70 Macworld • March 2021
iPHONE
Price: Three has the iPhone 12 for just
£32 per month for the first six months,
then £64 for the remainder of the
contract; that’s with unlimited data
and nothing upfront. That adds up to
£1,344, which isn’t bad for the amount
of data you’re getting. You’ll also get
free Apple TV+.
Coverage: Three’s network was rated
below EE and Vodafone for reliability
and bottom of the list for accessibility.
It’s not mentioned in Opensignal’s
report and scored poorly in Ofcom’s.
Speed: Three’s network came third
out of four in RootMetric’s report.
Customer service: Three scored
lowest in Ofcom’s report, with below
average scores for satisfaction with
overall service.
- ID MOBILE
URL: fave.co/38uKCF1
iD is Carphone Warehouse’s in-house
network. It offers some excellent
prices but nationwide coverage is
not good (although your area may
be fine – check Ofcom’s tool) and
speeds are middling. 5G is not
currently available with iD.
Network: Three (piggyback).
Price: iD offers the iPhone 12 for
£36.99 per month and £99 upfront,
with 10GB data. That’s £987.75 in
total, one of the best prices we’ve
seen for a data all-rounder. There’s no
5G available yet, though.
Coverage: Three’s network was rated
below EE and Vodafone for reliability
and bottom of the list for accessibility.
It’s not mentioned in Opensignal’s
report and scored poorly in Ofcom’s.
70 Macworld • March 2021
iPHONE
Price: Three has the iPhone 12 for just
£32 per month for the first six months,
then £64 for the remainder of the
contract; that’s with unlimited data
and nothing upfront. That adds up to
£1,344, which isn’t bad for the amount
of data you’re getting. You’ll also get
free Apple TV+.
Coverage: Three’s network was rated
below EE and Vodafone for reliability
and bottom of the list for accessibility.
It’s not mentioned in Opensignal’s
report and scored poorly in Ofcom’s.
Speed: Three’s network came third
out of four in RootMetric’s report.
Customer service: Three scored
lowest in Ofcom’s report, with below
average scores for satisfaction with
overall service.
- ID MOBILE
URL: fave.co/38uKCF1
iD is Carphone Warehouse’s in-house
network. It offers some excellent
prices but nationwide coverage is
not good (although your area may
be fine – check Ofcom’s tool) and
speeds are middling. 5G is not
currently available with iD.
Network: Three (piggyback).
Price: iD offers the iPhone 12 for
£36.99 per month and £99 upfront,
with 10GB data. That’s £987.75 in
total, one of the best prices we’ve
seen for a data all-rounder. There’s no
5G available yet, though.
Coverage: Three’s network was rated
below EE and Vodafone for reliability
and bottom of the list for accessibility.
It’s not mentioned in Opensignal’s
report and scored poorly in Ofcom’s.