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Three 4G Discussion Thread (Part 2)
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moox
13-01-2016
Originally Posted by iTech:
“Well it's "network improvement" day where I live. I've got the bunting out and champagne on ice...... just looking for a little 4G love (NOT 800!).”

I think it's "network improvement" day everywhere. At least it is where I live too.

I think every time I've checked there's been some sort of improvement, but I'm not sure what - as nothing has actually improved as far as I can tell.

I can only assume that maybe EE is doing something which affects 3 via MBNL - so it's a network improvement, just not for the network I use
iTech
13-01-2016
Originally Posted by moox:
“I think it's "network improvement" day everywhere. At least it is where I live too.

I think every time I've checked there's been some sort of improvement, but I'm not sure what - as nothing has actually improved as far as I can tell.

I can only assume that maybe EE is doing something which affects 3 via MBNL - so it's a network improvement, just not for the network I use”

Yep, I'm realistic but this must be about the 11th day of work since September. We must have the best maintained masts in the world!
Thine Wonk
13-01-2016
Originally Posted by iTech:
“Yep, I'm realistic but this must be about the 11th day of work since September. We must have the best maintained masts in the world!”

They do get the Brasso out a lot and make them shine, those poles get a good polishing.
DevonBloke
13-01-2016
Pole polishing? I thought it was the Super-pumping that did that!
jonmorris
13-01-2016
Originally Posted by DevonBloke:
“Pole polishing? I thought it was the Super-pumping that did that!”

Oo-er
Gigabit
13-01-2016
It would be really useful if the Three coverage checker let you see the masts around you. It's not like Three can't give out this information, they do over the phone.
DevonBloke
13-01-2016
Originally Posted by Gigabit:
“It would be really useful if the Three coverage checker let you see the masts around you. It's not like Three can't give out this information, they do over the phone.”

None of the networks want it to be general public knowledge.
If you have time you can eventually work it out from signal levels.
Large towns and cities are much harder obviously.
I know where all the EE masts are in this area http://postimg.org/image/u4sy682v3/
Plymouth would be quite hard and I know where the big ones are in Torbay and Brixham but would have to seek out any smaller ones.
Rural is dead easy though.
thebennyboy
13-01-2016
Looks like Three's site is having problems. Home signal is completely dead atm by the looks of it too.
BKM
13-01-2016
Originally Posted by DevonBloke:
“I know where all the EE masts are in this area ”

And EE and 3 mast share...so you must know where a lot of 3 masts are!

The equipment boxes at the base of the masts have emergency contact numbers - so generally give the game away about who they are!
Gigabit
13-01-2016
Three's "maintenance" has disabled Super-Voice/800MHz in my area entirely. Well done Three!
InfamousTeal
13-01-2016
Lots of angry people on twitter and Facebook that Home Signal boxes and the website have been down all day, not good
hybridtheory
13-01-2016
Hi

I've got full signal with my Home Signal

Baz
FortKnox
13-01-2016
Mine is back up too.
thebennyboy
13-01-2016
What's the theoretical max speed of 15MHz of 1800 on LTE?
Skippy2005
13-01-2016
Originally Posted by thebennyboy:
“What's the theoretical max speed of 15MHz of 1800 on LTE?”

112.5mb ideal, I can get 90-93 off my local mast
thebennyboy
13-01-2016
Originally Posted by Skippy2005:
“112.5mb ideal, I can get 90-93 off my local mast”

Got this speed this evening: http://s22.postimg.org/89za6t7b5/Scr...3_18_57_52.png
Skippy2005
13-01-2016
Originally Posted by thebennyboy:
“Got this speed this evening: http://s22.postimg.org/89za6t7b5/Scr...3_18_57_52.png”

Nice those speeds should be maintained or rise slightly as they roll out new sites.
iTech
14-01-2016
Originally Posted by iTech:
“Well it's "network improvement" day where I live. I've got the bunting out and champagne on ice...... just looking for a little 4G love (NOT 800!).”

A thoroughly predictable update I'm afraid. After what is now about the 10th day of network improvements/maintenance since September.....no change that I can see. I went for Whisky instead of champagne (helps with my cold - sorry, man flu).
nigelbb
14-01-2016
Originally Posted by lightspeed2398:
“Check you've typed it in correctly my iPhone does that if I mistype.”

I just checked again & when I enter 3001#12345# & press Call I still get 'Please Wait' for a few seconds then the 'Unknown Error' message.
nigelbb
14-01-2016
Originally Posted by Gigabit:
“The OnePlan was £23 at one point, so the unlimited data cost seems to be slowly going back to that price...”

]The OnePlan was £25/month at launch which was & is very good value for 2000 minutes 2000 texts 5000 3-to-3 minutes & unlimited date with unlimited tethering. £25 now only buys 600 minutes & 12GB of tethering.
Skippy2005
14-01-2016
Originally Posted by nigelbb:
“I just checked again & when I enter 3001#12345# & press Call I still get 'Please Wait' for a few seconds then the 'Unknown Error' message.”

It's *3001#12345#*
DevonBloke
14-01-2016
Originally Posted by nigelbb:
“I just checked again & when I enter 3001#12345# & press Call I still get 'Please Wait' for a few seconds then the 'Unknown Error' message.”

You appear for some reason to be not seeing the asterisk (Star) at the beginning and the end.
You dial exactly this.......

*3001#12345#*

Are you confusing them with quotes? They aren't.

Star, 3001, Hash, 12345 Hash, Star
moox
14-01-2016
Originally Posted by nigelbb:
“]The OnePlan was £25/month at launch which was & is very good value for 2000 minutes 2000 texts 5000 3-to-3 minutes & unlimited date with unlimited tethering. £25 now only buys 600 minutes & 12GB of tethering.”

I think when I signed up it was "officially" £25, but sold as £15, with the difference being implemented as a discount that showed up on the bill
Gigabit
14-01-2016
How accurate is the 12GB detection?
WelshBluebird
14-01-2016
Originally Posted by nigelbb:
“]The OnePlan was £25/month at launch which was & is very good value for 2000 minutes 2000 texts 5000 3-to-3 minutes & unlimited date with unlimited tethering. £25 now only buys 600 minutes & 12GB of tethering.”

And 24 month handset contracts are even worse.

I got my Galaxy S4 in May 2013 (so around 2 months after it launched) and I was paying £38 a month for the one plan (so as you say 2000 minutes 2000 texts 5000 3-to-3 minutes & unlimited data with unlimited tethering).

Looking at the handset contracts now for the Galaxy S6 (around 10 months after launch) is depressing. For around the same amount as I was paying you only get 4GB of data. For unlimited data (with a tethering limit) you have to pay £51 a month.

Hell they aren't even much cheaper than EE anymore - you can get the S6 on EE with 10GB of data for £45 a month, with three you get 12GB of data for that price.
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