witzend
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Thanks
http://support.three.co.uk/SRVS/CGI...=roaming,varset_subcat=4157,Case=EXT(EM11925)
This was probaly our problem we both receive several calls from home see pic
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http://support.three.co.uk/SRVS/CGI...=roaming,varset_subcat=4157,Case=EXT(EM11925)
This was probaly our problem we both receive several calls from home see pic
Byronic
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Makes for boring reading, but;
On the 3 Website Home Page Index (at page bottom) is the Price Guide link.
In PDF form is their Price Guide to Phone/Data SIM Plan makes references to 2 months for two instances of usage, whereas the Price Guide for Data SIM Plan refers to 2 months and 3 months for the similar instances of usage????
Appears to be an anomaly to me. To think there are are people sitting around thinking up these bloody shenanigans 8 hours a day.
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Just some of my findings.
I have just returned after 2 months in Europe. Mostly France.
I had the 3 mobile 10GB for £15 monthly rolling contract.
I found that even with a full signal sometimes I could view YouTube (occasionally) and other times (mostly) not at all. Signal strength was not a factor.
The same goes for streaming a movie.
It didn't appear to matter which network I was tallied with.
I signed up to Spotify premium and downloading an album would take several hours. Streaming Spotify was a no go.
Emails and webpages were not a problem.
I was impressed by the coverage all over France. Especially in rural areas. Seemed much better than UK coverage. However, I was with Giffgaff (uses O2 network) in the UK and I usually don't have much coverage in rural Wales, wildcamping.
So I don't know if other networks are better coverage in UK. Especially Wales.
I did use the 3 mobile from the house before we left. I can't do that with giffgaff.
So to recap. If you are hoping to watch YouTube whilst in France. It's hit or miss.
Personally, due to this streaming issue I have renamed the "feel at home" to "second class citizen".
It's more accurate.
I have just returned after 2 months in Europe. Mostly France.
I had the 3 mobile 10GB for £15 monthly rolling contract.
I found that even with a full signal sometimes I could view YouTube (occasionally) and other times (mostly) not at all. Signal strength was not a factor.
The same goes for streaming a movie.
It didn't appear to matter which network I was tallied with.
I signed up to Spotify premium and downloading an album would take several hours. Streaming Spotify was a no go.
Emails and webpages were not a problem.
I was impressed by the coverage all over France. Especially in rural areas. Seemed much better than UK coverage. However, I was with Giffgaff (uses O2 network) in the UK and I usually don't have much coverage in rural Wales, wildcamping.
So I don't know if other networks are better coverage in UK. Especially Wales.
I did use the 3 mobile from the house before we left. I can't do that with giffgaff.
So to recap. If you are hoping to watch YouTube whilst in France. It's hit or miss.
Personally, due to this streaming issue I have renamed the "feel at home" to "second class citizen".
It's more accurate.
Braveheart
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I suspect the slow speeds on streaming using the 3 mobile was more to do with the French networks choking 3 mobile users than a fault with the network themselves.
I would hazard a guess that native users on these networks (Orange F & Free) would not have a problem.
Incidentally, I rec'd great signal strength and was able to download webpages and access email in Brittany without issue. In fact over the 2 months I only had an issue in about three locations. All rural. I did have a problem once or twice when I lost the 3g signal and only had Edge. Whilst I had Edge it wasn't really worth bothering.
I would hazard a guess that native users on these networks (Orange F & Free) would not have a problem.
Incidentally, I rec'd great signal strength and was able to download webpages and access email in Brittany without issue. In fact over the 2 months I only had an issue in about three locations. All rural. I did have a problem once or twice when I lost the 3g signal and only had Edge. Whilst I had Edge it wasn't really worth bothering.
whitevanwoman
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I use 3 network with a mifi, £15 per month for 10gb, on a rolling 30 day contract. It was the cheapest deal I could find about 6 months ago. Reception on the whole is pretty good, except in places where you wouldn't expect to get a signal, eg hilly remote areas, although I've been surprised sometimes to get a signal in such places when I didn't think I would. Mifi sits on dashboard as reception in back of van isn't always great (metal body reduces signal strength) and i have a clear waterproof bag to put it on the roof in bad signal areas. The only downside to the mifi is that its another gadget to recharge and battery life is only about 4 hours. But its kept permanently plugged into cig socket in the cab and the solar panel on van means there's no risk to the starter battery.
Over the summer I had the EE 100 gb monthly deal for 2 months, free SIM, thanks to a heads up from Admin about this. The SIM was free, just required a £10 top up to activate the freebie 100gb. Was down south over the summer so got 4g signal, faster than my home broadband, and good coverage. Not sure how good the EE coverage is further north. I used the SIM in my mobile and hotspotted my laptop with it, good enough to stream live TV.
It seems that EE are offering a similar 100gb free sim Christmas deal so will try to get this although they may not allow it having had their summer deal.
I currently have 3months unlimited data with Vodafone in my mobile, thanks to a billing error - I complained about their error and this was their goodwill gesture to say sorry. Vodafone, like EE, allows tethering and hotspotting. Many other networks don't.
Over the summer I had the EE 100 gb monthly deal for 2 months, free SIM, thanks to a heads up from Admin about this. The SIM was free, just required a £10 top up to activate the freebie 100gb. Was down south over the summer so got 4g signal, faster than my home broadband, and good coverage. Not sure how good the EE coverage is further north. I used the SIM in my mobile and hotspotted my laptop with it, good enough to stream live TV.
It seems that EE are offering a similar 100gb free sim Christmas deal so will try to get this although they may not allow it having had their summer deal.
I currently have 3months unlimited data with Vodafone in my mobile, thanks to a billing error - I complained about their error and this was their goodwill gesture to say sorry. Vodafone, like EE, allows tethering and hotspotting. Many other networks don't.
El Veterano
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I'm sorry, but I'm afraid to have to inform you that if your Huawei modem is set to 'Auto' for the network provider, it will pick up whoever provides the strongest signal when abroad. And that provider may not be one of 3's 'Feel at Home' registered network providers and therefore you will incur additional charges. The only way to make sure which provider your Huawei modem is connected to is to download the Huawei app to your phone/tablet and you can then see the list of network providers that it is picking up, and some of them will be tagged 'Not Allowed'.
Just to comment on an earlier post I made, and in relevance to the thread. We are now back in Uk after 6 weeks in France. After the initial struggle with '3' during our first days in France, after that their 'Feel at Home' service worked very well in most areas, probably better than in the UK. We only use internet though for browsing (lots and lots of estate agents on this trip) and emails, we do not very often use YouTube and have never tried streaming films or downloading them (life is too short), so I can't comment on that. Our contract (15Gb a month at £10.88) was renewed twice in the time we were away with no problems, and when we did have to contact 3 customer services they were extremely helpful.
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I have no idea of how these things work but I do know that our bills while we have been in France and Spain have not involved any additional charges, so I assume that the setting is suitable. But thanks anyway.
Tezza
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I have been both in Spain and France and I have always looked for whoever has the strongest signal and have never been charged. I don't think it has to be with a 3 " partner " And I must admit that I haven't seen it mentioned in their t+c.
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I find my EE Gadgets have a good signal you can tether from my phone or iPad to the laptop. I also have a in car wifi which works like a home wifi and let's me download TV. ( also with EE )
Ron gets a better wifi signal in his home with this than on his own wifi.
So between three sims one in my phone one in my iPad one in the in car wifi I usually get a signal, it is when I am really in the sticks I get nothing this has happened three times this year. A forest in Scotland, Farmer Phils and Ribblehead.
When I am in Europe I can still text and call on my call plan at no extra charge
Reading the above threads I will look at what few gig would cost me in Europe of data !
I use the above to watch tv, text, make calls and use the Internet ...
Ron gets a better wifi signal in his home with this than on his own wifi.
So between three sims one in my phone one in my iPad one in the in car wifi I usually get a signal, it is when I am really in the sticks I get nothing this has happened three times this year. A forest in Scotland, Farmer Phils and Ribblehead.
When I am in Europe I can still text and call on my call plan at no extra charge
Reading the above threads I will look at what few gig would cost me in Europe of data !
I use the above to watch tv, text, make calls and use the Internet ...
El Veterano
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No maybe that is the case, as before I got the Huawei app I was hooked up to Bytel. Now that I can see which network we are using I find that Bytel is on the 'Forbidden' list. And we were not charged either. However, I was warned by the 3 customer services that if the modem is switched to 'Auto' that I must make sure that I use their 'partners' such as Orange or Free or else I would be charged. So that is what I do.
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We are still using our 3 "feel at home'. 85 days now. Had a bit of a worry at Vinaros yesterday and also travelling north for several miles - no service - no mobile carriers at all. It's a pretty flat area but although the town is a good size the area around us quite sparsely populated. Anyway back to normal now at Jonquere and back in France tomorrow.
We are still using our 3 "feel at home'. 85 days now. Had a bit of a worry at Vinaros yesterday and also travelling north for several miles - no service - no mobile carriers at all. It's a pretty flat area but although the town is a good size the area around us quite sparsely populated. Anyway back to normal now at Jonquere and back in France tomorrow.
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I was away for four and a half months this year. Just got back.
I did consider 3 feel at home but was put off by the 3 month limit which now seems to be 2 months. As I understand it though tethering is not allowed anyway but are you 3 users saying you can put it in a mifi unit and use it as a hotspot as it clearly states in the T&C's that its not allowed?
In the end I just did what I do ever year. Used my Toggle sim in my phone to receive free calls from the UK and outgoing calls at 3p as well as Opera mini browser for checking emails at 15p per MB (1 MB can last 2-3 days using this method) and I just relied on my Directional Antenna for wifi with FON from Motorhome WiFi | Improving Wireless Range for Caravans and Campervans
I find FON in France and BT Openzone in the UK pretty good generally. If you get a good connection its more than enough for work which means connecting to computers back in the UK and it can be good enough for streaming etc and of course there are no limits.
I like the rest of you have not heard of any disconnections from 3 for abusing the system. Originally their wording was they would cut you off without warning which was the deal breaker for me but it looks like its changed. I suspect nobody will get cut off but I am confused how they are tethering.
You can be sure of course when the data roaming charges are done away with the providers will find a way to limit your access. Oh and dont for a minute think that mobile providers cant change the goal posts when the feel like it. Vodafone have constantly done this. I had written confirmation in 2012 that I would be able to continue with my Passport deal and Vodafone Data traveler deal even though it was being abolished and replaced with a much more expensive offering yet they still went ahead and disconnected it. Nothing I could do about it unless I fancied taking them to court.
I did consider 3 feel at home but was put off by the 3 month limit which now seems to be 2 months. As I understand it though tethering is not allowed anyway but are you 3 users saying you can put it in a mifi unit and use it as a hotspot as it clearly states in the T&C's that its not allowed?
In the end I just did what I do ever year. Used my Toggle sim in my phone to receive free calls from the UK and outgoing calls at 3p as well as Opera mini browser for checking emails at 15p per MB (1 MB can last 2-3 days using this method) and I just relied on my Directional Antenna for wifi with FON from Motorhome WiFi | Improving Wireless Range for Caravans and Campervans
I find FON in France and BT Openzone in the UK pretty good generally. If you get a good connection its more than enough for work which means connecting to computers back in the UK and it can be good enough for streaming etc and of course there are no limits.
I like the rest of you have not heard of any disconnections from 3 for abusing the system. Originally their wording was they would cut you off without warning which was the deal breaker for me but it looks like its changed. I suspect nobody will get cut off but I am confused how they are tethering.
You can be sure of course when the data roaming charges are done away with the providers will find a way to limit your access. Oh and dont for a minute think that mobile providers cant change the goal posts when the feel like it. Vodafone have constantly done this. I had written confirmation in 2012 that I would be able to continue with my Passport deal and Vodafone Data traveler deal even though it was being abolished and replaced with a much more expensive offering yet they still went ahead and disconnected it. Nothing I could do about it unless I fancied taking them to court.
shawbags
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Hi there what sim card do you use in it and is it good all round , searching, emails ect , i tend to look through my latop just to kill time a lot of the time or order things of the net , is the connection secure , or as secure as can be , cheers , Shawbags.
campertwo
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I used the three payg sim in a Huewi thingy for over 3 weeks in France this summer. It piggy-backed off the Orange network. Great fast signal most of the time, so well impressed. The Three sim card has run out now, but you just buy another one for your trip & load it in the mifi Huewi thingy! Easy peasy.
Oak
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Kuma EDU8532
Taking Peter's advice (on this thread - 5th Nov), I have just received my EDU8532 ready for our trip to Spain. The comments on Amazon High Power long range USB WiFi antenna and booster for caravan and boat: Amazon.co.uk: Computers & Accessories do imply that it's a faff to set up and it really is but for £29 I have to say that so far I'm impressed.
Prior to plugging it in I had just mine and my neighbour's connections available but once connected, I've got 20+ very strong signals in every direction I point it!
For anyone wondering (because I couldn't find it anywhere), it does work on Windows 10. You have to go to Car Bluetooth Stereo Music Receiver,EP-DL561N 150Mbps Wireless 802.11N Modem Router,EP-N8508GS 150Mbps Mini Wireless 802.11N USB Adapter and download the EP8523 driver for windows 8 (you'd expect it to be 8532 wouldn't you?!). Then you have to download a free RAR file viewer to unzip the file, and then refer to the printed instructions that come with it for windows 7.
Taking Peter's advice (on this thread - 5th Nov), I have just received my EDU8532 ready for our trip to Spain. The comments on Amazon High Power long range USB WiFi antenna and booster for caravan and boat: Amazon.co.uk: Computers & Accessories do imply that it's a faff to set up and it really is but for £29 I have to say that so far I'm impressed.
Prior to plugging it in I had just mine and my neighbour's connections available but once connected, I've got 20+ very strong signals in every direction I point it!
For anyone wondering (because I couldn't find it anywhere), it does work on Windows 10. You have to go to Car Bluetooth Stereo Music Receiver,EP-DL561N 150Mbps Wireless 802.11N Modem Router,EP-N8508GS 150Mbps Mini Wireless 802.11N USB Adapter and download the EP8523 driver for windows 8 (you'd expect it to be 8532 wouldn't you?!). Then you have to download a free RAR file viewer to unzip the file, and then refer to the printed instructions that come with it for windows 7.
Oak
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On site test
Further to my last post. I've now had the opportunity to test the kit on site. Absolutely brilliant. No wifi signal without it, full signal with it. Last year I couldn't get any wifi in the van. This year I'm further away and am able to stream TV. Can't believe how good it is considering it cost less than £30.
Further to my last post. I've now had the opportunity to test the kit on site. Absolutely brilliant. No wifi signal without it, full signal with it. Last year I couldn't get any wifi in the van. This year I'm further away and am able to stream TV. Can't believe how good it is considering it cost less than £30.