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Three turning a new leaf?

TTJJ

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So I and many others have long complained about Three's network for being extremely strange in the way it manages traffic due to their extremely high demand as well as the lack of capacity to support it all.

I personally wouldn't use it, because of these issues. However I've just switched two family members back to Three using their new 4G Cat 12 router (great offer) as a trial. It's going exceptionally well. From a few years ago where a few mbps of speed was the best, now they're getting anywhere from 60 - 200mbps at all times, including peak times.

Let's hope it stays this way. They've clearly upgraded the backhaul in a lot of places (the family members don't even live in the same city) and Cat 12 definitely helps.

The ZTE router also seems fairly reliable.
 
It's been a bit of a rollercoaster over here. I've been an on/off again three user since they first came out with their funky looking video phones. Two years ago here the best three could manage was about 10-20mbit and with regular intervals of 0.something mbps.

In 2019 we actually got a three 5G mast and the speeds for me right on the edge of the cell were about 300mbit, but often busted down to their 4G network which was a nightmare. A few months ago, they finally switched on a proper service (I see 100MHz of 5G bandwidth from it) and I can get up to 700/100 now and touch wood, it has been extremely stable too.

There are still the occasional issues but considering I'm paying £10 a month for unlimited 5G I'm pretty happy with that. Of course I had to buy a £300 router to go along with it 🤣
 
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