Originally Posted by Zee (Post 34635988)

and your post about poor reception with 3, its nothing to do with 3, as they have 99.5% voice and text coverage in the UK, its to do with the 6500 Slide, as the reception thing that picks up a signal is on the bottom of the phone, not the top, and try upgrading the software using Nokia Software Updater, as far as i know the current software version for Nokia 6500 Slide is v8.30

Originally Posted by Stuart C (Post 34636106)

Going off topic for a second, everyone I know who has used three has complained of bad reception. That is several people, on several phones (some of which hold the signal quite reliably on other networks) and in several areas. In my experience, 3 have a terrible network.

Originally Posted by Zee (Post 34635988)

your post about poor reception with 3, its nothing to do with 3, as they have 99.5% voice and text coverage in the UK, its to do with the 6500 Slide, as the reception thing that picks up a signal is on the bottom of the phone, not the top, and try upgrading the software using Nokia Software Updater, as far as i know the current software version for Nokia 6500 Slide is v8.30

Originally Posted by richard1960 (Post 34636435)

I have only just gone onto the "3" network on a nokia N95 8GB,and my signal is excellent much better then the signal i used to get on the vm/t mobile network,and my 3G coverage is top notch,all in all i am very pleased so far with "3" and yes i would recommend them.

I would think reception goes like most networks on an area by area basis,where i live orange is not much cop and t mobile is very patchy.Which is why i changed networks from vm/t mobile to "3".:)

Originally Posted by i-Set (Post 34637408)

im delighted for ya...like i said i think its my nokia 6500 slides recepter which is based on the bottom of the phone thats giving me grief because my old 6300 was great with 3.

anyways back to topic whens the n96 coming out on 3? i wanna buy it for my dad but ill pay the contract

Originally Posted by i-Set (Post 34636266)

yep i understand, it seemed to be a manufactuing problem from nokias side...

just wondering my contract with 3 finishes in like 9 months and im looking forward to move over to o2...would it be best to take out a contract with o2 themselves direct or go with a high street shop such as carphone warehouse or phones4u for an o2 contract. its just that shops like phones4u give you a better deal for new customers straight away whereas o2 give out a better deal after you upgrade. so which route should i take

Originally Posted by i-Set (Post 34635955)

im with 3 btw have been for the last 6 months and the offer which u mentioned the 1100 mix and match for 20 quid on the nokia 6500 slide, i can honestly say that 3 are rubbish. why i hear you cry, basically hardly any coverage and the customer service is atrocious but when i do get coverage 20 quid for 1100 is value for money. the thing is the coverage may be due manufacturing problems of the 6500 because if i stick the same sim card into my old 6630 then its got top coverage.

5 quid for 300 mins and 300 txts is banging lol...i may stay with them if they give me a different phone but no matter what offer they give me if the customer service isnt improved within one year then i will not stay...when i say improved i mean uk call centres and not indian ones. im not racist or anything but its just the way it is. for eg im with Natwest simply because of their uk branch call centres and their excellent customer service.

damn long post lol sorry but just wondering those who are with o2...whats the customer service like and the network coverage?