Three Sim only plan (50% off for 6 months)

shocksy · 26-02-2020 12:53am #1

Three have started a new deal on their 30 day contract sim only plan. It's normally €30pm for all you can eat data, unlimited calls and texts and 14gb of EU data roaming. The offer is 50% off for 6 months so it will be €15pm for 6 months) and then the price goes back to €30. I'm sure this could be negotiated after the 6 months though especially with gomo's offer etc.

It might be of interest to some people who want to move networks but want to avoid eir/gomo. The access to 3plus is also an extra bonus.

https://www.three.ie/plans/sim-only/bill-pay/

all about the mane · 26-02-2020 12:56am

shocksy wrote: »

Three have started a new deal on their 30 day contract sim only plan. It's normally €30pm for all you can eat data, unlimited calls and texts and 14gb of EU data roaming. The offer is 50% off for 6 months so it will be €15pm for 6 months) and then the price goes back to €30. I'm sure this could be negotiated after the 6 months though especially with gomo's offer etc.

It might be of interest to some people who want to move networks but want to avoid eir/gomo. The access to 3plus is also an extra bonus.

https://www.three.ie/plans/sim-only/bill-pay/

Do they have their own network or do they piggyback someone else?

shocksy · 26-02-2020 1:05am

all about the mane wrote: »

Do they have their own network or do they piggyback someone else?

Three run their own network, they allow the piggybacks on their network though such as virgin mobile and tesco mobile.

Berty · 26-02-2020 7:27am

Just a note on this plan. It's not unlimited calls per se because Voicemail isn't free. You're charged national rate to dial 171, their own network.

It's buried way down into the t&cs but it's the thing you might assume to be non chargeable

MidlanderMan · 26-02-2020 7:54am

Berty wrote: »

Just a note on this plan. It's not unlimited calls per se because Voicemail isn't free. You're charged national rate to dial 171, their own network.

It's buried way down into the t&cs but it's the thing you might assume to be non chargeable

Call the international voicemail number, can't remember what it is, but it's an 083 number.

That way the netork logs it as a regular mobile to mobile call.

[Deleted User] · 26-02-2020 12:10pm

Im due an upgrade with 3 at the moment. Currently on the €45p/m contract.
Just chatting with an agent online, to see if I can upgrade to this plan. He has advised
"... the €15 offer is advertising for the new customer only who wish to move the number to move to bill pay."

I'm going to call them this morning, and threaten to leave for another network, and see how I get on.

GBX · 26-02-2020 12:26pm

MidlanderMan wrote: »

Call the international voicemail number, can't remember what it is, but it's an 083 number.

That way the netork logs it as a regular mobile to mobile call.

The international number is +353 83 333 3171

GBX · 26-02-2020 12:35pm

Im currently on prepay - seems the offer is only for new customers joining for sim only or current non prepay customers. Showing as €30 when I go to order the sim. I've requested clarification on this with them on twitter. I'll see what they say and post back.

AlmightyCushion · 26-02-2020 12:38pm

MidlanderMan wrote: »

Call the international voicemail number, can't remember what it is, but it's an 083 number.

That way the netork logs it as a regular mobile to mobile call.

It doesn't. When I was with Three before I called that number to access my voicemail and I still got charged.

okidoki987 · 26-02-2020 2:10pm

bazwraf wrote: »

Im due an upgrade with 3 at the moment. Currently on the €45p/m contract.
Just chatting with an agent online, to see if I can upgrade to this plan. He has advised
"... the €15 offer is advertising for the new customer only who wish to move the number to move to bill pay."

I'm going to call them this morning, and threaten to leave for another network, and see how I get on.

Get a Virgin Sim, free for 2 months for Non Virgin customers (4 months free for Virgin customers).
Port your number back after a month to get the Three new offer of €15 a month.

okidoki987 · 26-02-2020 2:12pm

Virgin offer finishes 28th Feb.

as.eirinn · 26-02-2020 7:21pm

Virgin offer finishes 28th Feb.

....how do you know?

okidoki987 · 26-02-2020 7:26pm

On the website
https://www.virginmedia.ie/mobile/sim-only/

I'm sure they will come up with another offer when that one ends as they have done in the past. :rolleyes:

okidoki987 · 26-02-2020 7:27pm

Went into a Three shop today and was told the €15 offer was an online only offer for the moment.

as.eirinn · 26-02-2020 7:30pm

...you're right, but the next offer'll be 4 months for e5, 4 months free is the best you'll get of them, great offers these days.

okidoki987 · 26-02-2020 8:23pm

as.eirinn wrote: »

.great offers these days.

Just a pity they can't (for me) get the Bank SMS texts for online banking

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GBX · 27-02-2020 10:07am

GBX wrote: »

Im currently on prepay - seems the offer is only for new customers joining for sim only or current non prepay customers. Showing as €30 when I go to order the sim. I've requested clarification on this with them on twitter. I'll see what they say and post back.

Got sorted switching from Prepay to this sim only plan yesterday.

Katie1_14 · 27-02-2020 11:23am

I just spoke to 3, I have 2 numbers on the €30 sim only deal. I asked for this offer. They said no, only for new customers. I gave out, threatened to leave. They offered me same plan at €20 a month for 12 months with no contract, so €120 discount over the year instead of €90 with the new customer offer

trigger26 · 27-02-2020 11:58am

On the data usage it looks like its only 60gb you are allowed, gomo still seems better with their 80gb offer which I got for a tenner

** Should your data usage exceed 60GB in a billing cycle for Bill pay customers (a 28 day period for prepay customers) and your usage affect other network users, we reserve the right to limit the Service.

GBX · 27-02-2020 12:04pm

trigger26 wrote: »

On the data usage it looks like its only 60gb you are allowed, gomo still seems better with their 80gb offer which I got for a tenner

** Should your data usage exceed 60GB in a billing cycle for Bill pay customers (a 28 day period for prepay customers) and your usage affect other network users, we reserve the right to limit the Service.

I believe that was always the case. I've gone over 60gb and never had issues with them throttling speeds or being charged extra

[Deleted User] · 27-02-2020 12:07pm

trigger26 wrote: »

On the data usage it looks like its only 60gb you are allowed, gomo still seems better with their 80gb offer which I got for a tenner

** Should your data usage exceed 60GB in a billing cycle for Bill pay customers (a 28 day period for prepay customers) and your usage affect other network users, we reserve the right to limit the Service.

Three rarely throttle if ever, whereas Gomo always throttle.

TetraSonic55 · 27-02-2020 1:05pm

GBX wrote: »

Got sorted switching from Prepay to this sim only plan yesterday.

How did you get it? Still showing 30 for me

GBX · 27-02-2020 1:12pm

TetraSonic55 wrote: »

How did you get it? Still showing 30 for me

The rep I dealt with said it would show as €15pm - but there was also a possibility it wont apply for the first month. But if that did happen it would be 6 months at €15 from there on.

MentalMario · 27-02-2020 2:12pm

These sims would hardly work in a router? (one that takes a sim)

[Deleted User] · 27-02-2020 2:15pm

MentalMario wrote: »

These sims would hardly work in a router? (one that takes a sim)

They do.

Scottie99 · 01-03-2020 4:29pm

I haggled €10 for 12 months from the €30 sim only. I mentioned the 9.99 with GOMO (when applicable)

Tiger Roll · 01-03-2020 10:56pm

I see Tescomobile launching new sim only plan tomorrow.
10,000 mins
10,000 texts
300 international minutes
Unlimited Data with caveat of 60gb fair use
20 a month , 30 day rolling contract

vandriver · 01-03-2020 11:02pm

Tiger Roll wrote: »

I see Tescomobile launching new sim only plan tomorrow.
10,000 mins
10,000 texts
300 international minutes
Unlimited Data with caveat of 60gb fair use
20 a month , 30 day rolling contract

Link?

Tiger Roll · 01-03-2020 11:11pm

vandriver wrote:

Link?

I saw it advertised on a poster in a Tesco store this evening , girl there said it starts tomorrow

vandriver · 02-03-2020 11:58am

Tiger Roll wrote: »

I saw it advertised on a poster in a Tesco store this evening , girl there said it starts tomorrow

It's on their site today.

https://www.tescomobile.ie/sim-only-plans.aspx#20allin

Captain Flaps · 02-03-2020 5:30pm

GBX wrote: »

I believe that was always the case. I've gone over 60gb and never had issues with them throttling speeds or being charged extra

I once hit 1TiB down while hotspotting on Three and only then did they throttle me. I regularly hit 3-400GB in a calendar month and that was the only time I was ever affected. They're just covering themselves, you have to really be taking the P*ss for them to throttle

Three Sim only plan (50% off for 6 months)

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