Three & Vodafone to merge
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Interesting to see how this goes seeing as Iām with Voxi who are a parent company of Vodafone.
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/dec/05/vodafone-and-three-given-approval-to-merge
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So is Vodafone service cheaper than Voxi or are they priced the same?
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So is Vodafone service cheaper than Voxi or are they priced the same?
@Madchatthew No, itās the other way round. Voxi are a virtual network on the back of Vodafone (and owned by the same company). Virgin Mobile are the same in the sense that they are also virtual.
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Interesting to see how this goes seeing as Iām with Voxi who are a parent company of Vodafone.
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/dec/05/vodafone-and-three-given-approval-to-merge
@JAC Interesting footnote
Vodafone will own 51% of the merged company, and is likely to buy out Hutchisonās 49% stake after three years.
Makes me curious as to what happens to Three (Hutchinson Telecom) after thatā¦
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@JAC Interesting footnote
Vodafone will own 51% of the merged company, and is likely to buy out Hutchisonās 49% stake after three years.
Makes me curious as to what happens to Three (Hutchinson Telecom) after thatā¦
@phenomlab already pretty much agreeing to sell off their half of the company, seems a strange move doesnāt it.
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@phenomlab already pretty much agreeing to sell off their half of the company, seems a strange move doesnāt it.
@JAC I suspect this will be a āportionā of the company - for example, the consumer side which sells mobile phone contracts, which they keep the commercial arm as Hutchison Telecom.
https://www.ckhutchisontelecom.com/en/business/our_businesses.php
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Also interesting is the comment that prices will not rise. In my view, that will be exactly the opposite. Sure, everything well be OK until the three year honeymoon period is over, but you only have to look at the comments below to see other peopleās perspectives.
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Also interesting is the comment that prices will not rise. In my view, that will be exactly the opposite. Sure, everything well be OK until the three year honeymoon period is over, but you only have to look at the comments below to see other peopleās perspectives.
@phenomlab said in Three & Vodafone to merge:
Also interesting is the comment that prices will not rise. In my view, that will be exactly the opposite. Sure, everything well be OK until the three year honeymoon period is over
I think youāre spot on with this Mark. It will last so long and then theyāll bump the prices up. I donāt mind a small rise but itāll be interesting to see how long they hold their prices for.
I wonder also how companies like Smarty who piggyback off Three are going to fare, will themselves and others like Voxi be put on throttled speeds etc.
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@phenomlab said in Three & Vodafone to merge:
Also interesting is the comment that prices will not rise. In my view, that will be exactly the opposite. Sure, everything well be OK until the three year honeymoon period is over
I think youāre spot on with this Mark. It will last so long and then theyāll bump the prices up. I donāt mind a small rise but itāll be interesting to see how long they hold their prices for.
I wonder also how companies like Smarty who piggyback off Three are going to fare, will themselves and others like Voxi be put on throttled speeds etc.
@JAC Good thought - I am also a Smarty customer - have a couple of SIMS for parents-in-law.
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@JAC Good thought - I am also a Smarty customer - have a couple of SIMS for parents-in-law.
@phenomlab youād hope theyād give their best speeds but weāll wait and see. Coverage should be better at least, not that thereās anything wrong with it but Iād expect more 5G coverage over time.
