3 Coverage These Days? (+ N73r)

[DHR]

What's the 3 covereage like these days? I've been looking to get a new contract to enable me to replace my company mobile (6021!) and its BT (yes BT!) contract...... the money will be coming out of my pocket though

I'm after an N73 and just noticed the N73r on 3 with a freehandset £35 a month WITH half price line rental for 8 months. Seems like a really good deal is it though?

Also what is the deal with unlocking noikia phones these days? Has anyone had a bad experience with the N73? I'm going to have it for 18 months so need to make sure its alright!



edit : Thats sneaky, i've only just noticed its a refurb handset, they kept that one quiet....that said, is there anything really really wrong with the refurbs?

edit 2! : Sorry i take that back I was on the wrong link!

 

[v0n]

How many minutes/texts do you need?

 

[DHR]

I'd say anything from 400-600 texts at a guess, I don't talk that often Maybe 20-60 minutes a month at most. I'm going to use the work mobile and sim for out going work related calls.

 

[Jimbeam3678]

T mobile might be worth a look

 

[DHR]

T mobile might be worth a look

What are they like now? I used to have a P&G phone with them and coverage in Manchester, Chester, Warrington etc was shockingly bad at the time. That said we're talking 5-8 years ago now.

 

[Chris1712]

3 are pretty much unbeatable for tariffs atm, I've had my n80 with them for ~9months now and ive never had no coverage so no complaints there.

Heres a good tariff for you...

FREE Nokia N73
10 months half price line rental saving £175.00
Automatic half price line rental - no redemption
Line rental is £17.50 per month for 10 months and £35.00 per month thereafter. 300 anytime mins to any network and 1000 texts. Plus 50 video call mins and 50 video or photo messages per month. £5 of free downloads every month, choose what you want from music videos, music tracks, games, ringtones and videos.

Average line rental will be £25.28 per month for 18 months.
Total: £455.00

Link

OR (if the r is indeed refurbished)

Nokia N73 £149.99
Line rental is £25.00 per month. 150 anytime mins to any network and 750 texts. Plus 25 video call mins and 25 video or photo messages per month. £5 of free downloads every month, choose what you want from music videos, music tracks, games, ringtones and videos.

Average line rental will be £25.00 per month for 12 months.

Total: £449.99

Link

The only other offer that can beat these, ish is on t-mobile flext 25.

FREE Nokia N73
3 months half price line rental saving £37.50
Line rental is £25.00 per month. Monthly allowance which you can use anyway you want. Flext 25 gives you £60 allowance for £25 per month, equal to 300 mins or 600 texts.

Average line rentalwill be £22.92per month for 18 months.

Total: £412.50

Will save you a bit but not as much mins/texts and personally i just don't like T-Mobile.

 

[DHR]

Decided to go with 3, free memory card thown in too. In addition to that I got a free bluetooth headset chucked in because I had a quick online chat with an advisor as I wanted to check that you don't have to claim cash back for the 1/2 price line rental....... you don't but she still gave me an offer code!

 

[hp01jpc]

The only other offer that can beat these, ish is on t-mobile flext 25.

FREE Nokia N73
3 months half price line rental saving £37.50
Line rental is £25.00 per month. Monthly allowance which you can use anyway you want. Flext 25 gives you £60 allowance for £25 per month, equal to 300 mins or 600 texts.

Average line rentalwill be £22.92per month for 18 months.

Total: £412.50

Will save you a bit but not as much mins/texts and personally i just don't like T-Mobile.

Thanks for the heads up, but I don't see this offer on the website. Do you think it could be a deal that was only on during February? That particular deal sounded good too!

 

[Gezzard]

Decided to go with 3, free memory card thown in too. In addition to that I got a free bluetooth headset chucked in because I had a quick online chat with an advisor as I wanted to check that you don't have to claim cash back for the 1/2 price line rental....... you don't but she still gave me an offer code!

Did you go for the N73r or the N73, just I was looking at this deal the other day, I'm tempted to go for the N73r (has 2 extra months half price) but as they're refurbished units I dont want a scratched one for 18 months, so am curious what condition they come in ? (if indeed you even went for the n73r).

bargain deals, and with a free 512mb card thrown in I cant find any better.

 

[DHR]

Nope, I figured getting a new unit was worth the £35. I've had refurb k750i snf k800i and both have only lasted 6 months.

 

[DHR]

Thanks for the heads up, but I don't see this offer on the website. Do you think it could be a deal that was only on during February? That particular deal sounded good too!

It is there, the handset is £149.99 with that deal though.