Three – which is most often seen simply as the number 3 – is a very well known network for mobile phone use. Their website is very good too, with plenty of options and phones available that you can use on their network. If you like the idea of being able to click a button and get a new phone and a new tariff, contract or Pay As You Go deal along with it, then take a look at what they have to offer.
How do I find the website?
You can find it quite easily by visiting www.three.co.uk. Make sure you don’t type in the number 3 as it won’t find the site.
What sections are available on the site?
At the top of the page there is a link to their online store, but you can also click on the specific links that take you to all of their Pay As You Go offers and monthly contract offers as well.
You might also notice that there are some useful links on the right hand side of the page – these are really quick links to pages that a lot of people use, so they have made them easy to access. There are other tabs as well but these are the main ones if you need a mobile phone.
Does it have plenty of contracts on offer?
Yes they do – Nokia and Samsung phones are particularly popular with this site, and all the newest models are usually here for you to see. But if you choose to see all the mobiles that 3 has for you to consider, they will all appear in tabs across the screen. You will then see BlackBerry, Skype and Sony Ericsson as well.
And if you click on the Pay As You Go option you will see that there aren’t a restricted number of phones given to you with this choice. They give you everything and you can choose to pay for it upfront and take advantage of all the benefits of a Pay As You Go option instead. Most of the contracts are for twelve months or more, but you will occasionally see a six month one.
What networks are they geared up for?
They offer the 3 network coverage option, as you would expect. But very helpfully they have a tool on their website that checks whether you would receive a signal or not. Not all places have proper coverage so if you use this you will be able to tell whether buying a phone and a plan from them is the best option.
Are there a lot of different mobile phones on offer? Do they provide a lot of information about each one?
Yes and yes would be the best answers to those questions! We have already mentioned the different brands of phone that you can get from 3, but you will be amazed at the number of phones on the website that you can look at. You simply pick a brand and glance down the list that will appear in front of your eyes.
All you have to do is click on the one you like and another window will appear with all the information on that phone inside it. An overview of the phone is presented next to a decent picture of it, although you cannot zoom in on this or look at different product views, which is a shame.
Don’t ignore the specifications tab, as it will show you all the features that come with that phone. You will notice a little arrow to the right hand side of each one as it is listed – just click on that to expand the section you are in. You can expand everything if you want to just by going down the whole list.
How easy is it to order a new mobile phone online?
3 have made it very easy to do this. Once you have taken a look at the pop up box for the phone you like, go back to the main page and use the ‘pick’ button. You then choose your monthly plan – if applicable – and pick it again. You then click on the ‘buy now’ button and go from there.
In conclusion
3 have got an outstanding website that won’t leave you hanging on for the service and the phone that you want. Provided you want to rely on 3 for your network, you will be able to come away from this site satisfied with what you have bought.