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For the avoidance of doubt, “you’re on the #1 network”

By Ewan on July 19, 2011 in Operators

I got this email newsletter in from Three just now: I’m a little surprised that there’s no call to action beyond reading the results of a survey. One would hope that, as a customer, I’m already well aware of the super quality service from Three. However it’s always important to keep reminding folk, to stay [...]

Phone hacking: How 3UK easily helps hackers get to work

By Ewan on July 13, 2011 in News

I just received this email from a senior executive working in the mobile industry. Have a read. It is pretty shocking: I’m stunned. I just called 3UK *Business support* from a random landline and got the PIN on my voicemail changed, using just the info on my business card. All they asked for was my [...]

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The conundrum with giving money to Spectrum Interactive

By Ewan on June 16, 2011 in Opinion

I’m in Manchester at the moment doing some filming at Old Trafford, the ‘Theatre of Dreams’ for Manchester United. I came up from London last night and stayed overnight in the Premier Inn next to the stadium. I then had to make what I’m sure is a very familiar decision to most readers — WiFi [...]

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HTC’s Chacha hits 3UK, check out Sedge’s video

By Ewan on June 7, 2011 in Devices, Operators

In the UK, the mobile operator is king. If they don’t range your handset, then the chances of it selling in volume are pretty poor. The UK market — like a few others in Europe — is heavily, heavily dependent on ‘free phones’ (or operator subsidy). Consumers don’t mind paying a little bit of cash [...]

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Three UK: Fascinating example of a missed sales opportunity

By Ewan on May 10, 2011 in Operators, Opinion

No one has my 3UK iPhone 4 number. I don’t tend to call people on it. Instead I use it as a data consumption and creation device. So when an 0845 number called just a moment ago, I thought it might be 3UK calling. It was. The chap calling was one of those highly proficient, [...]

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Get a White iPhone 4 from 3UK… tomorrow!

By Ewan on April 27, 2011 in Devices

So I wrote a little while ago asking if anybody really cares about the upcoming White iPhone. I don’t. At least, I don’t think I do. Perhaps that view might change dramatically if I actually had one in my hand. Come to think of it, I do like the idea of being rather different from [...]

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3 MiFi success, yet-again, I love it (via Amazon)

By Ewan on April 13, 2011 in Devices

I sound like a broken record when it comes to the 3 MiFi units. I’m use mine every day, especially when I’m driving (or, being driven, I should say) up and down the M4. The signal is just brilliant. Obviously the Deltenna WIBE is the daddy but in terms of ultimate portability, the MiFi combined [...]

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On the road again: 3UK is rocking my world

By Ewan on February 21, 2011 in Devices, Operators

Fresh from Barcelona, it was nice to be back in the heavily connected HSPA+ (or is that HSPDA+?) United Kingdom for a few days. Alas now I’m off to Paris. Which means I’m doing about 120mph+ on the Eurostar right now. I’m in the United Kingdom at the moment (barely — the Channel Tunnel is [...]

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Three’s Samsung Omnia 7 Windows Phone Rocks

By Ewan on November 14, 2010 in Devices, Operators

Well then I’ve now had the Samsung Omnia 7 from Three for just under a fortnight and I’m very much enjoying the Windows Phone experience. This has been aided in no small part by the riotous Three data network upon which the Omnia has been screaming with joy. Seeing the 3G+ icon and watching the [...]

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It’s official: 3′s data network run by hamsters; string [Fixed]

By Ewan on August 11, 2010 in Operators

I am now regularly based in Richmond-Upon-Thames. And what a flipping nightmare it is from a mobile connectivity perspective. Vodafone struggles to get anything more than Edge. And even when there’s an Edge signal, the 1.5k throughput is sufficient to query Google and nothing else. Total unmitigated rubbish. My solution was to refer to my [...]

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3 will launch iPhone 4 this Friday

By Ewan on July 27, 2010 in Devices, Operators

Have you been waiting to get an iPhone on 3? I know quite a few people who have been, especially after their rather attractive pricing. Just a quick refresher… You can pick up an iPhone 4 16GB for just £99 quid based on a 900 minutes, 5,000 texts, 5,000 three-to-three minutes and 1GB internet plan [...]

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3′s next-gen MiFi unit is simply brilliant

By Ewan on July 12, 2010 in Devices, Operators

I got hold of one of the new 3 Mobile WiFi units last week and I’ve been putting it through it’s paces. Regular readers will know that my opinion on MiFi was set to ‘ultra positive’ ever since I tested the Novatel Wireless device last year. Dongles are for dunces. A separate unit that enables [...]

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