Three: All You Can Eat Data 4G Promo Extended

Cjs21 · 23-07-2014 10:42am #1

Anyone who is on the €20 Pre Pay plan (or any Unlimited internet plan) with Three will be getting free unlimited 4G for an extended amount of time.

Originally it was until the 31st of July but has been extended until 30th of November.

Available for new and existing customers.

Three Plan

balfe1990 · 23-07-2014 10:49am

I love Three, they haven't done wrong by me yet.

sharpish · 23-07-2014 11:01am

balfe1990 wrote: »

I love Three, they haven't done wrong by me yet.

You just have to keep an eye on them, otherwise they a complete let down when things go wrong.

Make sure your insurance is up to date ( They don't update your policy as standard)
Don't bother calling customer service just update everything online ( The Indian call centre is actually better than the Irish one, The Irish lads have hung up on me, dumped me on other extensions)

Three will screw given any chance, They have no care in the world for their customers, but have a low price.

The_Pretender · 23-07-2014 11:09am

So does this mean that come December (Though they'll probably extend it again) that you will have to pay for 4G but you'll still get the usual deal of all you can eat data if it's 3G you're using?

zarquon · 23-07-2014 11:18am

Their customer service might be a PITA but you cannot complain about their unlimited 4G bundle for €20 per month

kn · 23-07-2014 11:26am

zarquon wrote: »

Their customer service might be a PITA but you cannot complain about their unlimited 4G bundle for €20 per month

But 'unlimited' I think in reality means 15GB, a very good allowance no doubt, but you are not allowed to tether etc I believe. For most people they probably would not come within an asses roar of 15GB a month for phone use only. You would need to use the phone as a hotspot to use that kind of allowance.

The_Pretender · 23-07-2014 11:35am

kn wrote: »

But 'unlimited' I think in reality means 15GB, a very good allowance no doubt, but you are not allowed to tether etc I believe. For most people they probably would not come within an asses roar of 15GB a month for phone use only. You would need to use the phone as a hotspot to use that kind of allowance.

You're not allowed to tether, but unless your phone has tethering disabled then there's nothing to stop you doing it

. Even if you do tether, with wifi in so many places including homes you'd really want to be a heavy user to use 15GB.

23-07-2014 11:35am

kn wrote: »

But 'unlimited' I think in reality means 15GB, a very good allowance no doubt, but you are not allowed to tether etc I believe. For most people they probably would not come within an asses roar of 15GB a month for phone use only. You would need to use the phone as a hotspot to use that kind of allowance.

It's truly unlimited, they got rid of the 15GB cap a long long time ago. Also you are not allowed to tether, but you can.

Edit: Actually it appears the 15GB cap is still there.

alastair_doom · 23-07-2014 11:39am

Their out of package data charges are scandalous, but you can use 3 credit on the google play store, and one of those services for buying xbox credit or xbox live, so unless you need lots of credit, just dont let it build up

sharpish wrote: »

Three will screw given any chance, They have no care in the world for their customers, but have a low price.

They're essentially the Ryanair of the Telecoms. Not a bad thing.

As for customer care, my experience on the commercial interaction forums here on boards have been much better with 3 than with Vodafone

The_Pretender wrote: »

So does this mean that come December (Though they'll probably extend it again) that you will have to pay for 4G but you'll still get the usual deal of all you can eat data if it's 3G you're using?

Yeah, doubt they'll make any packages worse going into the competitive xmas market

Fresh Pots · 23-07-2014 11:44am

What about people on the the sim only plans, will they keep the free 4g? Had a look at the site but didn't see anything

Mimikyu · 23-07-2014 12:10pm

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Johnny_Fontane · 23-07-2014 12:14pm

the difference between 3g and 4g is very minimal.

I sometimes get more download speed on 3g than I do on 4g, but the upload speed on 4g is definitely better (but again how often do you really upload that much).

Moneymaker · 23-07-2014 12:19pm

It's offers like this that make me curse that I have about a year left with Vodafone.

Ugh.

The_Pretender · 23-07-2014 12:27pm

Moneymaker wrote: »

It's offers like this that make me curse that I have about a year left with Vodafone.

Ugh.

At times I've been tempted to switch to Vodafone. I've been with Three since they started here but I'm always losing my 3G/4G signal. It's perfect in the city but when living out in the country they seem to be crap; people I know on Vodafone have no problem getting 3G whereas I'm forever getting GPRS or else nothing at all.

Moneymaker · 23-07-2014 12:28pm

Living in the city my coverage has been pretty mediocre tbh. On 3G still however.

sharpish · 23-07-2014 1:10pm

The_Pretender wrote: »

You're not allowed to tether, but unless your phone has tethering disabled then there's nothing to stop you doing it . Even if you do tether, with wifi in so many places including homes you'd really want to be a heavy user to use 15GB.

I got a phone call 5mins ago to tell me tethering is Illegal... When pushed The guy said it's in the terms and conditions and they reserve the right to suspend service "should the find out about me tethering"

Three a shower of C***'s but they have cheap prices, treat them like they treat you and you'll be fine.

SMI · 23-07-2014 1:16pm

Fresh Pots wrote: »

What about people on the the sim only plans, will they keep the free 4g? Had a look at the site but didn't see anything

I was wondering about this as well, I'm on sim only rolling monthly bill plan. Anyone?

Kristopherus · 23-07-2014 1:17pm

sharpish wrote: »

I got a phone call 5mins ago to tell me tethering is Illegal... When pushed The guy said it's in the terms and conditions and they reserve the right to suspend service "should the find out about me tethering"

Three a shower of C***'s but they have cheap prices, treat them like they treat you and you'll be fine.

Muppet post.:rolleyes:

zarquon · 23-07-2014 1:26pm

sharpish wrote: »

I got a phone call 5mins ago to tell me tethering is Illegal... When pushed The guy said it's in the terms and conditions and they reserve the right to suspend service "should the find out about me tethering"

Three a shower of C***'s but they have cheap prices, treat them like they treat you and you'll be fine.

Did you tell them you are tethering? If so you are foolish. I tether all the time and have never had any repercussions. As long as you aren't tethering stupid amounts of data you won't have a problem.

griffdaddy · 23-07-2014 1:39pm

The whole no-tethering thing is a bit redundant with smartphones these days anyway. Anything I can do on my computer I can do on my phone. There's nothing to stop me using my phone to download a 20gig Blu-Ray rip from Bittorrent. It's still not tethering but would fly down if there were enough peers.

alastair_doom · 23-07-2014 1:50pm

Fresh Pots wrote: »

What about people on the the sim only plans, will they keep the free 4g? Had a look at the site but didn't see anything

From the 3 interaction forum here on boards by an official rep:

Great news! Our free 4G offer has been extended.

4G is still available to all our customers, for free, until November 30th 2014.

For info on all things 4G check out our website here.

linky to post: http://www.boards.ie/ttfpost/91382470

Slutmonkey57b · 23-07-2014 2:14pm

griffdaddy wrote: »

The whole no-tethering thing is a bit redundant with smartphones these days anyway. Anything I can do on my computer I can do on my phone. There's nothing to stop me using my phone to download a 20gig Blu-Ray rip from Bittorrent. It's still not tethering but would fly down if there were enough peers.

Apart from realising there's no point watching a blu-ray rip on a 5 inch screen.

zarquon · 23-07-2014 2:17pm

Slutmonkey57b wrote: »

Apart from realising there's no point watching a blu-ray rip on a 5 inch screen.

Depends on the screen resolution. There is a big difference in quality between a dvdrip and a 1080p bluray rip on my note 3.

2smiggy · 23-07-2014 2:19pm

Johnny_Fontane wrote: »

the difference between 3g and 4g is very minimal.

I sometimes get more download speed on 3g than I do on 4g, but the upload speed on 4g is definitely better (but again how often do you really upload that much).

i'm not in a 4g area, but when in cork city or killarney i was getting download speeds of 38mbs and uploads of 20mbs or more. I cannot comment on the speed of 3g in these areas, but checking the 3g here , outside town/city areas, it's alot slower.

griffdaddy · 23-07-2014 2:46pm

Slutmonkey57b wrote: »

Apart from realising there's no point watching a blu-ray rip on a 5 inch screen.

I can cast it to my Chromecast or use an MHL cable in my TV or transfer it to a memory stick or computer? It's no different at all to downloading it on a computer

zarquon wrote: »

Depends on the screen resolution. There is a big difference in quality between a dvdrip and a 1080p bluray rip on my note 3.

This too. You can really notice a difference on the note 3 between the resolutions.

Lucas Hood · 23-07-2014 2:49pm

Great offer by Three. They can hardly start charging people for it though in December after giving people almost a year free can they ?

maki · 23-07-2014 2:57pm

Lucas Hood wrote: »

Great offer by Three. They can hardly start charging people for it though in December after giving people almost a year free can they ?

Fairly unlikely. Just marketing I'd say. Have a limited time offer to entice customers in, extend it, then repeat. Not to mention that nobody is going to pay an €5 per month for a marginal speed increase.

They've been extending their AYCE data offer every time it nears the "offer valid until..." date for years now. They know they'd lose tons of customers if they ever did let it expire.

mawk · 23-07-2014 3:50pm

Slutmonkey57b wrote: »

Apart from realising there's no point watching a blu-ray rip on a 5 inch screen.

There is a big difference if you use your phone with a HDMI cable or a chromecast. You don't need a PC in the middle to get it to a tv

Also.. Tethering might not be allowed but what stops you downloading on a phone and USB transferring it to your laptop or htpc? Or ps3?

Tons of options.

jimmycrackcorm · 23-07-2014 4:37pm

The_Pretender wrote:

At times I've been tempted to switch to Vodafone. I've been with Three since they started here but I'm always losing my 3G/4G signal. It's perfect in the city but when living out in the country they seem to be crap; people I know on Vodafone have no problem getting 3G whereas I'm forever getting GPRS or else nothing at all.

Now that they've bought O2 those problems will become a thing of the past

bk · 23-07-2014 4:54pm

jimmycrackcorm wrote: »

Now that they've bought O2 those problems will become a thing of the past

The danger with this, is that they will now be the second largest network, almost as big as Vodafone with lots of business and contract customers and thus they might stop being the cheap, Ryanair of mobile phone companies.

whirlpool · 23-07-2014 9:56pm

Cjs21 wrote: »

Anyone who is on the €20 Pre Pay plan with Three will be getting free 4G for an extended amount of time.

Originally it was until the 31st of July but has been extended until 30th of November.

Available for new and existing customers.

Three Plan

I don't get why you said this when it's actually ALL Three customers.

whirlpool · 23-07-2014 9:58pm

Lucas Hood wrote: »

Great offer by Three. They can hardly start charging people for it though in December after giving people almost a year free can they ?

Of course they can. Why not?

TimMac · 23-07-2014 10:50pm

Can bill pay customers avail of this offer?

zarquon · 23-07-2014 11:00pm

TimMac wrote: »

Can bill pay customers avail of this offer?

Yes, available on all bill pay plans too. Using it myself on the classic flex max plan

Etnies · 23-07-2014 11:00pm

mawk wrote: »

There is a big difference if you use your phone with a HDMI cable or a chromecast. You don't need a PC in the middle to get it to a tv

Also.. Tethering might not be allowed but what stops you downloading on a phone and USB transferring it to your laptop or htpc? Or ps3?

Tons of options.

Why would you bother downloading on your phone when you could just download it on the laptop to begin with, it's not like your gonna be out and about and start nerding it up kicking off torrents your home connection will more than likely be x10 faster.

I'd prefer if tethering wasn't allowed as handy as it is, it degrades the speed for everyone.

Banjo String · 23-07-2014 11:09pm

The_Pretender wrote: »

At times I've been tempted to switch to Vodafone. I've been with Three since they started here but I'm always losing my 3G/4G signal. It's perfect in the city but when living out in the country they seem to be crap; people I know on Vodafone have no problem getting 3G whereas I'm forever getting GPRS or else nothing at all.

Settings/more networks/ Network mode/ WCDMA only

(if you want H+ all the time)

shruikan2553 · 23-07-2014 11:36pm

Hoping this is like the DFS sale and just keeps going. While the extra speed is nice it isnt reliable enough or enough of an improvement to make it worth the money for me.

Slutmonkey57b · 24-07-2014 12:08am

Banjo String wrote: »

Settings/more networks/ Network mode/ WCDMA only

(if you want H+ all the time)

That usually results in no data most of the time. Three's network is incredibly patchy: either they don't have coverage and are piggybacking on Vodafone at 2g, or they're overloaded and can't maintain signal. Speed is good when it's up, but the network really is riddled with holes.

suitcasepink · 24-07-2014 12:45am

At the risk of sounding the ultimate dunce how do you avail of it? Like once you top up by the €20 does it just start using 4G instead of 3G? And how can I tell that it is or is there a way?
Tbh someone as clueless as me probably wouldn't even notice the difference between 3 and 4 G...

griffdaddy · 24-07-2014 1:10am

Etnies wrote: »

Why would you bother downloading on your phone when you could just download it on the laptop to begin with, it's not like your gonna be out and about and start nerding it up kicking off torrents your home connection will more than likely be x10 faster.

I'd prefer if tethering wasn't allowed as handy as it is, it degrades the speed for everyone.

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I don't think you really know what you're talking about. I've had my 4g reach 35MBs in the last few days. I don't have a 350MBs connection at home. If somebody says to me 'have you seen spiderman 2?' or whatever while we're out having a coffee or whatever, I can start downloading it and it'll be ready in pretty much the same time as it would be at home because the transfer speed will always be limited by the amount of seeds in any case. Downloading at 2MBs throughput on either connection is good and I'm highly likely to match an average torrent upload speed with either. I can then, via numerous methods, play the film in all its glory as soon as I get home. What you're saying is basically akin to asking what's the point of a laptop being connected on the move. Things have moved beyond just a computer. Everything is connected these days, and the phone is becoming the focal point of the living room in many ways.

Banjo String · 24-07-2014 8:01am

Slutmonkey57b wrote: »

That usually results in no data most of the time. Three's network is incredibly patchy: either they don't have coverage and are piggybacking on Vodafone at 2g, or they're overloaded and can't maintain signal. Speed is good when it's up, but the network really is riddled with holes.

I'm sorry but we'll have to disagree here.

I should add that settings option is only an option for Android users (i think)

I work all over this island, from city centres to extremely rural and remote areas. It is extremely, extremely rare that I do not have the H+ on my phone, and rare enough I encounter no service areas.

Obviously my personal experience with the network and yours will differ, but from someone who was with O2 until 2009 (business plans) to 3, my opinion is 3 are in a different league in coverage and in pricing.

The_Pretender · 24-07-2014 9:09am

Banjo String wrote: »

I'm sorry but we'll have to disagree here.

I should add that settings option is only an option for Android users (i think)

I work all over this island, from city centres to extremely rural and remote areas. It is extremely, extremely rare that I do not have the H+ on my phone, and rare enough I encounter no service areas.

Obviously my personal experience with the network and yours will differ, but from someone who was with O2 until 2009 (business plans) to 3, my opinion is 3 are in a different league in coverage and in pricing.

Yeah it doesn't seem to be an option on iPhone

kaizersoze · 24-07-2014 10:20am

Banjo String wrote: »

Settings/more networks/ Network mode/ WCDMA only

(if you want H+ all the time)

Excuse my ignorance but is H+ actually 4G? I thought that was just a souped up 3G. Shouldn't it say 4G?

https://support.vodafone.ie/system/selfservice.controller?CMD=VIEW_ARTICLE&CURRENT_CMD=DFAQ&allArticleIds=1946718%2C1946719%2C1946720%2C1946721%2C1946722%2C1946723%2C1946724%2C1946725%2C1946726%2C1946727%2C1946728%2C1946729%2C1946730%2C1946731%2C1946732%2C1946733%2C1946734%2C1946735%2C1946736%2C1946737%2C1946738%2C1946739%2C1946740&basicOrAdvanced=basic&SIDE_LINK_TOPIC_ID=38424&SIDE_LINK_SUB_TOPIC_ID=65262&SIDE_LINK_TOPIC_INDEX=&SIDE_LINK_SUB_TOPIC_INDEX=&userInput=&isSortingReq=0&sortOrder=&sortOn=&nextPageNo=&currPageNo=1&totalPages=1&USEFUL_ITEMS_FRAME_TITLE=&COUNTRY=ie&LANGUAGE=en&ARTICLE_ID=1946727&CONFIGURATION=1003&PARTITION_ID=1&EXPANDED_TOPIC_TREE_NODES=+65262+38424+&USERTYPE=1

Banjo String · 24-07-2014 10:32am

kaizersoze wrote: »

Excuse my ignorance but is H+ actually 4G? I thought that was just a souped up 3G. Shouldn't it say 4G?

https://support.vodafone.ie/system/selfservice.controller?CMD=VIEW_ARTICLE&CURRENT_CMD=DFAQ&allArticleIds=1946718%2C1946719%2C1946720%2C1946721%2C1946722%2C1946723%2C1946724%2C1946725%2C1946726%2C1946727%2C1946728%2C1946729%2C1946730%2C1946731%2C1946732%2C1946733%2C1946734%2C1946735%2C1946736%2C1946737%2C1946738%2C1946739%2C1946740&basicOrAdvanced=basic&SIDE_LINK_TOPIC_ID=38424&SIDE_LINK_SUB_TOPIC_ID=65262&SIDE_LINK_TOPIC_INDEX=&SIDE_LINK_SUB_TOPIC_INDEX=&userInput=&isSortingReq=0&sortOrder=&sortOn=&nextPageNo=&currPageNo=1&totalPages=1&USEFUL_ITEMS_FRAME_TITLE=&COUNTRY=ie&LANGUAGE=en&ARTICLE_ID=1946727&CONFIGURATION=1003&PARTITION_ID=1&EXPANDED_TOPIC_TREE_NODES=+65262+38424+&USERTYPE=1

Yeah you're spot on, but only limited parts of the country have 4G, in my personal circumstances, when I'm in 4G area, I select the LTE option, but when I get outside those areas, I revert back.

Not sure, but I'd imagine there's a handy widget available for this.

ShoulderChip · 24-07-2014 10:50am

kn wrote: »

But 'unlimited' I think in reality means 15GB, a very good allowance no doubt, but you are not allowed to tether etc I believe. For most people they probably would not come within an asses roar of 15GB a month for phone use only. You would need to use the phone as a hotspot to use that kind of allowance.

I tethered to the tune of 60gb over Christmas and didnt hear anything

Etnies · 24-07-2014 11:44am

griffdaddy wrote: »

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I don't think you really know what you're talking about. I've had my 4g reach 35MBs in the last few days. I don't have a 350MBs connection at home. If somebody says to me 'have you seen spiderman 2?' or whatever while we're out having a coffee or whatever, I can start downloading it and it'll be ready in pretty much the same time as it would be at home because the transfer speed will always be limited by the amount of seeds in any case. Downloading at 2MBs throughput on either connection is good and I'm highly likely to match an average torrent upload speed with either. I can then, via numerous methods, play the film in all its glory as soon as I get home. What you're saying is basically akin to asking what's the point of a laptop being connected on the move. Things have moved beyond just a computer. Everything is connected these days, and the phone is becoming the focal point of the living room in many ways.

I think it's you who doesn't get it, it's not as simple as seeds, your 3G/4G connection is by no means constant it badly fluctuates compared to your cabled or even WiFi connection at home and farting about with usb sticks and cables is becoming a thing of the past no one wants to be doing that anymore. Anyway each to their own.

whirlpool · 24-07-2014 12:31pm

deise_girl wrote: »

At the risk of sounding the ultimate dunce how do you avail of it? Like once you top up by the €20 does it just start using 4G instead of 3G? And how can I tell that it is or is there a way?
Tbh someone as clueless as me probably wouldn't even notice the difference between 3 and 4 G...

Ignore the topping up and ignore the €20.

4G is free to all Three customers until November 30th 2014

It is available on the following phones:

iPhone 5S
iPhone 5C
iPhone 5
Samsung Galaxy S5
Samsung Galaxy S4
Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini
Samsung Galaxy Note 3
Samsung Galaxy Ace 3
HTC One M8
HTC One
HTC Desire 610
Sony Xperia Z1
Sony Xperia Z1 Compact
Sony Xperia Z
Nokia Lumia 625
Nokia Lumia 925
Nokia Lumia 1020
LG Nexus 5
Blackberry Z10

and any other 4G / LTE enabled phones.

To activate it, you simply go into your phone's settings and find the 4G option and turn it on.

You can tell that it's on because it says 4G at the top of your screen where usually it would say 3G or the WiFi symbol or E or GPRS.

Personally, I'm in Dublin and my 4G has seen speeds of over 40mbps. My 3G has seen max speeds of around 6mbps.

However, when I have 4G activated and I have 4G coverage, oftentimes I can't get my internet to work. (To get it to work, I have to go back into settings and disable 4G so that my internet connects back on to 3G)

Realistically, 4G isn't necessary unless you're downloading massive files like movies from iTunes.

There is currently coverage in the following areas:

Ashbourne
Athlone
Bray
Carlow
Celbridge
Carrigaline
Cork
Dublin
Dundalk
Dunmore East
Ennis
Galway
Greystones
Killarney
Kilkenny
Leixlip
Limerick
Lusk
Malahide
Mullingar
Navan
Rush
Skerries
Sligo
Swords
Tullamore
Waterford
Wexford

griffdaddy · 24-07-2014 12:39pm

Etnies wrote: »

I think it's you who doesn't get it, it's not as simple as seeds, your 3G/4G connection is by no means constant it badly fluctuates compared to your cabled or even WiFi connection at home and farting about with usb sticks and cables is becoming a thing of the past no one wants to be doing that anymore. Anyway each to their own.

It doesn't fluctuate badly around Dublin at all. I'm almost always on 4g or H+. I actually probably do less faffing about when a file is on my phone then I do when I download something on my pc. I press about 4 buttons and it's on the big screen. Anyway, we'll have to agree to disagree on this one. We've gone way off topic as well

keithclancy · 24-07-2014 12:49pm

sharpish wrote: »

Make sure your insurance is up to date ( They don't update your policy as standard)

Do any of them do that ?
I thought that it was a separate company doing the insurance with Phone company acting as an Agent.

whirlpool · 24-07-2014 12:52pm

griffdaddy wrote: »

It doesn't fluctuate badly around Dublin at all. I'm almost always on 4g or H+. I actually probably do less faffing about when a file is on my phone then I do when I download something on my pc. I press about 4 buttons and it's on the big screen. Anyway, we'll have to agree to disagree on this one. We've gone way off topic as well

It fluctuates quite badly for me around South Dublin City. I also find that when I'm on 4G, the internet doesn't even work 70% of the time; so I have to disable 4G to get my internet to work (back on 3G.)

sharpish · 24-07-2014 6:16pm

keithclancy wrote: »

Do any of them do that ?
I thought that it was a separate company doing the insurance with Phone company acting as an Agent.

I found out the hard way, If i'm buying a phone and insurance and the phone company offers me an upgrade, I would presume they switch over the insurance or at the very least inform that I should amend my policy ( surely renewing insurance after a 24month contract would have a commission payable)

I'll be interested to see how three fair after the merge, They have a shocking regard for their customers.

Three: All You Can Eat Data 4G Promo Extended

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