Meteor to 3g network?

jessconr

any update on meteor launching there 3g network? will it happen before christmas, what are the rumours? i heard they were suppposed to launch it at the end of October but obviously that hasnt happened.

jamiecake

i have not heard anything man.... lol wots with this bored? people leave peoples questions unanswered...

neilled

Ah lads will ye give it a break. Meteor hasn't released any information publicly about going 3g (and personally, apart from data use which the irish public aren't too keen on) and to be quite honest, it would be in violation of the forum charter for anyone with insider information to publish it.

Whats this big fascination with 3g anyway? Most people i know who have it never use the features and then whine when their battery runs out faster!

jessconr

the big fascination is that with 3g you can video call, connect your laptop via your mobile for broadband type speed via bluetooth, download music more quickly if your phone has decent memory which i have, watch highlights of soccer matches straight on your mobile & the list goes on & on & on

paulm17781

jessconr@yahoo. wrote: »

the big fascination is that with 3g you can video call, connect your laptop via your mobile for broadband type speed via bluetooth, download music more quickly if your phone has decent memory which i have, watch highlights of soccer matches straight on your mobile & the list goes on & on & on

Video calling I've only ever done for the laugh, I don't even think the quality is good enough to consider (k800i).

The other stuff while nice I never use unless I'm really bored and away from a computer. It was nice at first but I quickly got bored of it.

neilled

jessconr@yahoo. wrote: »

the big fascination is that with 3g you can video call, connect your laptop via your mobile for broadband type speed via bluetooth, download music more quickly if your phone has decent memory which i have, watch highlights of soccer matches straight on your mobile & the list goes on & on & on

Thats fine Jess, I do those things as well. The thing is that the vast majority of Irish customers do not, most people with 3g handsets have never used those features, especially video calling. Most assume you get better reception if you have this 3g thing.

3g is well over hyped and the services in ireland leave alot to be desired.

jessconr

Just because people in general dont use the service doesnt mean its over hyped. The technology is there & people can either use it or not. I just cant understand why meteor haven't released this service yet when it was purchased around March sometime. I've been very close swithin to Vodafone but i feel meteor are owed a chance because they are the company who have been very competitive who forced larger companies such as vodafone to bring in free texts etc. But i feel if meteor want to stay competitive they must launch their 3g service promptly.

The_Hustler

3G is great. I'd find my mobile extremely boring if it didn't have it. I'd switch to Meteor if they brought it out to be honest. It's the reason I left o2 for 3.

Gazza22

Apparently next month, just before christmas with the SE K800i being one of their flagship phones. But this isn't guaranteed or the word of god, it's second hand information from a friend who is a meteor employee.

SligoBrewer

Gazza22 wrote: »

Apparently next month, just before christmas with the SE K800i being one of their flagship phones. But this isn't guaranteed or the word of god, it's second hand information from a friend who is a meteor employee.

will it be at the vodafone price though?

atm, if i unlock a SE K800i to meteor will it be supported for basic texts and calls even though there isn't a 3G network for vodafone phones?

I'm thinking of buying the SE k800i and straight away unlocking it to Meteor, will it be ok?

Gazza22

SligoBrewer wrote: »

will it be at the vodafone price though?

atm, if i unlock a SE K800i to meteor will it be supported for basic texts and calls even though there isn't a 3G network for vodafone phones?

I'm thinking of buying the SE k800i and straight away unlocking it to Meteor, will it be ok?

There's no way of knowing the price at this stage. But it's the marketing that's holding up the whole launch, not the technical end of things as they made their first 3G video call about 2 months ago in HQ. Considering vodafone's new offer on the K800i, well they have the timeframe to match that price or indeed come up with a better deal on maybe a better SE model...who knows??

And regarding the unlocking, apparently it's also undecided within meteor as to whether they will adapt a policy similar to 3's, where by they will confine 3G settings to phones bought exclusively from Meteor [Although as we all know, the settings would be available within a short space of time online, but it's a real pain in the ass!] - this may make sense as they are launching in a market where 3G has been firmly established by their competitors and in turn, this will ensure they make money from their 3G rollout. But lets hope that doesn't happen.

jessconr

cheers Gazza for the helpful info

ablelocks

Gazza22 wrote: »

with the SE K800i being one of their flagship phones.

good and all as that phone is, they'd want to do better than that for a "flagship" phone - it's been out since mid-2006 and has been superseded by the k810i and the k850i.

Gazza22

ablelocks wrote: »

good and all as that phone is, they'd want to do better than that for a "flagship" phone - it's been out since mid-2006 and has been superseded by the k810i and the k850i.

Yeah, well Meteor have always been a tad bit behind on the "latest" phones.

AlmightyCushion

ablelocks wrote: »

good and all as that phone is, they'd want to do better than that for a "flagship" phone - it's been out since mid-2006 and has been superseded by the k810i and the k850i.

K810i is just a re-designed k800i with a higher price tag. And not many other Irish operators have the k850i

garion

Was in the meteor shop last week looking for an upgrade and was advised to wait until after xmas as they'll be getting all the 3G phones in.
Said there was a rumour going round that the K850 would be available too.

He said the network was already in place. Showed me his K800 that he's been testing for them.

AlmightyCushion

The_Hustler wrote: »

It's the reason I left o2 for 3.

Same as and look how that turned out.

Tree

the employees int eh cork store i was talking to reckoned the 3g rollout would be for dublin this year and the rest of the country would be waiting for the spring.

eamon234

If you check the Meteor website you'll see them offering the E65 and N73 for sale (even though they don't bloody have any!) so they must be launching soon as these are both 3G phones.
Seems a bit dumb not to have this in place before Christmas - mind you we are talking about a company run by Eircom!

Tree

well, they've had the 6233 for ages, and that's a threeG enabled handset.

Random

The e65 does Edge too which meteor do... so that's not a great arugment. There's a lot of other advancements in newer 3G phones which don't include 3G! .. cameras, gps, pdfs, music players, etc

tw0nk

ciaranfo wrote: »

The e65 does Edge too which meteor do... so that's not a great arugment. There's a lot of other advancements in newer 3G phones which don't include 3G! .. cameras, gps, pdfs, music players, etc

They arent selling it til next year when they launch 3G network

Random

tw0nk wrote: »

They arent selling it til next year when they launch 3G network

Source ?

dmn

nokia n73 is on the meteor site which is a 3g video calling phone
http://www.meteor.ie/personal/phones/details/id=30.html

chrislad

tw0nk wrote: »

They arent selling it til next year when they launch 3G network

If by year, you mean week, then you are correct.

eamon234

Is that definite Chrislad? It's the difference between me moving back to O2 this weekend or not - don't mind hanging on another week but no way am I waiting until after Xmas - missus killed my K750 on Sunday spilt water on it all I have to use is a 6210 it's getting embarrassing!

smelltheglove

i Spoke with a girl in the meteor shop in navan she said the 3g will be available in dublin and should be nationwide by next year.Not sure how informed she was but she said shes been gettin emails from there head department for months on this with different dates but she said the end of this month looked likely

tw0nk

chrislad wrote: »

If by year, you mean week, then you are correct.

Source were the dundrum, wexford and waterford meteor stores, also I rang meteor customer care and they told me that even though the phone was up on the website it depends on when its decided to send the phones out to stores when they go on sale, ie as usual website is a load of crock

chrislad

E65 and N83 Music Edition in stores now. Told ya

tw0nk

haha good man chrislad! im glad you proved me wrong, and N83 is a nice surprise...

prices?

definitely n83 and not n73?

chrislad

Yeah it's N73. Typing on iPhone with fat thumbs

tw0nk

iPhone! man i hate you! Im in process of trying to get iPhone from states, what you think of it so far?

BigCon

What's the N73 pricing like for upgrades?

chrislad

tw0nk wrote: »

iPhone! man i hate you! Im in process of trying to get iPhone from states, what you think of it so far?

It's excellent. Internet is brilliant, and plenty fast on EDGE (using Meteor EDGE). Best GUI ever.

Prices for E65 and N73 are 149/129 depending on tariff.

Random

That's the min price or the max price chrislad?

eamon234

Got an E65 in CPW today for €79 upgrade on Talk 300 - they didn't have the N73 and knew nothing about it - they did have the Samsung G600 also for €179 - nice looking phone - kinda sorry I didn't wait for the N73 though, camera is ****e on the E65

chrislad

ciaranfo wrote: »

That's the min price or the max price chrislad?

Yup.

Meteor got a new catalog today. Phones for January/New Year. Shows G600 and K850i.

Random

Very nice prices!

storka

chrislad wrote: »

E65 and N73 Music Edition in stores now. Told ya

What stores is this? Went into the one in Omni looking for the N73 but the guy said he wasn't expecting it until the new year when they were launching 3G.

chrislad

Clonmel has some. All the Limerick stores and Grafton St. Probably more than that as well.

storka

chrislad wrote: »

Clonmel has some. All the Limerick stores and Grafton St. Probably more than that as well.

Cool thanks I'll check out town so!

DonFred

chrislad wrote: »

Yup.

Meteor got a new catalog today. Phones for January/New Year. Shows G600 and K850i.

Are you serious that Meteor have the new Samsung G600?? Sure you dont mean U600?? I really want the G600 looks nice

eamon234

DonFred wrote: »

Are you serious that Meteor have the new Samsung G600?? Sure you dont mean U600?? I really want the G600 looks nice

Yep saw it myself they had it for sale in CPW nice looking phone free bluetooth headset with it as well.

chrislad

DonFred wrote: »

Are you serious that Meteor have the new Samsung G600?? Sure you dont mean U600?? I really want the G600 looks nice

They don't have it yet (the Meteor stores). The catalog says New Year, New Phones and shows the E65, K850i and G600.

smelltheglove

Just got myself the N73 on upgrade in metoer in blanch yesterday for 129 ,good little phone nightmare changing my contacts to it though from my w810i....also they said the 3g was not going live until the end of january