Recently I’ve found myself at a loss with the coverage I’m getting on my mobile phone. All too often have I found myself out in the wilderness with nothing showing on the signal bar. Coverage is getting better, I know: I’m sure that most of us remember the days of hanging out of any available window in order to send a text message to check the status of dinner, but I’m not talking about standard communication.
Since the dawn of the millenium the biggest brand-names have been scrapping about providing us with 3G: the mobile service that allows us to browse the internet at a faster rate, that allows us to make video calls, watch mobile television and so on. All of the providers have made a bid to push their 3G capabilities somewhere along the line, and it’s no surprise that one of the key players is appropriately named Three (3).
3 have comandeered the 3G market for the past year or so, and the progress planned for this year is no different. With the iPhone gaining popularity each moment of the day and all other companies fighting to stay in the game, (from every angle: Blackberry to Nokia, Vodafone to Orange), 3 are pushing hard on the throttle: boasting a 500% increase on 3G coverage in the UK by the end of 2010. I’ll be the first to admit that I don’t rely heavily on this service, but there are definitely instances where I’d have loved to have it available.
If you have any interest in the subject there are a few places to get started, not least the offer of free SIM cards to get you started with 3, pay monthly SIM only to let you come across with your old phone, or the option of picking up a skype mobile: fully geared to 3g if you’d like to start from the beginning.
It’s nearly March, and 2010 has barely found it’s morning coffee. Maybe 3 is the mag ic number this year – maybe it’s time to jump on this bandwagon whilst it’s still fresh.
One thing’s for sure: there’s not too much longer left before we ALL turn into mobile phones!
