Three Home Broadband Reviews

Customer services very poor ,, waiting for a deposit to be returned for a contract I cancelled the same day I took it out ,, 2 months ago ,, have been fobbed off by one operator to another ,, asking for proof of payment out then proof which has been sent on 4 occasions ,,,

I regret signing up with 3 mobile. They emphasize that they offer "unlimited broadband" - but what is the point when it is so slow you just give up attempting to use it? I swapped a 3-Mobile SIM for an O2 sim and the time to load the same page on a website went from 17 minutes to 3 seconds. Only use 3-Mobile if you want usable connectivity before 2pm in the day.

Unlike a lot of people here, I have always found 3 great. No problems with connections, minor problems with coverage when I'm out in the sticks, speeds OK. reliable connections, and I have always found customer service to be excellent. I've just negotiated a preferential deal on a new contract and they have given me a very good deal. Can't understand why there are so many bad reviews.....

I have an “All you can eat Unlimited data” contract with Three. Everything was going fantastic for a few months. My downloads and my streaming speed was great and so was my Internet speed.
About 3 months ago I noticed that my signal wasn’t so good anymore and that the speed of my downloads was really bad.
Don’t waste your time calling them because they’ll try to make you think that your SIM card is faulty or that your handset is faulty or any other thing they can distract you with to avoid to tell you that they are throttling/restricting your downloads.
When I connect to the WiFi everything works wonderful, so my SIM and my Handset cannot be faulty.
I called them and asked them if they were restricting my downloads and they assured me 10 times that they weren’t do anything like that, that they don’t restrict anything. So I asked them to send me an email confirming the statement they just made 10 times and they were so certain of. The answer to this of course was that they don’t send emails and that I can find that information in their website. So I asked them to direct me exactly to where in their website they mention this piece if information. After being reluctant to that and then made me wait for 15 more minutes on the line, they told me that they do have restrictions but just in peak hours. They have just lied to me, repeatedly. I was so furious that they treat the costumers like we are stupid. I used to have a service I don’t have any more. A service I’m paying for and you are supposed to provide.
So now, I asked them to direct me exactly to where you can find that information in their website and what I could read in this link is that they restrict Internet from 3pm to 12am. You can read more in the link below.
The question is, what is the point of that? That is exactly the hours anybody will be awake to do anything. They make it sound as if you can just set your alarm for 2am so you can wake up and watch some TV.
They apply these fair use policies during exactly the hours people actually need access to data. What’s the point of paying for it then? Or having it all? It’s not like you’d be awake when speeds are normal.
It’s now 12am and my download and streaming speed is poor. I experienced the same thing with Giffgaff, to the point you couldn’t even use your browser or listening to the Internet Radio. Three is just going to get worse and worse. If I were you, I wouldn’t join them. You’ll get into an endless loop of frustration and find yourself talking on the phone to people who’ll make your life so difficult that you’ll feel physically sick.
I’m now looking for another mobile company – I can’t deal with this poor service again.

Worst customer service ever. Shite! total shite!

I can honestly say I have never received worst customer service in my life! Have had problems with coverage ever since I've joined and have tried to resolve this. Like others I have been told to take a drive and see if my phone works elsewhere. Have contacted 3 customer service team on various occasions and have found them to be rude, obtrusive and generally unpleasant. I would not recommend 3 Mobile to my worst enemy.

This company has gone from one I used to recommend to people to one I now say to stay far away from. This isn't going to be pretty so lets list all my complaints.

1. Customer services - horrendous & you'll have a hard job understanding what they're saying! If you have any issues, they are completely clueless and insist on reading from a scripted set of questions. 1* rating is too good for them - it should be ZERO.

2. Pricing - they've gone from one of the best (& cheapest) to one of the most expensive. and this cop out CR*p with discounts by direct debit?? Utter rubbish & Tosh. Where they've picked up this practice from, God only knows! Also guaranteed price RISE every year??? Seriously, read their t&c and you'll see..
Also, their contract range is poor & expensive compare to other providers. Serious lack of flexibility to tailor one to your specific needs, so if you end up on the wrong one, they wont allow you to go to a cheaper one, it's always a more expensive option.
And that means you're stuck paying silly prices for up to 2 years!

3. Coverage - zero 4g coverage. 2/3g coverage has gone from good to patchy & pretty much non existent indoors! Tried the phone on different networks and they're all fine so it's a 3 issue.
And 4g?? They paid billions to use the airwaves yet most people don't get it! All the customers get are bigger bills!

4. Product range - Again, compared to others, POOR and expensive - especially on the lower range products. And their tablet selection? If you love apple, you're laughing.. otherwise, atrocious.
Very expensive & all price plans are pitiful.

I'm sorry, but after being with them for many years, I won't be once my current contract ends.
I can't think of any good points anymore for a company which used to be so great...

I would seriously think twice before opting to use them.

If you are purchasing an Apple iPad do not use a 3 sim for broadband. The iMessage does not interact with it so you cannot access the 3 App to top up or change your contract. The call centre I believe situated in India was unhelpful and were not conversant with the interoperability of Apple and 3.
If changing tariffs minimum time to wait is 48 hrs for upgrade which if you are short on data you cannot add whilst you wait.
If you use it for business then that's a nightmare.
Customer Service cannot help you with the above problem as they cannot add or change data.
So beware Cheap but cheap brings its on problems.

I am so disappointed in three and it's only been 1 day. I tried to upgrade my husband's account to change the plan and pay for a new phone as well.
They said it was impossible and I had to start a new contract for 41.00 for 2 years to get the phone I wanted for my husband. Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge for his bday. They did a credit check and approved a 2 year contract with 14 days cooling off period.

The signal service has been so poor that I called to complain and was told to upgrade to a 4G phone and plan for free, and I could cancel the other contract.

They said they had to run another credit check. I complained that they only did one 12 hours ago but they insisted they had to do it again.

Yesterday was glowing I was told and today I did not meet criteria. No leisure vessel in my driveway since last night so very upset.

Yesterday I was told there was a popup saying my cretit was exception and they offered me a free tablet with a data contract for 9.00 a month.

Today, after 3 hours on the phone and 4 people I feel angry, screwed and bitter.

They have damaged my credit for no reason and lied to me about my options.

Literally we have 2 bars by the south facing window and 0 in any other room.

3 Mobile have what must be the worst customer service going. When you eventually get through it is very difficult to understand their foreign customer service, they don't acknowledge problems and don't resolve long standing technical issues. We have 3 phones on SIM only Top-Up basis. Initially package prices were very good, but they increase without notice. Also Top-Up is fraught with technical problems whichever way you do it and once you add funds it is frustrating try to buy the correct Add-On package. Lastly why are they unable to generate an historic summary of account transaction and usage? To cap it all recently we have experienced problems with the voice service coverage, internet service still appears OK. In short we will be moving to another provider.

Would not recommend! Bought a 1 month dongle plan for £19.99 and the bill came to £25 when i used about 2gb max. I then couldnt access my My3 account to pay the bill because it was blocked - because i wasnt aware of the bill - so i had to call customer services many times to try to work out how to access my account. I ended up paying the £25 bill over the phone but then still couldnt access my account to top up as the sim is for a dongle so cant receive texts which the password would have been sent to. When trying to contact them to change the password they were no help at all and i still havent been able to access my account after trying for a week. I am now on EE which i highly recommend!

Have been recently burgled and trying to sort things out. 3 proved to be unsympathetic, unhelpful, aggressive and uncooperative. Bombarding me with calls (up to 7 calls in 24 hours) . Foreign operators who cannot understand or care less about our plight. Awful service. Just adds more unhappiness to our distraught situation. Does anyone English work for this company and give a dam??

Terrible service. BEWARE CHARGES.
I had a complaint last year of an overcharge. To prevent the same happening again, they fitted a cap to the account (which they said was fitted the first time). Then I just got the bill below, even though the cap worked and cut the internet. They claim there was no cap. This is just an outright lie. Look at the charges. This is their response to my query (note it is not possible for me to remove the cap, so this is just lies):>..............


Thank you for writing to us. We understand how it feels to have the unexpected charges on the bill.

I've checked your account and see that you're charged £21.99 additional from your line rental. This charge was for using the internet out of bundle. You're package allows you to use 15GB internet data, however your usage for the month November 2015 is more than 15GB.

The total usage was 15640.693. I've attached the bill as well for your reference. I see that there is no spending cap on the account. You can reply to this email, if you want us to put the spending cap on your account.

If you need to get in touch with us about anything else, or have questions about the information I’ve given you, please feel free to email us back.
Thanks
Vikas Naik
Three Customer Services


Seriously. As though I accept this theft.

ABSOLUTE DIABOLICAL..CRAP..

DO NOT USE THEM !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ZERO STARS
DO NOT USE THIS DISHONEST COMPANY, YOUR WARRANTIY WILL BE WORTHLESS, AND CUSTOMER CARE IS APPALING THERE ARE MANY OTHER SMALLER COMPANIES WHO OFFER FAR BETTER PRICES
Ie Vectone £10 a month for unlimited DATA and TEXTS DO NOT USE THEM YOU WILL REGRET IT YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED
FINALLY THE THEIVES STOLE MY TABLET AND I DID NEVER SEE IT AGAIN AND DID NOT PAY THEIR RANSOM

Worst provider ever. I hardly go a two month period without the system running slow or not being able to connect at all.

The customer service is about a useful as a chocolate fire tea cup. Every time I got in touch with them, I got someone in another country who didn't understand what I was trying to say, and i usually didn't understand them.

On more than one occasion I was told to take my laptop and drive to somewhere where i could get a better signal. They did not even try to resolve my issues. Ive been with them for three years because they where all that I could afford at the time.

My contract runs out soon and I will not be renewing it with them. as i can now afford a better service.

Would not recommend three to anyone.

Oh my the worst company ever. I bought a mobile dongle service to be used abroad in specific countries. It worked from Manchester to London but not beyond. I struggled switching it on and off trying to get it to work whilst abroad with no joy. On return to UK I cancelled the contract - with unbelievable difficulty. Then when final bill arrived they charged me £35 for using the internet. I couldn't understand it and still don't. I argued for several days but they insisted regardless of whether I used it or not I obviously had it on and needed to pay. I still can't get over it. Then to top things up. I sent my sons phone in for repair. The repair service removed the sim card and couldn't work out what they did with it. I ordered a new sim from three and had to pay £5.11. I nearly collapsed other providers replace them for free. There must be a 20K% markup on that bit of plastic. Would never recommend three to anyone. I would give zero stars if it was possible. Telephone customer service an absolute shambles (if you can get through).

Three mobile simple doesn't work in the City of London or in buildings. They can show you 4G sign from time to time but you won't be able to open a website or to check your email for less then 2-3 minutes. The speed and coverage is the worst I've seen ever.
To be honest broadband works a bit better in the country, outside London. But never you will get anything even close to 4G seed.
The prices are quite competitive and free roaming is the best advantage.
There must have the worst network in the UK.

I have been a Three Mobile customer for quite a few years now. I have managed to develop 5 websites on a Three Mobile dongle so I can't really complain about the usage, but I will say that the Customer Support is certainly challenging.
We have had an issue with the dongle recently so we needed to get in touch with Three. We went to their support page many times and left messages as suggested, but we never heard from them. It may seem a bit strange, but the customer support on Twitter is excellent. Unfortunately it is limited, because they then transfer you to the Three support page where nobody gets in touch. However, if you call customer support they will try hard to sell you another contract. Be careful. A few years ago, I agreed to a 12 month contract and they put me on a 24 month contract. As I was a loyal customer at the time, I accepted it because I fixed the problem I had then myself. Unfortunately, customer service recently has been shocking.
We try not to call customer service if we can help it because we are unable to understand the people on the other end of the phone.
Many years ago, I did ask to speak to a Manager or Managing Director, who was very kind and was very helpful, but to be honest it should never get to that stage in the first place!
As I use the internet alot, for business, I am now looking for another service provider with excellent support. I doubt I will find anyone who can match the deal I have which was made with the Managing Director, but I guess customer service has now become my top priority.

the worst customer service in the world. I could right a book on that. 92 min and 3 calls for something that could have been resolved in 3 min. This is just one of the examples. Thanks.