3 Network Mobile Users...

[JI34GT]

oh wow, so many bad reviews of 3.

I've been on 3 for abt 2-3 years now. sometime ago had a connection problem, but other than that, not much drama...

although the connection problem did piss me off...

actually come to think about it...

....

they do suck...

bastards...no one helped me with my connection problem or my handset problem...

argh.

[SECURITY]

my work phone was 3 and they were advertising the whole Skype thing with free calls skype to skype but we made them sign a contract that if the service was poor then we could cancel the contract at no charge. we had around 20 phones on the account.

2 months later after all of our PM's/foreman/CA's were fuming because the phones/coverage was shit we made them return all the phones and upgrade the plans/phones with free calls between everyone on the account at no cost.

thats the only good thing about 3.. they respond well to threats.

p.s. their wireless USB internet are good but coverage on the north shore/eastern subs (where most of our projects are) are a bit sketchy.

[mspek]

Anyone having issues with the Optus network?

http://apcmag.com/another_unlimited_callsi..._optus_cope.htm

[MaTBoY]

Hi all. I decided to go with 3 and give them a go. So far no problems. the phone is pretty good. I've downloaded an application for it that will turn it into a gps lap timer for track work You still have to push start but it's better than forking out 600bucks for something that'll get used once or twice a year.

Broom Broom.

[CL11QE]

honestly the only good thing about 3 is that im no longer with them. I had MANY bad experiences with them. Both the shops and customer

care. The main one that p*ssed me off was when i went on a trip to america. i went to my local 3 shop to inquire about global roaming and

how much it costs. i went to a shop because the people on the phone are too frustrating, and i felt that if this was a 3 shop, it should therefore

represent the 3 company. when i asked how much global roaming was, they asked which countries i was going to. i told them america. he then

informed me that he didnt have the information on him right now (i wasnt aware that this information was available online), but if i came back

the following day he would have it. fair enough, no problem. so back i go the next day and ask again, "yes i have the prices for you sir". great,

so what are they? i was told by this 3 shop person that calls i made from my phone while in america would be at $1/minute, plus a 75c flag fall.

Calls that i received while in america would be at a 75c/min charge to myself. I thought that was a pretty reasonable price for the convenience

to have my own phone/sim there, and not have to worry about organizing other stuff. So i thanked him for his help activated global roaming,

and set off on my journey to america. about a week into my trip, i get a msg from 3 saying "please contact customer service re your account".

didnt think much of it, cos i hadn't used my phone a hell of a lot, but i called them anyway. "Oh hello sir we just wanted to let you know that your

current bill has reached $950" WTF??? surely i hadn't made 10-15 hours worth of calls, i would have used the phone for MAYBE 1 or 2 hours MAX.

I then inquire with them how this could be the case, and they tell me that in america, global roaming charges vary depending on what american

tower im roaming off, and the prices range anywhere from 5 or 6 dollars A MINUTE all the way to 10 or 20 bucks! WWWTTTFFF??!?!?! So i text my

mate who works at the same centre as the 3 store, told him what had happened and asked him to go check the prices with the 3 store again. Yep,

sure enough "$1/minute sir plus 75c flagfall." Needless to say i had a pretty f**ked time for the rest of the trip just thinking about this stupid bill,

and when i got back to aus and rang 3 about it, they said their was nothing they could do because the 3 shop denied quoting me that price and it

was my word against mine. i told them i was more than happy to pay the bill recalculated at the prices i was quoted but they didnt agree. in the

end they ended up crediting me $300, which in my opinion was about 200-300 short. a few weeks later someone from 3 called me and asked how

i was "enjoying" my service with 3. i relayed it to him in a few choicefull words, then he said he would credit $30 a month to my account. I left not

long after that and am now with vodafone, and have been more than happy with them for years. the other thing with 3 is that even though i was

on a cap, there would always be "extra charges" which noone at 3 could ever explain to me, however with vodafone its always consistant.

sorry to have such a bitch but they really fkn p*ssed me off that time n i just feel they don't deserve any good publicity. also the 3 store where i got

my advice from is no longer there, funny huh.

i also note that as i write this reply, there is an ad for vodafone at the bottom of this page indicating free n95 8gb on some plan hehe

[scathing]

For those 3 shenanigans I mentioned earlier, check out the posts from Pirate:

http://www.zgeek.com/forum/f60/three-still-haunt-me-t12547/

http://www.zgeek.com/forum/f60/if-you-are-...e-for-a-t11189/