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Cellular Phone Forum / Country Specific / UK Group / February 20063 Glue SIM's to phones!!!!!
No it is'nt April 1st!! 3 have decided to glue their USIM's into their phones to stop people using them on other networks!!! More info here: http://www.talk3g.co.uk/showthread.php?t=2211  Signaturewww.talk3g.co.uk The Independent 3G Forum - We don;t try and sell you anything. > No it is'nt April 1st!! > > 3 have decided to glue their USIM's into their phones to stop people using > them on other networks!!! > > More info here: http://www.talk3g.co.uk/showthread.php?t=2211 Just the other day I called 3 to report a lack of signal in an area that supposedly should have had a strong one. They insisted there were no transmitter problems and that I should try my sim in another phone or try another sim in my phone. I wonder what advice they will dish out in future. Anyway it turned out to be a transmitter problem. > No it is'nt April 1st!! > > 3 have decided to glue their USIM's into their phones to stop people using > them on other networks!!! I keep hearing that networks are supposed to allow you to unlock your phone for a fair fee - is this true? > The Independent 3G Forum - We don;t try and sell you anything. I've got a few spare apostrophes in the back of my van if you're interested... (snip) > > The Independent 3G Forum - We don;t try and sell you anything. > > I've got a few spare apostrophes in the back of my van if you're > interested... lol! >> I've got a few spare apostrophes in the back of my van if you're >> interested... Blimey, a man with a van that actually has what he needs for the job in the back of it! >>>I've got a few spare apostrophes in the back of my van if you're >>>interested... > > Blimey, a man with a van that actually has what he needs for the job in the > back of it! Ah...but he never said that he was a wordsmith now, did he? For all you know, he may just be a very ill-equipped plumber. ;) RM Signaturewww.reestitmutton.co.uk Bringing you the best-value mobile phone contract deals in the UK Presented the way it should be...in plain English >Blimey, a man with a van that actually has what he needs for the job in the >back of it! No. If he needed apostrophes for the job, there would be none left in the van, would there? I recall the checkout operator at the supermarket making some comment when I asked for a carrier. She said something like "another person with no bag" and I replied "No, I've got dozens of carrier bags at home; I always forget to take them when I go shopping". SignatureIain the out-of-date hairydog guide to mobile phones http://www.hairydog.co.uk/cell1.html Browse now while stocks last! > No it is'nt April 1st!! > > 3 have decided to glue their USIM's into their phones to stop people > using them on other networks!!! From the article in 'Mobile' it would seem to be to stop people buying them cheaply in the UK and selling them abroad. Chris >> No it is'nt April 1st!! >> [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Chris No doubt '3' are anxious to encourage an retain custom in the UK. From what one reads in this group most of their customers are keen to leave '3' within a short time of signing up. A lesson for someone here I suspect... >>> No it is'nt April 1st!! >>> [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > leave '3' within a short time of signing up. A lesson for someone here I > suspect... I think by it's very nature these groups are mostly responded to by folk that have a problem, complaint or query. That being so it most likely does not represent the vast majority of '3' users. I stick with '3' because 99% of the time I'm happy. Admittedly they may get more bad press than other networks but then again they are cheap. [snip] > I think by it's very nature these groups are mostly > responded to by folk that have a problem, complaint or [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > bad press than other networks but then again they are > cheap. Cheap..? By forcing PAYG customers to top up every month regardless of whether they use the credit or not..? This must be a new definition of the word "cheap" that I was previously unaware of. I wouldn't touch 3 with a long pole. Ivor > [snip] > [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > Ivor I'd have to check this again but didn't '3' recently do away with the 30 day expiry for cash top ups?. Think it's just the bundles that have the 30 day expiry now. Anyway I should have made it clear I was referring to their contract deals being cheap.Personally if I was to go PAYG I'd go with Tesco's or EasyMobile. [snip] > I'd have to check this again but didn't '3' recently do > away with the 30 day expiry for cash top ups?. Think it's > just the bundles that have the 30 day expiry now. Anyway > I should have made it clear I was referring to their > contract deals being cheap.Personally if I was to go PAYG > I'd go with Tesco's or EasyMobile. I'd have thought I'd have seen mention of it on here if they had done away with the 30 day expiry. I may have missed it of course. I agree with your comment on Tesco, I ported my Orange number to them in December. See the other thread in this group about why Easymobile is not such a good idea. Ivor I was in Woolies this morn and was nearly tempted by their 19.99 phone (actually 49.99 with £30 credit) just to see how their coverage compared to my Orange phone. Then spotted in the small print on the tarrif chart about the 30 day use or die malarky. Nuff said. > I was in Woolies this morn and was nearly tempted by > their 19.99 phone (actually 49.99 with £30 credit) just > to see how their coverage compared to my Orange phone. Then spotted in > the small print on the tarrif chart about > the 30 day use or die malarky. Nuff said. Who is "their" - ? Please quote something of what you are replying to..! Ivor > > I was in Woolies this morn and was nearly tempted by > > their 19.99 phone (actually 49.99 with £30 credit) just [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Ivor I'm guessing that the clue is in the header!! >I was in Woolies this morn and was nearly tempted by their 19.99 phone >(actually 49.99 with £30 credit) just to see how their coverage compared to >my Orange phone. Then spotted in the small print on the tarrif chart about >the 30 day use or die malarky. Nuff said. Thought the £30 credit had been extended to 60 days. Anyway that initial credit is indeed for a limited period however the '3' web site does now state that cash top ups no longer have expiry times. That's not to say you don't have to use the phone x number of times a year in order to keep the account active etc. etc. I see that £9.99 Motorola they are doing comes with £30 credit and 60 days expiry. '3' top ups explained. No expiry. http://www.three.co.uk/priceplans/PAYGcashPlans.omp The next stage will be to glue the phone into the customers hand. Although after a few months the hospitals will overflow with amputees! > The next stage will be to glue the phone into the customers hand. > > Although after a few months the hospitals will overflow with amputees! LOL! -- SR > No it is'nt April 1st!! > > 3 have decided to glue their USIM's into their phones to stop people using > them on other networks!!! > > More info here: http://www.talk3g.co.uk/showthread.php?t=2211 It's 3's last resort at retaining customers ;o) |
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