Three's data is MUCH cheaper than all other networks - what's the catch?

[Jezston]

I'm currently on O2 and seriously looking to switch despite being with them for 10 or so years, they aren't able to make any deals with me on data which I am using more and more of as phone online features become more and more useful to me, and content richer - my 500MB is typically lasting me two weeks.

I'd have to up my

 

[Liamo_210]

All you can eat data is 15gb here in ireland. And there is no catch there just the best network. Im on a prepay plan and pay 20 euro whenever i want to get free calls texts and 15gbs of data. best plan going if you ask me. and you keep the 20 euro when the months over.

 

[johncf]

old thread...but might help someone else .Ive recently switched to three, after been with orange,,,,orange wanted something like

 

[John Bean]

I've used 3 for years and have no complaints with their current customer service standard which has improved dramatically since I first started using them. The network performance has always been very, very good.

I suspect many of the bad comments are old; had I been asked three years ago whether I'd recommend 3 my answer would have been "depends.. network is good, customer service is abysmal". These days I would recommend them without reservation.

 

[!on]

I use them for mobile broadband, tempted to ditch t-mobile for them completely. When you pay for unlimited / all you can eat data, that's what you expect. I've had threatening texts from T-mobile after watching a couple of youtube clips, & that's with a monthly "unlimited" tariff. T-mobile's (EE) loss if 3's gain .

 

[Gomjaba]

All you can eat is really that.

In some months I am downloading 6-8GB. I usually tether at work, simply because there I am getting up to 15mb/s (HSPA+), twice as fast as my home broadband. They never even flinched.

 

[!on]

If 3 had AYCE data on their MiFi device.... that would mean people wouldn't need a data tarif on their phone (WiFi enabled smartphone, that is).
They could take revenue away from competitors that way.

I find it odd that I can stream media on a giffgaff phone sim, but not on a 3 MiFi (well I can but the data will run out as quickly as a London Cab meter).

So-called "mobile broadband" should be unlimited!!! Your phone can use it too!!! Then you wouldn't need to pay the likes of EE, Voda, o2 for data on your phone, use MiFi instead!!!

We can dream