Originally Posted by cstones:
“I have been with 3 since apr I am very happy with them the cs are a joke but for £25 for 500 xnet I dont care I use my mobile to make calls not as an toy. 3 uses O2 Network most of the time so if 3 bad so is o2 but you pay more. the phones are getting better all the time. three are the first to use the G3 system so the phones will be bad. three are testing the system and phones for all the networks soon all uk networks will go g3 only then all the phones will be good. the phones you are useing now on G2 will be junk ths will be very soon. have any one got any dates for G2 to end.”
Many people use their phone for calls too, "not as a toy" as you put it.
Yes 3 uses the O2 network for voice calls, but not for 3g mode. Its not integrated, which is why alot of calls drop. I was on hold the other day for 10 minutes when I finally got through to the person i needed to speak to and that was when 3 decided to drop the call!
Oh and its 2g and 3g, not g2 and g3.
All the networks have been testing 3g handsets for just as long as Three. Most wanted to wait - Orange especially wanted to test more extensively.
All the other networks will be pretty much same 3g coverage in 3-5 years. When people are given the choice of UK based customer services and intergrated network of Orange, you can be sure the discerning customer will choose Orange