3 mobile...thoughts

saintberry · Post by **saintberry** » Fri Sep 02, 2005 4:23 pm

well i come off my optus contract tomorrow and i think its time to move on to something thats not on contract.

im sick of paying 60bucks a month for a phone i hardly ever use...so i got thinking about some ads for a $29 cap ive seen and it looks pretty good. as far as im aware 3mobile uses the telstra 3g mobile network when in range and when not will roam onto any available telstra GSM network. i would say all 3 customers would get lower priority than telstra (used to work for defence with their mobile communications support and thats the usual) so does anyone have first hand experience on the 3 mobile network and what its like???

going with 3 would mean id have to nab a new phone too, something with 3g sim support - the sony k608i looks the goods and its only 15bucks a month or should i choose to leave 3 at any time i would have to pay the remainder of the mobile handset cost (i think they are about 500quid all up)

so the very longwinded way i see it, is with 3, i get a new phone, more calls and for a cheaper price (44 a month) than if i chose to stay with optus or move to the optus 49 cap.

it looks too good, is there a catch im missing peeps!???

lilstormer · Post by **lilstormer** » Fri Sep 02, 2005 4:28 pm

I went through the same thing about 6 months ago.

Nearly went with 3 until a friend on 3 told me they were v exe call rates.

I picked Vodafone prepaid $49 cap with which I get $230 of calls. It's a great deal, and I think better than 3. If you're looking for a phone they do a $99 deal, a phone and $30 credit... pretty good really.

saintberry · Post by **saintberry** » Fri Sep 02, 2005 4:33 pm

yeah, i dont really need a new phone unless i switch to 3 in which case i would have to as they take different sims.

optus do a 49bone cap too, might be easier to just stay with that. ill investigate the call rates

ta

saintberry · Post by **saintberry** » Fri Sep 02, 2005 4:35 pm

on the 29 cap its 35c for 30sec with 25c flag fall and 25c sms

that is pretty poxy, i pay like 22c for 30sec with optus. hmmm

mecka · Post by **mecka** » Fri Sep 02, 2005 5:29 pm

Go with Optus. I'm with 3 at the moment but its not all that great.

Focus · Post by **Focus** » Fri Sep 02, 2005 6:08 pm

lilstormer wrote:I picked Vodafone prepaid $49 cap with which I get $230 of calls.

Thats the same as 3, well my plan anyway.

3 i find to be alright, does the job for me. They did have these really shit LG phones that fucked up for everyone, really bad phone, but i don't have that one so i'm sweet.

mrj · Post by **mrj** » Fri Sep 02, 2005 6:39 pm

I'm with sloptus and I find it pretty good. can't comment on 3

<so why did I post in this thread?.....because I'm trying to boost my post count>

khem · Post by **khem** » Fri Sep 02, 2005 6:54 pm

everyone i know on 3 hates it. they dont know what customer support is and the phones are well dodge. coverage has been shit, but i see they just got on telstras network so that should improve things a bit. the speakers cut in and out on them heaps. my housemate has gone thru 5 handsets and i know lots of other people who have had similar issues.

id suggest checking elsewhere.

paulblackout · Post by **paulblackout** » Fri Sep 02, 2005 7:07 pm

yeah no-one i know who has used 3 have had a good word to say about them

LÃ³s Kasinoâ€” · Fri Sep 02, 2005 7:19 pm

yea my ex was on 3 and half the time i couldnt call her coz her phone was out of range... and this was in Fitzroy !!!

Schizo! · Post by **Schizo!** » Fri Sep 02, 2005 8:27 pm

I too have heard nothing but bad things about 3...

I'm on the Vodafone $79 cap, with $500 worth of calls, text, MMS, internet and even some international calls.

I'm paying an extra $50 a month for my phone though, cause I just had to have a Sony Ericsson P910i after using the P900 and loving it

Vodafone have been great so far (since april).

No complaints, and they haven't kept me waiting on hold for like an hour like Smellstra used to.

renda · Post by **renda** » Fri Sep 02, 2005 8:34 pm

im with 3 there a sack of shit and i rekon no one should go with them they rip you off, there phones are fucked, there rude pricks when u call them and im always roaming even when in the city.

ruby · Post by **ruby** » Fri Sep 02, 2005 9:38 pm

^^ Hahah yeh they are rude...my boss lady always calls them when she is pre-menstrual and goes beserk...always gets free credits and stuff though which is ok..although clearly not worth the hassle of crap service and high call rates

I considered 3 but ended up staying with Optus and going on the $49 cap a couple of days ago. Seems like it will end up cheaper than the old plan I was on and I got some stupid new phone as well with all the trimmings I don't need (and never will).

birchy · Post by **birchy** » Tue Sep 06, 2005 4:39 pm

Yeah, stay with optus, mate. Cap it up.

But then me and optus are lovers, so I would say that now, wouldn't I?

factory worker · Post by **factory worker** » Tue Sep 06, 2005 4:52 pm

yoda phone is good. $49 cap with $230 calls, plsu you can alternate so second month you put $20 on and your credit will carry over. you get yoda to yoda call time for free and also cheap call to nz and uk if yr needing to speak with hemi or charlie.