3 is the cheapest, but is it best

joeypesci

Take it with a HUGE pinch of salt. 3 are pants on normal network coverage let alone 3G.

robt_2

joeypesci wrote: »

Take it with a HUGE pinch of salt. 3 are pants on normal network coverage let alone 3G.

No, that is incorrect. Your opinion might be that they are poor but they have the best 3G coverage out of the UK providers (fact).

elljay20

robt wrote: »

No, that is incorrect. Your opinion might be that they are poor but they have the best 3G coverage out of the UK providers (fact).

actually, i thought this, but ofcoms maps have orange down as having the best coverage. The problems with three are that their network is always going down!

gromituk

elljay20 wrote: »

The problems with three are that their network is always going down!

Not for me. Solid as a rock.

The_Sussex_Idler

elljay20 wrote: »

actually, i thought this, but ofcoms maps have orange down as having the best coverage. The problems with three are that their network is always going down!

But 3 defaults to Orange when it has no signal, as it does where I live, surely 3 plus Orange gives the best coverage overall?

Sui_Generis

The_Sussex_Idler wrote: »

But 3 defaults to Orange when it has no signal, as it does where I live, surely 3 plus Orange gives the best coverage overall?

I'm fairly sure that ended last summer

gromituk

Sui_Generis wrote: »

I'm fairly sure that ended last summer

Unless Three has built its own backup network, then it hasn't - my phone still reverts to 2G when 3G is not available.

Sui_Generis

gromituk wrote: »

Unless Three has built its own backup network, then it hasn't - my phone still reverts to 2G when 3G is not available.

Odd mine doesn't and that includes a change of phone too.

gromituk

Sui_Generis wrote: »

Odd mine doesn't and that includes a change of phone too.

Well if you're talking about one location, then perhaps the partner network doesn't have coverage in that location. Otherwise, I don't know, but I guess it could be a SIM issue.

drbob

gromituk wrote: »

Unless Three has built its own backup network, then it hasn't - my phone still reverts to 2G when 3G is not available.

In some limited areas where three have decided their 3G coverage is sufficient (e.g central London) you can no longer roam onto the orange backup network.