them for a number of years. |
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Thanks for the replies.
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Just be aware that 'Unlimited Internet' actually means 500MB per month as per their 'Fair Usage Policy'. I think you can get a £5 add-on taking it to 2GB.
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Just be aware that 'Unlimited Internet' actually means 500MB per month as per their 'Fair Usage Policy'. I think you can get a £5 add-on taking it to 2GB.
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Just be aware that 'Unlimited Internet' actually means 500MB per month as per their 'Fair Usage Policy'. I think you can get a £5 add-on taking it to 2GB.
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It's 1GB. At least it was last month.
500Mb then 10p per Mb or £5 for 500Mb add-on.I wonder when it changed if it was 1Gb last month? |
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It's 1GB. At least it was last month.
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Yes, last month it was indeed 1GB. It changed to 500Mb inclusive early this month, with the £5 add-on available on top giving an additional 2GB.
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Hmmm I took out a new 24 month contract in early May and was told I'd get 1Gb a month, they haven't told me different so after reading the FUP on their website I've e-mailed them.
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Hmmm I took out a new 24 month contract in early May and was told I'd get 1Gb a month, they haven't told me different so after reading the FUP on their website I've e-mailed them.
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Good luck. I was sure it was 1GB. So they changed it on the fly eh
![]() existing customers who already have 1GB keep 1GB. Anyone signing up now though gets 500Mb.
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What a horrific sentance a 24 month contract on 3 would be.
Folks really need to do the arithmetic before commiting to such deals. 24 X £20 = £480 24 X £25 = £600 24 X £30 = £720 24 X £35 = £840 24 X £40 = £960 The monthly payment might look reasonable at first glance but look what you end up paying! Shop around. |
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Are you saying that people take out contracts without working out the total cost of ownership?
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Are you saying that people take out contracts without working out the total cost of ownership?
all too often I have heard folks say that their shiney new smartphone is only £35 a month! Sounds reasonable but now that contracts are 24 months the total cost is considerably more than what one would have paid a few years ago. The above does not just apply to 3 but to other networks too. |
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I suppose there will be people who just look at the cost of the handset and the headline monthly fee. Rather than work out how much their actual use will cost them over the course of the contract.
I have to admit, I've seem people searching for the lowest monthly cost that they can get the handset for free on, not realising that when they add in their usage, it will work out much more. |
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What a horrific sentance a 24 month contract on 3 would be.
Folks really need to do the arithmetic before commiting to such deals. 24 X £20 = £480 24 X £25 = £600 24 X £30 = £720 24 X £35 = £840 24 X £40 = £960 The monthly payment might look reasonable at first glance but look what you end up paying! Shop around. |
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I doubt many phones will be more than £200 for networks to buy so the vast majority of the monthly subscription is airtime and line rental charges.
Granted its a lot cheaper than it used to be but extended contracts have been pushing the cost up recently by stealth. It'll be interesting to see what 3 do with the iPhone 4. Will they offer it with different tarriffs to their other phones or will they simply charge extra for the handset on the mix & match principle. |
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It depends which tariff you signed up to (I think sim only still gives 1GB too). If you signed up to one of the old ones you'll get 1GB inclusive, and the £5 internet add-on will give you an additional 1GB. If you signed up to one of the new ones though you'll get 500Mb inclusive, but the £5 internet add-on will give you an additional 2GB.
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No, they haven't done that at all
existing customers who already have 1GB keep 1GB. Anyone signing up now though gets 500Mb.Quote:
What a horrific sentance a 24 month contract on 3 would be.
Folks really need to do the arithmetic before commiting to such deals. 24 X £20 = £480 24 X £25 = £600 24 X £30 = £720 24 X £35 = £840 24 X £40 = £960 The monthly payment might look reasonable at first glance but look what you end up paying! Shop around. In summary: 30 day Sim only: £15pm + use Hero = £360 over 24 month's 24 month contract: £20pm + get free HTC Desire = £480 over 24 month's minus £150 for selling Hero = £330 over 24 month's. I know about 3's reputation but I've been with them 4 years with no real issues before, and they are by far and away the best for 3G coverage where I live, and untill recently the only choice for 3G, although the last few month's has seen a T-Mobile 3G signal where I live but I believe thats because they now share 3's. |
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I doubt many phones will be more than £200 for networks to buy so the vast majority of the monthly subscription is airtime and line rental charges.
Let's the HTC Desire as an example. It is £400 from play.com T-Mobile did a deal for £129 for the phone plus £15/month for 300 mins, unltd texts and unlimited internet on a 24 month contract. TCO: £489. That means you were paying just £3.24 a month for 24 months for 300 minutes. They don't do theat deal anymore so for a verifiable one - look at this: free handset, 600 minutes, unlimited texts and internet - £30 x 24 months = £720. So you are paying £320 over 24 months = £13.33 a month for 600 minutes, unlimited texts and internet - not even 12-month sim only contracts can match that. The price of these new phones has been increasing. By taking a free phone with a contract is the equivalent of T-Mobile (or any other network) making you a loan which you repay over 24 months (interest free!). You get to defray the cost of the phone over a longer period meaning the monthly price is less and more people can afford it then. Is accessibility a bad thing? |
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I doubt many phones will be more than £200 for networks to buy so the vast majority of the monthly subscription is airtime and line rental charges.
Granted its a lot cheaper than it used to be but extended contracts have been pushing the cost up recently by stealth. It'll be interesting to see what 3 do with the iPhone 4. Will they offer it with different tarriffs to their other phones or will they simply charge extra for the handset on the mix & match principle. |
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500Mb then 10p per Mb or £5 for 500Mb add-on.
existing customers who already have 1GB keep 1GB. Anyone signing up now though gets 500Mb.