3G and its phones
11 June 2003, 03:44 PM
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Has anyone any experience of this network? I'm thinking of changing to these when my current contract expires, however I'm not too impressed at the current range of phones.
Anyone have any reviews of the phones and/or network?
Anyone have any reviews of the phones and/or network?
11 June 2003, 03:55 PM
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Hmmmm,
A phone that lets you watch video clips....great use of a 20 billion pound investment!!!
They are gonna have to work harder than that to convince people to take up 3G (IMHO of course
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Gary
A phone that lets you watch video clips....great use of a 20 billion pound investment!!!
They are gonna have to work harder than that to convince people to take up 3G (IMHO of course
)Gary
11 June 2003, 03:55 PM
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When is that due?
I think that 500 inclusive anytime cross-network minutes for £25 inc are plenty of reason for me to change.
[Edited by BuRR - 6/11/2003 4:00:06 PM]
I think that 500 inclusive anytime cross-network minutes for £25 inc are plenty of reason for me to change.
[Edited by BuRR - 6/11/2003 4:00:06 PM]
11 June 2003, 04:24 PM
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1000 mins for £60.
the network is 3 not 3g.
3g is the technology and it is available to all the networks, not just three. That is just a new company under the guise of hutchinson telecom trying to be the first on the market.
They operate off the back of T mobiles network. The video calls only work in london and possibly birmingham at the moment and the signal is intermiitent.
If you lose video signal during any type of call (audio or video) it drops the call.
The phones are currently bulky but there is no arguing with the value of the tarrif, which orange are currently unwilling to matchy on their ovp tarrif matching.
Blowdog bought two and took them back withint a few days as they took days to activate and then were faulty. Customer service certainly wasnt up to scratch either.
the network is 3 not 3g.
3g is the technology and it is available to all the networks, not just three. That is just a new company under the guise of hutchinson telecom trying to be the first on the market.
They operate off the back of T mobiles network. The video calls only work in london and possibly birmingham at the moment and the signal is intermiitent.
If you lose video signal during any type of call (audio or video) it drops the call.
The phones are currently bulky but there is no arguing with the value of the tarrif, which orange are currently unwilling to matchy on their ovp tarrif matching.
Blowdog bought two and took them back withint a few days as they took days to activate and then were faulty. Customer service certainly wasnt up to scratch either.
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I see you're well informed Adam! 
3G technology may be available to the other networks but as yet none of them have bothered to build a network to support it.
3 use O2's network where there is no 3G coverage. 3G coverage is currently 50% of UK population. London,Manchester,Birmingham,Leeds,Newcastle,Liver pool,Sheffield,Nottingham,Bristol,Southampton, Norwich, Edinburgh, Glasgow and plenty of places in-between have 3G coverage for video calls,videomail etc.
There were delays in getting phones connected but this has been resolved. 2 hours seems to be the normal connection time now.
3 know their 3G network doesn't yet have the coverage to convince everbody to suddenly change over so they are attacking the market with the cheapest voice calls and more bundled minutes for less money to win people over onto the 2G network.
Jason
3G technology may be available to the other networks but as yet none of them have bothered to build a network to support it.
3 use O2's network where there is no 3G coverage. 3G coverage is currently 50% of UK population. London,Manchester,Birmingham,Leeds,Newcastle,Liver pool,Sheffield,Nottingham,Bristol,Southampton, Norwich, Edinburgh, Glasgow and plenty of places in-between have 3G coverage for video calls,videomail etc.
There were delays in getting phones connected but this has been resolved. 2 hours seems to be the normal connection time now.
3 know their 3G network doesn't yet have the coverage to convince everbody to suddenly change over so they are attacking the market with the cheapest voice calls and more bundled minutes for less money to win people over onto the 2G network.
Jason
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