What is 3 like as a Network ?

Castiel said:
So you can get similar provision and contracts for very similar money.
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No you can't. You found one contract out of thousands. The prices aren't even close for the majority.
IPhones aren't a good one to look at unless you want an iphone as they are heavily price fixed by apple.
 
Glaucus said:
No you can't. You found one contract out of thousands. The prices aren't even close for the majority.
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Sorry to disappoint you, but the figures stand and show that you actually can...they can be found on the relevant websites..I used phones 4 u and Three for the comparison between similar specifications on the same phone. Which proves my point.

Perhaps you would like a Galaxy s5 instead..the prices are Three: £38 (2gb) (£29 phone)...Vodaphone...£42 (3gb) (fee phone)and EE...£42 (4gb) (free phone)..so again, all within a few pounds of each other.

In any case, customer service is an important aspect of buying anything, including mobile phones. Maybe not for you, but it is for many others.
 
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Glaucus said:
It doesn't prove your point at all, selecting 1 out of a thousand contracts does not prove your point at all.
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Of course it does. You can compare a thousand contracts if you want but to compare like for like the prices are very similar..even of you specify a different phone..as I did for you. It shows how you can get the same phone with the same or similar contract provision for similar cost...
 
Glaucus said:
And how often do you phone call centres for anything?
Customer service is way down the list of what's needed, for the pure reason you need them perhaps once every few years to cancel.
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Plus I've never had any linguistic problems with three call ctr staff, it's a better job with higher criteria over there so IMHO you get a better calibre of person on the other end of the phone and accents can be just as hard ringing a Welsh or Scots based ctr.
 
Castiel said:
Of course it does. You can compare a thousand contracts if you want but to compare like for like the prices are very similar..even of you specify a different phone..as I did for you. It shows how you can get the same phone with the same or similar contract provision for similar cost...
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Like for like the prices aren't the same in nearly every case, there are one or two exceptions. That is by no means the norm.
So no you haven't proved your point at all.

Lets try and compare some, as well as the top packages I posted above which is over £50 a month difference.

O2 500mins, unlimited texts, 500mb 30 day, no tethering £20
EE 100min, unlimited, 500mb 16.99
Three, 600 mins, 500 texts, unlimited Mb, 30 day 18.90

This is the same all the way through every contract. It isn't even remotely the same.
 
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I keep going through periods of having 2-3 bars, then just no signal or 5 empty bars.

Quite annoying as I'm under contract with a signal booster, so I'm not sure I can help my situation out further. If I can prove my signal is not fit for use, can I break out of a yearly contract? I don't want to leave, but if I can't use my phone properly then I have no choice. :(
 
Just echoing above,, good network to be on till something goes wrong, but for the (network service) , using abroad, 4g and the price Im willing to take the (horrendous) call centres.
 
3's coverage in urban areas is very good, but outside of this it is very limited. Around here, approximately 20% of the area has coverage, but outside of this there is nothing at all as they no longer have a 2g fallback.

Check the coverage maps carefully and if you are regularly in areas with no coverage I wouldn't risk it, but if not, I would have little hesitation in recommending them
 
Glaucus said:
Like for like the prices aren't the same in nearly every case, there are one or two exceptions. That is by no means the norm.
So no you haven't proved your point at all.
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Strange that it seems to be what is offered pretty much by everyone...and every one seems to be within a few pounds of each other when you specify similar provision. I have proven this...you screaming that it isn't doesn't really mean very much especially as customer service, which is why you said isn't important, is important to other people...just because you prioritise other aspects of the service you want doesn't make you right and everyone else wrong.
 
You haven't proven this at all. You proven ifpt with one specific contract on one phone. This is no where near an average of the entire range.

Why no go look at he low and high ends. Where on EE and three you get about 500mb data and on three you get unlimited.

Or the high end where EE is over £70 for 50gb, compared to three which over unlimited for under £15

I never said my prioritise where right.
But it is damn wrong when you say it's the deciding factor due to the price being so similar between them all. when it clearly isn't even remotely the same price across the majority off the contracts,
 
Glaucus said:
Like for like the prices aren't the same in nearly every case, there are one or two exceptions. That is by no means the norm.
So no you haven't proved your point at all.

Lets try and compare some, as well as the top packages I posted above which is over £50 a month difference.

O2 500mins, unlimited texts, 500mb 30 day, no tethering £20
EE 100min, unlimited, 500mb 16.99
Three, 600 mins, 500 texts, unlimited Mb, 30 day 18.90

This is the same all the way through every contract. It isn't even remotely the same.
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And yet both EE and O2 offer 1000mins, Unlimited, 1gb data for £17 and £16 respectively, with three offering 600mins, 5000texts, unlimited data for £19. On both EE and O2 you can specify higher data packages for a few pounds and equally you can specify a three contract with 1 gb data for £13. So all within a few pounds of each other.

Your own example illustrates my point.
 
Glaucus said:
You can't specify unlimited for a couple of pounds, you can't even specify unlimited on EE.
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I didn't say you can..however unlimited data is a misnomer as there are fair usage provisions and where in three you get all you can eat data, on the other networks you get unlimited texts and/or voice call..so once again when you compare like for like, instead of picking and choosing to suit your argument, you can see that the costs are largely similar. How much data does the average person use?...I never even get close to the 2gb on my O2 contract for example, but I would use up 600mins in voice calls quite regularly...so it depends on what you need from your contract.

If you need more data for example, you can specify such and still pay within a few pounds of the Three contract, similarly you can specify more voice/texts on Three and pay within a few pounds of the equivalent on other networks.

T-mobile for example do 2000mins, unlimited texts, unlimited data for £16.99...all you need do is shop around.

Sorry Glaucus, but the figures speak for themselves, and I disagree with you...customer service is important when comparing mobile contracts and service provision...more for some people than others..just as voice/text/data respectively is more important to some than others.
 
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They aren't largely the same, go comapre the majority. It is you povjing and choosing. When you start looking at the fine print three gets even better. toes unlimited texts? Try 3000. Three has no such silly policies. Unlimited is truly unlimited. Then on three you have tethering on most of the contracts, which you have to pay more for most of the contracts with others.

So no, it's you cherry picking.

If you think CS is import, great I don't. But you can't say they are similar prices when they clearly aren't over most of the range.
 
I was using your own examples Glaucus...anyway its not worth arguing about..I disagree with you that's really all that needs be said and you can get similar contracts for similar money across a range of products...as your own examples show. :)

To be clear, my O2 contract has no tethering charges, no limits on text messages or voice calls..even in the small print. The fair use policy allows for you to send 12,000 texts per month regularly before O2 would deem this as excessive....similarly Three state in their terms and conditions that unlimited only applies to your actual device (not tethering) and the fair use policy on data is 1000gb per month. (Not to mention you need to purchase tethering on some plans).

http://www.three.co.uk/Privacy_Cookies/Terms_Conditions?site=d&content_aid=1220469566802
 
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My examples don't show it though. My examples show that three is by the better at the low end of the market, significantly out pacing the others, and at the top range, the comparison isn't even fair, it's just embarrassing.
 
Glaucus said:
My examples don't show it though. My examples show that three is by the better at the low end of the market, significantly out pacing the others, and at the top range, the comparison isn't even fair, it's just embarrassing.
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Except it doesn't, as you can specify similar plans at similar money...as I showed with your last examples....your usage information was wrong also.
 
The level of service is good but the Indian call centres are bad. Level of service as in I've only had one morning on four years of three where the 3g network was down. I haven't had any funny bills. The signal coverage isn't the best, but in 2014 everywhere that needs coverage is pretty much covered.

The customer service though- The guys were nice enough, the script they go through and questions they ask when you just want one simple thing, dayum!
 
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