3 mobile broadband

FannyHill

I think we need a few more players in the game.

Competition should improve service and keep prices reasonable.

Mobile broadband is a good idea once they get it right.

One thing I like about regular broadband is that you can get monthly contracts so you're not tied in for two years.

fayraz

vertical_fool wrote: »

Hi

Does any body think they`ll be any decent cashback deals on this?

Thanks

Vertical

There is no cashback deals where you have to send your bills in for redemption but what I did; when I ordered my 3 mobile broadband was to go through Quidco and purchase from the 3 website and they give you £55 cashback.

d123

fayraz wrote: »

Even though I connect at full HSDPA strength I never hit the connection speed of 3.6MB; the highest I have achieved is just over 1MB, which is fine for web browsing and emails.

There was a discussion on the What Mobile forum recently where a 3 staff member had said 3.6meg has not actually been rolled out yet and was only in Central London, as I recall. Most Turbo areas still have a max speed of 1.8meg.

As an aside, I frequently use my n95 on T-Mobile web and walk for connection to my laptop, some days I leave it connected all day and it works very well at HSDPA speeds.

FannyHill

fayraz wrote: »

There is no cashback deals where you have to send your bills in for redemption but what I did; when I ordered my 3 mobile broadband was to go through Quidco and purchase from the 3 website and they give you £55 cashback.

That's sounds like a very good way to join 3. :beer:

deano72_2

went into 3 shop today,the salesman said that 14 day peice of mind has now gone down to 3 days,i said whys that,are you getting a lot of returns,he rekoned they only had 2 returned out of 20!so i said if its not doing what its ment to do i cant bring it back a week later,he said no youve got 28 days if your not satisfied,so kinda contridicts itself!also he rekons there bringing it out tomorow as a payg version,no contract,but have to pay £100 for the modem.
when he showed me it in the shop on a laptop it seemed to be fairly quick finding the page,but when he was on u tube playing a video it kept stopping every now & then whilst it was buffing,but mine does that sometimes with my wireless at home..still not 100%convinced,but spose if ur not happy with it i think due to your consumer rites you can take it back with in 28 days......

fayraz

I don't understand the return policy but you are better off getting it on a contract because they charge you £1/MB and you pay £69.99 for the modem on a 12 month contract and don't forget to go through Quidco to get £55 cashback.

deano72_2

thanks fayraz,
hows this quidco work,im just getting into this money saving stuff so excuss my ignorance.do they send cheque in the post or something!

fayraz

Sign upto Quidco and log into your account and click on the link, which will take you to the 3 website and purchase your product. If your purchase is tracked succesfully you will receive the cashback to your registered bank account via BACS, which there is a charge of 5p per transaction, the only thing Quidco is charge is £5 per year from your earnings.

Have a look at the links below for more information;

The link for 3 on Quidco is here: http://www.quidco.com/3-mobile/

To find out how Quidco works look here: http://www.quidco.com/help/22/

Hope this helps!

vertical_fool

Quidco appears to pay :

£8for MB1 - 12 month on 1GB or 3GB

£16for MB2- 18/24 month on 1GB or 3GB

£32for MB3- All 7GB

No mention of £55.

Vertical

deano72_2

nother thing,if u are a current 3 user which i am,can get the modem for £49 for 1 yr contract or £0 for 18 mnth contract