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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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3′s new MiFi device

By Ewan on July 9, 2010 in Devices, Operators

I thought it was fitting to take a picture of 3′s new MiFi unit operational. In this photo the iPhone is connected to the MiFi unit whilst it uploads the unboxing video! The best feature of the new device, apart from the rather funky screen? The always-on element. You just switch it on and boom, [...]

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iPhone 4 Price Comparison from 3UK

By Ewan on June 24, 2010 in Operators

The helpful chaps at mobile operator 3 have published this rather useful iPhone price comparison chart (thanks to Squakbox who pointed this out). It makes for interesting reading. Obviously, 3 comes out pretty good against the other mobile operators, provided you don’t consider Tesco’s offering (which they haven’t). Have a read on slideshare…

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Finally: iPhone 4 is coming to Three

By Ewan on June 10, 2010 in Devices, Operators

Three or 3UK, the Hutchison owned mobile network is getting the iPhone 4. Finally. We’ve been waiting for a lonnnng time for the UK’s 5th and newest network to come over to the iSide. There are a few good reasons to consider Three. First, their network is not shit. It was, oh yes. But that [...]

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Getting an iPad? 3UK’s micro-sim is £15 for 10GB/month

By Ewan on May 25, 2010 in News

3 have announced their rather competitive deals for the iPad. Here are the simple choices: – 1GB monthly rolling contract: £7.50/month – 10GB monthly rolling contract: £15/month Now that sounds pretty good, right? Well it’ll sound even better when you check Vodafone’s iPad price plan which tops out at £25/month for 5GB. Vodafone would have [...]

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3UK launches Android HTC Hero complete with Spotify Mobile

By Ewan on October 19, 2009 in Devices

This November (not long now), 3UK are launching their first Android device. It’s the rather stunning HTC Hero. And it’s coming with Spotify Mobile pre-installed. The deal? £35/month over 1824 months and an up-front fee of £99. That gets you 24 months of unlimited Spotify Premium (for your mobile, and your PC — a £240 [...]

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3′s mobile wifi (“MiFi”) package revealed, take a look!

By Ewan on August 31, 2009 in Devices, Operators

Remember we recently brought you the *must have* gadget for mobile desktop ninjas, the Novatel Wireless 2352 MiFi unit? Well, 3UK are launching their own version. This month. September 18th to be precise. (Or the night before if you’re talking with the telesales/online people). Have a look: It’s rather nifty, eh? Here’s the release from [...]

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3UK launches advertising on it’s mobile broadband dashboard

By Ewan on August 26, 2009 in News

If you’re a 3UK customer, and you’ve got the latest version of their mobile broadband dashboard running, you’ll shortly be seeing some modifications in the form of advertising. Way back when, 3 completely surprised the other operators with the success of it’s tenner-a-month deal for mobile broadband (including a dongle on a 12 month contract). [...]

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3 and Vodafone: Two roaming data cost cuts, two very different offers

By Alex on July 6, 2009 in News

Why do mobile tariffs always seem to be overly complicated? With the recent July 1st EU charges cap there was a chance to make the cost of using data services abroad nice and simple. So how did the operators do? Let’s take two examples. First, Vodafone. They announced a cut in roaming charges across the [...]

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Vodafone and 3 cited in T-Mobile UK takeover dance

By Alex on June 29, 2009 in Operators

It’s been another weekend of rumours over the future of T-Mobile UK – with reports that Vodafone and 3′s parent company might team up to launch a bid for the troubled UK mobile division of Deutsche Telekom. The Financial Times claims that the Newbury-based operator has been sniffing around its rival, said to be worth [...]

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3 surprise the planet and announce the Nokia N97

By Ewan on June 25, 2009 in Devices

The other night I was sat next to the cream of Nokia’s development and marketing team at the Meffys awards (more on that in another post). Most of the Nokia chaps were sporting Nokia E71s — although one of them bucked that trend and showed off his very nice Nokia N85. Gorgeous screen. I commented [...]

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