Three SIM - 12Gb/month (12 month contract) with £60 cash back!

[Bill_OR]

With apologies if this is a repeat but I've just spotted that Topcashback are offering £60 cash back if you sign up for a 12 month contract with Three for 12Gb/month with unlimited minutes & texts.
Sounds like a good offer! Note the offer expires in 3 days time!

https://www.topcashback.co.uk/3-mob...&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=TCB Newsletter

 

[Robin McHood]

With apologies if this is a repeat but I've just spotted that Topcashback are offering £60 cash back if you sign up for a 12 month contract with Three for 12Gb/month with unlimited minutes & texts.
Sounds like a good offer! Note the offer expires in 3 days time!

https://www.topcashback.co.uk/3-mobile/?utm_source=Newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=TCB Newsletter

Don't do it! I was on a 12 month contract with 3 and had nothing but trouble from them when I cancelled it plus endless phone calls from a call centre for ages afterwards.

 

[Camdoon]

Similar issues with 3. Their retention staff do not allow you to quit. Stay anonymous and the service is fine. Sign up at your peril.

 

[Bill_OR]

Thanks for the comments. Despite what seems like a good offer I'm staying with the PAYG SIMs but I hope that Amazon do the cheap deal again this Christmas as I could do with a new one!

 

[Robin McHood]

Similar issues with 3. Their retention staff do not allow you to quit. Stay anonymous and the service is fine. Sign up at your peril.

Those barstewards were on the phone again today, told them I'd report them to Ofcom if I got one more call..

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[barsteward]

Thanks for the comments. Despite what seems like a good offer I'm staying with the PAYG SIMs but I hope that Amazon do the cheap deal again this Christmas as I could do with a new one!

Back in stock at my memory again now, still cheapest around at the moment.

 

[Richard n Ann]

You don't realise how poor Three and it's roaming partners are until you change to a decent provider. Still got 630mb left on our 12gb card, the connection is that slow it's unusable, it's supposed to be valid until January. Can't even do a simple Google search. When it did work we had some days with no service, I've lost count of how many times I had the sim card out to try and reset it. AND to top it off, since June all their prices have gone up, no doubt to facilitate "free roaming". Well rid of them.

 

[Bill_OR]

... so is there a new favourite PAYG mobile data service provider?

 

[Minxy]

I must admit that I'm surprised at all the negativity about '3', we have very few issues when using it abroad at all, we ONLY have '3 at home too and whilst there is the rare blip it is only a few seconds then back to where we were beforehand.

If it hadn't been for '3' giving such good perks when no-one else was, do you think that all the other providers would be doing such good deals now? Personally I doubt it.

I had to cancel our '3' contract for phones and internet previously and never had any 'hard sell', just explained why I didn't want it and that was it.

 

[Bill_OR]

My experience of using '3' abroad has been good. I bought a 24Gb SIM from Amazon last Christmas for £30 to use with my 4G mifi.
I was a bit disappointed to find that '3' only allows a 3G connection abroad but when I queried it they gave me a £25 credit.
On our last trip I managed to use almost 9Gb in 4 weeks (still not sure how but I think it was Facebook that stole all my data!) and apparently this is their 'fair usage' limit. When I contacted them for help and they explained that the limit is reset after 30 days they gave me another £10 credit.
So now I still have data left on my SIM and another year to use it - and then I have £35 credit which will pay for (I think) about 10Gb (but this will only last for 1 month).
Not bad for a £30 outlay!
However I think I need to take a backup SIM card on my next trip in case Facebook attacks me again!

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[Richard n Ann]

... so is there a new favourite PAYG mobile data service provider?

Plusnet at the minute, owned by BT and uses EE network in the UK and Orange in Spain. I get 4G or H+ in Spain.

 

[Minxy]

Plusnet at the minute, owned by BT and uses EE network in the UK and Orange in Spain. I get 4G or H+ in Spain.

... isn't that a phone sim though, not a 'pure' data sim?

 

[JockandRita]

Plusnet at the minute, owned by BT and uses EE network in the UK and Orange in Spain. I get 4G or H+ in Spain.

Is this the deal you are referring to?
https://www.plus.net/mobile

Cheers,

Jock.

 

[Fletton]

I’ve just renewed with three...
Was paying £24 pcm for 20 gig on 12 mth 4g mifi contract

Now paying £17 for 40 gig on a 12mth contract and “go binge” netflix ...

 

[Richard n Ann]

... isn't that a phone sim though, not a 'pure' data sim?

Yes, I don't have to bother changing my sim now. I put Ann's sim in the tablet so she can read her magazines on Readly (she rarely uses her phone anyway
)

Is this the deal you are referring to?
https://www.plus.net/mobile

Cheers,

Jock.

Yes that's the company, they do all different deals though.
I get 3gb 1000min and unlimited texts for £8/month. 30 day contract.
Ann gets 1.5gb 2000min for £6/month. 30 day contract.

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[JockandRita]

... isn't that a phone sim though, not a 'pure' data sim?

Yes, I don't have to bother changing my sim now. I put Ann's sim in the tablet so she can read her magazines on Readly (she rarely uses her phone anyway

So, could the sim card be equally used in either of my unlocked 4G MiFi's?

Cheers,

Jock.

 

[Minxy]

So, could the sim card be equally used in either of my unlocked 4G MiFi's?

Cheers,

Jock.

No - they can detect when you try to use a phone sim in a MIFI and disconnect it.

 

[JockandRita]

No - they can detect when you try to use a phone sim in a MIFI and disconnect it.

It looks like I'll be sticking with the usual Three 12Gb/12 x month data sim then Mel.

Cheers,

Jock.

 

[Robin McHood]

No - they can detect when you try to use a phone sim in a MIFI and disconnect it.

Only Plusnet doesn't, there are no tethering charges. Been with Plusnet internet and landline phone for years, great outfit, great customer service and now their mobile service does EU roaming (well at least until March 2019) my sim is getting transferred from Virgin

 

[sueandjohn]

I must admit that I'm surprised at all the negativity about '3', we have very few issues when using it abroad at all, we ONLY have '3 at home too and whilst there is the rare blip it is only a few seconds then back to where we were beforehand.

If it hadn't been for '3' giving such good perks when no-one else was, do you think that all the other providers would be doing such good deals now? Personally I doubt it.

I had to cancel our '3' contract for phones and internet previously and never had any 'hard sell', just explained why I didn't want it and that was it.

Me too @Minxy Girl , same quite good experience

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[buttons]

I must admit that I'm surprised at all the negativity about '3', we have very few issues when using it abroad at all, we ONLY have '3 at home too and whilst there is the rare blip it is only a few seconds then back to where we were beforehand.

If it hadn't been for '3' giving such good perks when no-one else was, do you think that all the other providers would be doing such good deals now? Personally I doubt it.

I had to cancel our '3' contract for phones and internet previously and never had any 'hard sell', just explained why I didn't want it and that was it.

No logic to me either, I've been using my phone for sat nav, making and receiving calls and general surfing all over Portugal recently with a super fast feel at home Three service. I have also cancelled completed contracts recently without so much as a hesitation from the cancellation number. The Three shop will do most things for you anyway.
In fact when I arrived at the hotel I had no internet on my phone which pissed me off a tad so I purchased 10 hours from the hotel at the cost of fifteen pounds. I couldn't understand it as my partners phone also with three worked fine. I sat on the balcony with a beer and went through every setting and hay presto I found that my data roaming had somehow switched itself off. Always a good idea to check all your settings.....

 

[Robin McHood]

I must admit that I'm surprised at all the negativity about '3', we have very few issues when using it abroad at all, we ONLY have '3 at home too and whilst there is the rare blip it is only a few seconds then back to where we were beforehand.

If it hadn't been for '3' giving such good perks when no-one else was, do you think that all the other providers would be doing such good deals now? Personally I doubt it.

I had to cancel our '3' contract for phones and internet previously and never had any 'hard sell', just explained why I didn't want it and that was it.

My negativity is due to recent experience, seems others have had similar problems, maybe their rules of engagement have changed, I dont know. I just wouldn't ever have a contract with them again.

 

[Richard n Ann]

Running a bit low on data so put a new Three sim in my other phone. Full service! And it won't even connect so I can top up! Classic Three!
PS mobile data is on and roaming activated.

 

[EuroTrotters]

Hi,

I was with theee for almost a year, no problems. Only annoying thing is that you cannot withold your number by disling 141 in-front of the number you are calling. So you have to set your phone to hide your number to all.

Another annoying thing when roaming in Spain, 3 favoured yoigo, whose network data was slow.

Good thing for me with three was that they had WiFi calling. So with my mobile vodaphone broadband router, if I lost a 3 signal, vodaphone WiFi was usually able to take over.

I am now with plusnet £9 a month over three’s £25 for similar package.

But I want to go back to three and want to see if they will match plusnet. Plusnet use EE and I have had network coverage issues.

TM