Three price plans don't include calls to mobiles?

alex_s_3

It appears that all 3 price plans have this mentioned in the plan details:

"Inclusive minutes and texts are for UK mobiles and landlines beginning 01, 02, 03. 08 / 070 numbers cost up to 35p per call plus 35p per minute / £1.02 per call plus 71.5p per minute respectively."

Does this mean that you can't call your friend's mobile without being charged 35p per minute? All other networks I've looked at give you a number of minutes in your allowance that are any time, any network. It appears that three doesn't include any mobile calls in your allowance.

Can anyone who has recently signed up to 3 confirm this?

eschaton

An 070 is a personal number.

keith1950

Hi, you are misunderstanding the terms. It states UK mobiles, then it states landlines starting with 01,02,03,08 then states landlines starting 070 cost 35p. These are not mobiles, which begin with 074, 078, etc not 070. I am on 3 and can confirm this.

pimento

I'm on a 3 SIM only deal and my 100 mins includes all UK mobiles. I'm not charged to call my son (on o2).

diamonds

070xx prefixes are personal numbering in the UK - calls point to a satellite company where they can divert to any international number - landline, voip, mobile or satellite - infact ANY number ANYWHERE

In the UK you per minute not out of plan allowances as its not a mobile, thank Oftel then Ofcom and 3 ,for not making it clear that 070xx prefixes are personal numbering NOT mobile numbers.

PsiDOC

alex_s wrote: »

It appears that all 3 price plans have this mentioned in the plan details:

"Inclusive minutes and texts are for UK mobiles and landlines beginning 01, 02, 03. 08 / 070 numbers cost up to 35p per call plus 35p per minute / £1.02 per call plus 71.5p per minute respectively."

Does this mean that you can't call your friend's mobile without being charged 35p per minute? All other networks I've looked at give you a number of minutes in your allowance that are any time, any network. It appears that three doesn't include any mobile calls in your allowance.

Can anyone who has recently signed up to 3 confirm this?

Read the highlighted quote from you.
Mobile phones start with 077 078 or 079 Not 070

Read, inwardly digest and stop making yourself look a fool.

Psi

diamonds

manners people, given Oftel and Ofcom regulators created the confusion & Ofcom even scrapped a move to 060 to end confusion

alex_s_3

Thanks, I did misunderstand the terms. In my defence it is ambiguous; I was reading the "beginning 01, 02, 03" part as applying to UK mobiles as well as landlines.

tifo

it states that the allowance can be used for uk mobile networks and landlines beginning with 01, 02 and 03.

then it states call to numbers beginning with 08 and 070 cost 35p per call/minute or over.

as far as i know, uk mobiles begin with 075, 076, 077, 078 and 079. I had a number from t-mobile beginning with 075 and O2 begin with 078.

Mrs_Ryan

Three numbers as well are often 074 - mine is. Im on the One Plan and definitely not charged to call a mobile within my inclusive mins.

OldGreyFox

It means what it says on the Tin.

"Inclusive minutes and texts are for UK mobiles and landlines beginning 01, 02, 03."

If you want to check what these type of calls cost outside your inclusive minutes bundle see

http://www.three.co.uk/_standalone/Link_Document?content_aid=1214305748126

and if you want to check what non standard call charges cost eg 08/070 visit.

http://www.three.co.uk/Help_Support/About_my_mobile/Special_number_lookup