Comments on: Meeting Frank Sixt and Doug Hamilton of Three

By: Andy Hards

Andy Hards — Mon, 12 Mar 2007 12:38:12 +0000

Just found this froma link on the 3 website while changing my wife’s price plan. I was out of the country when 3 was having all the ‘problems’ but since I’ve been back (June 05) I tried a month with 02 pay as you go and got a 3 only because I was waiting too long in the 02 shop so went next door and got a great deal. Since I have been a very enthusiastic voice for 3 and have got 6 or 7 friends signed up. Got the N73 a few weeks before the X-series came out but managed to get it as an add-on and dispite a few initial problems with teh software have had a great experience.
I haven’t been this enthusiastic about anything for a while but seeing people’s faces when I use either the web browser or Opera mini (for ease on reading the paper) I often end up making converts of people who are coming to the end of contracts they don’t like with other companies. A company that really does seem to want to help you and solve any problems you have. Any problems I’ve had in the past have been solved immediately (almost).
Off now to try out Fring so that I can use google talk. Only complaint is that since having the phone repaired my mobilcast doesn’t give out any sound but didn’t use it that much anyway.

By: JonB

JonB — Sun, 04 Feb 2007 12:51:09 +0000

HeavyLight: If you want Google Talk chat and VoIP check out Fring (fring.com !). I’ve tested it on my N73, works great. It also has Skype but I haven’t tested that functionality.

By: HeavyLight

HeavyLight — Sat, 03 Feb 2007 16:55:48 +0000

Just in case you happen to bump into any X-supremos in your travels (and I hope they’ll read this), I’d like to suggest a few questions you might have asked:-

I’m leaning heavily towards X-series because I believe mobile internet now has ‘legs’.

Is it possible to use a sip connection rather than Skype?
How about google-talk and chat instead of MS Messenger or Yahoo! ?
(And what’s the functionality like? I’m fed up with repeatedly running the same gprs java apps and having to drop them to answer a call…)

Why is X-series only available on the (near top of the range) N73 — overkill for my requirements?

I use

By: Mark

Mark — Fri, 02 Feb 2007 17:39:27 +0000

Thanks for that report, Ewan. I was fascinated to read it as I’ve been into X-Series since pretty much day one and I’m a big fan. I’ve had my trials and tribulations trying to get my hands on a Slingbox, but Darren stepped in and sorted it out with the kind of customer service I haven’t seen since, well, I don’t think I’ve seen it before.

It’s great to see what other X-Series fans are thinking and writing and I’ll keep following with interest.

By: Mark McLaughlin

Mark McLaughlin — Fri, 02 Feb 2007 15:38:27 +0000

3’s main UK office is in Maidenhead; the global HQ (i.e. Hutchison) is in Battersea.

By: Adrian

Adrian — Fri, 02 Feb 2007 14:22:30 +0000

You really hogged the biscuits though.

By: James Whatley

James Whatley — Fri, 02 Feb 2007 12:52:36 +0000

I thought H3G were based in Maidenhead?

By: Adrian

Adrian — Fri, 02 Feb 2007 12:25:36 +0000

You might not agree with me Ewan but wouldn’t you say there was more than just a touch of the Steve Jobs approach to the Three Mobile people. What I mean by that is just how enthusiastic they were about their own product and making the x-series a really cool experience.

I spent three years working in the city as a chartered accountant and have met more than my fair share of group finance directors. Believe me, most of them have had the life sucked out of them a long time before. Most are a million miles away from their customers and, whatever their mission statement says, most only care about the bottom line. But when the Three mobile people were talking yesterday there was a real sense of enthusiasm about the x-series and how cool and different they would like it to be. Like Steve Jobs, this seemed to be based on their experience as mobile users and that is what I found incredibly infectious. I mean there was real passion there and I swear there were times when Frank Sixt was talking when he looked and sounded like a fully paid up mobile/IT geek. And i can’t think of a better compliment to pay a network operator than that.