Come over from three... Going back to three

walth54

Hello all thought I'd give giffgaff a try with the £25 goodybag as I use a lot of data. I used my 40gb within two weeks and I understand it slows down after this, but the speeds it slows down to are dire. I can barely do anything on my phone now. I'm basically limited to WhatsApp and web pages (which take a while to load) YouTube is ridiculous and I have to play videos at 144p.
Looks like I'm going back to three with unlimited data at £35 a month. A tenner more but it's worth it for the speed I get.

Just a little rant but thanks!

dartgirl

walth54 we'll at least you gave it ago sorry giffgaff didn't work out for you. Good luck

davidvarley

walth54
Or you could use smarty network as its cheaper for unlimited everything but for £25 a month usually or £18.75 if they are doing a discount. And they use the three network too but allow tethering and sim to be used in a 4g router three don't allow this for 1 month customers and they charge £35 so loads dearer.

neil40

walth54
what are you doing to use 40gb+ per month?.
i struggle to reach 10gb 😄

plodipop

You can get unlimited data for £20 on Three

£10 for 6 months then £20 for £18.
or £20 a month for 12 months
even the 1 month plan is only £26 a month..

walth54

plodipop

I know about this but unfortunately I have bad credit rating otherwise I'd use that offer.

walth54

davidvarley never heard of that network but I never had any issues tethering for the last year with three on pay as you go? I tethered my pc and PS4 and it worked fine.

Edit: I just checked out smarty! Looks great and no contract! Just going to order my sim nice one !

nefarius

Telefonica is going unlimited, with o2, on sim only. I wonder if it will carry over to giffgaff at some point?

https://www.choose.co.uk/news/2019/o2-offer-unlimited-data-plans/

walth54

neil40 I'm a heavy user and use it for work too. I also don't have WiFi at home so the internet is solely used from my phone and tethering.

timwilliams25

Three network is good unless you live in an area with a lot of users. In many built up areas/cities the speeds on Three can be worse that useless (from experience)

peterhall0012

That's a shame good luck going back to 3

walth54

peterhall0012 I'm not now.. as per my message above I've gone over to Smarty. £18.50 per month unlimited everything 😊

peterhall0012

walth54 got family members on smarty and they are constantly moaning about the bad service they get.

pw6049

Good luck with smarty.

nefarius

peterhall0012 I knew someone on the 3 network which is the network Smarty use. The reception was so poor it was a joke.

walth54

peterhall0012 Smarty uses the three network. I have been been with three for years and I live in London so the reception was always good for me. It's win win.

ma2013

Sorry to see you go... People need to do what's best for them. You need more data and no speed restrictions.... 3 offers that. Good luck. 😁📱😊