iPhone 4 on Three Ireland Network.

deep1

Well i don't have any problem anyway but just wondering has anybody on bill have access to internet on 2g, I have tried but i can't so it must be Thursday.

naasrd

slasher_65 wrote: »

I wonder if this forum will end up having it's very own 'THREE PROBLEM M-M-MEGATHREAD!' like the Midband forum. It's getting rather close to megathread status, with 513 posts!

They think it's all over... Mods...?

slasher_65

naasrd wrote: »

They think it's all over... Mods...?

Oh! Oh! Oh! Maybe if we make it stupidly long enough with valid complaints, we will get in the papers like that other one did! Three being shown up in the national media for the same issues (basically) TWICE? That's gotta hurt.

slasher_65

slasher_65 wrote: »

Oh! Oh! Oh! Maybe if we make it stupidly long enough with valid complaints, we will get in the papers like that other one did! Three being shown up in the national media for the same issues (basically) TWICE? That's gotta hurt.

Huh? When did that Happen???

gartcork

Just off the phone with 3.....THEY RANG ME!!!

It was in relation to an email I sent them about the problems. They do Listen....;)

Basically he wanted to hear of all the issues first hand...didn't offer a fix yet but said that they would sort them out.

He also asked about O2 and Vodafone having a representative on boards....hopefully they'll follow suit.

He didn't confirm anything about a deal with Vodafone for 2G on Friday the 13th.

Overall, no answers yet, but they are aware of the problems and are working on fixing them.

I would suggest (again) that everyone with issues email them to make sure they keep on top of it.

customer.services.ie@3mail.com

slasher_65

Deleted User wrote: »

Huh? When did that Happen???

It happened with THIS thread, which is about 15 times the size of this one. It was sort of hilarious, in a train crash kind of way.

Scottish

I updated the carrier settings again (even though they were at 7.1).

Just tried to update the Daft app.

Sits waiting for an age. Decided to run speedtest (again).

5 Bars of 3G - 0kbps down....

Then it comes on again for about 2 minutes.... and gone again.

It's now so bad that speedtest can't even get it's server list.

naasrd

slasher_65 wrote: »

It happened with THIS thread, which is about 15 times the size of this one. It was sort of hilarious, in a train crash kind of way.

Wow, 3 years and still running?

slasher_65

Scottish wrote: »

I updated the carrier settings again (even though they were at 7.1).

Just tried to update the Daft app.

Sits waiting for an age. Decided to run speedtest (again).

5 Bars of 3G - 0kbps down....

Then it comes on again for about 2 minutes.... and gone again

Try sending an email. So far, it seems that although it takes them a day or two, they DO pay attention to those, and put you on to the people who are best qualified to answer questions.

pah

gartcork wrote: »

Friday the 13th

:eek:

Incidentally my iPhone build is week 29. 3G switching problems etc and all the rest

Scottish

slasher_65 wrote: »

Try sending an email. So far, it seems that although it takes them a day or two, they DO pay attention to those, and put you on to the people who are best qualified to answer questions.

I'm going to - that speedtest app is great, you can send all the history to someone in an excel file.

cian1500ww

Things really improved yesterday but they're back to being crap once again...

NothingMan

So I always get a good 3G signal in work. So while I was sitting here I disabled 3G, a gprs circle briefly flashed up but quickly went away leaving me with no data access. So I turned back on 3G expecting, as it did on o2, for my 3G signal to come flying back. It took about 5 minutes to come back, toggling the Airplane mode made no difference.

In fact as I write this I have lost 3G again. It is definitely not reliable after it loses a 3G connection. I am on 3 Ireland 7.1 so according to them I should be sorted.

Did they say that the 7.1 should fix the coming back onto 3G quicker or have Edge type data?

Edit: Ok, 3G wasn't coming back on so I changed my Carrier from Automatic to 3 3G and it came back immediately. This is what they said to do to someone here so what carrier settings are others using?

This time when I turned 3G off and back on I didn't get 3G back immediately but toggling Airplane did bring it back straight away unlike when it was on Automatic.

Why can't they be more like o2, never had a single issue with their data. Just their charges.

pah

cian1500ww wrote: »

Things really improved yesterday but they're back to being crap once again...


:eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:
Now that's impressive. Imagine what a network 3 would be if this was consistent

This.....not so much

pah

NothingMan wrote: »

So I always get a good 3G signal in work. So while I was sitting here I disabled 3G, a gprs circle briefly flashed up but quickly went away leaving me with no data access. So I turned back on 3G expecting, as it did on o2, for my 3G signal to come flying back. It took about 5 minutes to come back, toggling the Airplane mode made no difference.

In fact as I write this I have lost 3G again. It is definitely not reliable after it loses a 3G connection. I am on 3 Ireland 7.1 so according to them I should be sorted.

Did they say that the 7.1 should fix the coming back onto 3G quicker or have Edge type data?

7.1 is what I have now and have had from day 1. How can it magically fix the problem surely we need a 8.0, a 7.2 or at least a 7.1.1

NothingMan

pah wrote: »

7.1 is what I have now and have had from day 1. How can it magically fix the problem surely we need a 8.0, a 7.2 or at least a 7.1.1

True, I had never checked before so I assumed there was updates pushed out at some point.

Bigcheeze

NothingMan wrote: »

True, I had never checked before so I assumed there was updates pushed out at some point.

If they push something out it will be a carrier update via itunes.

bkehoe

slasher_65 wrote: »

Chatting with people on O2 and Vodafone about these issues, it seems that they are not happening on these networks. So they are Three issues.

However, Vodafone apparently don't HAVE an EDGE network at all, but at least the iPhones on that network stick with 3G when they can.

Not on 3, but I used to be a few years ago and used to have similar issues with a Nokia N95. Dropping off from 3G and going to the dataless 2G.

I have 2 iPhone4s which I use regularly and while travelling, one with O2 and one with Vodafone, and neither exhibits this kind of issue at all. At home, with Vodafone when in my office the phone will happily sacrifice 5 bars 2G reception and connect to 1 bar of 3G when available, which is good!
Someone else here mentioned driving Carlow - Dublin. I've done this a few times and on my Vodafone handset have been able to keep an internet radio stream on 3G going almost the entire way, with only one or two short dropouts.

I do not think there is any special setting in the carrier file that will fix this problem - I certainly have never seen anything in a carrier file that could contribute to or help with this problem.
Also, I do not see how switching on Data Roaming can actually help as Vodafone's network ID is in the carrier file already, so the phone should treat it as a local network.

However, on the topic of the network ID, I'm just thinking out loud that maybe this is related to the issue. Vodafone is 272 01, whereas '3' is 272 04. Could it be so simple that the iPhone prefers to go with what comes first?

These kind of roaming agreements exist all over the world so it's nothing unusual. Maybe the implementation that 3 Ireland have is somewhat unique. Even AT&T have such roaming agreements with smaller GSM providers in the US (mainly mid-western states) and I've never had or seen people have issues like these.

Johnzy Fitzgerald

Bigcheeze wrote: »

If they push something out it will be a carrier update via itunes.

I got my 7.1 carrier update over the air a few days ago. No need to connect to iTunes.

Kevin!

Does anyone else have a problem where as in you can't connect to 3G on your mobile device until you tether? the 3G icon is there but your request times out on safari but once you join it to your computer it magically works again?

very strange issue..

Zimmerframe

I only got my iphone 4 on Saturday, but so far no issues at all with it, as far as Three are concerned, but my Mail app crashes often.

Jimdagym

Mine is week 31. Just got it today, but so far so good.

discombobulate

Sorry if this has been asked already but I received my 3 iPhone 4 last Friday after switching from Vodafone.

Am I able to get out of this contract at all? 3G signal is terrible as soon as I go inside anywhere and its dropped phone signal a couple of times too.

Not sure of their T&C's

MrTrebus

Far as I know you have 14 days to bring it back !!
TBH, I haven't had any real issues with them apart from a couple of stupid charges on my first bill and a general loss of all signal in Bettystown !!!

Been fairly okay so far

MrTrebus

discombobulate wrote: »

Sorry if this has been asked already but I received my 3 iPhone 4 last Friday after switching from Vodafone.

Am I able to get out of this contract at all? 3G signal is terrible as soon as I go inside anywhere and its dropped phone signal a couple of times too.

Not sure of their T&C's

drunkmonkey

discombobulate wrote: »

Sorry if this has been asked already but I received my 3 iPhone 4 last Friday after switching from Vodafone.

Am I able to get out of this contract at all? 3G signal is terrible as soon as I go inside anywhere and its dropped phone signal a couple of times too.

Not sure of their T&C's

yes your can return it, 3 can only do a like for like exchange as well so they won't be able to give you a handset that is better for reception unless you take out a new contract when canceling the current one.

Anyone happy to have moved because there saving money but having coverage issues should really look at moving away from iphone unless you really really have to have one.

3's 3G coverage is really good, it's way better than vodafone's, the iphone is just not the best phone for picking up the network. The cheapest phone on the network the inq mini is better for coverage, fact.

ingen

drunkmonkey wrote: »

3's 3G coverage is really good, it's way better than vodafone's, network

that is not correct.

vodafone have better coverage in terms of 3g, as they have many more masts than 3.

drunkmonkey

ingen wrote: »

that is not correct.

vodafone have better coverage in terms of 3g, as they have many more masts than 3.

No they don't, 3 has the largest 3G network in the country by a long shot, have a look at some coverage maps.

discombobulate

drunkmonkey wrote: »

No they don't, 3 has the largest 3G network in the country by a long shot, have a look at some coverage maps.

Their coverage maps musn't include inside buildings then!! I just switched from Vodafone and it was far far better than them

ingen

drunkmonkey wrote: »

No they don't, 3 has the largest 3G network in the country by a long shot, have a look at some coverage maps.

#

well the tests i did with a 3 sim on 3g, in main areas along m1, 3 signal was patchy. maybe in city centre its good.. but i have found vodafone to have great 3g signal.. and well covered too.. way better than 3 in areas outside dublin. if their network is so good, and anywhere close to their coverage map... then why do you have to roam on vodafone

drunkmonkey

ingen wrote: »

#

well the tests i did with a 3 sim on 3g, in main areas along m1, 3 signal was patchy. maybe in city centre its good.. but i have vodafone to have great 3g signal.. and well covered too.. way better than 3 in areas outside dublin.

Did you do that test with a 3phone or just a sim it can make a big difference, outside of dublin Vodafone's 3G coverage is pretty sparse outside main towns.

It would be good to see some hard facts about 3G coverage from all the networks. All that you have to go by is their coverage maps, but 3 are heading for 100% 3G coverage by the end of the year. I'd say vodafone are lucky if there at 50%.