cashpoint Posted August 29, 2005 Share Posted August 29, 2005 My contract with orange is up today , so i've been looking around and the three network tarrif are good. 750mins for £35. So who has a phone on the three network whats the network coverage? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mad k Posted August 29, 2005 Share Posted August 29, 2005 I took out a three contract when my O2 business user ran out, I was paying £100 per month with O2 and three offered me the exact same deal for £40. It was ok the first few days, But sometimes id go to use the phone and you just couldnt call out, the screen would just display the number, Id phone the indian call centre and get no where, I then found out that they use O2's cells and if theres a high volume of O2 calls going through the 3 stuff cant connect, A do a lot of phone calls in the car using a hands free but as you drive through difrent cells it drops the call and you need to dial again, Doesnt sound to bad unless your on a long journey and long call or a important call. I wouldnt recomend 3 to anyone at all, There customer service is shocking, there recptions just as bad. Theres no point giving you all those free minetes if you cant use them. After about 2 months i put my 3 phone in a drawer and took out a vodaphone high user deal, Far better. K. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom S Posted August 29, 2005 Share Posted August 29, 2005 I sell Mobile phones for a living to Major corporations on behalf of a Virtual Network Operator (like Virgin, 3, BT etc). My mobile phone is with Orange, I have never had any problems with them. Voda / O2 are just interested in making money and stuff theuser. T-mobile are ?? Depending on what your usage is helps with what your Upgrade / Re-sign value is. if you want any help re that I am willing to advise you on what you could / should get !! Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CardiffSupra Posted August 29, 2005 Share Posted August 29, 2005 dont go three! worse mistake i have ever made! signal comes and goes when it likes! u get txt messages 3 days after they were sent. My contract is up this month and i will never go back to 3 again! :thumbdown Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toytown Posted August 29, 2005 Share Posted August 29, 2005 It's all been said, but this bit ........... After about 2 months i put my 3 phone in a drawer and took out a vodaphone high user deal, Far better Is exactly what I did, only after 3 weeks 3 is absolute garbage, I wouldn't give a 3 phone pocket space Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted August 29, 2005 Share Posted August 29, 2005 I've been with Orange for nearly ten years now and never had a problem... excellent customer service etc. really good coverage, call quality.. My current contract is up soon so I was looking at one of their 3G phones (the Nokia one with the two camras?)... does anyone know if the Orange 3G service is any better than 3's? I'm not really going to start jumping up and down if I can't get a video call in the middle of nowhere but is the voice call service on a 3G Orange the same as on a 'normal' Orange phone..? Anyone had any experience with this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cashpoint Posted August 29, 2005 Author Share Posted August 29, 2005 Well i guess tha answers my question and i'll stay with Orange as three seem to be ...well shit! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
China Man Posted August 29, 2005 Share Posted August 29, 2005 I was with Three G for a year and what a mistake.... it was cheap for the amount of free minutes but the service is poor. I am with O2 now, so far so good, free cross network minutes and text. China Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seb Posted August 29, 2005 Share Posted August 29, 2005 I've never had any problems with Three (touch wood). Phone has been great, reception has been better than I used to get on Orange at times and I've had a signal just about everywhere - I've even had a signal when others around me on regular networks haven't. Guess I'm the exception to the rule. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulfurn Posted August 29, 2005 Share Posted August 29, 2005 Thought three (3) was okay, I was lucky in that I never had that many dropped calls, but I was very disappointed with the "walled garden" internet access. You couldnt even use the phone as a modem to dial out to the internet as 3 had locked that down as well. Idiots. Especially when the phone I bought, the A835, was advertised as internet ready by 3. Well it was, its just that they only let you browse their own content, and not the outside internet. Talk about misleading advertising, f****s Perhaps it should have been advertised as (3's own) "intranet ready" instead! However I unlocked the phone and popped an O2 simcard in instead and got the full features out of the phone on the O2 PAYG network. I believe loads of people had problems cancelling their contract (though in fairness I didnt after 12 months) and I found it difficult to get anything through to the guys in Mumbai - probably because of my accent - but then Ive never had the same problem from an British/Irish based call centre. Just one of those things I guess! I wouldnt go back, but loads of people love the cheap line rental and dont use the net on their phone and think 3 are great. Finally, Id also advise you to check out the 3G forum before making any decisions on a 3G mobile and operator. Im with Orange now, and using a SPV C500 which I think is great. Internet access via Internet Explorer, MSN Messenger ready and loads of useful apps - its a "windows smartphone". Its on a PAYG contract and I bought it from a place called http://www.mobiledealer.co.uk a few months ago. Orange (or Typhoon who is the phone manufacturer) have brought out the C550 now which supercedes the last one, though I dont think this is available on PAYG tarrif, IIRC I was lucky to get the C500 on PAYG at the time for £139.99. Its currently going for a penny off £165 at the same place at the moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Peace Posted August 29, 2005 Share Posted August 29, 2005 I didn't realise '3' are still appallingly bad..I got a '3' phone when the network first started...and I expected it to be bad then..but after a few months it was still unusable as a mobile phone service..so I got ALL my money back including bills..via 'Oftel' (now Ofcom) I am really shocked they are still as bad, I would of hoped they would have improved..I'm on Vodafone 3G and to be honest i was having very similar problems, dropped calls and no network coverage...I phoned Vodafone and after an long debate with a nice lady from 'Accounts' they decieded to send me a 'new' phone. This 'New' phone a Sharp 902 cameraphone with 2meg camera works a treat and all the problems are solved...they did offer to let me end the contract prematurely if the new phone didn't solve my network problems. Trick is always complain to 'accounts' they are the only people that can make your dreams come true. Si Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roboldham Posted August 30, 2005 Share Posted August 30, 2005 orange, any day of the week. price matching with other networks - they do that :-) R Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cashpoint Posted August 30, 2005 Author Share Posted August 30, 2005 Orange a sneaky there as they don't price match 3 they match the other networks but not three. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roboldham Posted August 30, 2005 Share Posted August 30, 2005 booger.... I am on some kind of talk 1000 tarriff and was gonna ring around for a reduction :-) R Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkey76364 Posted August 30, 2005 Share Posted August 30, 2005 Dont use 3 im with them and its crap... enough said. Take me back to Voafone any day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roboldham Posted August 30, 2005 Share Posted August 30, 2005 at least they admit it in their adverts "we like to play games" R Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aerotop Dave Posted August 31, 2005 Share Posted August 31, 2005 It's been said already, but here's another 'I think 3 are crap' customer. Switched to T-Mobile as soon as I could. IIRC Supragal did her degree project (or something) on 3 and concluded that their service was unsustainable. How right she was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Terry S Posted August 31, 2005 Share Posted August 31, 2005 Yep same here, now on Orange. Three would cost just as much long term as I was always having to call people back and say sorry for the network dropping the call. Then the Phone would crash for no reason. Never received my texts, and the picture messaging wouldnt work. Apart from that it was great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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