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best 3g data plan

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  • 24-11-2012 1:53pm
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    fungie
    Registered Users Posts: 688 ✭✭✭


    Im getting a nexus 7 3G. Does anybody know whats the cheapest data plan.
    All I need is like 1GB, doesnt matter each network. Its hard to find the information on the websites (except meteor).

    Is there a top up plan where you can just add money to it when you need it, as apposed to paying every month?
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    projectgtr
    Registered Users Posts: 2,461 ✭✭✭projectgtr


    fungie wrote: »
    Im getting a nexus 7 3G. Does anybody know whats the cheapest data plan.
    All I need is like 1GB, doesnt matter each network. Its hard to find the information on the websites (except meteor).

    Is there a top up plan where you can just add money to it when you need it, as apposed to paying every month?

    do you already have a smart phone with a data add-on? If so why dont you just tether from your smart phone? Works perfect for me on my Galaxy Nexus.


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    fungie
    Registered Users Posts: 688 ✭✭✭fungie


    projectgtr wrote: »
    do you already have a smart phone with a data add-on? If so why dont you just tether from your smart phone? Works perfect for me on my Galaxy Nexus.

    Three dont allow tethering. The feckers


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    mrmeindl
    Registered Users Posts: 386 ✭✭mrmeindl


    fungie wrote: »
    Three dont allow tethering. The feckers

    How do they stop it tho? I'm tethering from my crappy nokia now on three, it's slow but that's because of where I live I think.


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    projectgtr
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    fungie wrote: »
    Three dont allow tethering. The feckers

    How can they tell your tethering?:confused:


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    killbillvol2
    Registered Users Posts: 5,178 ✭✭✭killbillvol2


    fungie wrote: »
    Three dont allow tethering. The feckers
    mrmeindl wrote: »
    How do they stop it tho? I'm tethering from my crappy nokia now on three, it's slow but that's because of where I live I think.
    projectgtr wrote: »
    How can they tell your tethering?:confused:

    Three do allow tethering.


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    fungie
    Registered Users Posts: 688 ✭✭✭fungie


    killbillvol2 wrote: »
    Three do allow tethering.

    You can do it but its against the terms and conditions, id imagine they can charge extra or slow down your download speeds.


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    mrmeindl
    Registered Users Posts: 386 ✭✭mrmeindl


    fungie wrote: »
    You can do it but its against the terms and conditions, id imagine they can charge extra or slow down your download speeds.

    As long as you don't go over the 15GB fair use you'll be grand. Possibly tethering could be blocked on handsets bought from three.


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    killbillvol2
    Registered Users Posts: 5,178 ✭✭✭killbillvol2


    fungie wrote: »
    You can do it but its against the terms and conditions, id imagine they can charge extra or slow down your download speeds
    I have no idea what I'm talking about,

    FYP


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    drunkmonkey
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    fungie wrote: »
    You can do it but its against the terms and conditions, id imagine they can charge extra or slow down your download speeds.

    If the were going to charge you they'd have to have price charges in place, they don't. Tether away.


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    fungie
    Registered Users Posts: 688 ✭✭✭fungie


    mrmeindl wrote: »
    As long as you don't go over the 15GB fair use you'll be grand. Possibly tethering could be blocked on handsets bought from three.

    tethering isnt blocked as far as I know. I think they can tell if you are tethering though and they can limit your download speeds.


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    ChopShop
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    fungie wrote: »
    Im getting a nexus 7 3G. Does anybody know whats the cheapest data plan.
    All I need is like 1GB, doesnt matter each network. Its hard to find the information on the websites (except meteor).


    did you look at eMobile?


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    Kristopherus
    Registered Users Posts: 11,907 ✭✭✭✭Kristopherus


    Or Lycamobile?


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    danthefan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,770 ✭✭✭danthefan


    I tether my Three phone to my laptop all the time, it works perfectly.


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    Simi
    Registered Users Posts: 1,868 ✭✭✭Simi


    Kristopherus wrote: »
    Or Lycamobile?

    Lycamobile, like tesco mobile and all other vitual networks have awful data speeds.


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    Tar.Aldarion
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    killbillvol2 wrote: »
    Three do allow tethering.

    You are the one that does not know what you are talking about, it's against their terms and conditions unless you have a special bundle for it, or you were a three customer before they changed the rule. How lax or not about it they are is a different matter.


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    Kristopherus
    Registered Users Posts: 11,907 ✭✭✭✭Kristopherus


    Simi wrote: »
    Lycamobile, like tesco mobile and all other vitual networks have awful data speeds.

    All networks have poor reception in places. If the OP is in an urban area, there should be no great problems


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    killbillvol2
    Registered Users Posts: 5,178 ✭✭✭killbillvol2


    Tar.Aldarion wrote: »
    You are the one that does not know what you are talking about, it's against their terms and conditions unless you have a special bundle for it, or you were a three customer before they changed the rule. How lax or not about it they are is a different matter.

    That's the second time someone has said it's against T&C. Link?

    I tether every day on Three with my work phone. I'd also be curious as to how Three even know if a customer is tethering on an Android phone?


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    Pop'n'Fresh
    Registered Users Posts: 258 ✭✭Pop'n'Fresh


    killbillvol2 wrote: »
    That's the second time someone has said it's against T&C. Link?

    I tether every day on Three with my work phone. I'd also be curious as to how Three even know if a customer is tethering on an Android phone?

    Link

    "Tethering on your mobile
    Connecting your phone to other devices so that they can access the internet is called tethering.

    Bill Pay
    Under our Bill Pay terms & conditions, customers who activated or upgraded to one of our Flex- Max price plans on or after 1st January, 2012 are not permitted to tether

    Prepay
    Tethering is not a feature of your prepay plan, and under our Prepay terms & conditions, is not permitted"

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    Tar.Aldarion
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    It also says it in several other places on their site and all over their forum every day. I believe there is only an official way to tell on iPhone and that they make educated guesses for android as of yet. I don't know how they detect it or plan to.


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    #21
    killbillvol2
    Registered Users Posts: 5,178 ✭✭✭killbillvol2


    PopnFresh wrote: »
    Link

    "Tethering on your mobile
    Connecting your phone to other devices so that they can access the internet is called tethering.

    Bill Pay
    Under our Bill Pay terms & conditions, customers who activated or upgraded to one of our Flex- Max price plans on or after 1st January, 2012 are not permitted to tether

    Prepay
    Tethering is not a feature of your prepay plan, and under our Prepay terms & conditions, is not permitted"
    Tar.Aldarion wrote: »
    It also says it in several other places on their site and all over their forum every day. I believe there is only an official way to tell on iPhone and that they make educated guesses for android as of yet. I don't know how they detect it or plan to.

    Interesting. I don't read their forum so hadn't seen that.

    There are 5 of us at work on Three. 2 pre-January and the other 3 this year. We all tether without issue on Android phones. As far as I can see there's no way they can identify if you're tethering unless there's a separate APN.


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    #22
    fungie
    Registered Users Posts: 688 ✭✭✭fungie


    Tar.Aldarion wrote: »
    It also says it in several other places on their site and all over their forum every day. I believe there is only an official way to tell on iPhone and that they make educated guesses for android as of yet. I don't know how they detect it or plan to.

    I've a iPhone but I'll chance it. Bought the 32gb one there


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