My 24 month plan is up soon
So its time to recommit.
Currently with 3 they have provided me well for the past 4 years and am unsure if i want to change yet am overwhelmed by choice.

Who's got what and who's happy?

I've got the N95 8gb on a 49 cap with 3.
Ive had it for about 6months now, and have dropped it, had it in sand, sat on it etc and it still feels solid.
I don't think i'd ever change from 3, mostly because i don't like telstra and optus. And also they are rip offs. Especially telstra.

FFS whatever you do DON"T LOSE OR STUFF YA PHONE IF WITH 3 NETWORK!!

I was happy with their phones/deals for about 18mths until I dropped it in the rain and rendered it useless. The run around and undelivered promises were unbelievable. 4 weeks to get a phone to me (told it would be 5 working days) then another 2 wks to get the sim that I was assured would be travelling with the phone to me to actually get some use out of it. They needed promting by me to even consider sending the sim too! What good is a freakin phone with no sim?? This was the phone tied to about 50% of my work/business.

I know these days with any tele com mob you will be needing to ingest a good serve of vindahloo to make sense, but seriously the 3 mob's lack of familiarity with english/communication skills/follow up etc were very very shonky.

Very ordinary - jump while you have the chance PR.

Ha ha - fair call - my contract was just about up and they were keen to retain my biz as i had been with them for a fair while. Unfortunately a free phone finally getting activated 6 weeks later sucked the big one so bye bye 3 wee for me.

I use Virgin Mobile on a N95 8G- no complaints has the v2v, messaging, Broadband (piggy backs Optus) and use it for my calls to canada as well.

I've always been a fan of caps over pre-paid, some how pre-paid has always cost me more.

nebbian said...

Why not pull the sim out of the dead phone and use that?

Aww gorsh - I hdnt fort of thet..

Yep - Nebs that was my 1st hope, alas the sim was cactus too as I hadn't realised I had dropped it, and the phone was in the elements for some time. Tried the sim in a workmate's 3 phone and no go Flo.

Sigh... technology makes your life easier (BOOLSH!T!!!)

Ha ha - I have (after trashing 3 fancy phones in less than 2 years) been luvin my OLD grey screen Nokia given to me. No contracts, simple phone and no hassles. OK, I occasionally miss having a camera but all I really want is a phone. The big techy thing it has is an LED light which was super handy at the back of an equipment rack just yesterdee. Love it!

Anyway I am going back to my cave to listen to the broadcasts from fellow ludites on my crystal set...

Relli i just got a samsung "F480" on a 40 buck telstra plan .It's all touch screen and stuff.
Great camera in it too.
Can even put movies on it to watch on the bus,train,plane etc.
So far i reckon its pretty cool.
Its a bit hard to see in the sun and i don't know how you would use it if you had dirty greasy hands.But i'm a pen pusher so no dramas with that.

I've got two phones for sale Reli.

One's a older style nokia camera phone and the other is the newer version camera phone with vibrating alert. Here's a photo just in case you're interested.

I have been with 3 also, plan will be up in June. Missus want t go to Pre-paid, but agree with previous comments, it get more expensive compared to a plan due flag fall and cost per minute being higher.

But 3 coverage roams to Telstra network when out of 3 range, but not as 3G, only GSM.

HAhahahah saussage
laughing at your posts...................................................................

Went with 3 again
Got a deal on a Nokia N71 2 year plan 49 per month
Feel happy with the phone. Its fast spekky and suits my purpose thus far.
My wife however is baffled.

Hey Reli,

I'm with 3 also after wanting to kill Telstra people. Telstra are godawful and their service sucks!

I have a business plan with 3 and it's cheap as chips, currently have three mobiles all on same business plan as well as 3 mobile broadband.

Great phones, great service and I'm glad I can't get service when I'm on holidays in the bush!

If you can get yourself an ABN, you can access the business plans, thats where the real savings are, especially if you use the phone a fair bit ie for business.

If I have a problem, I skirt around 3 and go direct to Nokia service centre, they are pretty excellent. I bought a cheapy phone in case my others go down whilst in the service shop. I just take the sim out and swap it over until I get the other phone back. I can't be without a phone in summer.

3 got me with free phones, free flagfall, 15c/30 sec rate, free to any 3 phone, free bluetooth car kits and free installation, they paid out a big chunk of my contract with Telstra and free phone covers etc. I couldn't refuse. I love 3, I'll never leave after being with Optus and Telstra in the past

Look into it carefully.

Cheers mate,