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5gb data cap question

Is this for customers that sign up after this rule was in effect? Or all tmobile customers including existing customers?
Sone people I know get throttled @ 5gb. Others hit 30 gigs with no throttle. They say cause it don't effect existing customers, is this true? Thanks in advance
Damn this probably should have went in general. My bad yall..

I believe that existing customers are not effected. In the UK tmo is lowering there cap to 50mb (yes that's megabytes) they released a statement that said that existing customers would be un affected and new contracts would
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I'm not certain, but I do think it is for new and old customers.
Does it qualify as a material change to your contract? I don't know about that either, material changes might only apply to changes in fees. Anyway, there is a limited time after a material change to a contract to get out without an ETF.
IF you find the answer about new vs old customers, let us know.

I've been a customer for over 5 years and got the text last week. I have a screenshot but it wont let me upload..(yet?)

So it looks like it don't matter how long ya been with em.. darn.

Rewt3d said:
I've been a customer for over 5 years and got the text last week. I have a screenshot but it wont let me upload..(yet?)
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Have you changed your plan since oct. 10 when the plan took effect?

smashpunks said:
Have you changed your plan since oct. 10 when the plan took effect?
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Good question. I may have added a text plan to my wifes non android device.

Rewt3d said:
I've been a customer for over 5 years and got the text last week. I have a screenshot but it wont let me upload..(yet?)
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Good question. I may have added a text plan to my wifes non android device.
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Ahhh I think that's the culprit, people changing their plans are getting effected no matter how long they been with tmobile.... Thanks again

Never been throttled, easily hit 50+ gigs every month.
It is my only internet connex so I tether.....alot
Been with Tblowbile for easy 4 years, maybe 5 ?

n2ishun said:
Never been throttled, easily hit 50+ gigs every month.
It is my only internet connex so I tether.....alot
Been with Tblowbile for easy 4 years, maybe 5 ?
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I'm assuming you haven't recently changed your plan or added anything?

ironlood said:
I believe that existing customers are not effected. In the UK tmo is lowering there cap to 50mb (yes that's megabytes) they released a statement that said that existing customers would be un affected and new contracts would
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I believe it is 500mb across the pond. Which is bad enough. 50 is like 5 min of HD YouTube.
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TJBunch1228 said:
I believe it is 500mb across the pond. Which is bad enough. 50 is like 5 min of HD YouTube.
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Yea I believe its 500 mb there... Poor guys

I bought my Vibrant w/ a 2 year extension in August. Haven't touched my plan at all since then. I was throttled 2 months ago.
It's for both old and new customers. Then again, I was tethering. They probably know when you're tethering and throttle those people because they have a tether plan they wanna sell.
Are the people not being throttled just using 5gb+ on their device only?

I bought the phone the first day on an upgrade from tmo. I still have the "unlimited" txt and web for 35 dollars from my g1. I started getting the txts in nov.

richiehd said:
I bought my Vibrant w/ a 2 year extension in August. Haven't touched my plan at all since then. I was throttled 2 months ago.
It's for both old and new customers. Then again, I was tethering. They probably know when you're tethering and throttle those people because they have a tether plan they wanna sell.
Are the people not being throttled just using 5gb+ on their device only?
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My buddy uses about 30 gb a month, tethering and all. He hasn't gotten a text yet...

He's a lucky dude. I got the text after 6gb.

I got throttled about 2 months ago. Been with tmo for years. I was dl'ing rom and torrents through 3g. Now all my data intensive apps are set to wifi only. Live & learn. But I think everytime you upgrade you're essentially signing a new contract which may or may not have new terms.
Don't blame me, blame my keyboard's autocorrection algorithm.

TJBunch1228 said:
I believe it is 500mb across the pond. Which is bad enough. 50 is like 5 min of HD YouTube.
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That was a typo lol I meant to say 500
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smashpunks said:
My buddy uses about 30 gb a month, tethering and all. He hasn't gotten a text yet...
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does he still have the old $20 android plan or the $25 (or $30 for unlimited) android plus text plan? that may be the difference.

What I forgot to add to my first post is that if you sign a contract for 2 years that says you have 5gb before you are throttled and 6 months into it they change there data plans to cap at 3gb you will be unaffected by the change until you renew your contract
They are required to uphold there end of the contract for the full term so once you sign up for a new contract you are signing up for a 3gb contract or whatever is available at the time.
I'm currently on a month to month plan so I'm not contracted anything that t-mobile decides to do I'm going to be effected regardless of my current standing.
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Got SGS II from Carphonewarehouse Talkmobile Contract

Purchased my SGS II from Carphonewarehouse on tuesday 3/5/11.
TalkMobile (Vodafone 2g/3g network)
12month contract
25 pounds per month
300mins
1000 texts
Unlimited Internet <- no fair usage applied
and paid 200 Pounds upfront for the phone.
Firmware:
PDA I9100XWKDD
PHONE I9100XXKDH
CSC I9100XEUKD1

Apologies for the bump.
I'm thinking about going for a similar deal to you, but I'm worried about Talkmobile... Can you, or anyone else, confirm how good they are, especially with data? Do they give the same speed as their parent network, Vodafone?
Many thanks

Xero Xenith said:
Apologies for the bump.
I'm thinking about going for a similar deal to you, but I'm worried about Talkmobile... Can you, or anyone else, confirm how good they are, especially with data? Do they give the same speed as their parent network, Vodafone?
Many thanks
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Yeah they its good. Cpw says its the same reception you get as vodafone. In H areas (3.5G) its as fast as my wifi at home
Dk
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I bought a sim free version for Carphone Warehouse and the CSC code has CPW in it. WTF!

Arthur Hucksake said:
I bought a sim free version for Carphone Warehouse and the CSC code has CPW in it. WTF!
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......give us th full detail of your firmware *#1234#
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TalkMobile Contract
dk206 said:
Purchased my SGS II from Carphonewarehouse on tuesday 3/5/11.
TalkMobile (Vodafone 2g/3g network)
12month contract
25 pounds per month
300mins
1000 texts
Unlimited Internet <- no fair usage applied
and paid 200 Pounds upfront for the phone.
Firmware:
PDA I9100XWKDD
PHONE I9100XXKDH
CSC I9100XEUKD1
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Hi,
Was this a special deal for you or would anyone be able to get the same deal. I have just checked online and could not find the same deal. Seems like a very good deal.
Thanks

Currently waiting on my SGS II being delivered today. Selected Orange, 24 month contract (600 mins, unlimited txt's, 750 MB data allowance @ £35 via Orange Panther).

wadyas said:
Hi,
Was this a special deal for you or would anyone be able to get the same deal. I have just checked online and could not find the same deal. Seems like a very good deal.
Thanks
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Sorry can't get this anymore. The unlimited internet +12month only deal expired on the day of sgsII launching at the CPW had to get it that day.
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ManMOuntain said:
Currently waiting on my SGS II being delivered today. Selected Orange, 24 month contract (600 mins, unlimited txt's, 750 MB data allowance @ £35 via Orange Panther).
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First thing to do is check out your 3g speed. Sorry but orange is rubbish for internet speed. Good overall coverage in the u.k but crap signal strength. You should try a swap with a different network provider if u can.
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Thank's for the heads up. Will check as soon as it arrives. You wouldn't happen to know if Orange butcher the SGS 2 with their branding on case cover would you? I'd imagine as well it will be locked to Orange too.
The more I think about remaining with Orange the less appealing it seems.

wadyas said:
Hi,
Was this a special deal for you or would anyone be able to get the same deal. I have just checked online and could not find the same deal. Seems like a very good deal.
Thanks
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It seems to be available here:
http://www.carphonewarehouse.com/mobiles/choose-tariff/SAMSUNG-GALAXY-S-2/MONTHLY/NEW
I'll be going for the £30pm one as it ends up only £10 more expensive over a whole year, and you get an extra 100 minutes

I'm still waiting on mine to arrive 2 weeks after it being sent. To be fair they did send it but the couriers lost it so they will have to send a replacement.
As for Talkmobile - so far very impressed, great 3G coverage and speeds and it appears to be much more reliable for me compared to Orange.

been having nothing but signal problems with the s2 an talkmobile in central/sw london - outside it gets a 3g/H signal, indoors and i'm lucky if it gets edge!
still not sure if its the phone (from all the other threads about poor signal) or the network...
my old iphone 3gs on O2 always managed to get a 3g signal indoor at home/work.

Xero Xenith said:
It seems to be available here:
http://www.carphonewarehouse.com/mobiles/choose-tariff/SAMSUNG-GALAXY-S-2/MONTHLY/NEW
I'll be going for the £30pm one as it ends up only £10 more expensive over a whole year, and you get an extra 100 minutes
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Sorry but I just checked my deal isn't on there. The 12month contract 25pounds per month the phone costs 270pounds not 200
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dk206 said:
Sorry but I just checked my deal isn't on there. The 12month contract 25pounds per month the phone costs 270pounds not 200
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Ah well - it's still better than what others are trying to sell me. I thought maybe you were doing some extreme rounding

Well I just think of it like this. Phone costs 500 right?
25pounds x 12 = 300
+ 200pounds up front for phone
= 500 pounds.
So for 12mths I'm getting phone + intenet & data. So good deal for me. Whereas if I bought the phone straight off for 500 sim only I'd have no data.
Most importantly its a 12month contract so I can move on after a year sgsIII and still be able to sell this sgsII for at least 200pounds.
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dk206 said:
Sorry but I just checked my deal isn't on there. The 12month contract 25pounds per month the phone costs 270pounds not 200
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http://www.e2save.com/mobile-phone/...304FEB11&PHPSESSID=91mlbojvvm57sog06gehgqt0q7
This has the contract you have. The phone costs £210 not £200 under the £25pm, but with Quidco you can get it down to £165
Now just to wait until they're in stock

Arthur Hucksake said:
I bought a sim free version for Carphone Warehouse and the CSC code has CPW in it. WTF!
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Same here, bought two, both have CPW in the CSC
Edit: Gone now since KE2, but was there

Most CPW sold phones have a CPW CSC in them otherwise the sim cannot pick up the networks .
jje

JJEgan said:
Most CPW sold phones have a CPW CSC in them otherwise the sim cannot pick up the networks .
jje
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What? So you're saying that CPW needs a custom firmware to allow the phone to accept sims from any network? Technical data please.
How do the straight from Samsung phones do it on stock firmware?
You seem to post heresay and speculation on a lot of posts with no technical information to back it up. This doesn't benefit the community.

T-Mobile UK - Expected 28th May

Just got off the phone with T-Mob as I was due an upgrade today, but they've said that it's most likely going to be around the 28th of May that it gets released. I wasn't lucky enough to get passed on to ChitterChatter or CPW, but they've added a bonus to my account, which is better than nothing.
I'll be ringing up on the 27th to see if they can send me a handset early, and if that's unsuccessful, again first thing on the morning of the 28th
Any other T-Mob UK users here?

Here! I ordered mine from a 3rd party though. buymobilesnow.com or something

Cool. Went in t mobile shop yesterday n they couldn't give me a date. My upgrade is june 14 so I made up about that news thanks
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bassmonkey said:
Cool. Went in t mobile shop yesterday n they couldn't give me a date. My upgrade is june 14 so I made up about that news thanks
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I see you're upgrading from a Hero too? Can't wait to get rid of it

subtlemocking said:
I see you're upgrading from a Hero too? Can't wait to get rid of it
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I do love my hero but it is feelings quite past it now. Played around on gs2 in phones 4 you and was blown away
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Just phone ChitterChatter direct? they have there own website ?
I did as i was due an upgrade on the 21st and got the sgs2 with 600 mins... ultd texts... ultd internet.... ultd landline calls for £25 a month and the phone for free...
delivery for tuesday

I bought mine from O2 unlocked, using it with a T-Mobile sim.

Chivalryyyy said:
Just phone ChitterChatter direct? they have there own website ?
I did as i was due an upgrade on the 21st and got the sgs2 with 600 mins... ultd texts... ultd internet.... ultd landline calls for £25 a month and the phone for free...
delivery for tuesday
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Thanks for that tip, just called them now and they have stock waiting for a call back when they find an offer

subtlemocking said:
Thanks for that tip, just called them now and they have stock waiting for a call back when they find an offer
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I called them, they can't upgrade me till 14th either guess I'll just have to keep making myself jealous by coming on here til then
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TMobile said it was coming out on 13th May, but I couldnt wait so I got my TMobile upgrade from buymobiles.net

Before i left TMob a week or so ago the lady on upgrades told me that the phone will be available end of june. I asked is she sure she said yes.
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s3thh said:
Before i left TMob a week or so ago the lady on upgrades told me that the phone will be available end of june. I asked is she sure she said yes.
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All I can say is; noooooooo! I want it and I want it now
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I would call up Chitter Chatter if you're due an upgrade soon. They did me a very good deal this afternoon

Don't know why anyone would want a phone like this on T-Mobile, with the UK's slowest 3G network.
384kbps on usual package or 2mbps at best if you pay extra or strop at customer services. No HSPDA+ network at all if I remember correctly.

i just get over 2meg with t-mobile, seems quick enough tbh. reception allways spot on for me so never felt like changing, previous with o2 but will concider 3 next year once contract is up.

vimto25 said:
i just get over 2meg with t-mobile, seems quick enough tbh. reception allways spot on for me so never felt like changing, previous with o2 but will concider 3 next year once contract is up.
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2Mb...sounds interesting...or impossible(for me)
I had about 2 hours conversation with T-mob customer suppert(or whatever is->150)
They gave me an extra booster on internet for free(I had about 390kbs/sec,now with booster it's about 1.95MB/sec.Still ****),but I'm sure I was stupid when I changed from o2 to T-mob instead of 3
I just put my mate's 3 sim card in to SG2 and it's got nearly 4.5 MB download

David Horn said:
Don't know why anyone would want a phone like this on T-Mobile, with the UK's slowest 3G network.
384kbps on usual package or 2mbps at best if you pay extra or strop at customer services. No HSPDA+ network at all if I remember correctly.
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Sadly very true. Its not a cell capacity issue - accessing the same 3g network from a Three SIM is a joy...

I have 3 long months to wait until my upgrade. Whats the catch with ChitterChatter? Deals are too good to be.... I have always upgraded by calling 150 on T-mobile.
The wait is too long. I keep going to o2 shop to play with this phone and its amazing.

Best UK Deals

This is a place holder for all the best uk deals so everyone has a chance to grab a bargain
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Carphone Warehouse: First 1000 orders get a Samsung Galaxy Tab.
Haven't seen anything else yet!

I'm no fan of the Carphone Warehouse but have to say this is a superb offer, cant see anything to pre order (as in buy outright)though unless im missing something
http://www.carphonewarehouse.com/news/coming-soon/samsung-s3

Not too bad.
Heres a damn good offer from Three UK incl FREE phone
The One plan
24 month contract.
All-you-can-eat-data
2,000 minutes
5,000 Three-to-Three minutes
5,000 texts
£34 p/m

DomCowell said:
Carphone Warehouse: First 1000 orders get a Samsung Galaxy Tab.
Haven't seen anything else yet!
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Only if you buy with a contract though... Sim-free doesn't get you the tab (unfortunately!)
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Isadora said:
Only if you buy with a contract though... Sim-free doesn't get you the tab (unfortunately!)
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Indeed, it wouldn't make financial sense for then otherwise!
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If you just want the phone on its own, o2 will be the cheapest when they finally put it up on the site!

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Only if you buy with a contract though... Sim-free doesn't get you the tab (unfortunately!)
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Bastards i didn't know that you would think if someone was to spend £500 on a phone they would give away the Tab as well.
Maybe ill take out a contract and just not pay

jonny68 said:
Bastards i didn't know that you would think if someone was to spend £500 on a phone they would give away the Tab as well.
Maybe ill take out a contract and just not pay
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I assume you are trying to be funny... Why would they make the effective price about £100 to £200 haha
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Some nice deals already
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Vodafone, Three and O2
Vodafone has it for £41
O2 for a ridiculous £46
and
Three for £34, which seems to be the best deal up until now.
I'm not allowed post links though

I'm waiting for the t-mobile full monty package, had an initial email, just waiting on the pricing....
Unlimited Internet
Unlimited text
Unlimited t-mobile calls
2000 any other mins to other networks
DC
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Guys,
Honestly do not pre-order, you will always get your phone quicker from the actual shops, found that out through experience
JD

JupiterdroidXDA said:
Guys,
Honestly do not pre-order, you will always get your phone quicker from the actual shops, found that out through experience
JD
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Not really i pre ordered my HTC Desire and LG Optimus 3d and it came to my house 9am on the day both phones were released...

Carphone warehouse on Vodafone £31 per month for 24 months, 32 gig in blue free.
800 minutes any network
Unlimited texts
500 meg data
O2 gave me such a fu©king run around with promising to match that deal, then 2 days later saying they couldn't that I decided to go to Vodafone after 11 years with O2.
Yesterday O2 send me a mail saying my order was being processed for £250 handset at £75 a month for 24 months... I was proper peeved. Sorted now, but put me off O2 a hell of a lot.
this deal is the cheapest I seen so far I think.
Edit: Carphone Warehouse also recon I'll get the handset on release day or day later... not sure I believe that, but we'll see I guess.
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Ordered mine from phones 4 U. Free phone, £46 per month on a 12 month contract with vodafone. Free 16gb card and case. 900 minutes, unlimited text, 500mb internet.
Total contract price over 12 months £552!
Should be delivered on the 30th. Highly recommended!

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Ordered mine from phones 4 U. Free phone, £46 per month on a 12 month contract with vodafone. Free 16gb card and case. 900 minutes, unlimited text, 500mb internet.
Total contract price over 12 months £552!
Should be delivered on the 30th. Highly recommended!
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That's a VERY decent deal!
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Meemo23 said:
Not really i pre ordered my HTC Desire and LG Optimus 3d and it came to my house 9am on the day both phones were released...
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Really!!!
There was lots of people that ordered the Desire HD and SGS2 only for it to be released 5 days earlier exclusively to P4U...
My mate ordered 1 month previous to this and I had my SGS2 a full week before him
JD

JupiterdroidXDA said:
Really!!!
There was lots of people that ordered the Desire HD and SGS2 only for it to be released 5 days earlier exclusively to P4U...
My mate ordered 1 month previous to this and I had my SGS2 a full week before him
JD
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I personally have ordered many contracts for my whole family we always pre order a phone we like..
Meaning we always have the latest mobiles blah blah.. Anyway i have ordered a tonne of phones from Phones 4 U and Carphone Warehouse. We have always received our phones either on the day of release or a day earlier...

Meemo23 said:
I personally have ordered many contracts for my whole family we always pre order a phone we like..
Meaning we always have the latest mobiles blah blah.. Anyway i have ordered a tonne of phones from Phones 4 U and Carphone Warehouse. We have always received our phones either on the day of release or a day earlier...
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Your very lucky then because in my experience (all the way back to nexus one days) pre-ordering is kinda worthless... Will look forward to be proved wrong this time though
Still will prefer to walk in CPW on release day and purchase the good stuff..
JD

News for 3 customers.

I spoke to 3 in Friday and found out a few useful things after much arguing with idiots who didn't know what they were talking about. Anyway I finally spoke to someone who did and asked some questions....
A few points.
1.The 3 network will be upgraded officially in early to mid 2015 to 4G. No extra data charges will apply for using it.
2. The Xperia Z will NOT receive 4.3. Don't ask me why, that's just what 3 said.
It's looking unlikely 3 will even release the 244 upgrade anytime soon, there is no date set.
3. Rooting/unlocking your bootloader invalidates your contract terms and conditions. Making you liable for the full handset cost up front if 3 catch you out.
And finally.... 3 will not be releasing the new Xperia X1. (I call bullspit on that one, they'd be missing out on sales)
Enjoy people.
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Wtf is 3? And you can always use flashtool for 4.3 once it's out no matter what Carrier/bootloader Status.....
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ckyy said:
Wtf is 3? And you can always use flashtool for 4.3 once it's out no matter what Carrier/bootloader Status.....
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3 is a network here the in the UK. Their proper name is Hutchinson 3 UK.
We shouldn't have to use flash tool. 3 should get off their arses and release it. We still haven't had the 244 update as yet. I used flash tool to update and to be honest I can't stand flashtool.
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Kirkymole said:
3 is a network here the in the UK. Their proper name is Hutchinson 3 UK.
We shouldn't have to use flash tool. 3 should get off their arses and release it. We still haven't had the 244 update as yet. I used flash tool to update and to be honest I can't stand flashtool.
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I've never waited for carrier updates...mainly because they are pushing updates out way too slow and are bloated as ****..
I love it when people blame the manufacturers for delaying updates, when it's infact the carriers fault. Anyway, sucks for you and the others..try to get a new contract somewhere else.

ckyy said:
I've never waited for carrier updates...mainly because they are pushing updates out way too slow and are bloated as ****..
I love it when people blame the manufacturers for delaying updates, when it's infact the carriers fault. Anyway, sucks for you and the others..try to get a new contract somewhere else.
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I can't move to another network unfortunately as 3 are the only network that serve the area I live in. I live in the middle of nowhere. 3 aren't too bloated but yes slow as hell.
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Wow sounds like you spoke to a male cow with diarrhoea!
3 is rolling out 4g from December in the major cities.
this from their Email they sent out to customers yesterday
Our new 4G (LTE) network roll-out will start in London, Birmingham and Manchester.
Customers with a 4G Ready device will get nudged up to 4G at no extra cost when it rolls out in their area.
The speeds you'll get will vary by location, coverage, demand and TrafficSence™, which is a system we use to manage data on our network to ensure the best experience possible for the majority of our customers. See how at Three.co.uk/network
http://www.three.co.uk/Discover/Built_for_internetting?site=d
Personally I'm looking forward to trying it out at work, as Wolverhampton is listed as one of the end of 2013 ones
although having said that I already get 12mb at home (in the countryside)
244 is already out, its' been out for weeks! you can upgrade through Sony Update easily
United Kingdom 3 UK 1270-6263 10.3.1.A.0.244 R6B 10.3.1.A.0.244 R6B
I have the ftf if you really can't do that, i got it through the sony update tool.
3 don't dictate when whether a manufacturer rolls out an update, they may approve it when asked to on their network, or even what customizations they want, but they don't turn around to an oem and say "you won't release an 4.3 upgrade"
their customer service people are useless...
I'm on 3 and really like the network, certainly not slow at all, but their CS is bad.

Another reason why you never get your contract direct from the Network carrier.
My Z was £3 cheaper than the same tariff from Three, not network locked, I got the Purple one, which was supposed to be an O2 exclusive, AND the SB20 headset

I thought it was common knowledge that the vast majority of customer service agents that work for electronic manufacturers and mobile phone networks don't know wtf they are talking about.
They only have answers to very basic questions and will often make stuff up to get you off the line when you ask them questions about things they haven't been briefed/trained on.
You're basically wasting your time calling them if you actually want an accurate response to anything but a basic non-technical enquiry.
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fards said:
Wow sounds like you spoke to a male cow with diarrhoea!
3 is rolling out 4g from December in the major cities.
this from their Email they sent out to customers yesterday
Our new 4G (LTE) network roll-out will start in London, Birmingham and Manchester.
Customers with a 4G Ready device will get nudged up to 4G at no extra cost when it rolls out in their area.
The speeds you'll get will vary by location, coverage, demand and TrafficSence™, which is a system we use to manage data on our network to ensure the best experience possible for the majority of our customers. See how at Three.co.uk/network
http://www.three.co.uk/Discover/Built_for_internetting?site=d
Personally I'm looking forward to trying it out at work, as Wolverhampton is listed as one of the end of 2013 ones
although having said that I already get 12mb at home (in the countryside)
244 is already out, its' been out for weeks! you can upgrade through Sony Update easily
United Kingdom 3 UK 1270-6263 10.3.1.A.0.244 R6B 10.3.1.A.0.244 R6B
I have the ftf if you really can't do that, i got it through the sony update tool.
3 don't dictate when whether a manufacturer rolls out an update, they may approve it when asked to on their network, or even what customizations they want, but they don't turn around to an oem and say "you won't release an 4.3 upgrade"
their customer service people are useless...
I'm on 3 and really like the network, certainly not slow at all, but their CS is bad.
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I think what they are saying about the update not being released is referring to OTA. SEUS is a whole different story as is flashing. As a majority of customers won't be able to do it.
As for 3 being a decent network. Yes and no, their customer service is shocking. But their coverage isn't as bad as people say. I generally get Ok signal. Their prices are amazing too. I'm unlimited everything for 21 quid a month.
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warface said:
Another reason why you never get your contract direct from the Network carrier.
My Z was £3 cheaper than the same tariff from Three, not network locked, I got the Purple one, which was supposed to be an O2 exclusive, AND the SB20 headset
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What are you paying a month? I pay £21 for unlimited everything. Done on the day of launch, I got a free dock and free tethering bolt on.
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Unlimited 3g and texts, bout 300 minutes.
£27 a month, free phone, new contract.
£21 is a bargain TBF!
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HI
just to let you know im on Three uk with a branded phone and i've got the 244 update.
Getting the stupid battery life problem since it came through its like a bloody count down timer

warface said:
Unlimited 3g and texts, bout 300 minutes.
£27 a month, free phone, new contract.
£21 is a bargain TBF!
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£27 a month isn't bad to be honest. That's what my contract price should have been.
I got lucky and grabbed the £21 a month when the HTC One S came out then upgraded to the Z on launch day. Technically I should have had an increase on my price but they didn't bother as I've been a customer for a while now.
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If you do your maths of a contract price over 24 months is around £650
I bought my handset outright on the day it came out for £400 and I pay sim only 12month contract and get 4gb Internet /unlimited texts and 1000 mins and free to other talktalk members for £10pm which is only cheaper by £10 to this day but when I bought it i could only get the phone for about £40 per month and handset free
Best thing my phone is sim unlocked and bl unlockable and not tied into a 2 year contract
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Maddhouse said:
If you do your maths of a contract price over 24 months is around £650
I bought my handset outright on the day it came out for £400 and I pay sim only 12month contract and get 4gb Internet /unlimited texts and 1000 mins and free to other talktalk members for £10pm which is only cheaper by £10 to this day but when I bought it i could only get the phone for about £40 per month and handset free
Best thing my phone is sim unlocked and bl unlockable and not tied into a 2 year contract
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I agree, buying on contract works out more expensive, but we all don't have 400 quid to throw down in one go!

Maddhouse said:
If you do your maths of a contract price over 24 months is around £650
I bought my handset outright on the day it came out for £400 and I pay sim only 12month contract and get 4gb Internet /unlimited texts and 1000 mins and free to other talktalk members for £10pm which is only cheaper by £10 to this day but when I bought it i could only get the phone for about £40 per month and handset free
Best thing my phone is sim unlocked and bl unlockable and not tied into a 2 year contract
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I admit buying outright is a better option but my financial incomings and outgoings, what with my girlfriend living some distance from me so using trains to see her, commuting to work and such, I don't have the cash to buy outright.
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