3 PAYG Price Increases
in [UK Mobile]
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From: Thomas Kenyon on 25 Mar 2010 06:23 Poldie wrote: > It's hard to tell - the website is confusing and seems to contradict > itself. I'm looking for a cheap, sim-only contract and currently t- > mobile looks like being the best, as they have a rolling 30-day sim > only contract available with 1gb of data, 100 mins, 100 texts. 3 > seem to offer something similar for �15 but you have to phone them - > the details aren't available online in the same way that their other > tariffs are - why? 3 offer a �9.99 "one off cost" pay as you go > sim, with "free*" in the "internet allowance" row. The * doesn't > refer to an internet data limit. If you click on `buy it now` there > are more details, including "150MB Mobile Internet data allowance for > 90 days" and "Once you've used your free allowance, internet access is > 30p per MB". How that constitutes `free` internet is anyones get - > as far as I'm concerned it constitutes "lying". > > To be fair to 3, they're not alone in their lying - Virgin do an �18 > sim-only contract with "unlimited" internet, but it's not unlimited, > there's a limit (ie the exact opposite of unlimited), and once you > reach that limit you get to pay �2 per MB! �2! So you could watch > an episode of Eastenders online and suddenly owe them hundreds of > pounds! I just signed the nipper up to 3's SIM �15. It came with "300 any network anytime minutes, Unlimited UK Texts, Unlimited 3-to-3 calls, Free voicemail". And "Free Add Internet Mac - Ret" (which is 1GB). 1 Month rolling blah blah blah.
From: Steve on 25 Mar 2010 10:48 Steve Terry wrote: > > "Dave" <dont(a)bother.com> wrote in message > news:5OudncvHHaSrPDrWnZ2dnUVZ8hudnZ2d(a)bt.com... > > Jeremy Porteous wrote: > >> Just got a text from 3 PAYG redirecting me to a website listing many > >> price increases from 22nd April: > >> > >> Voicemail - was free, now 15p/min > >> Landlines/crossnetwork - was 20p/min, now 25p/min > >> MMS - was 25p, now 30p > >> International calls - various increases > >> 084/087 - up from 15p/min or 15p/call to 20p/min or 20p/call > >> 09/070 - also increasing > >> > >> That's a pretty comprehensive increase across the board! > > > > Kick 'em into touch and use Asda > > http://www.asdamobile.com/compare_tariffs.html > > > Asda isn't the only 8p per min virtual > http://petef.22web.net/payg.html > > and even after the price rises there's still nothing to touch 3Pay > for on net calls and data. > > That's inclusive calls to 4 Million 3UK users for 3 months, > and free calls to over 500 Million world wide Skype users, > adding 40 Million every quarter > > Also 3 are adding free Twitter and o.facebook.com Horses for courses, innit. I use my mobile for phone calls to many different networks and leave the tweeting and facebooking to my kids. -- http://twovoyagers.com/improve-usenet.org/ Filter all posts from Google Groups, it's mostly spam.
From: Steve Terry on 25 Mar 2010 12:54 "Steve" <me(a)privacy.net> wrote in message news:MPG.2615880527e3735d98968e(a)news.us.easynews.com... > Steve Terry wrote: >> "Dave" <dont(a)bother.com> wrote in message >> news:5OudncvHHaSrPDrWnZ2dnUVZ8hudnZ2d(a)bt.com... >> > Jeremy Porteous wrote: >> >> Just got a text from 3 PAYG redirecting me to a website listing many >> >> price increases from 22nd April: >> >> >> >> Voicemail - was free, now 15p/min >> >> Landlines/crossnetwork - was 20p/min, now 25p/min >> >> MMS - was 25p, now 30p >> >> International calls - various increases >> >> 084/087 - up from 15p/min or 15p/call to 20p/min or 20p/call >> >> 09/070 - also increasing >> >> >> >> That's a pretty comprehensive increase across the board! >> > >> > Kick 'em into touch and use Asda >> > http://www.asdamobile.com/compare_tariffs.html >> > >> Asda isn't the only 8p per min virtual >> http://petef.22web.net/payg.html >> >> and even after the price rises there's still nothing to touch 3Pay >> for on net calls and data. >> >> That's inclusive calls to 4 Million 3UK users for 3 months, >> and free calls to over 500 Million world wide Skype users, >> adding 40 Million every quarter >> >> Also 3 are adding free Twitter and o.facebook.com > > Horses for courses, innit. I use my mobile for phone calls to many > different networks and leave the tweeting and facebooking to my > kids. > > Indeed, i wouldn't dream of using my 3pay to call cross net or landlines, i use another phone for that. If Giffgaff would only offer alternative top up i'd recommend them, i've been having fun using calling cards on their free 0800 Steve Terry -- Get a free Three 3pay Sim with �2 bonus after �10 top up http://freeagent.three.co.uk/stand/view/id/5276
From: Steve Terry on 25 Mar 2010 13:00 "Thomas Kenyon" <tom(a)art-it-services.co.uk> wrote in message news:WSGqn.537372$DL1.27484(a)newsfe25.ams2... > Poldie wrote: <snip> > I just signed the nipper up to 3's SIM �15. > > It came with "300 any network anytime minutes, Unlimited UK Texts, > Unlimited 3-to-3 calls, Free voicemail". > > And "Free Add Internet Mac - Ret" (which is 1GB). > 1 Month rolling blah blah blah. > > That's OK if you need the 1 month grace. But with cashbacks you could have a 12 or 18 month contract working out at a third of that a month. e.g. My Orange Racoon 30, 18 month, 400mins, unlimited landline 300text p.m. works out at around �4 per month after cashbacks. Steve Terry -- Get a free Three 3pay Sim with �2 bonus after �10 top up http://freeagent.three.co.uk/stand/view/id/5276
From: Theo Markettos on 25 Mar 2010 13:45
Steve Wyles <steve(a)inhouse.co.uk> wrote: > Three have now posted a blog entry regarding their price rises. > > http://blog.three.co.uk/2010/03/24/changes-to-payg-on-3/ That suggests the 'free stuff' (eg 150MB internet) only lasts for 90 days. Is that the case at the moment? I thought there wasn't a limit? Theo |