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TheMadBrewer · 06-06-2009, 00:07

Just a data point -- may not be useful as Three Like Home is going away soon, but it may be useful to whatever replaces it.

To recap: I bought a UK Three data SIM for an upcoming trip to London this summer. I also had a trip planned to Hong Kong (where I am now) and thought it would be nice to use the SIM while there. I bought a couple of GBP 10 top ups online, registered the SIM at my3.three.co.uk, activated the top up and converted it to a "Broadband Light" (1GB) add-on.

Well, I'm now in HK and everything seems to be working. I have an unusual problem in that about every 3rd time I connect I can't use any webmail (gmail, Yahoo) and some websites won't come up. I disconnect and reconnect and it usually works. Sounds like three has a server in farm that is misconfigured or something. Also, when I log on to my3 it doesn't show any data usage. I doubt I'll actually use 1GB in my short stay here, so I am not too worried. Now this is they way things ought to work when traveling!

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TheMadBrewer (Offline) Senior Member Prepaid Fan Posts: 127 Join Date: 01 Jun 2005 Location: Marina del Rey, CA Country:	06-06-2009, 00:07 Just a data point -- may not be useful as Three Like Home is going away soon, but it may be useful to whatever replaces it. To recap: I bought a UK Three data SIM for an upcoming trip to London this summer. I also had a trip planned to Hong Kong (where I am now) and thought it would be nice to use the SIM while there. I bought a couple of GBP 10 top ups online, registered the SIM at my3.three.co.uk, activated the top up and converted it to a "Broadband Light" (1GB) add-on. Well, I'm now in HK and everything seems to be working. I have an unusual problem in that about every 3rd time I connect I can't use any webmail (gmail, Yahoo) and some websites won't come up. I disconnect and reconnect and it usually works. Sounds like three has a server in farm that is misconfigured or something. Also, when I log on to my3 it doesn't show any data usage. I doubt I'll actually use 1GB in my short stay here, so I am not too worried. Now this is they way things ought to work when traveling! Whole bunch of SIMs, mostly dead, some still working...