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ZenUK

planetf1 wrote: »

Decided to enable AYCE data on m old "3togo" SIM (contact but £0/month rental - nothing inclusive)

When asked about data
- First suggested I used £1/MB or whatever the price is
- Then suggested £5/month for 2GB

I suggested £3/month for AYCE ;-) -- a little consultation and headscratching & they decided it was valid.

Result!

The funny thing is I don't really need it -- it's mostly a backup sim/smartphone but I took a punt on getting it enabled before they changed their mind. So I guess it's win for the network (negligible use) and win for me (backup when I need it).

My main phone is on vodafone due to coverage, but with limited data. The thought it as well as guarding against broken phone/no voda signal I could also use for data wifi via tethering. The latter is a little dubious as technical it's not allowed, but unlimited use from phone is, and I'd just use tethering from another phone, over wifi, to avoid swapping SIM. With negligible use I suspect it won't be an issue.

TBH I'd switch back to 3 totally if I could, but no coverage at work, virtually none at home (only 1 or two shelves) and lots of patches in countryside + other indoor locations make it untenable. Vodafone costs ££ but provides broader base-level coverage (slow data at time though)

Have you tried the SIM in a dongle or a MiFi?

diamonds

3to Go was payg but a contract - it was meant to be a mash of both but turned out to be nothing but confusing after years of payg for the public.

alerton

I read this and thought it sounded a good idea for me. I already have a great 'flexi' deal with 3 that i was offered last time i renewed my contract that gives me 500 minutes or texts, 2000 3 to 3 minutes, 500Mb data and add-on to give me an extra 2Gb data, all for £8 a month.

Now after a couple of calls to CS i finaly got them to agree to this £3 for all you can eat, so now i get all this for £11 p/m. Suits me just fine and as i already have the internet max add on that allows tethering i dont realy see how they could say i cant use it however i like . I use the unlocked orange san francisco phone that works fine with usb & wifi tethering so all in all i recon its a pretty nice deal :j.

planetf1

ZenUK wrote: »

Have you tried the SIM in a dongle or a MiFi?

Not *yet*. It is very tempting though I've stories they're blocked.

I don't have a mifi to tets with so could
a) order one, use the month then try it & if no good keep for payg or sell on ebay
b) find a friend with one (would be possible at work except that it's a 3 blackspot , as if my home ....)

daleski75

my wife got an sms with this offer but we won't take it up as she uses wireless all the time and i agree with other people here the network is dying in my opinion with all the people tethering and hammering the network night and day.

it's a good marketing ploy but i really do think their network is no where near coping with the 97% data across it.

On a positive note it means less stress on other networks who have fair usage!!!

chrispafc

Data allowance and tethering...who needs insecure free wifi?