Carphone Warehouse launching flexible 'iD' mobile network next month

bikerlad · 23-04-2015, 06:53

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Does the UK need another carrier? Carphone Warehouse seems to think so. It's been rumoured for months, but finally the company is ready to unveil its own mobile network. "iD" will arrive in May and, as expected, be powered by Three's network infrastructure. What makes it special? Well, the retailer says it's focusing on a few key benefits. The first is "controlled and capped plans," which it claims will be the cheapest on the market. It's also emphasising "flexible" 12-month contracts and 30-day SIM-only plans.

http://www.engadget.com/2015/04/22/c...se-id-network/

Interesting that it has more free roaming countries than Feel At Home.

swb1964 · 23-04-2015, 07:15

So what is happening to Talk Mobile?

hybridtheory · 23-04-2015, 08:38

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Originally Posted by bikerlad

Interesting that it has more free roaming countries than Feel At Home.

Hi

How is this possible?

Thanks

Baz

sethpet · 23-04-2015, 09:09

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Originally Posted by swb1964

So what is happening to Talk Mobile?

They sold Talk Mobile I recall one of the sites more knowledgeable posters saying

sethpet · 23-04-2015, 09:10

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Originally Posted by hybridtheory

Hi

How is this possible?

Thanks

Baz

Pretty simple.

They added another country to the nobroaming charges list.

hybridtheory · 23-04-2015, 10:13

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Originally Posted by sethpet

Pretty simple.

They added another country to the nobroaming charges list.

Hi

If they r using Three's infrastructure, why arent Three offering these additional countries to their own customers?

Thanks

Baz

Devilduck · 23-04-2015, 10:47

Independent negotions with other networks?

d123 · 23-04-2015, 10:58

That's quite a funny development, Three havent allowed CPW to sell their service for quite some time and now make them an MVNO.

M1kos · 23-04-2015, 11:23

Just what I was thinking lol

noise747 · 23-04-2015, 11:42

You won't get me into one of their shops never mind having a service from them.

Aye Up · 23-04-2015, 12:35

I notice this seems to be a trend, Three last year really kicked off this off last year. Now you will find on Vodafones latest price plans Euro Traveller is now included as standard.

I wonder when O2 and EE are going to jump on the bandwagon?

bikerlad · 23-04-2015, 12:44

http://idmobile.co.uk/

planetf1 · 23-04-2015, 13:46

Maybe it just means next month there'll be another country in feel like home....

sethpet · 23-04-2015, 13:48

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Originally Posted by hybridtheory

Hi

If they r using Three's infrastructure, why arent Three offering these additional countries to their own customers?

Thanks

Baz

They will have made their own commercial decision on what to give away.
Basically the mvno is happier to give away margin

JasonWatkins · 23-04-2015, 23:41

No sign of priceplans yet, other than one that seems to have been mentioned in the press release - "12-month 4G plan with 300 mins, 5,000 texts and 1 GB data for £19.50". Seems rather expensive for very little.

Gigabit · 24-04-2015, 08:27

I was refreshingly impressed by CPW yesterday.

A lady was asking what the difference between the iPhone 5s and 5c was (the 5s being slightly better, not that you would really notice - also the contracts are more) and I expected the sales assistant to say that the 5S was better but he was quite honest and said not a lot.

Looks like they're improving.

noise747 · 24-04-2015, 09:08

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Originally Posted by Gigabit

I was refreshingly impressed by CPW yesterday.

A lady was asking what the difference between the iPhone 5s and 5c was (the 5s being slightly better, not that you would really notice - also the contracts are more) and I expected the sales assistant to say that the 5S was better but he was quite honest and said not a lot.

Looks like they're improving.

They have to and their managers need to get peoples skills, because the one in ours did not. May have changed by now, it been a few years since I went in here.

swb1964 · 24-04-2015, 14:27

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Originally Posted by JasonWatkins

No sign of priceplans yet, other than one that seems to have been mentioned in the press release - "12-month 4G plan with 300 mins, 5,000 texts and 1 GB data for £19.50". Seems rather expensive for very little.

Depends what phone you are getting with it I suppose. I presume that isn't just a sim only deal

natbike · 24-04-2015, 15:50

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Originally Posted by swb1964

Depends what phone you are getting with it I suppose. I presume that isn't just a sim only deal

It includes a Samsung A3

swb1964 · 24-04-2015, 20:23

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Originally Posted by natbike

It includes a Samsung A3

It's not a dreadful deal, but it's not a killer, shout-it-from-the-rooftops opening deal either.

The same phone on O2 can be brought from CPW for £18.50 a month, with more minutes but only 500mb data, or for the same price on EE with the full 1gig of data, but with that deal you have to pay £30.00 upfront

Denco1 · 11-05-2015, 12:55

Launching tomorrow.
30 day sim only plan with unlimited data, 2000 minutes and 5000 texts for £20 sounds good, although I wonder what the tethering policies are.

Daveoc64 · 11-05-2015, 13:33

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Originally Posted by hybridtheory

Hi

How is this possible?

Thanks

Baz

The text below suggests to me like the other countries are going to be within the EU/EEA, so it becomes possible simply because the wholesale costs are capped in all countries of the EU/EEA equally and that those wholesale costs are low enough for them to swallow.

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Originally Posted by iD website

You’ll find iD especially useful if you’d like to avoid nasty bill shocks, want more flexibility around managing your usage, and love the idea of using your phone in other European countries without racking up huge costs.

Three's "Feel At Home" uses specific deals in each country to offer the service, which means that Three can offer it in places all over the world.

swb1964 · 11-05-2015, 15:03

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Originally Posted by Denco1

Launching tomorrow.
30 day sim only plan with unlimited data, 2000 minutes and 5000 texts for £20 sounds good, although I wonder what the tethering policies are.

Is that three or four G?

Denco1 · 11-05-2015, 15:11

Both.

nigelbb · 11-05-2015, 15:38

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Originally Posted by Daveoc64

The text below suggests to me like the other countries are going to be within the EU/EEA, so it becomes possible simply because the wholesale costs are capped in all countries of the EU/EEA equally and that those wholesale costs are low enough for them to swallow.

Three's "Feel At Home" uses specific deals in each country to offer the service, which means that Three can offer it in places all over the world.

It's actually a bit of a con as far as I can make out as Three's "Feel At Home" only offers data plus calls & texts to the UK out of the allowance. That's OK for data use & for keeping up with your busy UK social life but you could be in for a nasty surprise when the bill comes in If you actually use it for calling hotels, friends, restaurants etc & basically using the phone for all the normal things in the country you are visiting.

23-04-2015, 06:53	#1
bikerlad Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: London Posts: 391	Carphone Warehouse launching flexible 'iD' mobile network next month Quote: Does the UK need another carrier? Carphone Warehouse seems to think so. It's been rumoured for months, but finally the company is ready to unveil its own mobile network. "iD" will arrive in May and, as expected, be powered by Three's network infrastructure. What makes it special? Well, the retailer says it's focusing on a few key benefits. The first is "controlled and capped plans," which it claims will be the cheapest on the market. It's also emphasising "flexible" 12-month contracts and 30-day SIM-only plans. http://www.engadget.com/2015/04/22/c...se-id-network/ Interesting that it has more free roaming countries than Feel At Home.

23-04-2015, 07:15	#2
swb1964 Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2015 Posts: 2,455	So what is happening to Talk Mobile?

23-04-2015, 08:38	#3
hybridtheory Forum Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Antrim, Northern Ireland Posts: 744	Quote: Originally Posted by bikerlad Interesting that it has more free roaming countries than Feel At Home. Hi How is this possible? Thanks Baz

23-04-2015, 09:09	#4
sethpet Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 494	Quote: Originally Posted by swb1964 So what is happening to Talk Mobile? They sold Talk Mobile I recall one of the sites more knowledgeable posters saying

23-04-2015, 09:10	#5
sethpet Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 494	Quote: Originally Posted by hybridtheory Hi How is this possible? Thanks Baz Pretty simple. They added another country to the nobroaming charges list.

23-04-2015, 10:13	#6
hybridtheory Forum Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Antrim, Northern Ireland Posts: 744	Quote: Originally Posted by sethpet Pretty simple. They added another country to the nobroaming charges list. Hi If they r using Three's infrastructure, why arent Three offering these additional countries to their own customers? Thanks Baz

23-04-2015, 10:47	#7
Devilduck Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Totnes, Devon Posts: 43	Independent negotions with other networks?

23-04-2015, 10:58	#8
d123 Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 3,993	That's quite a funny development, Three havent allowed CPW to sell their service for quite some time and now make them an MVNO.

23-04-2015, 11:23	#9
M1kos Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Posts: 499	Just what I was thinking lol

23-04-2015, 11:42	#10
noise747 Forum Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Herefordshire Posts: 22,810	You won't get me into one of their shops never mind having a service from them.

23-04-2015, 12:35	#11
Aye Up Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: North West Posts: 4,885	I notice this seems to be a trend, Three last year really kicked off this off last year. Now you will find on Vodafones latest price plans Euro Traveller is now included as standard. I wonder when O2 and EE are going to jump on the bandwagon?

23-04-2015, 12:44	#12
bikerlad Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: London Posts: 391	http://idmobile.co.uk/

23-04-2015, 13:46	#13
planetf1 Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Hampshire Posts: 521	Maybe it just means next month there'll be another country in feel like home....

23-04-2015, 13:48	#14
sethpet Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 494	Quote: Originally Posted by hybridtheory Hi If they r using Three's infrastructure, why arent Three offering these additional countries to their own customers? Thanks Baz They will have made their own commercial decision on what to give away. Basically the mvno is happier to give away margin

23-04-2015, 23:41	#15
JasonWatkins Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 53,670	No sign of priceplans yet, other than one that seems to have been mentioned in the press release - "12-month 4G plan with 300 mins, 5,000 texts and 1 GB data for £19.50". Seems rather expensive for very little.

24-04-2015, 08:27	#16
Gigabit Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 2,887	I was refreshingly impressed by CPW yesterday. A lady was asking what the difference between the iPhone 5s and 5c was (the 5s being slightly better, not that you would really notice - also the contracts are more) and I expected the sales assistant to say that the 5S was better but he was quite honest and said not a lot. Looks like they're improving.

24-04-2015, 09:08	#17
noise747 Forum Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Herefordshire Posts: 22,810	Quote: Originally Posted by Gigabit I was refreshingly impressed by CPW yesterday. A lady was asking what the difference between the iPhone 5s and 5c was (the 5s being slightly better, not that you would really notice - also the contracts are more) and I expected the sales assistant to say that the 5S was better but he was quite honest and said not a lot. Looks like they're improving. They have to and their managers need to get peoples skills, because the one in ours did not. May have changed by now, it been a few years since I went in here.

24-04-2015, 14:27	#18
swb1964 Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2015 Posts: 2,455	Quote: Originally Posted by JasonWatkins No sign of priceplans yet, other than one that seems to have been mentioned in the press release - "12-month 4G plan with 300 mins, 5,000 texts and 1 GB data for £19.50". Seems rather expensive for very little. Depends what phone you are getting with it I suppose. I presume that isn't just a sim only deal

24-04-2015, 15:50	#19
natbike Forum Member Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 475	Quote: Originally Posted by swb1964 Depends what phone you are getting with it I suppose. I presume that isn't just a sim only deal It includes a Samsung A3

24-04-2015, 20:23	#20
swb1964 Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2015 Posts: 2,455	Quote: Originally Posted by natbike It includes a Samsung A3 It's not a dreadful deal, but it's not a killer, shout-it-from-the-rooftops opening deal either. The same phone on O2 can be brought from CPW for £18.50 a month, with more minutes but only 500mb data, or for the same price on EE with the full 1gig of data, but with that deal you have to pay £30.00 upfront

11-05-2015, 12:55	#21
Denco1 Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Posts: 983	Launching tomorrow. 30 day sim only plan with unlimited data, 2000 minutes and 5000 texts for £20 sounds good, although I wonder what the tethering policies are.

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Carphone Warehouse launching flexible 'iD' mobile network next month

11-05-2015, 13:33	#22
Daveoc64 Forum Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Bristol (BBC1 West) Posts: 15,143	Quote: Originally Posted by hybridtheory Hi How is this possible? Thanks Baz The text below suggests to me like the other countries are going to be within the EU/EEA, so it becomes possible simply because the wholesale costs are capped in all countries of the EU/EEA equally and that those wholesale costs are low enough for them to swallow. Quote: Originally Posted by iD website You’ll find iD especially useful if you’d like to avoid nasty bill shocks, want more flexibility around managing your usage, and love the idea of using your phone in other European countries without racking up huge costs. Three's "Feel At Home" uses specific deals in each country to offer the service, which means that Three can offer it in places all over the world.

11-05-2015, 15:03	#23
swb1964 Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2015 Posts: 2,455	Quote: Originally Posted by Denco1 Launching tomorrow. 30 day sim only plan with unlimited data, 2000 minutes and 5000 texts for £20 sounds good, although I wonder what the tethering policies are. Is that three or four G?

11-05-2015, 15:11	#24
Denco1 Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Posts: 983	Both.

11-05-2015, 15:38	#25
nigelbb Forum Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 834	Quote: Originally Posted by Daveoc64 The text below suggests to me like the other countries are going to be within the EU/EEA, so it becomes possible simply because the wholesale costs are capped in all countries of the EU/EEA equally and that those wholesale costs are low enough for them to swallow. Three's "Feel At Home" uses specific deals in each country to offer the service, which means that Three can offer it in places all over the world. It's actually a bit of a con as far as I can make out as Three's "Feel At Home" only offers data plus calls & texts to the UK out of the allowance. That's OK for data use & for keeping up with your busy UK social life but you could be in for a nasty surprise when the bill comes in If you actually use it for calling hotels, friends, restaurants etc & basically using the phone for all the normal things in the country you are visiting.