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Wavejock, i understand what your saying, but Scotland seems to be a particular problem and if your service was really that bad, you would not put up with it, however cheap. Only a mug would put up with that and risk losing important calls. Behave !
What folks will tolerate in terms of seervice is down to how they use their service. As a low cost leisure device 3's performance is an option but I would not want my GP reliant on it!! I still know folks who stick to networks where they have to go to a window in their house to make calls!! |
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i just find it very hard to believe that you still have drop calls what phone you got a lg or a nec every one i know on a phone website i go on and every one i am friends with whos is on 3 have never had any drop calls they some times dont get signal but drop calls never. i go traveling all over the place to see family and i have never had any drop calls. Quote:
One can only judge by one's own experience and dropped calls are still an issue on 3 for me. It varies depending on handset and location of course but after 18 months with both Orange and Vodafone before returning to 3 I have noticed this drawback is far more pronounced on 3 and can only prusume that the robustness of the UMTS signal and the requirement to roam is a factor in my area. As stated above things should improve as both 3's network and T-Mobile's combine during this year.
What folks will tolerate in terms of seervice is down to how they use their service. As a low cost leisure device 3's performance is an option but I would not want my GP reliant on it!! I still know folks who stick to networks where they have to go to a window in their house to make calls!! |
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I have had a few droped calls mind as of late. "CONNECTION ERROR"
Although i have full signal.
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...What folks will tolerate in terms of seervice is down to how they use their service...
3 is (now) the most reliable network I've used in years and their 3G signal is FAR more 'robust' than those from other networks. Can't say I've had any problems with their 2G/EDGE roaming agreement either. Yaay, we're back in 2006 with a certain person having an agenda against 3 - one the they haven't been harping on about much of late this is probably due to the fact; a) We were all fed up with it b) More and more people (and thread contributors) saw how 3 HAVE improved over the years c) He's not actually been with 3 for a while (Until recently. Apparently.) Click here for a list of THREADS STARTED (We're not just talking about posts, oh no, but THREADS STARTED) by wavejock in relation to 3. Especially the 2 separate threads he created in order to complain about the 75p streaming charge for Big Brother... I'm frustrated that I had to post the link in the first place but as it is plain from post #19 of this thread, he'll may be reverting to his original status of posting negative information, often irrelevant to the thread/topic (Cashback ) just to validate his personal hatred of a mobile phone network.
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That I agree on.
3 is (now) the most reliable network I've used in years and their 3G signal is FAR more 'robust' than those from other networks. Can't say I've had any problems with their 2G/EDGE roaming agreement either. Yaay, we're back in 2006 with a certain person having an agenda against 3 - one the they haven't been harping on about much of late this is probably due to the fact; a) We were all fed up with it b) More and more people (and thread contributors) saw how 3 HAVE improved over the years c) He's not actually been with 3 for a while (Until recently. Apparently.) Click here for a list of THREADS STARTED (We're not just talking about posts, oh no, but THREADS STARTED) by wavejock in relation to 3. Especially the 2 separate threads he created in order to complain about the 75p streaming charge for Big Brother... I'm frustrated that I had to post the link in the first place but as it is plain from post #19 of this thread, he'll may be reverting to his original status of posting negative information, often irrelevant to the thread/topic (Cashback ) just to validate his personal hatred of a mobile phone network.All i can say is that Wavejock does not give an account of 3 based on the fact they are crap, but because he loves to read his own words and create unwarranted negativity. He has to moan about something !! He needs to look at himself , stop deluding others when the evidence quite clearly on the basis of the amount of 3 services he uses and continues to use after slagging them off, tells you a different story. Hell, i initially before joining 3 myself looked on these threads and believed 3 were the worst thing on the planet. I can now tell you thats total crap. Wholly satisfied with 3!! Wavejock, please do us a favour and change network so we dont have to put up with this inconsistent diatribe. |
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Are all 3 contracts for 18 months?
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Are all 3 contracts for 18 months?
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all networks are nearly 18 month contracts some are even moving to 24 and 36 month contracts.
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Wavejock, please do us a favour and change network so we dont have to put up with this inconsistent diatribe.
As far as the dongle goes it's fine for browsing where there is coverage. Quite often 3 don't seem to have a service available even in big cities where you might expect it. Speeds on the dongle with HSDPA vary between 300Kb/s and 800Kb/s where I have used it. Speedtest.net shows most 3 customers getting around 1Mb/s which is fine for browsing and a decent option at the price. The 3 mobile broadband service is a good extra if you want mobile Internet but it's not a replacement to hard-wired broadband in my experience. The 3 experience in Scotland has improved but it's NOT as good as the reliability offered by GSM/UMTS integrated networks in my experience. It's one thing having coverage in theory but the signal has to be useable and often this is where the 3 experience is a let down. I hope this basic issue gets sorted this year with the combining of the T-Mobile and 3 networks as 3 have some good innovative services at decent prices and it's dissapointing hearing the same gripes from locals about the call relibility and poor customer support which I suspect has severely damaged 3's reputation. |
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there internet thing is new so not much of the uk can get it but they aim to have 100percent coverage by the end of this year. http://www.three.co.uk/personal/prod...ollout_map.omp
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Three's network is generally fine in the Leeds-Bradford area. However, their response for faulty handsets is not.
Be wary - even if you purchase the device from a retailer, they are unable to do anything but send the device away for firmware flashing. No repairs are able to be carried out on the device. All exchanges (they claim) have to go through the call centres even if you purchase the device from a store. I have been without a working phone for 2 months with no sign of light at the end of the tunnel. Each call centre operative promises different solutions but refuses to action them, leaving me constantly having to visit the 3 store and deal with the staff in there to persuade them to call the customer services for me. Simply put, if you're within your 14day "no quibble" period, take it back and get yourself a deal with some backup should things go wrong. |
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Three's network is generally fine in the Leeds-Bradford area. However, their response for faulty handsets is not.
Be wary - even if you purchase the device from a retailer, they are unable to do anything but send the device away for firmware flashing. No repairs are able to be carried out on the device. All exchanges (they claim) have to go through the call centres even if you purchase the device from a store. I have been without a working phone for 2 months with no sign of light at the end of the tunnel. Each call centre operative promises different solutions but refuses to action them, leaving me constantly having to visit the 3 store and deal with the staff in there to persuade them to call the customer services for me. Simply put, if you're within your 14day "no quibble" period, take it back and get yourself a deal with some backup should things go wrong. If the phone was expensive, like my LG Viewty, i would claim the cost of repair of my own house insurance for accidental damage rather than send it off to 3 or any other network. They only flash the firmware . Never come back any better than when they went in. I got a rather nice Nokia 6500 classic with my latest bargain deal. Never took any insurance out with that because i am gonna sell it. I am trying to say to everyone, dont buy the insurance, it is poor value for money and trying to claim is a minefield! |
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If the phone was expensive, like my LG Viewty, i would claim the cost of repair of my own house insurance for accidental damage rather than send it off to 3 or any other network. They only flash the firmware . Never come back any better than when they went in.
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Simply put, if you're within your 14day "no quibble" period take it back and get yourself a deal with some backup should things go wrong.
The deal with USB dongles is a bit better as there is a trial period but is is less than 14 days. Best advice is to ask around as like all mobile services the coverage can vary enourmously depending on your area. BTW: Claiming accidental damage for a faulty handset is actually fraud and if the insurance company decide to check you may not only loose the claim but get blacklisted for insurance abuse. Oh and of course one has to consider things like no claims bonuses and policy excesses too! |
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[quote=wavejockglw;21775447]The above would be fine but 3 no longer have a 14 day trial period. if you use a handset to make/receive a call, take a piture or load any files onto it then you cannot cancel the contract.
The deal with USB dongles is a bit better as there is a trial period but is is less than 14 days. Best advice is to ask around as like all mobile services the coverage can vary enourmously depending on your area. BTW: Claiming accidental damage for a faulty handset is actually fraud and if the insurance company decide to check you may not only loose the claim but get blacklisted for insurance abuse. Oh and of course one has to consider things like no claims bonuses and policy excesses too![/QUOTE] Don`t be naive. Many people have resorted to these tactics because they have tried the correct way. Not saying it is right, just saying people do it. If these phone companies took the responsibilities of the customers to have a working phone AT ALL TIMES when on contract, there would be no need for anyone to resort to alternative tactics. The guy above who has not had a phone for 2 months and yet has still been expected to pay the contract each month, perhaps wishes now he knew of an alternative to dealing with the network provider. |
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What do you mean by dropped calls on handovers?
The only places i have problems with 3 [and my previous network orange] is in basements in multi floor buildings. At home, i have had one dropped call in 3 months, that was speaking to someone using an handsfree kit in the car, so maybe not even be my network that droppep the call anyway. Wavejock, i understand what your saying, but Scotland seems to be a particular problem and if your service was really that bad, you would not put up with it, however cheap. Only a mug would put up with that and risk losing important calls. Behave ! Only time i had problems was when i was up the Highlands lol Everywhere else has been perfect. Sitting here in Dundee as i type this i have a full 3G signal. |
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Well i travel all over Scotland at times and am yet to have a dropped call or anything like that.
Only time i had problems was when i was up the Highlands lol Everywhere else has been perfect. Sitting here in Dundee as i type this i have a full 3G signal. In general I'm pleased with Three and it mostly drops where no network can get a signal. Got them to do a check on rural Perthshire for a friend and the computer said no chance. Which is a pity, as he wanted a Viewty from them. |
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Are all 3 contracts for 18 months?
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for any one that wants the mix and match 1100 they have it for £20 this weekend its flashing up in the top with a number http://threestore.three.co.uk/mixnma...riff=0&id=1201
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The only drawback is.. its 3...
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Blueboy, have you switched the 6500 on? What's the menu like - e.g. is it branded with three icons etc or what's the deal?
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) just to validate his personal hatred of a mobile phone network.