3 Lies and admits to it

After several days of being lied to by 3 Monkeys, visiting a Nokia Care
Centre and talking to the TIO regarding drop outs in fringe 3G coverage
areas 3 have admitted to deliberately removing a menu option in Nokia
phones to prevent locking the phone into 3G or GSM modes for
*commercial* reasons.

They also have decided to terminate my contract for *commercial* reasons.

This all came about due to calls being dropped continuously in fringe
areas due to /Network/ and /handset/ configurations set up by 3. This
may be no big deal in loosing a call whilst you are driving along and
having to call back once, *BUT* if you happen to be working right on the
edge of 3G coverage and the phone is continuously switching between 3G
and GSM then holding a call is impossible. 3 guesses why they have set
the network and handsets up to do this!

Because "THE TRUTH HURTS" and it would cost 3 money by customers not
having to re-establish calls (paying another 25 cent connection fee)
they have told me to return my handset, pay all outstanding fees and
port my number away from 3 within 7 days!

I am awaiting a call back from the TIO before deciding whether to
request Police to lay charges of Conduct Endangering Life against 3 for
deliberately configuring the network and their handsets to prevent me
from locking the phone into GSM or 3G to prevent these drop outs in
fringe areas to be able to call for assistance.


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› See More: 3 Lies and admits to it

"Simon Templar" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
> I am awaiting a call back from the TIO before deciding whether to request
> Police to lay charges of Conduct Endangering Life against 3 for
> deliberately configuring the network and their handsets ....

Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahah...

I'm so sorry, but I could not resist.

Simon, I beg you to go to your local police and report the matter - on the
condition that you post the reply you obtain here!

I think I already know what their answer will be....

"Simon Templar" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
| After several days of being lied to by 3 Monkeys, visiting a Nokia Care
| Centre and talking to the TIO regarding drop outs in fringe 3G coverage
| areas 3 have admitted to deliberately removing a menu option in Nokia
| phones to prevent locking the phone into 3G or GSM modes for
| *commercial* reasons.
|
| They also have decided to terminate my contract for *commercial* reasons.
|
| This all came about due to calls being dropped continuously in fringe
| areas due to /Network/ and /handset/ configurations set up by 3. This
| may be no big deal in loosing a call whilst you are driving along and
| having to call back once, *BUT* if you happen to be working right on the
| edge of 3G coverage and the phone is continuously switching between 3G
| and GSM then holding a call is impossible. 3 guesses why they have set
| the network and handsets up to do this!
|
| Because "THE TRUTH HURTS" and it would cost 3 money by customers not
| having to re-establish calls (paying another 25 cent connection fee)
| they have told me to return my handset, pay all outstanding fees and
| port my number away from 3 within 7 days!
|
| I am awaiting a call back from the TIO before deciding whether to
| request Police to lay charges of Conduct Endangering Life against 3 for
| deliberately configuring the network and their handsets to prevent me
| from locking the phone into GSM or 3G to prevent these drop outs in
| fringe areas to be able to call for assistance.
|
|



Are you for real?

"Justin Case" <,> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
> "Simon Templar" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> | After several days of being lied to by 3 Monkeys, visiting a Nokia Care
> | Centre and talking to the TIO regarding drop outs in fringe 3G coverage
> | areas 3 have admitted to deliberately removing a menu option in Nokia
> | phones to prevent locking the phone into 3G or GSM modes for
> | *commercial* reasons.
> |
> | They also have decided to terminate my contract for *commercial*
> reasons.
> |
> | This all came about due to calls being dropped continuously in fringe
> | areas due to /Network/ and /handset/ configurations set up by 3. This
> | may be no big deal in loosing a call whilst you are driving along and
> | having to call back once, *BUT* if you happen to be working right on the
> | edge of 3G coverage and the phone is continuously switching between 3G
> | and GSM then holding a call is impossible. 3 guesses why they have set
> | the network and handsets up to do this!
> |
> | Because "THE TRUTH HURTS" and it would cost 3 money by customers not
> | having to re-establish calls (paying another 25 cent connection fee)
> | they have told me to return my handset, pay all outstanding fees and
> | port my number away from 3 within 7 days!
> |
> | I am awaiting a call back from the TIO before deciding whether to
> | request Police to lay charges of Conduct Endangering Life against 3 for
> | deliberately configuring the network and their handsets to prevent me
> | from locking the phone into GSM or 3G to prevent these drop outs in
> | fringe areas to be able to call for assistance.
> |
> |
>
>
>
> Are you for real?
>

I bloody well hope not.

"Jeremy Quirke" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
|
| "Justin Case" <,> wrote in message
| news:[email protected]...
| >
| > "Simon Templar" <[email protected]> wrote in message
| > news:[email protected]...
| > | After several days of being lied to by 3 Monkeys, visiting a Nokia
Care
| > | Centre and talking to the TIO regarding drop outs in fringe 3G
coverage
| > | areas 3 have admitted to deliberately removing a menu option in Nokia
| > | phones to prevent locking the phone into 3G or GSM modes for
| > | *commercial* reasons.
| > |
| > | They also have decided to terminate my contract for *commercial*
| > reasons.
| > |
| > | This all came about due to calls being dropped continuously in fringe
| > | areas due to /Network/ and /handset/ configurations set up by 3. This
| > | may be no big deal in loosing a call whilst you are driving along and
| > | having to call back once, *BUT* if you happen to be working right on
the
| > | edge of 3G coverage and the phone is continuously switching between 3G
| > | and GSM then holding a call is impossible. 3 guesses why they have
set
| > | the network and handsets up to do this!
| > |
| > | Because "THE TRUTH HURTS" and it would cost 3 money by customers not
| > | having to re-establish calls (paying another 25 cent connection fee)
| > | they have told me to return my handset, pay all outstanding fees and
| > | port my number away from 3 within 7 days!
| > |
| > | I am awaiting a call back from the TIO before deciding whether to
| > | request Police to lay charges of Conduct Endangering Life against 3
for
| > | deliberately configuring the network and their handsets to prevent me
| > | from locking the phone into GSM or 3G to prevent these drop outs in
| > | fringe areas to be able to call for assistance.
| > |
| > |
| >
| >
| >
| > Are you for real?
| >
|
| I bloody well hope not.
|
|


one too many brain cells fried by RF I'd imagine.

Simon Templar <[email protected]> wrote:
> After several days of being lied to by 3 Monkeys, visiting a Nokia
> Care Centre and talking to the TIO regarding drop outs in fringe 3G
> coverage areas 3 have admitted to deliberately removing a menu option
> in Nokia phones to prevent locking the phone into 3G or GSM modes for
> *commercial* reasons.
>
> They also have decided to terminate my contract for *commercial*
> reasons.
> This all came about due to calls being dropped continuously in fringe
> areas due to /Network/ and /handset/ configurations set up by 3. This
> may be no big deal in loosing a call whilst you are driving along and
> having to call back once, *BUT* if you happen to be working right on
> the edge of 3G coverage and the phone is continuously switching
> between 3G and GSM then holding a call is impossible. 3 guesses why
> they have set the network and handsets up to do this!
>
> Because "THE TRUTH HURTS" and it would cost 3 money by customers not
> having to re-establish calls (paying another 25 cent connection fee)
> they have told me to return my handset, pay all outstanding fees and
> port my number away from 3 within 7 days!

> I am awaiting a call back from the TIO before deciding whether to
> request Police to lay charges of Conduct Endangering Life against 3 for deliberately configuring
> the network and their handsets to
> prevent me from locking the phone into GSM or 3G to prevent these drop outs in fringe areas to be
> able to call for assistance.

That last is never gunna happen.

"Simon Templar" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> After several days of being lied to by 3 Monkeys, visiting a Nokia Care
> Centre and talking to the TIO regarding drop outs in fringe 3G coverage
> areas 3 have admitted to deliberately removing a menu option in Nokia
> phones to prevent locking the phone into 3G or GSM modes for *commercial*
> reasons.

They have never denied that

> They also have decided to terminate my contract for *commercial* reasons.

Because you suck and make all your calls in 2G mode

> This all came about due to calls being dropped continuously in fringe
> areas due to /Network/ and /handset/ configurations set up by 3. This may
> be no big deal in loosing a call whilst you are driving along and having
> to call back once, *BUT* if you happen to be working right on the edge of
> 3G coverage and the phone is continuously switching between 3G and GSM
> then holding a call is impossible. 3 guesses why they have set the
> network and handsets up to do this!
>
> Because "THE TRUTH HURTS" and it would cost 3 money by customers not
> having to re-establish calls (paying another 25 cent connection fee) they
> have told me to return my handset, pay all outstanding fees and port my
> number away from 3 within 7 days!

No, because you are a whinging arsehole, they want to see the back of you.

All carriers do it in the name of customer relations

> I am awaiting a call back from the TIO before deciding whether to request
> Police to lay charges of Conduct Endangering Life against 3 for

LOL

> deliberately configuring the network and their handsets to prevent me from
> locking the phone into GSM or 3G to prevent these drop outs in fringe
> areas to be able to call for assistance.

Drop like a stone, ****wit.

You can always call 112 and it will use ANY available network regardless of
your handset config

"Rod Speed" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Simon Templar <[email protected]> wrote:
>> After several days of being lied to by 3 Monkeys, visiting a Nokia
>> Care Centre and talking to the TIO regarding drop outs in fringe 3G
>> coverage areas 3 have admitted to deliberately removing a menu option
>> in Nokia phones to prevent locking the phone into 3G or GSM modes for
>> *commercial* reasons.
>>
>> They also have decided to terminate my contract for *commercial*
>> reasons.
>> This all came about due to calls being dropped continuously in fringe
>> areas due to /Network/ and /handset/ configurations set up by 3. This
>> may be no big deal in loosing a call whilst you are driving along and
>> having to call back once, *BUT* if you happen to be working right on
>> the edge of 3G coverage and the phone is continuously switching
>> between 3G and GSM then holding a call is impossible. 3 guesses why
>> they have set the network and handsets up to do this!
>>
>> Because "THE TRUTH HURTS" and it would cost 3 money by customers not
>> having to re-establish calls (paying another 25 cent connection fee)
>> they have told me to return my handset, pay all outstanding fees and
>> port my number away from 3 within 7 days!
>
>> I am awaiting a call back from the TIO before deciding whether to
>> request Police to lay charges of Conduct Endangering Life against 3 for
>> deliberately configuring the network and their handsets to
>> prevent me from locking the phone into GSM or 3G to prevent these drop
>> outs in fringe areas to be able to call for assistance.
>
> That last is never gunna happen.

How amusing, Rod's answer was the most mature and tempered out of the lot
;-)

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"Simon Templar" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> After several days of being lied to by 3 Monkeys, visiting a Nokia Care
> Centre and talking to the TIO regarding drop outs in fringe 3G coverage
> areas 3 have admitted to deliberately removing a menu option in Nokia
> phones to prevent locking the phone into 3G or GSM modes for *commercial*
> reasons.
>
> They also have decided to terminate my contract for *commercial* reasons.
>
> This all came about due to calls being dropped continuously in fringe
> areas due to /Network/ and /handset/ configurations set up by 3. This may
> be no big deal in loosing a call whilst you are driving along and having
> to call back once, *BUT* if you happen to be working right on the edge of
> 3G coverage and the phone is continuously switching between 3G and GSM
> then holding a call is impossible. 3 guesses why they have set the
> network and handsets up to do this!
>
> Because "THE TRUTH HURTS" and it would cost 3 money by customers not
> having to re-establish calls (paying another 25 cent connection fee) they
> have told me to return my handset, pay all outstanding fees and port my
> number away from 3 within 7 days!

Sorry to disappoint but this is not the reason. The simple fact is they
don't own their own GSM network so when you use GSM it costs them hard
dollars to pay Telstra for the airtime.

Michael <[email protected]> wrote:
> "Rod Speed" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>> Simon Templar <[email protected]> wrote:
>>> After several days of being lied to by 3 Monkeys, visiting a Nokia
>>> Care Centre and talking to the TIO regarding drop outs in fringe 3G
>>> coverage areas 3 have admitted to deliberately removing a menu
>>> option in Nokia phones to prevent locking the phone into 3G or GSM
>>> modes for *commercial* reasons.
>>>
>>> They also have decided to terminate my contract for *commercial*
>>> reasons.
>>> This all came about due to calls being dropped continuously in
>>> fringe areas due to /Network/ and /handset/ configurations set up
>>> by 3. This may be no big deal in loosing a call whilst you are
>>> driving along and having to call back once, *BUT* if you happen to
>>> be working right on the edge of 3G coverage and the phone is
>>> continuously switching between 3G and GSM then holding a call is
>>> impossible. 3 guesses why they have set the network and handsets
>>> up to do this! Because "THE TRUTH HURTS" and it would cost 3 money by customers not
>>> having to re-establish calls (paying another 25 cent connection fee)
>>> they have told me to return my handset, pay all outstanding fees and
>>> port my number away from 3 within 7 days!
>>
>>> I am awaiting a call back from the TIO before deciding whether to
>>> request Police to lay charges of Conduct Endangering Life against 3
>>> for deliberately configuring the network and their handsets to
>>> prevent me from locking the phone into GSM or 3G to prevent these
>>> drop outs in fringe areas to be able to call for assistance.
>>
>> That last is never gunna happen.

> How amusing, Rod's answer was the most mature and tempered out of the lot ;-)

Down, you stupid dunny cleaning ****wit child.

3 is a rubbish company their service is absolute crap I suggest
switching networks asap and never look back

Michael wrote:
> You can always call 112 and it will use ANY available network regardless of
> your handset config

Assuming that Telstra and 3 are the only visible base stations in the
area won't he have exactly the same switching/dropout problems?

DaN wrote:
> 3 is a rubbish company their service is absolute crap I suggest
> switching networks asap and never look back
to who?

<[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Michael wrote:
>> You can always call 112 and it will use ANY available network regardless
>> of
>> your handset config
>
> Assuming that Telstra and 3 are the only visible base stations in the
> area won't he have exactly the same switching/dropout problems?

Big difference to his original claim of
"deliberately configuring the network and their handsets to prevent me from
locking the phone into GSM or 3G to prevent these drop outs in fringe areas
to be able to call for assistance."

If you had poor/fringe Telstra GSM coverage, you'd be lucky to even get Voda
or to have good Optus reception

>