Is the '3' £17.50 18 month contract the best deal?

lazymoezy

Considering there is no cashback, is this the best deal for me?

I'll get £100 via Quidco + £30 if reccomended by someone (still looking for that person). It equals around £10-£11 per month for 750mins + 150 texts or was it 200 texts? I dont need the texts but overall thats a good deal considering I'de easily spend £10 on top-up every month with less minutes.

I would only use this contract during peak hours as I have a o2 contract which gives me unlimited x net minutes between 7pm-7am and weekends.

What do you lot think, I'm learning this stuff day by day, any help, tips or reccomendations of other tarrifs would be highly appreciated!

Thanks,

-MoE-

diamonds

yip direct from 3 via quidco I got 18 months 1/2 at 17.50 & free NOKIA N80
quidco 100 back


selling the N80 ( as have a N73 ) to recoup some more of my costs



( 1000 texts 300mins priceplan )

DazedByTheLight

Thanks guys, sounds like a good idea. I might give it a try myself!

However, I have just been on the three website and can't see any decent phones which are £17.50 for the full 18 months. Any ideas?

diamonds

Nokia 6233

Direct Talker 1000
£17.50 for 18 months
(£35.00 thereafter)
750 anytime any network mins
150 texts
18 month contract

http://threestore.three.co.uk/offerdetails.aspx?offercode=18DT1KD031&id=340

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Sony Ericsson K800ir Black


Direct Talker 1000
£17.50 for ##12## months
(£35.00 thereafter)
750 anytime any network mins
150 texts
18 month contract

http://threestore.three.co.uk/offerdetails.aspx?offercode=18DT1KD040&phoneDesc=Sony_Ericsson_K800ir_Black&phoneCode=SEK800IBRD&tariffid=0

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Sony Ericsson K608i


Direct Talker 1000
£17.50 for 18 months
(£35.00 thereafter)
750 anytime any network mins
150 texts
18 month contract

http://threestore.three.co.uk/offerdetails.aspx?offercode=18DT1KD038&phoneDesc=Sony_Ericsson_K608i&phoneCode=SEK608IDSL&tariffid=0

PabloNeruda

This sounds like an excellent deal. I may go for it myself. Is '3' coverage generally pretty good? (including going abroad).

I'm also also a little wary about the £35 per month thereafter stipulation. Is this obligatory, or can I cancel after the 18 months are up?

EDIT: I've just seen the 'Sticky' thread discussing '3'
I don't think I'll bother lol

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there much better than when I left them 2 1/2 years ago, order through the business site ( make up a business name- self employed ;0) ) for UK customer care

http://three.co.uk/business/price_plans.omp

2/3 down click on the " See business eligible consumer price plans " link

lazymoezy

Ok. They got a great deal but I've also just had a brief look at the '3' sticky thread and it seems as though their reception/signal isnt very good.

I live in Central London, surely signal there has to be good? There arent any other bad points are there? I had a '3' contract phone for 2-3 months (borrowed), signal wasnt a problem at all.

Is it just certain areas? Ill be using this phone in London at all times, so, as long as reception is good in my area I think I'll take it.

-MoE-

kai666

lazymoezy wrote:

Ok. They got a great deal but I've also just had a brief look at the '3' sticky thread and it seems as though their reception/signal isnt very good.

I live in Central London, surely signal there has to be good? There arent any other bad points are there? I had a '3' contract phone for 2-3 months (borrowed), signal wasnt a problem at all.

Is it just certain areas? Ill be using this phone in London at all times, so, as long as reception is good in my area I think I'll take it.

-MoE-

you won't have any probs in central london

In fact where I used to work (near bristol) 3 was the only network that could get a signal. I could walk all round the building chatting away. All the other networks only worked outside, and accross the street, or in little micro pockets within the building that were about 1 metre square!

DazedByTheLight

Anyplace on the WWW we can go to see where three reception is good/average/awful?