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mmmmmm - 18 Feb 2004 11:16 GMT
3 how good is it?

Can anybody give an opinion.
Jeremy Quirke - 18 Feb 2004 12:11 GMT
> 3 how good is it?
>
> Can anybody give an opinion.

Coverage in Melbourne isn't too bad now, good value on services, customer
support is quite poor tho. Took 8+ hours before my account was even
recognized at their customer support and before I could use the network.
Charlie Wong - 18 Feb 2004 13:26 GMT
>3 how good is it?
>
>Can anybody give an opinion.

Despite all the bad publicity it's pretty darn good. I've been using
it HEAVILY (on a $99 capped plan) since the end of November.

Granted it would be nice if the handset was smaller but it really
doesn't make sense to stay with Telstra, Optus or Vodafone when call
rates are so attractive. Even the SMS @ 15¢ each can't be faulted.

I avoid calling customer service, I just use this page
<http://www.three.com.au/index.cfm?section=Care&pid=489&pageid=447> as
those emails are answered from within Australia and they DO know what
they're talking about.

When one does call customer service and speaks to someone in India...
well, I'd rather be speaking to someone in Australia for a whole heap
of reasons but hey... It's not that bad really.

My other pet gripe (though not really a problem) is that they roam
onto Vodafone. I wish it were Optus (Telstra is overrated).

I'd also like access to online call preview and am told that's in the
works.

Prob my fav feature is the ability to download voice mail and fax
messages to my email client as attachments and store them for archive
purposes. You actually get POP access to the 3 message centre (as well
as web and phone access via 333).

Their voice mail system READS email messages back to you. Great if
you're on the road, in the car etc and don't have time to LOOK at the
screen or get to a web connected PC.

I'm a tough customer to please - I have to say that I'm VERY happy
with 3 Mobile.

Why support the incumbents?
Graham - 18 Feb 2004 20:44 GMT
If the handset doesn't worry you too much and you want cheap call rates,
why not go with Orange instead?  You can get 11 cent SMSs.  Plus the
coverage with Orange would be better and would roam onto Telstra CDMA!

Graham.
Rod Speed - 18 Feb 2004 21:06 GMT
> Why support the incumbents?

Because its a lot less farting around.
Michael - 19 Feb 2004 07:48 GMT
> >3 how good is it?
> >
[quoted text clipped - 6 lines]
> doesn't make sense to stay with Telstra, Optus or Vodafone when call
> rates are so attractive. Even the SMS @ 15¢ each can't be faulted.

The SMS rate is the best feature about the whole package

> Why support the incumbents?

horses for courses really
Charlie Wong - 19 Feb 2004 08:33 GMT
>The SMS rate is the best feature about the whole package

11¢ SMS are still available on existing plans with Orange.
[BnH] - 19 Feb 2004 14:11 GMT
Look at the soon to come Nokia 7600.
A friend is importing them in and arriving very soon.
Will post some news once I have a chance to test it out.

=bob=

> Granted it would be nice if the handset was smaller but it really
> doesn't make sense to stay with Telstra, Optus or Vodafone when call
> rates are so attractive. Even the SMS @ 15¢ each can't be faulted.
Charlie Wong - 19 Feb 2004 22:58 GMT
>Look at the soon to come Nokia 7600.
>A friend is importing them in and arriving very soon.
>Will post some news once I have a chance to test it out.

Look on the 3 web site. They're already available.
al - 23 Feb 2004 11:56 GMT
I have got one in the UK.

The first Nokia I have used and it is very good. Able to send pics,
music etc via bluetooth, IR etc direct from the phone. The previous
Nokia I had, the 7250 did not allow this. I had to use the computer to
transport pics etc.

Also the Dual GSM and WCDMA capability is cool! I use this phone on
all networks in the UK. Not really sure how that applies to Aus but
just thought I'd add an opinion
thomo - 18 Feb 2004 16:18 GMT
Very good all over Brisbane. Their original $99 cap deal was the best ever
in Austn mobile history ... no need for a landline.

The current deal is still v good. Ignore the down in the mouth comments from
non-users. 100K users & rapidly rising ... it's your choice!

> 3 how good is it?
>
> Can anybody give an opinion.
Charlie Wong - 18 Feb 2004 16:43 GMT
>Very good all over Brisbane. Their original $99 cap deal was the best ever
>in Austn mobile history ... no need for a landline.
>
>The current deal is still v good. Ignore the down in the mouth comments from
>non-users. 100K users & rapidly rising ... it's your choice!

Yes, the current deal is still good though because of the change in
call rates you actually get less minutes for your cap of $99 (when
compared to the older plans).

I'm on 9¢ per 30 seconds capped at $99 so I get to use $540 before the
acceptable use policy says I'm not being acceptable by going over 3000
minutes.

With the current "Hot for 3" plan, you have to start paying after $500
which means you get 1000 minutes for your $99. Compare that to what
you're paying on Telstra, Optus or Vodafone and you'll be crying. The
best thing is the cap isn't limited to peak or off-peak... it's
anytime.

Theoretically I could go over $540 and hope that no-one complains that
I've breached the policy.

The good thing is that each bill (over $99) shows you how many talk
cap minutes you used.

Ohh, it does sh.t me that SMS is not yet itemised. I like the 15¢ per
message though!

<http://www.three.com.au/>
VK3XEM - 18 Feb 2004 17:18 GMT
Is 3 GSM based?  Could I use, say a Nokia 6600 on the 3 network?  I reckon
the 3 phones are bloody ugly!

73 de Simon, VK3XEM.
Jeremy Quirke - 19 Feb 2004 01:38 GMT
> Is 3 GSM based?  Could I use, say a Nokia 6600 on the 3 network?  I reckon
> the 3 phones are bloody ugly!
>
> 73 de Simon, VK3XEM.

3 is based on GSM-UTRAN technology, not GSM-GERAN (Vodafone, Telstra,
Optus).

The radio interface link (RAT) is completely different meaning the 6600 will
not work on the Three network itself (but may accept the USIM and roam to
Vodafone).
Charlie Wong - 19 Feb 2004 02:32 GMT
>The radio interface link (RAT) is completely different meaning the 6600 will
>not work on the Three network itself (but may accept the USIM and roam to
>Vodafone).

Why is it that even the most basic and oldest GSM phones work on 3?
Tim M - 19 Feb 2004 12:55 GMT
I think you will find that 3G / GSM 2000 / UMTS networks can be
backwardly compatible to GSM 900/1800/1900.

But if "three" is not setup like that.. Then you are most likly logging
onto the VodaFone network.. Not "Three's" 3G network.

Hence any GSM 900 handset (as long as it can read the USIM) should work.

Tim

> Why is it that even the most basic and oldest GSM phones work on 3?

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Charlie Wong - 19 Feb 2004 13:02 GMT
>I think you will find that 3G / GSM 2000 / UMTS networks can be
>backwardly compatible to GSM 900/1800/1900.
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>
>Hence any GSM 900 handset (as long as it can read the USIM) should work.

Ughh, sorry.. was half asleep when I posted earlier.
Jamie - 19 Feb 2004 00:23 GMT
I am with Optus, and am on the VIP $99 plan. They put me on this after I
spoke with them about moving to 3. This is their equvilant of the 3 plan(old
one).  Anyway, I get $200 (around 700min)worth of calls for $99 per month.
But my call charges average out about 28c per min.  And what I don't use
rolls over to the next month and so on for 3 months.

I did a bit of calculating with my latest bill, and I was way in front
compared to what I would have paid on 3, with their new plan.

Not sure what Optus offer now...... But might be worth looking into it.

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Regards

Jamie Wilson

> >Very good all over Brisbane. Their original $99 cap deal was the best ever
> >in Austn mobile history ... no need for a landline.
[quoted text clipped - 26 lines]
>
> <http://www.three.com.au/>
Charlie Wong - 19 Feb 2004 01:22 GMT
>I am with Optus, and am on the VIP $99 plan. They put me on this after I
>spoke with them about moving to 3. This is their equvilant of the 3 plan(old
>one).  Anyway, I get $200 (around 700min)worth of calls for $99 per month.
>But my call charges average out about 28c per min.  And what I don't use
>rolls over to the next month and so on for 3 months.

Interesting that this VIP $99 plan isn't listed in their Standard Form
of Agreement Documents. What are the exact details?

You mentioned 700 mins... is that quoted in your plan? As mentioned, I
get 3000+ minutes at 9¢ per minute which makes your plan not
"equivalent" at all.
Jamie - 19 Feb 2004 02:36 GMT
Hi Charlie,

Yeah, It is not openly offered. And no that 700min isn't stated, just
roughly what I worked out to give a comparison. Certainly not as good as the
deal you got. I missed out on that one by one day. Bummer!

It was to combat the $99 for $200 worth of calls that was offered a while
back.  I don't have the exact details now, but I remember it was pretty much
cent for cent the same as the 3 plan. But offered a roll over plan also.  I
had a quiet couple months and ended up with $355 worth of call credits 8-).
I now don't use my home line for STD anymore....

Signature

Regards

Jamie Wilson

> >I am with Optus, and am on the VIP $99 plan. They put me on this after I
> >spoke with them about moving to 3. This is their equvilant of the 3 plan(old
[quoted text clipped - 8 lines]
> get 3000+ minutes at 9¢ per minute which makes your plan not
> "equivalent" at all.
Charlie Wong - 19 Feb 2004 04:14 GMT
>Hi Charlie,
>
>Yeah, It is not openly offered. And no that 700min isn't stated, just
>roughly what I worked out to give a comparison. Certainly not as good as the
>deal you got. I missed out on that one by one day. Bummer!

Lots of not "openly offered" plans are listed in the SFoA documents.
If it's not listed there then you must have signed an individual
contract that details the prices. From the sounds of it you haven't
even got that.

>It was to combat the $99 for $200 worth of calls that was offered a while
>back.  I don't have the exact details now, but I remember it was pretty much
>cent for cent the same as the 3 plan. But offered a roll over plan also.  I
>had a quiet couple months and ended up with $355 worth of call credits 8-).
>I now don't use my home line for STD anymore....

If you call costs are capped then there is no need for a "rollover" as
there's nothing to rollover as there are no included calls.
Charlie Wong - 19 Feb 2004 04:33 GMT
>Hi Charlie,
>
[quoted text clipped - 7 lines]
>had a quiet couple months and ended up with $355 worth of call credits 8-).
>I now don't use my home line for STD anymore....

Well the details are:

There's a number of variations (none of which are as good as the 3
deal):

Main plan:

$99 per month includes $200 worth of calls at 15¢ per 30 seconds with
a 24.2¢ flag-fall. Not taking into consideration any flag-fall
charges, that $99 includes 666 minutes.

The other offers are as above but instead of including $200 worth of
calls, customers may choose from:

[1] The day promo wihich is something like 30¢ for 10 mins to fixed
line numbers during peak time
[2] The night promo offer which is 30¢ for 10 minutes to any Australia
fixed or mobile number
[3] The weekend promo

(all the above 1, 2 & 3 are what's on offer on the current set of
consumer plans.

Every permutation of the $99 deal includes 'yes' Time.

The Optus offer is a far cry from the 3 pricing.

You'd be better off on the new "Hot for 3" plan.

I wonder if Telstra made any selective offers" Michael, any details?
Jamie - 19 Feb 2004 20:15 GMT
HI Charlie,

Yes, that is the plan I am on.

But how can you say the deal I am on is a "far cry" from what 3 are offering
right now!?  Sure I don't get as many minutes per month, but my charges per
min are 30c as apposed to 50c with 3.  That's 40% less. Now you say I have
666 min per month compared to 1000 min on 3. Well if you use the same ratio
I am 66 min in front!  Plus if I have a quiet month, and up to now I haven't
used $200 worth of calls in a month, I see the benefit the following month.
I think its better than you are giving it credit for.  Or am I missing
something?

Signature

Regards

Jamie Wilson

> >Hi Charlie,
> >
[quoted text clipped - 38 lines]
>
> I wonder if Telstra made any selective offers" Michael, any details?
J Doe - 19 Feb 2004 13:07 GMT
> I am with Optus, and am on the VIP $99 plan. They put me on this after I
> spoke with them about moving to 3. This is their equvilant of the 3 plan(old
[quoted text clipped - 6 lines]
>
> Not sure what Optus offer now...... But might be worth looking into it.

That plan is now discountinued

> > >Very good all over Brisbane. Their original $99 cap deal was the best
> ever
[quoted text clipped - 28 lines]
> >
> > <http://www.three.com.au/>
Jamie - 19 Feb 2004 23:15 GMT
Ahh, probably due to the fact that 3 no longer offer the corresponding deal.
Should have thought of that. But I would think they would still offer
something similar to the new "hot for 3" deal!?

Signature

Regards

Jamie Wilson

> > I am with Optus, and am on the VIP $99 plan. They put me on this after I
> > spoke with them about moving to 3. This is their equvilant of the 3
[quoted text clipped - 42 lines]
> > >
> > > <http://www.three.com.au/>
Rod Speed - 18 Feb 2004 21:08 GMT
> 100K users

Lie.

> & rapidly rising ...

An even bigger lie.

> it's your choice!

It is indeed. And hardly anyone is choosing them.

Funny that. Hilarious actually.
thomo - 19 Feb 2004 09:34 GMT
Hey arse refer to Hutchinson's recent company results to Dec 2003 media
release stating 100k customers!

In AnotherRodSpeedExcretion

> > 100K users
>
[quoted text clipped - 9 lines]
>
> Funny that. Hilarious actually.
Rod Speed - 19 Feb 2004 20:11 GMT
> refer to Hutchinson's recent company results to
> Dec 2003 media release stating 100k customers!

They're lying, fuckwit. Many of those have
f.cked off because the service isnt satisfactory.

> > > 100K users
> >
[quoted text clipped - 9 lines]
> >
> > Funny that. Hilarious actually.
thomo - 19 Feb 2004 21:02 GMT
Companies don't lie like you, since they are accountable to the public,
shareholders, regulators etc. You are pathetic!

In Another Rod Speed Excretion

> > refer to Hutchinson's recent company results to
> > Dec 2003 media release stating 100k customers!
[quoted text clipped - 15 lines]
> > >
> > > Funny that. Hilarious actually.
Michael - 19 Feb 2004 21:35 GMT
> Companies don't lie like you, since they are accountable to the public,
> shareholders, regulators etc. You are pathetic!

Rubbish.
You can measure customers as SIOs (services in operation)

Many of those customers who "f.cked off" might have bought the handset
outright and have just stopped using the SIM. So they are still listed as an
active SIO

I dont use my 3G phone more than $1 per month

So I am listed a "customer" when I am not really.

The major carriers, T, O and V seperate their SIOs into active SIOs and
inactive SIOs (customers on sim onlies who dont make calls, expired prepaids
not yet disconnected). For example last qtr voda connected 50 000 new
customers but 52 000 services went inactive.
a_dude - 19 Feb 2004 22:25 GMT
now thats crap...of course they lie....have you forgotten what happened to
the US over a year ago...

not that the stupid americans did anything about it....they just continue to
get shafted up their a.s...

and do you know no one has gone to jail for lying on behalf of a public
listed company here in australia?

name one person that has been to jail...

after all monkeys today think coroprations are above the law....

personally...burn the lying f.ckers down....then shoot the monkeys ....

cheers ;)

> Companies don't lie like you, since they are accountable to the public,
> shareholders, regulators etc. You are pathetic!
[quoted text clipped - 20 lines]
> > > >
> > > > Funny that. Hilarious actually.
Rod Speed - 20 Feb 2004 00:09 GMT
> now thats crap...of course they lie....have you
> forgotten what happened to the US over a year ago...

> not that the stupid americans did anything about it....
> they just continue to get shafted up their a.s...

> and do you know no one has gone to jail for lying on
> behalf of a public listed company here in australia?

Wrong again. Quite a few have, actually.
Including Herscu, Bond etc etc etc.

> name one person that has been to jail...

Herscu, Bond etc etc etc.

> after all monkeys today think coroprations are above the law....

> personally...burn the lying f.ckers down....then shoot the monkeys ....

> > Companies don't lie like you, since they are accountable to the public,
> > shareholders, regulators etc. You are pathetic!
[quoted text clipped - 20 lines]
> > > > >
> > > > > Funny that. Hilarious actually.
a_dude - 20 Feb 2004 00:48 GMT
read this then Rod...

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,111954,00.html

> > now thats crap...of course they lie....have you
> > forgotten what happened to the US over a year ago...
[quoted text clipped - 40 lines]
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Funny that. Hilarious actually.
Tim Jones - 20 Feb 2004 01:10 GMT
> read this then Rod...
>
> http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,111954,00.html

Hey? What's that got to do with the price of fish in China?

That's talking about prosecuting Enron executives.

Tim
a_dude - 20 Feb 2004 04:49 GMT
now theres a mother of all morons....

follow the thread mate.... they lied....now there finding it hard to put
that head-huncho prick in jail...

as if you have any clue anyway....

> > read this then Rod...
> >
[quoted text clipped - 5 lines]
>
> Tim
Michael - 20 Feb 2004 11:50 GMT
> now theres a mother of all morons....
>
> follow the thread mate.... they lied....now there finding it hard to put
> that head-huncho prick in jail...

Clue for you
Enron = USA
Here = Australia

So your link about Enron (US) have nothing to do with "no one in AUSTRALIA
has been put in jail for lying on behalf of an australian company"

> as if you have any clue anyway....

Your ignorance is showing
a_dude - 20 Feb 2004 18:58 GMT
its about companies lying ...far out you monkeys have short memories....

wot stupid morons u aussies r too......explains why in the mid 80s australia
was rated 5th in the world as far as IQ standings go....now there equal 17th
place with america

see what happens when you suck american cock.....

you become like em...

> > now theres a mother of all morons....
> >
[quoted text clipped - 11 lines]
>
> Your ignorance is showing
thomo - 21 Feb 2004 00:02 GMT
No it's not it's about ARSE lying! (Check AnotherRodSpeedExcretion re
Hutchinson's press release re 3 having 100k subscribers.)

> its about companies lying ...far out you monkeys have short memories....
>
[quoted text clipped - 21 lines]
> >
> > Your ignorance is showing
Rod Speed - 20 Feb 2004 03:52 GMT
> read this then Rod...

> http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,111954,00.html

Completely and utterly irrelevant to whether
some of ours have been jailed, fuckwit.

> > > now thats crap...of course they lie....have you
> > > forgotten what happened to the US over a year ago...
[quoted text clipped - 41 lines]
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Funny that. Hilarious actually.
a_dude - 20 Feb 2004 04:54 GMT
weekend detenton isnt jail mate....and the terms they served.....

a person punching on a plastic keyboard gets more jail time than them...

you can screw millions here in aussie land....and ull get time for peanut
butter and jelly sandwiches b4 u get out....(thats for the americans to
understand)

> > read this then Rod...
>
[quoted text clipped - 48 lines]
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Funny that. Hilarious actually.
Rod Speed - 20 Feb 2004 08:01 GMT
Some silly little pig ignorant fuckwit desperately
cowering behind the entirely appropriate
a_dud <blax@blox.com> wrote in message
news:c143u6$13p1$1@otis.netspace.net.au...

> weekend detenton isnt jail mate....

Herscu and Bond didnt get weekend
detention, you stupid pig ignorant dud.

> and the terms they served.....

Years in both cases, you stupid pig ignorant dud.

> a person punching on a plastic keyboard
> gets more jail time than them...

Not a f.cking clue, as always.

> you can screw millions here in aussie land....
> and ull get time for peanut butter and
> jelly sandwiches b4 u get out....

Not a f.cking clue, as always.

> (thats for the americans to understand)

Pathetic, really.

> > > read this then Rod...
> >
[quoted text clipped - 49 lines]
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > Funny that. Hilarious actually.
Michael - 20 Feb 2004 11:50 GMT
> weekend detenton isnt jail mate....and the terms they served.....

Weekend detention is jail
Michael - 20 Feb 2004 11:50 GMT
> and do you know no one has gone to jail for lying on behalf of a public
> listed company here in australia?

Rubbish
Rod Speed - 20 Feb 2004 00:05 GMT
> Companies don't lie

Have fun explaining one.tel, HIH, FAI, GIO, NRMA
etc etc etc, you stupid pig ignorant fuckwit.

> since they are accountable to the
> public, shareholders, regulators etc.

Wota pig ignorant fuckwit.

Even you must have noticed one.tel, HIH etc,
even if your head is so far up your lard arse
that you managed to miss all the rest.

> > > refer to Hutchinson's recent company results to
> > > Dec 2003 media release stating 100k customers!
[quoted text clipped - 15 lines]
> > > >
> > > > Funny that. Hilarious actually.
thomo - 26 Feb 2004 14:59 GMT
Just comparing them to the average arse-hole, who's not accountable at all!

> > Companies don't lie
>
[quoted text clipped - 29 lines]
> > > > >
> > > > > Funny that. Hilarious actually.
Michael - 19 Feb 2004 21:30 GMT
> Hey arse refer to Hutchinson's recent company results to Dec 2003 media
> release stating 100k customers!

And something like 350 000 "Orange" customers, making a pathetic customer
base of 450k when telstra have 6.5 million and optus 5.5 million
Michael - 19 Feb 2004 08:45 GMT
> Very good all over Brisbane. Their original $99 cap deal was the best ever
> in Austn mobile history ... no need for a landline.
>
> The current deal is still v good. Ignore the down in the mouth comments from
> non-users. 100K users & rapidly rising ... it's your choice!

There are a lot of "down in the mouth" comments coming from users, not just
non-users
100k users after 6-8 mths? Not very good compared to 6.5 million for
Telstra, plus 5.5 for Optus etc
thomo - 19 Feb 2004 09:40 GMT
So what should the first 3rd generation mobile network have achieved?

All those old 2nd generation GSM companies are taking quite a while to setup
for their first customer on 3G.

> > Very good all over Brisbane. Their original $99 cap deal was the best ever
> > in Austn mobile history ... no need for a landline.
[quoted text clipped - 7 lines]
> 100k users after 6-8 mths? Not very good compared to 6.5 million for
> Telstra, plus 5.5 for Optus etc
Michael - 19 Feb 2004 21:30 GMT
> So what should the first 3rd generation mobile network have achieved?

A hell of a lot more subscribers than 100k when the top two nets cover 12
million SIOs
J Doe - 19 Feb 2004 13:10 GMT
> Very good all over Brisbane. Their original $99 cap deal was the best ever
> in Austn mobile history ... no need for a landline.
>
> The current deal is still v good. Ignore the down in the mouth comments from
> non-users. 100K users & rapidly rising ... it's your choice!

I think the figure is more between 50,000-80,000 users.

They still aim to have over 1,000,000 on 3 and Orange by the end of 2005.
And they claim to be on track. I think they are seriously dreaming.

They also recorded a nice big net loss again ! Bigger than the last year as
well !

> > 3 how good is it?
> >
> > Can anybody give an opinion.
thomo - 19 Feb 2004 14:51 GMT
www.Hutchinson.com.au states the results for 2003 show 340k for Orange &
100k for 3 (up to mid Feb) = 440k and you think 1 million customers are not
likely by end of 2005!

I think 3's service is good for the metropolitan areas, the price is very
competitive and the data, video & voice technology is a generation ahead of
GSM. Just wait for the old GSM players to catch up this year & next ...

> > Very good all over Brisbane. Their original $99 cap deal was the best ever
> > in Austn mobile history ... no need for a landline.
[quoted text clipped - 14 lines]
> > >
> > > Can anybody give an opinion.
Michael - 19 Feb 2004 21:30 GMT
> www.Hutchinson.com.au states the results for 2003 show 340k for Orange &
> 100k for 3 (up to mid Feb) = 440k and you think 1 million customers are not
> likely by end of 2005!

There is no way they can move their customer base from 440k to 1m by the end
of 2005
thomo - 20 Feb 2004 12:24 GMT
Maybe with a wider handset range and competition from the slower developing
networks Hutchinson 3 will achieve a lot more this year. Add positively to
the debate instead of such down in the mouth stuff. I believe you work for
Telstra or some such but that's no excuse for such negativity.

> > www.Hutchinson.com.au states the results for 2003 show 340k for Orange &
> > 100k for 3 (up to mid Feb) = 440k and you think 1 million customers are
[quoted text clipped - 3 lines]
> There is no way they can move their customer base from 440k to 1m by the end
> of 2005
Rod Speed - 20 Feb 2004 21:23 GMT
> Maybe with a wider handset range and competition
> from the slower developing networks Hutchinson 3
> will achieve a lot more this year.

Pigs might fly, too. They've already got the suckers
who will piss their money against the wall on dud, there
aint enough more of those to save their bacon now.

> Add positively to the debate

You wouldnt know what a debate was
if it bit you on your lard arse, child.

And you've never ever 'added positively'
to anything in your pathetic excuse for
a 'life' to anything except the dunny.

> instead of such down in the mouth stuff.

Just the real world, child.

> I believe you work for Telstra

Just in the telstra dunnys.

> or some such but that's no excuse for such negativity.

Pathetic, really.

Cant manage the real world ?  Top yourself, child.

> > > www.Hutchinson.com.au states the results for 2003 show 340k for Orange &
> > > 100k for 3 (up to mid Feb) = 440k and you think 1 million customers are
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thomo - 21 Feb 2004 00:05 GMT
I've worked it out ... it's Michael's ARSE!

In AnotherRodSpeedExcretion

> > Maybe with a wider handset range and competition
> > from the slower developing networks Hutchinson 3
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Michael - 21 Feb 2004 03:13 GMT
> Maybe with a wider handset range and competition from the slower developing
> networks Hutchinson 3 will achieve a lot more this year. Add positively to

They might achieve going broke, but we will see about that
50/50 i guess at this stage
thomo - 21 Feb 2004 05:39 GMT
Telstra's a mess ... likely to go broke first ... say 60/40 at this stage!

> > Maybe with a wider handset range and competition from the slower
> developing
> > networks Hutchinson 3 will achieve a lot more this year. Add positively to
>
> They might achieve going broke, but we will see about that
> 50/50 i guess at this stage
J Doe - 21 Feb 2004 06:55 GMT
Hahaha yep sure they will be

> Telstra's a mess ... likely to go broke first ... say 60/40 at this stage!
>
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> > They might achieve going broke, but we will see about that
> > 50/50 i guess at this stage
Kwyjibo. - 21 Feb 2004 08:03 GMT
"thomo" <thomo@optusnet.com.au> said

> Telstra's a mess ... likely to go broke first ...

Yeah. They've only got about $60 billion in assets and annual revenue of
$20 billion.

Fuckwit.

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thomo - 21 Feb 2004 17:55 GMT
I didn't start the trivia, but that's about the same revenue as Hutchison
Whampoa (who are a little more diversified & entrepreneurial).

> "thomo" <thomo@optusnet.com.au> said
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> Fuckwit.
Rod Speed - 21 Feb 2004 19:42 GMT
> I didn't start the trivia, but that's about the same revenue as Hutchison
> Whampoa (who are a little more diversified & entrepreneurial).

Not a f.cking clue. As always.

> > "thomo" <thomo@optusnet.com.au> said
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thomo - 22 Feb 2004 00:02 GMT
Trivial arse (-hole) as always!

> > I didn't start the trivia, but that's about the same revenue as Hutchison
> > Whampoa (who are a little more diversified & entrepreneurial).
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> > > Fuckwit.
Kwyjibo. - 22 Feb 2004 05:54 GMT
"thomo" <thomo@optusnet.com.au> said

> I didn't start the trivia,

But you did start making the ridiculous claims....

> but that's about the same revenue as Hutchison
> Whampoa

Which is totally irrelevant.
3 *is not* Hutchison Whampoa. It is a subsidiary of them, and they will not
continue to pour money into it when/if it becomes obvious that it will
never turn a profit.

Telstra has that revenue and *is* turning a profit.

> (who are a little more diversified & entrepreneurial).

"entrepreneurial" simply means they try to implement more new products.
Some are brilliant, some are dogs. The ones that work become mainstream and
are kept. The ones that flop are killed off before they bankrupt the rest
of the company.
It's Darwins theory of evolution at work in the business world.

It remains to be seen whether or not 3 will be a success, but so far it
appears to be heading for extinction.

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Michael - 22 Feb 2004 10:50 GMT
> I didn't start the trivia, but that's about the same revenue as Hutchison
> Whampoa (who are a little more diversified & entrepreneurial).

Hutchison Whampoa DOES NOT EQUAL Hutch Australia

You think Hutch Whampoa is going to let Hutch Aust bankrupt them?
Nope, they will just drift em off and fall into insolvency

In spades with Ansett / Air New Zealand
Michael - 22 Feb 2004 10:49 GMT
> Telstra's a mess ... likely to go broke first ... say 60/40 at this stage!

Ho ho ho, Telstra likely to go broke. More chance of your arse exploding
Michael - 19 Feb 2004 07:48 GMT
> 3 how good is it?
>
> Can anybody give an opinion.

Yes.
 
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