iPhone 4 on 3 ... cheap way to access voicemail?

AlanD5734

Three network is a joke... I have the iPhone 4 and I bought it on the three network and boy am I sorry.
First issue: I thought i lost my phone so I went into the carphoneware house where I bought it, complete with garda report (for the insurance claim) and reported it missing. Straight away they rang 3 and locked the phone. Then carphone sorted me with a phone and my same number etc. Perfect! Then a friend of mine rand me and said he found my iPhone in his car, so I went back the carphone and told them I found it and we all had a great laugh about etc. We rang 3 in order to switch back on my micro sim etc. They said I'd have to get a new Microsim (but keep the number) that was grand, carphone were going giving me the sim for free. Then 3 said they wanted €19 to activate the microsim. The lad in the carp shop argued with the 3 rep for some time but got no where he even handed over the phone to me to have a word with him, but no good, they wanted €19 and that was it! So i paid it.

Anyway over the few months there has been a few occurances, being charged twice when topping up online etc, and i Just noticed one of those wasnt refunded! So I've decided enough is enough, I want to change network. I ring 3 to get the unlocking code and they as its an iPhone they want €27 to unlock it!!!!!! Now I know its not a lot of money but when you've paid €600 for a mobile phone I find this a bit too much. Especially since they (by law) have top provide you with your unlocking code. Its a disgrace like. They said it was a charge which Apple charged... I contacted Apple about this anf guess what they said?... Yup, you guessed it, there is no such charge on their behalf.

I just think iPhone users pay alot of money for there phones and I think its a disgrace that we jerked around by a donkey of a network like 3!