Cancel 3 contract for everyone!

JCX BXC · 28-03-2017 10:07PM

Was onto them on behalf of a family member today, they told me to cancel and then sign up again.

Perfectly fine.

garyskeepers · 28-03-2017 11:47PM

average_runner wrote: »

That deal is available to all.

then it looks like i caved too easily.. I didnt get the 2 gig and unlimited calls and texts while abroad

29-03-2017 05:41AM

garyskeepers wrote: »

then it looks like i caved too easily.. I didnt get the 2 gig and unlimited calls and texts while abroad

Anyone who went to the unlimited flex max SIM only (€30/month) gets this, as it is their standard offering from April 3rd.

Kevincavan83 · 29-03-2017 07:34AM

Mr.S wrote: »

3 will gladly take your money, but is it not a bit silly to re-sign a 1 or 2 year contract after cancelling? Yeah you'll get a new phone for free or cheap, but in the long run the 30 day rolling plan is the best option.

I still find three the best out of the bunch for signal where i live.
Vodafone are too high priced and eir and meteor have brutal signal,

Sham Squire · 29-03-2017 10:29AM

cullenswood wrote: »

Did anyone try getting an early upgrade out of this?

Yeah, I basically said I'd stay if they could give me a phone and your man went droning on with 3 or 4 different things they could offer me, none of which had a phone. So I said, look, give me a phone and I'll stay. All he could say was "you are not due an upgrade until blah, blah..." Yeah dude, I know that. So I'm off then. See ya!

In short, they wouldn't give me one

Sham Squire · 29-03-2017 10:35AM

Kevincavan83 wrote: »

I still find three the best out of the bunch for signal where i live.
Vodafone are too high priced and eir and meteor have brutal signal,

FYI, apparently Virgin are piggy backing on 3's network so Virgin should have exactly the same coverage as 3. This is info I got from my mate who is a mobile phone/broadband junkie. It's like his hobby to keep up with this stuff.

jos28 · 29-03-2017 08:36PM

Sham Squire wrote: »

FYI, apparently Virgin are piggy backing on 3's network so Virgin should have exactly the same coverage as 3. This is info I got from my mate who is a mobile phone/broadband junkie. It's like his hobby to keep up with this stuff.

I got a call from Virgin today offering me a sim only contract for €5 per month for 5 months but I can't see what the minimum contract is on their website. Anyone got the same offer ?

29-03-2017 08:59PM

jos28 wrote: »

I got a call from Virgin today offering me a sim only contract for €5 per month for 5 months but I can't see what the minimum contract is on their website. Anyone got the same offer ?

There's no minimum term, you just need to give 30 days notice when leaving.

quarryman · 29-03-2017 09:13PM

jimmynokia wrote: »

Has anyone that has cancelled their contract been informed that they will loose their number if they dont port or move to another tariff before the 30 days are up??

Yep. Ported after about 20 days just in case. Losing my number? Fook that.

jos28 · 29-03-2017 10:04PM

Basil3 wrote: »

There's no minimum term, you just need to give 30 days notice when leaving.

Thanks Basil, very tempted with that. Cheers

clairewithani · 29-03-2017 11:53PM

Basil3 wrote: »

There's no minimum term, you just need to give 30 days notice when leaving.

What do you get for €5?

jos28 · 29-03-2017 11:57PM

There ya go
https://www.virginmedia.ie/mobile/offerdetails/

clairewithani · 30-03-2017 12:17AM

Looks like it will be virgin for me too.

tea and coffee · 30-03-2017 03:09AM

Was on chat with them earlier and was told that I could retain part of the friends and family discount if I went to Sim only. and here's the interesting part : he went on to tell me that even if I stayed on my current plan that my discount would be cut!!!! From 20%to 10% in both cases.
I argued that this was NOT notified in the Three letter. In fact, it states the opposite : that current discounts will not be affected. He said this was definitely the case and offered me a cash back on my bill for next few months, but basically tough luck but discounts being cut as well as prices rising.
TBh I found that hard to believe, but he was insistent that this was the case

Deisler · 30-03-2017 08:47AM

What's the best option if u are on a contract with 3. Change provider or speak to them?

dan786 · 30-03-2017 10:09AM

Can this method be used to take out a contract now and then cancel it before the change comes in?

Need a good phone but cant afford it .

Moomat · 30-03-2017 10:11AM

dan786 wrote: »

Can this method be used to take out a contract now and then cancel it before the change comes in?

Need a good phone but cant afford it .

Nope. Anything after 15th Feb is on new terms iirc

wolfi · 30-03-2017 10:39AM

I just break my €55 Unlimited Flex Max contract(24m starting December 2016) and switch to €29.59 Unlimited Flex Max 1 month contract with no problems.
BTW, yes they will unlock my iPhone 7 plus, as its contract free now.

flexcon · 30-03-2017 10:46AM

wolfi wrote: »

I just break my €55 Unlimited Flex Max contract(24m starting December 2016) and switch to €29.59 Unlimited Flex Max 1 month contract with no problems.
BTW, yes they will unlock my iPhone 7 plus, as its contract free now.

That is some saving you made......

Donutz · 30-03-2017 11:57AM

Moomat wrote:

Nope. Anything after 15th Feb is on new terms iirc

I signed a new contract on 28th of Feb and managed to cancel.

They told me over the phone that 28th of Feb was the last date you could have signed up on the old terms therefore probably the last date that you sign up and cancel.

War ensemble · 30-03-2017 01:36PM

I am on a pay as you go deal with 3. I joined them late last year. I contacted them to get an unlock code as im looking to change can and they said they can't give me the code as i haven't spent enough. I've spent 70€ so far but i need to spend €130 before they issue me the code. Any ideas ?

_Kaiser_ · 30-03-2017 01:42PM

War ensemble wrote: »

I am on a pay as you go deal with 3. I joined them late last year. I contacted them to get an unlock code as im looking to change can and they said they can't give me the code as i haven't spent enough. I've spent 70€ so far but i need to spend €130 before they issue me the code. Any ideas ?

Get the unlock code from a reputable seller on ebay for maybe 5-10 quid.

War ensemble · 30-03-2017 01:47PM

Thanks Kaiser. I'll probably do that. Is this sneaky stipulation with all operators or just 3 ?

_Kaiser_ · 30-03-2017 02:51PM

War ensemble wrote: »

Thanks Kaiser. I'll probably do that. Is this sneaky stipulation with all operators or just 3 ?

They generally all look for a minimum spend before they'll give you a code.

jcd5971 · 30-03-2017 07:17PM

Ok I've moved to the 30 day sim only plan, cheers for the heads up fellow boardsies I got no letter so this would have passed me by completely.

Anyway question time I was 3 months into a 24 month plan with them and had an iPhone 7 of them for only 199 at the time.

Question is can I go back onto a contract and avail of a new phone again or is that a no no.

For clarity around my question, I would be happy to sign into another 24 month contract as I was happy with the service. ( actually feel a bit guilty over getting the phone so cheap and leaving even tho I was happy with service...silly I know but I'm kinda sorry I did it lol)

Deisler · 30-03-2017 07:56PM

I was told by 3 that my plan is not affected it's 24 month €55 it that correct?

Seesee · 30-03-2017 08:39PM

So I just moved myself from the 40.66 to the 30 sim only bill pay - only 3 months left in my contract but there is no upgrade discount worth talking about anyway. I will probably stick with phone and on this plan for a while and save 15 a month.
Moved my daughter who got an iphone se in January from 25.41 soon to be 30 a month to 20 euro payg cos we all on 3 anyway and her brother is on this and apart from the pain in the ass remembering to top everyone up every month, it's a good deal and now she gets to keep the phone and move away if we want to.
And moved DH from 40.66 to 30 although he hates his phone so he may well sign up to a new plan in the near future but for now he also saving 15.
total saving a month if it all goes well 40 euro a month

The Darkness · 30-03-2017 08:43PM

Was just on with Three to that nightmare 1800 number; which after several endless holds and dropped calls (I'd gotten through to an operator three times, but the call went mid-conversation, which is infuriating after all the waiting) I finally was on to a lady in a call centre in Mumbai (I asked) - and when I queried if the Sim Only Unlimited Flex Max plan being offered had the same FUP as my current plan, Classic Flex Max 350 (FUP was 15GB/PM, now 60GB/PM AFAIK), she couldn't tell me; and when I asked her to find out she was unable to do so, so had to end the call as I'm not going to change without knowing the answer first.

So, my question is - does anyone know what the FUP on the Sim Only Unlimited Flex Max 30-day rolling contract plan is? And is it the same, or more , than my current plan?

garyskeepers · 30-03-2017 10:03PM

So my penultimate bill of 85 euro is overdue for two weeks now, and they havent looked for it, and the final bill of 75 is showing up to be paid too..

they wont unlock it until thats paid,, but still havent got any reminders..

does this mean i dont really have to pay,, if i dont want to

wandatowell · 31-03-2017 11:35AM

kendragon wrote: »

Do you mind me asking what type of phone is in the free upgrade?

I didn't ask as I only just got a S6 last October and I'm happy with that.

Cancel 3 contract for everyone!

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