Re: Three 2G data roaming

NewsNN <news@news.com> wrote:
> I use more and more data these days, mainly internet browsing through my
> phone with occasional tethering, but am getting increasingly frustrated by
> a complete lack of data coverage when off the home network.
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> I'm on PAYG now, does Three allow any 2G data roaming on any tariffs, in
> particular Blackberry?

Some years ago, Three PAYG phone SIMs roamed onto 2G just fine (though
connections would drop), but dongle SIMs didn't. I think that still
happens, but it's possible newer SIMs are 3G only. How old is your
SIM/tariff, and where did it come from?

Theo

Theo Markettos <theom+news@chiark.greenend.org.uk> wrote in
news:7RA*5ICiu@news.chiark.greenend.org.uk:


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> Some years ago, Three PAYG phone SIMs roamed onto 2G just fine (though
> connections would drop), but dongle SIMs didn't. I think that still
> happens, but it's possible newer SIMs are 3G only. How old is your
> SIM/tariff, and where did it come from?
>
> Theo
>

I think the SIM is about 6 years old, originally on contract, tariff is an
old 3-Pay one. Voice and SMS switches between 2G/3G just fine, it's the
data that's a pain. I do remember my very old Three SIM which roamed on O2
gave limited 2G data services such as My3, but I can't even do that now.

Thanks

On Wednesday, October 24, 2012 12:22:42 AM UTC+1, NewsNN wrote:
> Theo Markettos <theom+news@chiark.greenend.org.uk> wrote in
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> news:7RA*5ICiu@news.chiark.greenend.org.uk:
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> > Some years ago, Three PAYG phone SIMs roamed onto 2G just fine (though
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> > connections would drop), but dongle SIMs didn't. I think that still
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> > happens, but it's possible newer SIMs are 3G only. How old is your
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> > SIM/tariff, and where did it come from?
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> > Theo
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> I think the SIM is about 6 years old, originally on contract, tariff is an
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> old 3-Pay one. Voice and SMS switches between 2G/3G just fine, it's the
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> data that's a pain. I do remember my very old Three SIM which roamed on O2
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> gave limited 2G data services such as My3, but I can't even do that now.
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> Thanks

2G access in the UK is now limited - it will only connect to Orange in certain rural locations.

When abroad you can use 2G and 3G. E.g. if in Spain you can use the Movistar 2G and 3G service across the whole country - 3 have no control to restrict you to 3G only. They have no reason to anyway as they will be paying the foreign network the same amount regardless of what connection you are using.