"3" in Netherlands

[Zee]

I will be going to Holland on Wednesday and i have a contract with "3" i was wondering will it work in Netherlands?

[dilli-theclaw]

When I had a '3' phone I had to call them to make sure roaming was on before I went abroad.

[Kymmy]

In this country "3" use either thier own or Orange networks.. In other countries it's upto the reciprocal agreements that each company has with other companies..

Anyway a quick peek at the THREE site give me

http://www.three.co.uk/Help_Support/International/Going_abroad_Pay_Monthly/Destination_Details?content_aid=1214306363137

[DocDutch]

Chill, it should work am on o2 myself and it just picks any network that is available but you'll always have to pay roaming charges.

I think it might just pick KPN Telecom as thats the most used network in Holland with the best 3G coverage.

[AndyCambs]

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[Turkey Machine]

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I would see "here", but that's a craptacular link you've posted. Congratulations, you win the award for "most buggered up post" today. :angel:

A more relevant link is this: http://ec.europa.eu/news/environment/090422_1_en.htm

But it only takes effect from July, so expect phone companies to charge through the roof just to go between countries with your phone.

Have you considered a local PAYG sim-card with an old phone?

[m419]

In this country "3" use either thier own or Orange networks.. In other countries it's upto the reciprocal agreements that each company has with other companies..

Anyway a quick peek at the THREE site give me

http://www.three.co.uk/Help_Support/International/Going_abroad_Pay_Monthly/Destination_Details?content_aid=1214306363137

It works like all other international roaming services.

3 do not operate in the Netherlands. Orange no longer operates in the Netherlands, France Telecom sold its customer base and network to T-Mobile, Holland has a smaller customer base than the UK which is why there arent many networks and thats why Hutchison did not re-launch mobile services.