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Three 4g broadband issue

  • 11-05-2020 11:37am
    #1
    Alwandy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 49 ✭


    Hi,
    I'm currently using 3 Prepay (20 euros account) that I pushed into the modem with an antenna outside to boost the signal (70-90%, depending on the weather....) and I notice that with the ethernet and or WiFI I just get 1-2 MBs download speed and when my SO is Netflix binge-watching my connection drops so bad I am not able to even view any pages on the internet or game.

    So my question is:
    - Should I swap to 3 Broadband instead? (Not with the router one... I refuse to sign for a contract that's binding)
    - Go to a different provider?


Comments

  • #2
    westyIrl
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 510 ✭✭✭westyIrl


    Alwandy wrote: »
    Hi,
    I'm currently using 3 Prepay (20 euros account) that I pushed into the modem with an antenna outside to boost the signal (70-90%, depending on the weather....) and I notice that with the ethernet and or WiFI I just get 1-2 MBs download speed and when my SO is Netflix binge-watching my connection drops so bad I am not able to even view any pages on the internet or game.

    So my question is:
    - Should I swap to 3 Broadband instead? (Not with the router one... I refuse to sign for a contract that's binding)
    - Go to a different provider?

    Try another provider. The service you will get on that 30 day rolling is the same profile as the €20 top up the last time I checked.

    Jim


  • #3
    wassie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,625 ✭✭✭wassie


    Your issue is not with your signal connection, its more to do with your profile being limited as noted above and/or high contention ratios on your particular cell tower (congestion of sorts). Lots of threads on here confirming poor download speeds on Three.

    No point complaining to Three, the will just point you to their T&Cs to show that they a providing a minimum level of service. Good luck with it all.


  • #4
    Scruff
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,222 ✭✭✭Scruff


    what the limit on the "All You Can Eat Data" with Three prepay these days? Has the 60GB limit been removed?

    /edit ah its officially gone for the time being https://www.three.ie/here-to-help/


  • #5
    Alwandy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 49 ✭Alwandy


    Argh so it is a common issue. Guess I have to live with it until the fibre rollout occurs in my area which probably won't happen for another 2 years... (Rural ...) If I was to swap, what provider would you recommend? Eir? I do download a lot due to work and my gaming hobby.


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