finally kicked off my one plan! moved to EE.

Ben_Fisher · 22-01-2015, 21:46

27.99 pm for 10GB data. 156quid cash back (seems simple enough).

How bad did I screw up?

jchamier · 22-01-2015, 22:07

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ben_Fisher

27.99 pm for 10GB data. 156quid cash back (seems simple enough).

How bad did I screw up?

In my view you didn't

I'm on the 12month £27.99/m plan for 10GB but SIM only without a phone. It works very well.

d123 · 22-01-2015, 22:18

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ben_Fisher

27.99 pm for 10GB data. 156quid cash back (seems simple enough).

How bad did I screw up?

It's a good plan, I'm also on it, (I managed to get it for £16.79 a month), haven't missed the one plan at all, better speeds and better coverage, I haven't found any downside yet.

Ben_Fisher · 22-01-2015, 22:42

My sim comes tommorow, I tried an EE sim in most places, but some places I didn't have the chance.

If I had decent 3G on three its safe to say I'll get the same on EE?

jonmorris · 22-01-2015, 22:47

Pretty much. Congestion might mean slower 3G speeds in some places, but by and large you'll now get a very similar 3G experience as Three, but more chance of a far better 4G experience.

d123 · 22-01-2015, 23:03

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ben_Fisher

My sim comes tommorow, I tried an EE sim in most places, but some places I didn't have the chance.

If I had decent 3G on three its safe to say I'll get the same on EE?

In my usage, I have seen better 3G performance with EE, some will argue that can't be possible but it is happening, while I needed a Home Signal at home with Three, I have a good signal on EE, same in at least 4 or 5 other locations I visit or work at.

Ben_Fisher · 22-01-2015, 23:16

Quote:

Originally Posted by jonmorris

Pretty much. Congestion might mean slower 3G speeds in some places, but by and large you'll now get a very similar 3G experience as Three, but more chance of a far better 4G experience.

Yeah currently EE are everywhere where I am in a 4G capacity (not sure of indoor). Yet three have 1 mast nowhere near anything.

FmBandScan · 22-01-2015, 23:20

How did you get kicked off the plan? I guess your minimum term was already up!

d123 · 22-01-2015, 23:23

Quote:

Originally Posted by FmBandScan

How did you get kicked off the plan? I guess your minimum term was already up!

Likely to be because of this:

http://forums.digitalspy.co.uk/showthread.php?t=2022847

FmBandScan · 22-01-2015, 23:30

Quote:

Originally Posted by d123

Likely to be because of this:

http://forums.digitalspy.co.uk/showthread.php?t=2022847

Ah yes I knew of that, just the way he worded it made it seem like they just cut him off

Ben_Fisher · 22-01-2015, 23:30

Quote:

Originally Posted by FmBandScan

How did you get kicked off the plan? I guess your minimum term was already up!

Min term was up and needed to change.

jonmorris · 22-01-2015, 23:32

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ben_Fisher

Yeah currently EE are everywhere where I am in a 4G capacity (not sure of indoor). Yet three have 1 mast nowhere near anything.

But the thing for me is that service has fallen in quality quite drastically, but it wasn't like that before. I don't have a shortage of masts and I'm quite lucky in that over 50% of the places I go to (for work or social) have 4G.

Yet now I have these new blackspots, and times where the phone just disconnects until I wait for data to return or toggle flight mode. Speeds are down too.

I really can't think of a time I felt concerned about going out with my phone on the basis that it might let me down just as I need to use Google Maps or check the times of a train/bus. Last Thursday I was let down as I needed to meet someone, who told me the name of a pub on the phone (which worked fine) and I said I'd Google to find it rather than take directions.

Then when firing up Maps, I realised I had no data! Luckily for me, I had another phone with an EE SIM and that worked just fine.

Why would Three offer a good voice service but no data? That's the kind of **** I had to put up with on Orange before it became part of MBNL. It drove me up the wall.

Silent No More · 23-01-2015, 06:32

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ben_Fisher

27.99 pm for 10GB data. 156quid cash back (seems simple enough).

How bad did I screw up?

I did exactly the same, except I jumped before I was pushed.

For me, EE's 4G has been a revelation and I haven't had one moment where I miss 3 at all.

Esot-eric · 23-01-2015, 09:15

I haven't heard anything from Three about my One Plan yet but in preparation i went through my last 6 months usage.

With my old Three "Sim Zero" account which is still active i calculated that in the past 6 months my usage would have only cost about 20p more on my most expensive month. The rest of the time it would be significantly cheaper (most months only costing me the £5.11 for the 2GB Internet add-on, which gave me 4GB when i added it for some reason).

So i'm going to cancel my One Plan and switch to Sim Zero.

artnada · 23-01-2015, 09:27

Quote:

Originally Posted by jchamier

In my view you didn't

I'm on the 12month £27.99/m plan for 10GB but SIM only without a phone. It works very well.

£28 for 10gb data?

I just moved from Three** to "NOW PAYG" sim for £15 per month with 10gb data. (£13 p/m less!) I do believe they also use the EE network.

**I needed something that will give me a signal in the sticks when I'm out there. Three doesn't. So I'm trialing NOW for a moth to see how they are.

d123 · 23-01-2015, 10:54

Quote:

Originally Posted by artnada

£28 for 10gb data?

I just moved from Three** to "NOW PAYG" sim for £15 per month with 10gb data. (£13 p/m less!) I do believe they also use the EE network.

They are cheaper because you are on a little known MVNO (who probably get much lower priority on the network), don't get 4G and can't tether.

Chrysalis · 23-01-2015, 10:55

I am the one who screwed up, I am on the 2 gig package, although 2 gig will be enough for me the vast majority of the time, it hurts knowing i could have got 10 gig data for the same monthly price just by paying a bit more upfront, but EE wouldnt let me shift over.

I also probably should have looked for cashback offers before signing up as well.

rasseru16 · 23-01-2015, 11:49

Quote:

Originally Posted by d123

They are cheaper because you are on a little known MVNO (who probably get much lower priority on the network), don't get 4G and can't tether.

Having used Now Mobile, I see no difference in data speeds compared to EE's own data speeds so not sure about the prioritisation, also Tethering does work absolutely fine (of course no 4G).

wb9999 · 23-01-2015, 11:56

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ben_Fisher

27.99 pm for 10GB data. 156quid cash back (seems simple enough).

How bad did I screw up?

I'm interested in getting this, with the cashback. Was it direct from EE or a retailer? Do you have a link?

d123 · 23-01-2015, 12:07

Quote:

Originally Posted by rasseru16

Having used Now Mobile, I see no difference in data speeds compared to EE's own data speeds so not sure about the prioritisation, also Tethering does work absolutely fine (of course no 4G).

EE probably has the capacity not to notice any priority in normal use, that doesn't mean it won't change in the future.

Is tethering allowed or are you breaking the terms by doing so?

Chris1973 · 23-01-2015, 12:55

Quote:

They are cheaper because you are on a little known MVNO (who probably get much lower priority on the network), don't get 4G and can't tether.

Well EE reckons it has 4G coverage in 300 Towns, there are 936 Towns in the UK, so NOW mobile will probably still appeal to those who live in the remaining 636 Towns which still don't get any 4G.

Given we first appeared on Three's "4G by the end of 2014" list, then were removed and now don't appear at all on their 2015 list, I would think that NOW mobile would be a safe bet in this area for quite some time to come!...years probably.

david16 · 23-01-2015, 13:47

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chris1973

Well EE reckons it has 4G coverage in 300 Towns, there are 936 Towns in the UK, so NOW mobile will probably still appeal to those who live in the remaining 636 Towns which still don't get any 4G.

Given we first appeared on Three's "4G by the end of 2014" list, then were removed and now don't appear at all on their 2015 list, I would think that NOW mobile would be a safe bet in this area for quite some time to come!...years probably.

As NOW mobile will appeal to the many who only have a 3G device even if they live in an area that can receive 4G.

I will only switch to a 4G device when it becomes the main standard, provided I can receive 4G when it can be received here. I'm happy enough with 3's PAYG so there's no need for me to change right now.

Silent No More · 23-01-2015, 14:47

Quote:

Originally Posted by wb9999

I'm interested in getting this, with the cashback. Was it direct from EE or a retailer? Do you have a link?

Scroll down the page: http://www.mobilephonesdirect.co.uk/...onthly-ee-nano

Ben_Fisher · 23-01-2015, 17:15

Quote:

Originally Posted by Silent No More

Scroll down the page: http://www.mobilephonesdirect.co.uk/...onthly-ee-nano

Yeah thats where it came from.

Came next day, activated immediately. Transferring number (Should happen monday).

I took it to work to properly bench it, at my desk it's identical 3G.
On the crapper I get the same awfull 3G, but I can force 4G and it's usable on EE.

Win Win, I also travel to villages and the country alot, hoping 2G comes into it's own!

Ben_Fisher · 23-01-2015, 17:17

Also, just looked back over 12 months on three.

I use 4-6GB most months and only once went over 10Gb and that was all tethering when my home broadband went down.

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22-01-2015, 22:07	#2
jchamier Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: This forum Posts: 3,392	Quote: Originally Posted by Ben_Fisher 27.99 pm for 10GB data. 156quid cash back (seems simple enough). How bad did I screw up? In my view you didn't I'm on the 12month £27.99/m plan for 10GB but SIM only without a phone. It works very well.

22-01-2015, 22:18	#3
d123 Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 3,993	Quote: Originally Posted by Ben_Fisher 27.99 pm for 10GB data. 156quid cash back (seems simple enough). How bad did I screw up? It's a good plan, I'm also on it, (I managed to get it for £16.79 a month), haven't missed the one plan at all, better speeds and better coverage, I haven't found any downside yet.

22-01-2015, 22:42	#4
Ben_Fisher Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Lincoln Posts: 577	My sim comes tommorow, I tried an EE sim in most places, but some places I didn't have the chance. If I had decent 3G on three its safe to say I'll get the same on EE?

22-01-2015, 22:47	#5
jonmorris Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: a land filled with trolls Posts: 12,018	Pretty much. Congestion might mean slower 3G speeds in some places, but by and large you'll now get a very similar 3G experience as Three, but more chance of a far better 4G experience.

22-01-2015, 23:03	#6
d123 Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 3,993	Quote: Originally Posted by Ben_Fisher My sim comes tommorow, I tried an EE sim in most places, but some places I didn't have the chance. If I had decent 3G on three its safe to say I'll get the same on EE? In my usage, I have seen better 3G performance with EE, some will argue that can't be possible but it is happening, while I needed a Home Signal at home with Three, I have a good signal on EE, same in at least 4 or 5 other locations I visit or work at.

22-01-2015, 23:16	#7
Ben_Fisher Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Lincoln Posts: 577	Quote: Originally Posted by jonmorris Pretty much. Congestion might mean slower 3G speeds in some places, but by and large you'll now get a very similar 3G experience as Three, but more chance of a far better 4G experience. Yeah currently EE are everywhere where I am in a 4G capacity (not sure of indoor). Yet three have 1 mast nowhere near anything.

22-01-2015, 23:20	#8
FmBandScan Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Grimsby, United Kingdom Posts: 848	How did you get kicked off the plan? I guess your minimum term was already up!

22-01-2015, 23:23	#9
d123 Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 3,993	Quote: Originally Posted by FmBandScan How did you get kicked off the plan? I guess your minimum term was already up! Likely to be because of this: http://forums.digitalspy.co.uk/showthread.php?t=2022847

22-01-2015, 23:30	#10
FmBandScan Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Grimsby, United Kingdom Posts: 848	Quote: Originally Posted by d123 Likely to be because of this: http://forums.digitalspy.co.uk/showthread.php?t=2022847 Ah yes I knew of that, just the way he worded it made it seem like they just cut him off

22-01-2015, 23:32	#12
jonmorris Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: a land filled with trolls Posts: 12,018	Quote: Originally Posted by Ben_Fisher Yeah currently EE are everywhere where I am in a 4G capacity (not sure of indoor). Yet three have 1 mast nowhere near anything. But the thing for me is that service has fallen in quality quite drastically, but it wasn't like that before. I don't have a shortage of masts and I'm quite lucky in that over 50% of the places I go to (for work or social) have 4G. Yet now I have these new blackspots, and times where the phone just disconnects until I wait for data to return or toggle flight mode. Speeds are down too. I really can't think of a time I felt concerned about going out with my phone on the basis that it might let me down just as I need to use Google Maps or check the times of a train/bus. Last Thursday I was let down as I needed to meet someone, who told me the name of a pub on the phone (which worked fine) and I said I'd Google to find it rather than take directions. Then when firing up Maps, I realised I had no data! Luckily for me, I had another phone with an EE SIM and that worked just fine. Why would Three offer a good voice service but no data? That's the kind of **** I had to put up with on Orange before it became part of MBNL. It drove me up the wall.

23-01-2015, 06:32	#13
Silent No More Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Posts: 466	Quote: Originally Posted by Ben_Fisher 27.99 pm for 10GB data. 156quid cash back (seems simple enough). How bad did I screw up? I did exactly the same, except I jumped before I was pushed. For me, EE's 4G has been a revelation and I haven't had one moment where I miss 3 at all.

23-01-2015, 09:15	#14
Esot-eric Forum Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 1,173	I haven't heard anything from Three about my One Plan yet but in preparation i went through my last 6 months usage. With my old Three "Sim Zero" account which is still active i calculated that in the past 6 months my usage would have only cost about 20p more on my most expensive month. The rest of the time it would be significantly cheaper (most months only costing me the £5.11 for the 2GB Internet add-on, which gave me 4GB when i added it for some reason). So i'm going to cancel my One Plan and switch to Sim Zero.

23-01-2015, 09:27	#15
artnada Forum Member Join Date: Nov 2000 Posts: 9,397	Quote: Originally Posted by jchamier In my view you didn't I'm on the 12month £27.99/m plan for 10GB but SIM only without a phone. It works very well. £28 for 10gb data? I just moved from Three to "NOW PAYG" sim for £15 per month with 10gb data. (£13 p/m less!) I do believe they also use the EE network. I needed something that will give me a signal in the sticks when I'm out there. Three doesn't. So I'm trialing NOW for a moth to see how they are.

23-01-2015, 10:54	#16
d123 Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 3,993	Quote: Originally Posted by artnada £28 for 10gb data? I just moved from Three to "NOW PAYG" sim for £15 per month with 10gb data.** (£13 p/m less!) I do believe they also use the EE network. They are cheaper because you are on a little known MVNO (who probably get much lower priority on the network), don't get 4G and can't tether.

23-01-2015, 10:55	#17
Chrysalis Forum Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Leics Posts: 581	I am the one who screwed up, I am on the 2 gig package, although 2 gig will be enough for me the vast majority of the time, it hurts knowing i could have got 10 gig data for the same monthly price just by paying a bit more upfront, but EE wouldnt let me shift over. I also probably should have looked for cashback offers before signing up as well.

23-01-2015, 11:49	#18
rasseru16 Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Suffolk, East Anglia Posts: 666	Quote: Originally Posted by d123 They are cheaper because you are on a little known MVNO (who probably get much lower priority on the network), don't get 4G and can't tether. Having used Now Mobile, I see no difference in data speeds compared to EE's own data speeds so not sure about the prioritisation, also Tethering does work absolutely fine (of course no 4G).

23-01-2015, 11:56	#19
wb9999 Forum Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 139	Quote: Originally Posted by Ben_Fisher 27.99 pm for 10GB data. 156quid cash back (seems simple enough). How bad did I screw up? I'm interested in getting this, with the cashback. Was it direct from EE or a retailer? Do you have a link?

23-01-2015, 12:07	#20
d123 Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 3,993	Quote: Originally Posted by rasseru16 Having used Now Mobile, I see no difference in data speeds compared to EE's own data speeds so not sure about the prioritisation, also Tethering does work absolutely fine (of course no 4G). EE probably has the capacity not to notice any priority in normal use, that doesn't mean it won't change in the future. Is tethering allowed or are you breaking the terms by doing so?

23-01-2015, 12:55	#21
Chris1973 Forum Member Join Date: May 2013 Posts: 667	Quote: They are cheaper because you are on a little known MVNO (who probably get much lower priority on the network), don't get 4G and can't tether. Well EE reckons it has 4G coverage in 300 Towns, there are 936 Towns in the UK, so NOW mobile will probably still appeal to those who live in the remaining 636 Towns which still don't get any 4G. Given we first appeared on Three's "4G by the end of 2014" list, then were removed and now don't appear at all on their 2015 list, I would think that NOW mobile would be a safe bet in this area for quite some time to come!...years probably.

23-01-2015, 13:47	#22
david16 Forum Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Central Belt Posts: 12,290	Quote: Originally Posted by Chris1973 Well EE reckons it has 4G coverage in 300 Towns, there are 936 Towns in the UK, so NOW mobile will probably still appeal to those who live in the remaining 636 Towns which still don't get any 4G. Given we first appeared on Three's "4G by the end of 2014" list, then were removed and now don't appear at all on their 2015 list, I would think that NOW mobile would be a safe bet in this area for quite some time to come!...years probably. As NOW mobile will appeal to the many who only have a 3G device even if they live in an area that can receive 4G. I will only switch to a 4G device when it becomes the main standard, provided I can receive 4G when it can be received here. I'm happy enough with 3's PAYG so there's no need for me to change right now.

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finally kicked off my one plan! moved to EE.

23-01-2015, 14:47	#23
Silent No More Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Posts: 466	Quote: Originally Posted by wb9999 I'm interested in getting this, with the cashback. Was it direct from EE or a retailer? Do you have a link? Scroll down the page: http://www.mobilephonesdirect.co.uk/...onthly-ee-nano

23-01-2015, 17:15	#24
Ben_Fisher Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Lincoln Posts: 577	Quote: Originally Posted by Silent No More Scroll down the page: http://www.mobilephonesdirect.co.uk/...onthly-ee-nano Yeah thats where it came from. Came next day, activated immediately. Transferring number (Should happen monday). I took it to work to properly bench it, at my desk it's identical 3G. On the crapper I get the same awfull 3G, but I can force 4G and it's usable on EE. Win Win, I also travel to villages and the country alot, hoping 2G comes into it's own!

23-01-2015, 17:17	#25
Ben_Fisher Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Lincoln Posts: 577	Also, just looked back over 12 months on three. I use 4-6GB most months and only once went over 10Gb and that was all tethering when my home broadband went down.