the trouble with the 3 broadband it that it is rubbish!

mine only works on Vista - therefore nothing else does!

i would love it to work on xp where all my productivitity apps etc are based.

the only problem that after many calls to 3 tech support, the only way the great collective minds of 3s technical prowess suggest I can get everything thing functioning is to 

a) disable all non MS BG services
b) disable my anti virus software
c) disable my multimedia software i.e any non-wm , no sonic, nero etc

great! just what i need!!!

apparently after complaining i get no wrttien response from thier "customer disservice" department - apparently for an "e" and telecoms company they doent acklowedge proper complaints ovr teh phone unless they are submitted in writting! 
however a tech support supervisior did acknolwedge

1) this affects 10-15% of users
2) its a problem with the firmware of the usbe modem
3) they now have a 10 day return policy
4) last november they didnt have a 10 day return policy
5) sadly they forgot to mention in the advertising that theres are "issues" with the service

i appreciate from the interweb and various forums that its not just 3 that is affected but vodaphones and others!



I'm using one of 3's sexy little modems to read this article. £15 a month is a no brainer for mobile broadband. Its a lot better than you might imagine, most of the other providers will follow this business model for their 3g networks imo.