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trying different PAYG SIMS to see which network has best 3G

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  • d123
    d123 Posts: 8,748 Forumite
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    diamonds wrote: »
    Might not realise how much streaming uses in HD if they are used to buffering Vodafail and it defaults to low quality ;)

    True, perhaps I'm naive in believing a person would be able to test the data ability without deciding to download movies.

    I suppose I'm not Kevin Bacon ;).
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  • diamonds
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    edited 10 July 2013 at 11:22PM
    d123 wrote: »
    True, perhaps I'm naive in believing a person would be able to test the data ability without deciding to download movies.

    I suppose I'm not Kevin Bacon ;).


    Yeah, smoked with rocket, Heinz ketchup, pepper and Hellmans full fat on a tiger roll and I'll have a large Lavazza with stevia and fresh organic Guernsey cream at 8.15am, thanks, throw shower on at 8 and I'll get it when I get out :) Sleep well!
    SO... now England its the Scots turn to say dont leave the UK, stay in Europe with us in the UK, dont let the tories fool you like they did us with empty lies... You will be leaving the UK aswell as Europe ;)
  • pigeonpie
    pigeonpie Posts: 1,216 Forumite
    moaned at Tesco and the 3G has worked today. Tesco CS aren't bad actually.
    Could it be the phone or is it def the network do you think?
    I have a 3 SIM ordered (free one) and will try that. No movies, just nice to be able to check news, what time's the next bus etc. cheers.
  • diamonds
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    o2 and resellers (Tisco/GiffGuff etc...)have to provision the account/sim for 3G as 3G was just a software upgrade at the customer service end bolted into the 2G, and hardware at the base stations.

    3's 3G software will have 2G as a option to ALLOW roaming not a software upgrade as it was set up as a 3G only network software and hardware from customer services to base stations.

    Provisioning of sim card/accounts is terrible in the UK, most countries sales staff in any store can do it, in UK apparently you need to have a degree and work for a third party 'technical support' subcontractor in a call centre - its checking a few boxes and applying a few codes on a computer screen, play doh! :rollseyes:
    SO... now England its the Scots turn to say dont leave the UK, stay in Europe with us in the UK, dont let the tories fool you like they did us with empty lies... You will be leaving the UK aswell as Europe ;)
  • d123
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    pigeonpie wrote: »
    I have a 3 SIM ordered (free one) and will try that. No movies, just nice to be able to check news, what time's the next bus etc. cheers.

    Don't forget to top up using the phone browser or a computer, that way you can top up £5 and get the 150MB of free data.
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