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Advert for 3 Ireland Mobile

  • 05-07-2009 03:59PM
    #1
    watty
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,461 ✭✭✭✭


    Is this advert honest or misleading?
    • Broadband is always on, 3G isn't
    • Cap is 1/2 a typical Broadband Cap and you are charged €50 per gigabyte over cap. No-one charges that on Broadband.
    • Speed can be as low as 50Kbps.
    • Does the fact they have the NBS contract be relevant?
    • This is Mobile Internet using their 3G Mobile Phone Licence. Phone calls have priority
    • Is 3 Ireland the leading Broadband OR mobile supplier? Do they Innovate or provide a better service?

    There are other reasons the service isn't Broadband, and can't ever be.

    The range can halve or less if 15 people are simultaneously using a mast sector.

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    See their NBS advert here on Boards.

    Here you can complain online to ASAI http://asai.ie/complain.asp

    Page 7, Limerick Post 4th July 2009

    The NBS advert was repeated page 3. (I guess it's been in for weeks now).

    3's T&C http://www.three.ie/pdf/SmallPrint.pdf
    Anyone know link for detail on Cap and Fair Usage Policy? (Is the Cap 12G down & 3G up?)
    Three claim most people only use 1.5Gbyte a month!
    My family uses 18G to 24G and I have no torrrents, don't watch Tv online and don't download music/films

    Is this advert for Broadband (using 3G Mobile) Misleading 40 votes

    Yes, this advert is misleading.
    0% 0 votes
    Nothing wrong with the Advert.
    82% 33 votes
    I don't care or understand.
    17% 7 votes


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Comments

  • #2
    fifth
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,135 ✭✭✭fifth


    Like the one I posted in the Midband 3 Mobile Broadband Problems Megathread.. It's to be expected from a company like 3, any company for that matter, to advertise their services, or lack of depending on personal opinion.

    It is however my opinion that these adverts are misleading, made to look attractive to those uneducated in the shortcomings (understatement) of mobile internet.

    All I can say is, if you're thinking about it, please read the Problems Megathread and look elsewhere for your broadband. It's a national joke that the govt. gave this NBS contract to 3, where even eircom would have been a hundred times better. Just laziness on the governments part.

    I will be complaining about these adverts.


  • #3
    Our man in Havana
    Closed Accounts Posts: 29,466 ✭✭✭✭Our man in Havana


    Found this beauty while out getting a few things in the shops
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    Close up of the small text
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  • #4
    foggy_lad
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,373 ✭✭✭✭foggy_lad


    Three claim most people only use 1.5Gbyte a month!
    My family uses 18G to 24G and I have no torrrents, don't watch Tv online and don't download music/films
    they are probably basing their figures on their mobile phone broadband subscribers?


  • #5
    robbie_998
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,222 ✭✭✭robbie_998


    well that is a good deal if your looking for broadband with no landline and just want a little stick it is good value but just kinda be outside using it or right next to a window depending on your house and all that crap but the coverage is brilliant !


  • #6
    Our man in Havana
    Closed Accounts Posts: 29,466 ✭✭✭✭Our man in Havana


    Actually most 3 users would be doing well to transfer that much data in a month.


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  • #7
    Our man in Havana
    Closed Accounts Posts: 29,466 ✭✭✭✭Our man in Havana


    robbie_998 wrote: »
    well that is a good deal if your looking for broadband with no landline and just want a little stick it is good value but just kinda be outside using it or right next to a window depending on your house and all that crap but the coverage is brilliant !
    Are you living in the real world. 3 is terrible.


  • #8
    robbie_998
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,222 ✭✭✭robbie_998


    my phone is with 3 and their brilliant.. pre pay never lost a signal even in rural ireland and free internet all round.... cant complain at all... prices for calls and texts are good too.

    my mate has the broadband stick from them and never had a problem with it and gets about 3 megs speed from it


  • #9
    Our man in Havana
    Closed Accounts Posts: 29,466 ✭✭✭✭Our man in Havana


    We should have him mounted and stuffed. He is not the typical 3 user we hear about.


  • #10
    robbie_998
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,222 ✭✭✭robbie_998


    but their a good network and so on...

    why not tell me some problems you had with them ?

    i have none and their my only network since last year and a deadly phone too :)


  • #11
    Our man in Havana
    Closed Accounts Posts: 29,466 ✭✭✭✭Our man in Havana


    I had so many problems with their crap band that I ended up taking them to court.
    You should read the 3 mega thread.


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  • #12
    legs11
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,347 ✭✭✭legs11


    Bond-007 wrote: »
    We should have him mounted and stuffed. He is not the typical 3 user we hear about.

    haha

    lmao :D

    indeed, 3meg from 3 is unreal. has he a 3 dongle plugged directly into a 3 mast.:rolleyes:

    how do 3 get away with this as they have a service that sucks donkey balls, they can charge 10e a month but its still ****, as you dont get whats advertised.


  • #13
    legs11
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,347 ✭✭✭legs11


    Bond-007 wrote: »
    I had so many problems with their crap band that I ended up taking them to court.
    You should read the 3 mega thread.

    what happened in court, cant believe three actually took anyone that far.?

    They wouldn't stand a chance against me..:)


  • #14
    CutzEr
    Closed Accounts Posts: 837 ✭✭✭CutzEr


    legs11 wrote: »
    what happened in court, cant believe three actually took anyone that far.?

    They wouldn't stand a chance against me..:)
    Small claims I assume. Is pretty easy.


  • #15
    Our man in Havana
    Closed Accounts Posts: 29,466 ✭✭✭✭Our man in Havana


    They didn't show up. Default win.


  • #16
    ZeRoY
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 959 ✭✭✭ZeRoY


    Just released yesterday here is a link to a White Paper from the OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development)

    LINK TO PDF

    You should find out in there that the term Broadband is perfectly valid for 3 product. With that said they could call it Mobile Broadband but then again the other "normal" operators should call their product Fixed Broadband then :rolleyes:

    Edit: By the way, who on Boards.ie came up with "Midband", a term that doesn't even exist! I fail to see how this campaign of naming is going to help the subscribers ....


  • #17
    foggy_lad
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,373 ✭✭✭✭foggy_lad


    robbie_998 wrote: »
    well that is a good deal if your looking for broadband with no landline and just want a little stick it is good value but just kinda be outside using it or right next to a window depending on your house and all that crap but the coverage is brilliant !
    with the NBS standing outside will probably not be enough people will have to climb their nearest mountain to get three's mobile internmet
    robbie_998 wrote: »
    but their a good network and so on...

    why not tell me some problems you had with them ?

    i have none and their my only network since last year and a deadly phone too :)
    spent 8 months fighting with people from india before ComReg got involved after some radio show, i got refunded the full modem cost and was relaesed from the contract early due to no service being provided by three.

    these ads are just the next wave of crap to be spewed by the three media machine.

    also three's customer service have lied to me and will and try to switch customers on to dearer price plans without permission and are just impossible to reason with!


  • #18
    Our man in Havana
    Closed Accounts Posts: 29,466 ✭✭✭✭Our man in Havana


    Nothing is going to help the 3 subscribers.


  • #19
    drunkmonkey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28,228 ✭✭✭✭drunkmonkey


    Bond-007 wrote: »
    Nothing is going to help the 3 subscribers.

    Did you take the NBS for a trial run yet, even any of the neighbours?


  • #20
    Our man in Havana
    Closed Accounts Posts: 29,466 ✭✭✭✭Our man in Havana


    I had 3. I took them to court and won. Do you seriously think I will give up my satisfactory connection with a competitor for 3? Not a chance.
    The neighbours were briefed by myself and a few others at a community meeting only the other night. They won't be getting it either. Most of the area are under different solutions and 3 is not one of those solutions. This was discussed at length.

    Ryan can take the NBS and insert it in an appropriate place.


  • #21
    drunkmonkey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28,228 ✭✭✭✭drunkmonkey


    So your all now in an NBS area and nobody is going to get it based on advice from someone who hasn't tried the NBS offering...
    I'm failing to see how that will help the community...I wouldn't go advising them all to get the 02 offering as you know what that's going to do to your connection..


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  • #22
    Our man in Havana
    Closed Accounts Posts: 29,466 ✭✭✭✭Our man in Havana


    There is no hope for some of 3's fanatical supporters.

    For the record the area was always covered by 3 from the start. People got 3 and were very unhappy and they left.
    Deja Vu all over again. 3 are offering nothing new. Also do you expect them to offer service to people who have broken their previous contracts?


  • #23
    drunkmonkey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28,228 ✭✭✭✭drunkmonkey


    I don't think your getting me, all I want to know is has anyone tried the NBS offering, what you have had before (non NBS) and what you have now (nbs) are 2 different offerings and there is something new as I've previously said.

    Your not being offered what you already tried regardless of what some posters say.


  • #24
    Our man in Havana
    Closed Accounts Posts: 29,466 ✭✭✭✭Our man in Havana


    Really? This was just pushed thru my letterbox just now:
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    Of course is this NBS advertising or is it merely 3 off their own bats? Note the 4 logos as before.


  • #25
    drunkmonkey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28,228 ✭✭✭✭drunkmonkey


    Bond-007 wrote: »
    Really?

    Of course is this NBS advertising or is it merely 3 off their own bats? Note the 4 logos as before.

    Really!

    That's 3 off there own bats, that's not the NBS leaflet


  • #26
    watty
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,461 ✭✭✭✭watty


    drunkmonkey wrote: »
    I don't think your getting me, all I want to know is has anyone tried the NBS offering, what you have had before (non NBS) and what you have now (nbs) are 2 different offerings and there is something new as I've previously said.

    Your not being offered what you already tried regardless of what some posters say.

    We know from your previous posts on many threads you are a totally biased 3 supporter.

    What part don't you understand? Three have a 3G licence. They are only allowed to transmit the 3G phone service which has HSPA as a protocol on top of the W-CDMA. There are not two physical separate services. It's neither possible technically nor under their licence conditions. Having the NBS contract does not make a 3 Ireland Mobile phone mast + gear work magically better.

    We even proved on another thread that the you can get the EXACT same contract with or without NBS (type of modem, Cap, monthly charge, modem cost, length of contract and excess cap).

    @ drunkmonkey
    You continue to make misleading posts about 3's service in particular and 3G in general.


  • #27
    drunkmonkey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28,228 ✭✭✭✭drunkmonkey


    I'm not the one misleading, Everyone here is saying there is no difference between an NBS customer and an ordinary 3 customer, I'm saying there is a different product and service offering which is not available to non NBS customers.
    Nobody yet has tried it from what I can see here, i'm just wondering has anybody..
    If Mr Bond said yes i've tried the NBS offeirng and it's shoite, well then fine, we have some feedback. At the moment all we have is pie charts and fancy diagrams...


  • #28
    Our man in Havana
    Closed Accounts Posts: 29,466 ✭✭✭✭Our man in Havana


    Everyone here is saying there is no difference between an NBS customer and an ordinary 3 customer, I'm saying there is a different product and servicee offering which is not available to non NBS customers.
    What is the difference? The local carphone warehouse know nothing about the NBS.


  • #29
    drunkmonkey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28,228 ✭✭✭✭drunkmonkey


    Bond-007 wrote: »
    What is the difference? The local carphone warehouse know nothing about the NBS.

    that's carphone, try an independent and you may get some straight answers and facts..


  • #30
    Our man in Havana
    Closed Accounts Posts: 29,466 ✭✭✭✭Our man in Havana


    Yep, like don't get 3. ;)


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  • #31
    Our man in Havana
    Closed Accounts Posts: 29,466 ✭✭✭✭Our man in Havana


    Carphone are the official local dealer for NBS. Call 1913 and ask.


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