UK mobile operator Three launches Superdrug Mobile MVNO Mobile operator Three is launching an MVNO with health and beauty business Superdrug – the latest such deal aimed at boosting operators' presence in an increasingly challenging market. The venture is not as surprising as it might sound, as Superdrug was sold to continental drugstore Kruidvat in 2001, which in turn was flogged …
Only if the (non-iPhone) handset bought from them. Like their wifi calling (without the appalling Three in Touch app).
They've been saying they will provide non-Three bought handsets access to 800MHz and VolTE "Supervoice") and wifi calling for years.
Yes others networks do similar but that's not the point.
My sim-free Honor 9 also claims to allow wifi calling. I'm not entirely sure how I prove if it's using wifi or the actual network though.
The thing about VoLTE is annoying though.
I'm actually considering moving to SMARTY (another 3 MVNO) from 3 proper, as with the money back for unused data, I reckon I can halve my monthly spend.
I'm not entirely sure how I prove if it's using wifi or the actual network though.
put your phone in airplane mode and then turn wifi on and make a call (voicemail will do) if the call succeeds then its a Voice over wifi call.
Don't forget to turn airplane mode off though. I did the above the other week and took a few days to realise i was in airplane mode as calls and texts worked as before and i was in wifi coverage all times except in the car. In fact it was my car display showing Three Wifi Calling instead of just Three that prompted me to turn airplane mode off.
I've tried 3 enough times, and been disappointed enough times, that I'm going nowhere near them.
My EE phone goes on the 3 network any time I go to Ireland, and don't get around to manually setting it to eir/meteor.
The last time I tried them in the UK, was about 3 years ago, when I figured that if they can't have good coverage in Central London (between Euston and Kings Cross), they weren't worth bothering with.
The Three Network is not too bad if you are George Orwell writing your next Novel on the Isle of Jura while staying at Barnhill.
Absolutely zero coverage - PA60 7XW
http://www.three.co.uk/Discover/Network/Coverage
(Sajid Javid's, new Home Secretary, said that there "will be no safe place to hide" with his latest £750 million spending on keeping tabs on 20,000 'suspected' terrorists.
This, from an inept Government, that actively ignores the plight of 750,000 that use food banks).
I would not say 3uk coverage is rubbish but I would not use them as my main mobile provider (never for business) as overall coverage is not the best but good enough
Overall coverage if you take 2g into account seems to be vodafone and then o2 and ee after that (I find O2 has best housed area coverage for 3g as they place pole masts near housed areas)
I do use 3uk for there unlimited data for video streaming
I typically force the phone into LTE only mode as i generally have good to low 4g coverage but low in some spots enough for it to drop to 3g even thought signal is enough for 4g to work and stay on it when streaming video (I do lose calling having it on 4g only but the second phone is only for data only)
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Customer: Can I have a SIM only deal that will last a month?
Staff: Would you like a headache pills with it?
Customer: ?????
Staff: Pills for the issues you might have, or pills for the headaches in speaking to our staff/call centres.
Police (stop & search) : What sort of pills are you taking?
Customer: What pills are you talking about?
Police: Is it a burner phone?
Customer: My Pills are not for burning.
Police: Do you have prescription for them?
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Customer: Can I have a SIM only deal that will last a month?
Staff: Would you like a headache pills with it?
Customer: ?????
Staff: Pills for the issues you might have, or pills for the headaches in speaking to our staff/call centres.
Police (stop & search) : What sort of pills are you taking?
Customer: What pills are you talking about?
Police: Is it a burner phone?
Customer: My Pills are not for burning.
Police: Do you have prescription for them?
ad infinitum
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