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Hi does anyone know if its possible or has experience using the one plan for £25 a month then use the sim in a usb modem (or router that has 3g support) - this would then be equal to a fixed line unlimited but mobile broadband right?
Would the speed be normal HSPA or HSPA+
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I'm not sure if I'd get it instead of my fixed connection, but below is my home broadband vs three
Be there:
http://www.speedtest.net/result/2291298081.png
http://www.pingtest.net/result/71883365.png
Three UK 3G:
http://www.speedtest.net/result/2291294896.png
http://www.pingtest.net/result/71883207.png
The 3G connection is actually faster than my fixed broadband, and it's incredibly smooth for gaming on. I get around 30ish ping in-game, which is higher than the fixed broadband, but it's perfectly adequate.
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I will be forced to do the 3 mobile broadband thing in a couple of months when we move into the middle of nowhere. ADSL at 2MB/sec or HSPA at 10MB/sec?
Seems like no choice as bonded is too expensive. Hopefully 3 will go 4G in next 12 months so will be able to get even faster connection.
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... would be the Iphone5 and the Galaxy SIII and others...
Any phone EE are selling I would have though - http://shop.ee.co.uk/mobile-phones/pay-monthly/
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(I Netflix all day long and have used 165GB so far this month) [censored] me we're only on day 7 of this month and you've already done that. I hope Three cut you off.
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Edited by deleted (Wed 07-Nov-12 23:44:36)
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Edited by deleted (Wed 07-Nov-12 23:50:14)
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I know we're not on about EE but if Three use the 1800Mhz band they are buying from the T-Mobile+Orange merger then the same phones will work. Yes if there are different models with different cellular chipsets this makes it all very confusing.
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So there is a limit. Which no doubt Three will lower if you and others abuse the service.
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Edited by deleted (Wed 07-Nov-12 23:52:47)
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Time to get a 3G amplifier and ditch my land line and adsl broadband then!
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Edited by deleted (Wed 07-Nov-12 23:57:35)
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but is anyone using this plan from a usb modem or from a router? or is everyone here tethering it from a phone?
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So there is a limit. Which no doubt Three will lower if you and others abuse the service.
The "limit" of 1TB is defined by 3 as if you were to run the connection 24/7 and that would be the maximum amount of data you could physically use in one month.
I assume it has been put in there as a definate to point at if somebody wanted to complain about how much they could download.
at £31 per month it is comparable with the price of BT broadband for their unlmited package.
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Don't get hung up on 4G/LTE coming along, Three are rolling out DC-HSPA+ support over the next few months, which in real world tests is producing similar if not better speeds than EE's LTE.
M.
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The above post has been made by an ISP REPRESENTATIVE (although not necessarily the ISP being discussed in the post).
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Try and get an Android phone with contract such as a Nexus 4; which has DC-HSPDA support. DC-HSPDA from what I've seen is phenomenal (especially on rural sites which have less contention across them).
The iPhone 5 also supports it but it's probably overkill just to use as a 'MiFi' style device.
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