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Old 15-03-2007, 04:30 PM
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Default "3" mobile network - what are they like?

i have seen the deals they are offering on line rental, they do seem to be the cheapest at the moment.

there must be a catch? are they and good and whats the signal like?

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Old 15-03-2007, 04:35 PM
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be careful with 3. they are sh*t!
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had a fone for the last 3 years aand have only had one problem due to a shit lg fone but then so did most of the country
apart from that both my 6680 and my N93 have been faultless and any time i have had to communicate with india it has been sorted out very easily..
10/10 from me...
Old 15-03-2007, 04:45 PM
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They are absolute Pony.

I used to be with them and they charge you for f*cking everything. They take the piss. Go with a proper provider like T-Mobile or Orange.
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terrible recepeption..if u see any trees you might aswell turn your phone off
Old 15-03-2007, 04:51 PM
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Old 15-03-2007, 04:56 PM
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O2 are no.1 and have been for a while on all fronts; reception, customer care etc

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Old 15-03-2007, 05:14 PM
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Gotta be 3 network for me.Been with every company and theyre all shit compared to 3.O2 chrged me randomly when i made calls instead of using my free minutes,virgin was just shit,orange give crap deals,vodafone were good but again crap deals and t-mobile randomly charged me aswell the fuckers.Been with 3 for years now and only problem with them is sometimes crap reception but easily solved by turning around etc and was with them when they first started and the fone i got was absolute gash and kept fuckin up eventually sorted after bout 3 fones

Wont get a better deal with minutes txt's mms etc etc etc
Old 15-03-2007, 05:30 PM
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Ive been with 3 for 18 months , no complaints here
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No problem here at all with the network, half way through my first year and coverage is still spot on. They use O2's network AFAIK.

Only gripe isnt with them (my own fault really) is this fucking shite nokia N73 that i picked utter shite! good job i went for 12 month contract instead of 18 anyway

My mate's had 3 phones for over 3 years now and swears by them. dirt cheap contracts too.
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They are shiiiiiiite

Bought a Nokia N80 and took it back within a week due to signal problems.
The salesmen said loads of people return 'em
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i'd say they are shit.
they wouldn't cut my phone off once my contract ran out.
in the end i stopped paying them till they got the message.
signal was good though.
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3 are the best imo,

vodafone charge through the roof and so do t-mobile

orange is good if you know other peaple on the same network.


the three deal i have at the moment is..
monthly
1000mins
500texts
£15 downloads

for £35 a month(i got £80 cash back when i bought)k800i


i always go in the shop and tell them what i want for "x" amount of money then see what they come back with,,if you keep it within reason they will not let you leave without a phone.
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That's most likely to be a handset issue rather than a network problem. Wish i'd have gone for one of the new samsungs tbh. Most of the N series phones i;ve seen are shite, including my N73. Thats my own fault though, not a problem with 3
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i been on 3 for 2+years, always good reception, the video conferencing can be a bit slow and jolty sometimes but for voice....its spot on

10/10 for me to

HTH

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