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04-09-09, 08:59 PM
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Do I need a 3G Phone?
Well I need a new mobile as I busted mine this week. When I went into the store they fella was going on about got to have 3G there was me thinking I just want a phone!!!
What is 3G and do I need it I just text and call on the thing. 
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04-09-09, 09:36 PM
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Re: Do I need a 3G Phone?
nope .
but if you want fast internet browsing then you will want it.
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04-09-09, 09:36 PM
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You don't need it to text and make calls. In fact there is something a bit wierd about the 3G network that makes even voice calls sound poor compared to 2G |
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04-09-09, 09:41 PM
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But he's right, to text and call, you don't need 3G. 3G is a data connection and used for internet browsing, email, whatever. It shouldn't have any effect on voice. Can you actually still get non-3G phones?
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04-09-09, 09:53 PM
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Re: Do I need a 3G Phone?
yes for about £10 with £10 of credit. what you really want is a iphone.
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04-09-09, 09:55 PM
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Re: Do I need a 3G Phone?
yeah i got an i phone and the 3g works flawlessly its quite fast as welll browsing with the safari
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04-09-09, 09:56 PM
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Re: Do I need a 3G Phone?
google 'poor 3g infrastructure' or look at ofcoms' coverage analysis to see how bad it is:
http://www.ofcom.org.uk/radiocomms/i...erage_maps.pdf |
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04-09-09, 10:03 PM
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04-09-09, 10:04 PM
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Re: Do I need a 3G Phone?
no need i have one and my iphones 3g works flawlessly lol ... its never once let me down .
ok yeah some areas you dont get coverage but when you do. it works verry well. i use push email and brows the web every day on my iphone and i can say it works verry well .
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04-09-09, 10:05 PM
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