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RE: three.co.uk mobile broadband

Old Man — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 15:53:05 GMT

Better to say that if you can live with very low speeds and sometimes stopping all together for a day or two, then fine go with it. Also watch the coverage, as I know a friend in Hove who was told it would not be a problem and yet she has had nothing but problems. I use it sometimes too and it's fine for the small files I download and or browsing the net, but nothing more than that.

RE: three.co.uk mobile broadband

fishface — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 01:22:55 GMT

If you hang around three offer good deals i.e. my phone is 1100mins per month @£20.00 and I was offered mobile broadband @ £15.00 per month for 15gb download. Talking to friends and their deals I sit back smugly and think I have a good deal. The broadband is on a separate contract and simcard. Download speeds have reached 28kb per sec and usually less but I'm happy with the deal and product. I wouldn't pay £5 for 1gb which you have been offered.
P.S. This same deal was offered only a couple of weeks ago for existing phone customers.

RE: three.co.uk mobile broadband

Spedley — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 23:28:04 GMT

I was impressed. That speed was in a large, steel built shopping centre.

What I'm not too happy with is their £1 per MB charge over your limit for PAYG. i.e. £5 for 1GB and £1000 for the next 1GB ! There must be some fiddle there which leads me to my next point ...

I've just sent a blank email with an attatchement of 213K. Outlook express reports it as 218K but my phone says it is 294K.
Now, I know that emails are old tech and text based but that still seems like a large discrepency to me.

[b]Edit: before my post - no, I've just checked it with telnet and the message is 300,312 bytes or to you and me, 294K :blush: [/b]

Muse: A 38% overhead with binary email attatchements. Mmm, perhaps we need a new email system that cuts on size and combats spam.

RE: three.co.uk mobile broadband

FM — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 22:12:02 GMT

If they are indeed in bytes that is not bad at all. About the equivalent of a 2 Mbit/s connection from BT, albeit with a slightly faster download speed and a similar upload speed. :)

RE: three.co.uk mobile broadband

Spedley — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 21:35:27 GMT

I had a fiddle in the shop today and it managed 339KB/s down but only 35KB/s upstream.

Also, if I were to upgrade from 1GB to 3GB limit I'd have to pay full price (i.e. £15 and not £5)

RE: three.co.uk mobile broadband

wyliecoyoteuk — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 12:10:20 GMT

AFAIK, it just offers broadband, not email or web hosting etc.
But if you don't want a web page and you're happy with webmail. it's ok.

RE: three.co.uk mobile broadband

Spedley — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 22:58:13 GMT

[quote]Did you know you can use your 3 mobile phone as a modem too? All the software comes with the mobile, so you can just plug it into your laptop and start surfing at broadband speeds. You'll get the same great value that we offer with Mobile Broadband, with Add-ons starting at just £10 for 1GB of data.[/quote]It would appear that almost any three phone would do instead of a modem.

Is there any difference in the 3 (number, not name) USB modems Three (name, not number) offer?

This sounds like a breath of fresh air.
[quote]When mobile companies talk about 3.6 or 7.2 Mbps they are referring to these theoretical maximum speeds, not speeds you can actually experience ? that's why at 3, we say "up to 2.8 Mbps", even though our HSDPA Network has a theoretical maximum speed of 3.6 Mbps. But your distance from a mobile mast, trees and other buildings between you and the mast, and the number of users can all influence the speed you experience. Most people on our HSDPA Network can expect a speed ranging from 1Mbps to 1.5 Mbps, allowing you to download a 3-4 minute music track in 30 seconds or less.[/quote]

RE: three.co.uk mobile broadband

-Wiz!- — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 22:51:36 GMT

A work pal of mine is on three with the dongle and thinks its good. :) I have used a vodafone variant and it had a connection speed of 3.6Mb/s. :)

RE: three.co.uk mobile broadband

FM — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 22:45:57 GMT

I believe you are looking for a HSDPA type modem. I've been having a look at [url=http://www.option.com/products/overview.shtml]Option[/url] and most of there products are upwards of £100 with some of the data cards reaching £200+

For the peace of mind that the hardware they supply will actually work it's a pretty good deal.

You might want to ask whether phone customers or mobile broadband customers have priority on the network as it can slow down a bit during the day. :)

three.co.uk mobile broadband

Spedley — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 21:04:25 GMT

Is mobile broadband any good from three.co.uk?

I have a contract phone from them and that entitles me to half price mobile broadband.
I don't need it but it would suit my mother-in-law perfectly. 1GB monthly allowance, no cables, and no phone supplier change, all for £5 per month.

Is there a cheap source of modems or do you have to get one from three.co.uk (£50 pay as you go or free with 18 months contract)?