iPhone 4 on 3

Patriciamc93

Just wondering is it working good on the 3 network (especially around the cork aea), the reception, 3g etc......

Hogzy

Just bare in mind that they charge 15c per min for voicemail and it doesnt come out of your free minutes. I was going to get an iphone but considering i need to check my voicemail 2-3 times a day this would add €15 per month. Ridiculous

paulhardman

Hogzy wrote: »

Just bare in mind that they charge 15c per min for voicemail and it doesnt come out of your free minutes. I was going to get an iphone but considering i need to check my voicemail 2-3 times a day this would add €15 per month. Ridiculous

That's not true any more, see here:

http://three.ie/products_services/priceplans/billpay/billpay.htm#terms1

Voicemail is free!

rebelccfc

Ive noticed that coverage is better so far. i have both my iphone 4 on 3 and my iphone 3gs on 02 with me as it is taking ages for my number to port over.

I live on the mallow road and work in the airport business park so thats the only places ive checked.

cojomo2

paulhardman wrote: »

That's not true any more, see here:

http://three.ie/products_services/priceplans/billpay/billpay.htm#terms1

Voicemail is free!

Voice mail is 15c/min on the smart phone plans, only free on the regular plans. Pretty sneaky. No one should be charging for voice mail, it would be 1 thing if it came out of your flex units, but this is not the case.

spannerism

also, interested in seeing how the three dudes are getting on with their new phones? Hows coverage going in Dublin?

And once it falls back to 2G do you have to manually go and select 3g? Saw some posts about that yesterday which put me off three. But I can be persuaded if this doesn't happen.

JoeyJJ

Still waiting on port over to happen. Once I switch off the wifi the 3g kicks in and is fairly good, listened to todayfm over 3g no buffering. In Leopardstown at the moment.

paulhardman

cojomo2 wrote: »

Voice mail is 15c/min on the smart phone plans, only free on the regular plans. Pretty sneaky. No one should be charging for voice mail, it would be 1 thing if it came out of your flex units, but this is not the case.

Ah. Sneaky!

Patriciamc93

rebelccfc wrote: »

Ive noticed that coverage is better so far. i have both my iphone 4 on 3 and my iphone 3gs on 02 with me as it is taking ages for my number to port over.

I live on the mallow road and work in the airport business park so thats the only places ive checked.

Thanks.
I was told they had bad coverage and so it was useless going wih them but they have the cheapest/best offer so i dont see why not.

Patriciamc93

JoeyJJ wrote: »

Still waiting on port over to happen. Once I switch off the wifi the 3g kicks in and is fairly good, listened to todayfm over 3g no buffering. In Leopardstown at the moment.

Just wondering if listening to he radio over 3g on the iPhone is expensive thanks.

deep1

spannerism wrote: »

also, interested in seeing how the three dudes are getting on with their new phones? Hows coverage going in Dublin?

And once it falls back to 2G do you have to manually go and select 3g? Saw some posts about that yesterday which put me off three. But I can be persuaded if this doesn't happen.

Coverage is great in Dublin and speed is awesome, getting over 1.9Mb download, with o2 will never get 3g signal but on 3 Full signal 3g in city centre office.
so far so good.
i turned off the automatic network and manually selected the 3g and no prob at all.

john hanrahan

hi are the 3 iphones branded withe 3 logo?

Feidhlim

john hanrahan wrote: »

hi are the 3 iphones branded withe 3 logo?

Nope... just apples (obviously)

spannerism

deep1 wrote: »

Coverage is great in Dublin and speed is awesome, getting over 1.9Mb download, with o2 will never get 3g signal but on 3 Full signal 3g in city centre office.
so far so good.
i turned off the automatic network and manually selected the 3g and no prob at all.

Thanks deep. It's good to know.....that seems to be good speed.

Has it dropped it's 3G signal yet?

Keep us up to date when you get a chance.

I really 50/50 on what to do....wanted to go for three then heard things about the network and the way it works with the iphone. Then decided to wait until 02 open their orders up for new customers.

Simon201

All good here at work in Mulhuddart ported from VF. 5 bars on 3g signal tethering looking good as well....

chris_ie

Posted this on another thread but no reply, so I'll try here

Question for you guys, if you got the text add on or calls add on, which is used first? I mean, is the add-on used after your flexi-units run out or straight away? So if I got 100 texts as an add on would my first 100 txt messages come out of that or flexi-units?

deep1

spannerism wrote: »

Thanks deep. It's good to know.....that seems to be good speed.

Has it dropped it's 3G signal yet?

Keep us up to date when you get a chance.

I really 50/50 on what to do....wanted to go for three then heard things about the network and the way it works with the iphone. Then decided to wait until 02 open their orders up for new customers.

The signals drops for few seconds and picks up very fast, I have tried all around the city and it is rock solid ( even indoors), where o2 was struggling to get 3g for me, now i have faster internet everywhere.
wait for someone else to confirm aswell as i have only tested it around dublin 7 and dublin 2 yet.

deep1

chris_ie wrote: »

Posted this on another thread but no reply, so I'll try here

Question for you guys, if you got the text add on or calls add on, which is used first? I mean, is the add-on used after your flexi-units run out or straight away? So if I got 100 texts as an add on would my first 100 txt messages come out of that or flexi-units?

That's what i will presume so, say you get 350 flexi units and 100 text add-on.
so first 100 text from add-on and then rest from flexi units if you have any left.
Not sure though but that is more likely.

chris_ie

deep1 wrote: »

That's what i will presume so, say you get 350 flexi units and 100 text add-on.
so first 100 text from add-on and then rest from flexi units if you have any left.
Not sure though but that is more likely.

Yeah thats what I'm hoping. But you know some of these companies, like to screw you

spannerism

I'm liking what I hear about three :-)

Voicemail doesn't matter too much to me...as no one calls me

Anyone around other areas of Dublin care to share their experiences of three and the iphone4...hows the 3g signal? and is it dropping and automatically reselecting 3g.

Thanks

samf

Can someone tell me if the phone should connect to the internet automatically? Safari doesnt work as it says im not connected to the internet, do 3G settings have to put in manually?

deep1

samf wrote: »

Can someone tell me if the phone should connect to the internet automatically? Safari doesnt work as it says im not connected to the internet, do 3G settings have to put in manually?

If you did restore and backup from old phone then yes.
Put 3ireland.ie in apn part of network setting.

rebelccfc

I don't have APN???

Stuxnet

the new number i received with the microsim is still showing in itunes even tho my old number has been ported, i have received a call so i know it has,

whats with that, any ideas, did a restore to see if it would refresh to my old number, but it still shows

WezzyB

Can anyone confirm what sort of Internet access is available through tethering on new iPhone 4 data plan.

I'm currently with three on a jailbroken 3GS and have the €20 10gb mobile broadband, which isn't censored, I had the 1gb plan before and it had quiet a few blocked sites.

I might not get the new iPhone but am interested in switching to one of the new flex plans with give 2gb data and a possibility of adding another 2gb as an add-on.

Blazer

samf wrote: »

Can someone tell me if the phone should connect to the internet automatically? Safari doesnt work as it says im not connected to the internet, do 3G settings have to put in manually?

after activating the phone etc you need to power it off and then back on again..
I had the same problem and was beginning to get worried

Once restarted it picked up 3g straightway..first time online was bit slow but after that the speeds picked right up,..very impressed with 3 atm

dalington10

Did anyone get the iphone on 3 in Galway or even da west. Im with 3 at the moment, and am undecided about staying with 3 or moving to vodafone/o2. The coverage is supposed 2 be way better. Any feedback would be appreciated!!;)

samf

Sc@recrow wrote: »

after activating the phone etc you need to power it off and then back on again..
I had the same problem and was beginning to get worried

Once restarted it picked up 3g straightway..first time online was bit slow but after that the speeds picked right up,..very impressed with 3 atm

Thank you! This worked.

paulhardman

rebelccfc wrote: »

I don't have APN???

You need to reset your network settings. Settings > general > reset > reset network settings. Phone will reboot, it will then work fine.

samf

dalington10 wrote: »

Did anyone get the iphone on 3 in Galway or even da west. Im with 3 at the moment, and am undecided about staying with 3 or moving to vodafone/o2. The coverage is supposed 2 be way better. Any feedback would be appreciated!!;)

I got it in galway, so far signal's been fine (though death grip did drop it when i grabbed hard) and 3g speed test is showing 3.1mb download speeds, which is a hell of a lot faster than my o2 broadband dongle i have up here.

Furp

Ordered a 32gb this morning on the three website, and got an email 2 hours later that I have been approved.

Now waiting on a shipping time, I hope its this weekend as im in the UK next week for work.

I'm switching from meteor, intesrtingly I have been using a three mifi for the past few weeks in the UK and at home, no problem with threes signal and the fact that I can roam in the UK and just use as I would at home is fantastic.

etcetc

Is voicemail free?

cian1500ww

etcetc wrote: »

Is voicemail free?

€0.15 per minute

OCD

samf wrote: »

I got it in galway, so far signal's been fine (though death grip did drop it when i grabbed hard) and 3g speed test is showing 3.1mb download speeds, which is a hell of a lot faster than my o2 broadband dongle i have up here.

how do you check 3g speed on iphone? i went to safari to speedtest and it kicks me into the app store when i try to start the test. any ideas?

Furp

OCD wrote: »

how do you check 3g speed on iphone? i went to safari to speedtest and it kicks me into the app store when i try to start the test. any ideas?

Download the speedtest.net application from the app store, that will give you the results and record them for comparison in future.

philiporeilly

I am considering switching to 3 for my mobile upgrade as you seem to get better call value. I've heard plenty of stories regarding poor customer service but since I rarely if ever call O2 I'd be interested in some feedback from current customers.

Do they allow/charge for tethering?

Do they unlock phones for customers?

spannerism

I know - me again

If ye can keep an eye out for 3G to 2G switching and back again, it would be great!!!

So far everyone seems happy!

Looking for reception reports in D1, D15 and D24 area!

Thanks

philip___

i'm going to sound REALLY stupid, but what is 3G coverage used for? lol

Hogzy

philip___ wrote: »

i'm going to sound REALLY stupid, but what is 3G coverage used for? lol

Mobile internet.

gleep

Need a bit of help here lads, gf got ip4 on three today and her reception is awful. Shes been in south dublin and is now in the city centre. Phone is displaying full bars on 3G.

I've been ringing her from my mobile and landline, with both the reception sucks. It's cutting out etc and we can barely hear each other.

Tried the airplane mode on/off trick, still no better. Anyone have any ideas before I take it back to the store for a refund? Please?

and no, she is not holding it in that special way!!!

Bigcheeze

Anyone know what happens if you're out when 3 try to deliver the iphone ? Is it done by An Post....i.e. do you drop down to your post office to collect ?

RnR

gleep wrote: »

Need a bit of help here lads, gf got ip4 on three today and her reception is awful. Shes been in south dublin and is now in the city centre. Phone is displaying full bars on 3G.

I've been ringing her from my mobile and landline, with both the reception sucks. It's cutting out etc and we can barely hear each other.

Tried the airplane mode on/off trick, still no better. Anyone have any ideas before I take it back to the store for a refund? Please?

and no, she is not holding it in that special way!!!

You with O2 or VF ?!

Hogzy

RnR wrote: »

You with O2 or VF ?!

I think he said three in the first sentence

gleep

I dont know if you're being a smart arse or what so for the record I got the phone from 3. I'm with 3 also, moved from o2 because three's signal is better in my home and work, and they are cheaper. I WAS NOT BASHING 3!

Johnzy Fitzgerald

BOBBY wrote: »

the new number i received with the microsim is still showing in itunes even tho my old number has been ported, i have received a call so i know it has,

whats with that, any ideas, did a restore to see if it would refresh to my old number, but it still shows

I think you may just have to change it manually.
Settings > Phone > My Number (and obviously change the number).
Hopefully that should sort your problem out.

I'm still waiting on my number from O2 to be ported over, so I haven't bothered yet.

RnR

Hogzy wrote: »

I think he said three in the first sentence

He said gf was with 3.

RnR

gleep wrote: »

I dont know if you're being a smart arse or what so for the record I got the phone from 3. I'm with 3 also, moved from o2 because three's signal is better in my home and work, and they are cheaper. I WAS NOT BASHING 3!

It was tongue in cheek.
Also with O2 and contemplating a move to 3.

Way, way better prices.
Hesitating till I hear move re coverage etc....

gleep

Christ on a bike:eek:

False alarm folks, just had gf on the phone (again). Turns out she still had the plactic cover on the phone:eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:! So it was covering the mic and speaker, therefore I couldn't hear her and she couldn't hear me!!

Wasted on her, absolutley wasted.

So no reception problem, absolutley crystal clear!

Sorry 3!:P

RnR

gleep wrote: »

Christ on a bike:eek:

False alarm folks, just had gf on the phone (again). Turns out she still had the plactic cover on the phone:eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:! So it was covering the mic and speaker, therefore I couldn't hear her and she couldn't hear me!!

Wasted on her, absolutley wasted.

So no reception problem, absolutley crystal clear!

Sorry 3!:P

BRILLIANT!!

Made my day !!

Lumi

Glad you got it sorted - priceless though!!!:D

Johnzy Fitzgerald

Women know your limits!