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Three to cease trading with Carphone Warehouse
Three will cease trading with Carphone Warehouse from 4 December 2013. They did the same with Phones4U in April 2012.
http://www.mobiletoday.co.uk/News/27....WmAywxAq.dpuf |
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Three really are going solo.
No quidco/tcb No CPW No P4U |
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That isn't to surprising honestly as they want you go directly to them. But also because Three are opening more and more retail shops so they likely think they don't need CW. They some of the cheapest contracts and best value ones around and offering free LTE expect they think this will help them move forward better.
CW will hate losing there custom if customers numbers keep increasing. Three likely think there offers are good enough and just need greater brand awareness. Bit of advertising wouldn't go a miss you often see EE and Vodafone not so much O2 as others but rarely see Three at all. Free LTE is likely going gain them a fair amount of customers by this time next year. Jabba not sure P4U was for same reason as O2 have cut of new contracts through them as well. P4U are just terrible I've never known a business like them. |
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Three's word of mouth is so strong right now, they probably don't need advertising.
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Indeed, and while they're still the "smallest" network in terms of customers, the incumbents (well, two of them) did have a 20-year headstart.
As I recall 3 has more customers now than Vodafone and O2 combined when 3 was launched. |
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It is a pity. I would never take a contract out where the phone has a sim lock. But at the moment I can only see myself buying sim free phones anyway. I do have a Three PAYG sim though and I may make this my main number.
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Indeed, and while they're still the "smallest" network in terms of customers, the incumbents (well, two of them) did have a 20-year headstart.
As I recall 3 has more customers now than Vodafone and O2 combined when 3 was launched. |
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Bleh, you're right, I have no idea where the numbers in my head came from :-/
Major brain fart there. |
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Three's word of mouth is so strong right now, they probably don't need advertising.
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The only word of mouth I hear about three is how bad their signal is in school. Meanwhile O2 and Vodafone have full bars.
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Probably not 3G though.
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The only word of mouth I hear about three is how bad their signal is in school. Meanwhile O2 and Vodafone have full bars.
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But full bars mean exactly naff all .
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... But a full display of signal bars looks good on your phone, why settle with two bars from three, when you can get all five with O2 or Vodafone regardless of the fact that the full bars represent 2G, and threes pitiful two bars are DC HSDPA+
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Actually it's full Bars HSDPA+ O2 and Vodafone and 1 bar HSDPA+ on Three if your lucky or in certain parts of the building no signal at all.
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No signal whatsoever from 3 where I live. All the other networks have a decent signal. 3 are too expensive for such a patchy network.
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What is this mysterious HSDPA+ I keep hearing about. Surely you mean HSPA+
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Until they scream from the roof tops they have UK call centres '3' will never get my business. The End.
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No signal whatsoever from 3 where I live. All the other networks have a decent signal. 3 are too expensive for such a patchy network.
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Three have 98% 3G coverage, with EE having a tiny bit more, we've just found out Vodafone have the least coverage at less than 90%, O2 at around 90% (don't believe it) so it is hardly a patchy network.
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Indeed, and while they're still the "smallest" network in terms of customers, the incumbents (well, two of them) did have a 20-year headstart.
As I recall 3 has more customers now than Vodafone and O2 combined when 3 was launched. Quote:
... But a full display of signal bars looks good on your phone, why settle with two bars from three, when you can get all five with O2 or Vodafone regardless of the fact that the full bars represent 2G, and threes pitiful two bars are DC HSDPA+
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Until they scream from the roof tops they have UK call centres '3' will never get my business. The End.
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Three have 98% 3G coverage, with EE having a tiny bit more, we've just found out Vodafone have the least coverage at less than 90%, O2 at around 90% (don't believe it) so it is hardly a patchy network.
3 are too expensive so even if their coverage improved they would need to offer me a better deal. |
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Just checked the 3 coverage map where I live and they clearly have poor indoor coverage. I don't want to freeze my bits off to send a text or make a phone call.
3 are too expensive so even if their coverage improved they would need to offer me a better deal.
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3 are too expensive |
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Just checked the 3 coverage map where I live and they clearly have poor indoor coverage. I don't want to freeze my bits off to send a text or make a phone call.
3 are too expensive so even if their coverage improved they would need to offer me a better deal. |
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