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Three add new MiFi kit to their range

The new Huawei E586 MiFi is due to arrive on Three shortly. Using this gadget, users will be able to create a personal mobile WiFi hotspot which is powered by the Three network. Three are aiming to have 80% of their network upgraded to HSPA+ by the end …

Galaxy Europa now available on Three

Available for a mere £49.99, the Samsung Galaxy Europa is now available from Three. If we’re honest it’s an entry-level smartphone with 600MHz CPU, 2.8″ capacitive screen, 2 megapixel camera, WiFi, GPS, FM radio, microSD expansion and Bluetooth 2.1 with A2DP. Sylvia Chind, Head of Handsets at Three, …

Three Announce Archos G9 Deal

Three have just sent out a press release which talks about a deal with Archos to enable the G9 tablet to have access to the Three UK network ‘out of the box’ For the full press release check below Three sign first UK 3G Deal on ARCHOS G9 …

Samsung Galaxy Ace blessed with Android 2.3 on Three

Three have just pushed out Android 2.3 for Samsung Galaxy Ace users. This tweet has just been added to inform users, and we’d love to know if you’re one of the lucky ones updating now. Link – Twitter Credit – androiduknewsetc

Roaming prices down, Pay As You Go prices up

Roaming costs are just silly. You know it, we know it. New limits of 32p per minute for outgoing calls, 10p per minute for incoming calls and 45p per megabyte will be applied from today with a £45 limit of data consumption, provided you’re roaming within Europe (all …

Desire HD On Three Gingerbread Update

Three UK have announced this morning the 2.3 Gingerbread update is now available to HTC Desire HD customers (just to avoid confusion this is ONLY for the HD and NOT the original HTC Desire). This is a free OTA (Over the Air) update so will not need a …

HTC Sensation now selling on Three

There’s been a bit of a wait since the announcement, but the HTC Sensation is now available to buy on Three. Brendan has been out and about to film a hands-on video of the device .. The Sensation was announced back in April and we have the full …

Sony Ericsson Xperia ray in video

OK, while we were staring at the Maria Sharapova video we spotted several Xperia ray films. This is coming to Three very soon and has an aluminium chasis, aGPS, DLNA, 8.1 megapixel camera and Android 2.3. You can get the full specs here but click on to learn …

Sony Ericsson Xperia ray coming to Three

Those nice people over at Three have got their hands on the brand new Sony Ericsson Xperia ray. It’s coming to the network in the summer and you can read full details about the phone in our earlier story. Here you get to see the “real thing” being …

Mobile broadband speeds – O2 come out top

A study performed by Ofcom has revealed some possible problems for Orange and T-Mobile. The new “Everything Everywhere” joint venture had average download speeds that were slower than 3, Vodafone and O2. The information, which comes from a massive 4.2 million speed tests, shows some key differences in …

HTC Flyer now on sale with Three

We’ve been tracking this since Three announced it was to carry the device back in February. The 7″ tablet, which has a 5 megapixel camera, 1GB of RAM and 32GB of storage, also includes the clever HTC Scribe technology. One thing that has confused us slightly is the …

HTC Flyer prices on Three – £25 per month, £169 up-front

Three have, as promised added the HTC Flyer to their range of devices. Although it’s still showing as coming soon on their website it’s now appearing in their catalogues. To get one you’ll need to splash out £169, then it’s £25 per month on a 2 year contract. …

One Plan Sim, One Month Contract!!

Three have blown everyone away today with a new Sim Only price plan offering The One Plan contract on just a single one month rolling contract instead of a 12 month agreement… for the same price of just £25 a month! One Plan customers get an insane amount …

Confirmed – White iPhone 4 available from Three tomorrow

The white iPhone 4 will be available from Three stores tomorrow morning. Pricing will remain the same and, if you’re quick, you can bag one online or in any of their stores. More as we get it, but do send us pictures of the thing if you intend …

Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY now available on Three

The Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY is now available for on Three with plans over £40 per month. You pay a £49 up-front cost to get the phone but after that there’s all-you-can-eat data courtesy of The One Plan, 5000 texts, 500 Three-to-Three minutes and 2,000 other minutes. We …

HTC Desire S now available on Three

Three have just stuck the HTC Desire S on their shelves. It’s available from £359.99 for PAYG customer and you can then add a £15 “All in One 15” top-up for 30-days of all-you-can-eat data. For contract customers you can buy the phone for £30 per month. We’ll …

Samsung Galaxy Mini now selling on Three

Another phone to become available on Three today is the Samsung Galaxy Mini. It’s powered by Android 2.2.1 and has a 3.14 capacitive screen. It also has a 3 megapixel camera, GPS, WiFi an portable WiFi hotspot capability. You can get this for £15 a month on a …

Sony Ericsson Xperia arc – Now on Three, we go close-up

The Sony Ericsson Xperia arc is now available on Three. It’ll be free on contracts over £35 a month and you can enjoy All-You-Can-Eat Data (and it really, really is because we tested it) on The One Plan for £40 a month with 2000 anytime, any network minutes …

Three launch new Premium Dongle

Three have announced a new Premium Dongle which will be heading to stores on April 7th. It offers “up to” 40% faster browsing and features HSPA+ connectivity. This new Huawei E367 also has a rotating head for better connection and will stand vertically for better signal coverage and …

Samsung Galaxy Ace Review

Available on Three a lot of people have already confused this with the Samsung Galaxy S II. Sure, it’s not as powerful as the S II and the camera isn’t as high resolution but hey, this is a good looking phone with a lot to give. OK, first …

Three to range the iPad 2

Three have just announced that they too will be carrying the iPad 2. Their full statement reads… Three UK today announced it will offer iPad 2 with Wi-Fi + 3G and also dedicated data plans for iPad 2 in the coming weeks. iPad 2 is the next generation …

Is in-car internet radio a reality ?

A few years ago I bought a DAB radio. At the time it was pretty expensive but the guy in the shop told me it would offer more choice and a crisp sound. I took it home and quickly realised it was pretty rubbish. Only a small amount …

Samsung Galaxy Ace in the house!

The guys at Three have loaned us the Samsung Galaxy Ace. It was seen hovering around the back of the Samsung stand at Mobile World Congress but, let me tell you, that doesn’t make it bad. With an 800MHz CPU it has iPhone-esque styling and comes with all …

Win some stuff!

Everyone likes free stuff, especially right now when everything is so ruddy expensive, so here’s a couple of competitions for you. Firstly Expansys have a competition to win an Xperia PLAY. It’s just a matter of doing some retweeting to be in with a chance of winning this …

3 HTC Desire’s getting Gingerbread

3 have disclosed in a tweet that they will be bringing Android 2.3 to their customers who have an HTC Desire. Things have been a little quiet in terms of existing HTC devices getting the latest Android OS, but its good to hear that they aren’t forgetting their …

The AYCEonThree Data Challenge

You might have seen a few tweets recently around a plan we have with Three to prove their ‘All You Can Eat’ (AYCE) data on The One Plan really is as much as you like. I met with some of the @threeuk team in London last week and …

Loyalty. Part 2.

As promised, here is the follow up to my earlier post, full of intrigue, drama, secretive phone calls, dead drop messages and information…

Three To Range HTC Flyer, Desire & Wildfire S

Also just posted over on the Three press site is the news they will stock the HTC Flyer, Desire S and Wildfire S here in the UK. Full press release below Today, at Mobile World Congress, Three has confirmed that it will range the HTC Flyer. HTC’s first …

Three UK To Sell HTC ChaCha

Three UK have just announced they are to sell the HTC ChaCha on their award winning network.  Check below for the message over on their official blog Mobile World Congress (MWC) is one of my favourite calendar events of the year – after St. Patricks day of course! HTC …

Three to carry the Xperia Play

UK network Three have just announced that they will be carrying the all new Xperia Play handset. Sylvia Chind, Head of Branded Devices said.. “At Three we’re eagerly awaiting the arrival of the Sony Ericsson XPERIA play. We believe this handset celebrates a further step change in the …

Does Loyalty Matter?

Loyalty.  It would seem that its a fluid state of affairs.  Certainly to a certain mobile network. I have two devices, one is my mobile, My HTC desire, and one is a data dongle almost at the end of the contract.  On the Desire, I have a ‘Loyalty’ …

Galaxy Ace coming to Three

..and within minutes of Samsung announcing their new handsets there’s confirmation from Three that they’ll be carrying the Samsung Galaxy Ace handset… “Galaxy Ace is the follower of the very popular Galaxy Portal. It’s an Android phone and it’ll launch on version 2.2.1(FroYo +) of the operating system. …

Sony Ericsson X8 arrives on Three

Three continue to add more smartphones to their range with the Sony Ericsson X8 available in stores and Three.co.uk from today. The phone has a 3.2 megapixel camera, 3” 320×480 pixel capacitive touchscreen, GPS, WiFi and access to the Android Market. You can grab one for £15 a …

Three Working On iPad & Android ‘My3 Apps’

Three have tweeted that they are working on a My3 application for Android and iPad customers early 2011. The tweet states: We will be working on the Android and iPad My3 apps early next year. No confirmed dates at the mo. Will keep everyone posted. This is to …