What's coverage like with 3 in the UK?

[dog-man]

Can anyone say they have good coverage here in the UK?

I am thinking of leaving vodafone and going with 3 as they seem to offer a better deal.

Any reasons why I should or shouldn't go with them?



dog-man

[liamjames91]

pretty darned good. i was on o2 for years but ditched them due to the crappy patchy slow 3G signal.
i now get full HSDPA just about everywhere on 3.
i wont lie though signal does drop when your inside a building but not enough to not be able to use it if you get me ?
and on the rare occasion it has dropped completely its switches to orange straight away (orange are 3's partner company to ensure you get a good signal everywhere). hope this helps.

[dog-man]

Yes, it does help. Sounds good so far.

Do you know if they have any deals to save you money when you go abroad and use your phone?

I have looked at their website and all I have found is what they charge you for roaming.
Vodafone have monthly deals that allow you to use your allowance and 25mb of data a day when in certain countries.

I will be in mainland Europe.



dog-man

[liamjames91]

good good

im not aware of any "bolt on's" for roaming, but give 3 customer services a call, or go into a store and ask maybe ? , ive recently been in the EU myself but had wifi signal a lot of the time so didnt miss my 3G too much (youll find there are a lot of free wifi spots in other EU countries) compared to all the pay ones in the rip off uk.

[dog-man]

I think I will move over to them then.




dog-man

[liamjames91]

if only i earned commision ! haha youll find the internet blazingly fast too on the GSII on 3. uses less battery too having a constant 3g signal instead of the phone flip-flopping between network modes. my mate has a phone on voda and we can be sat next to each other, me with full HSDPA, him with 'g' , i found it quite funny the other day, he asked me why my phone said 'H' in the top corner as he'd never seen it on his phone !!

[dog-man]

Is the firmware branded in any way?

I can always flash something if I don't like it.



dog-man

[mark22]

To be fair I always get H on giffgaff, which is O2 and truly unlimited data.

[dog-man]

I will mainly be in Germany, so hope they have free wifi.



dog-man

[wellsyuk]

Im on 3 and the roaming HSDPA and 3g is great. What is not great is that their phone signal coverage is not as good as vodaphones. A real shame and very irritating for me. Make sure you check your coverage via postcode entry before buying