Three 321 SIM charges increase 200% to 500% from 16 Feb 2021

alanjones60

I will stick with my data reward sim when prices go up,i am a low user so wont hardly make a difference,plus three is the only network that allow wifi calling on pay as you go,as far as i know

gwapenut

getmore4less said:

Got a note on my data reward account that the new rates will be applying to that as well never got a text.

Still not decide where to go if at all for my main sim, will miss the 50p a day data top up used that quite a bit when traveling

Where did you see that note? I can't see it in the mythree portal.

gwapenut

alanjones60 said:

I will stick with my data reward sim when prices go up,i am a low user so wont hardly make a difference,plus three is the only network that allow wifi calling on pay as you go,as far as i know

What do you mean by wifi calling, do you mean using data for VOIP services such as voipcheap etc?

alanjones60

gwapenut said:

alanjones60 said:

I will stick with my data reward sim when prices go up,i am a low user so wont hardly make a difference,plus three is the only network that allow wifi calling on pay as you go,as far as i know

What do you mean by wifi calling, do you mean using data for VOIP services such as voipcheap etc?

Yes. If you have no signal it will use wifi to make calls and send texts

victor2

gwapenut said:

alanjones60 said:

I will stick with my data reward sim when prices go up,i am a low user so wont hardly make a difference,plus three is the only network that allow wifi calling on pay as you go,as far as i know

What do you mean by wifi calling, do you mean using data for VOIP services such as voipcheap etc?

I don't think he does. I'm on three PAYG and when I got a new phone it just started using WiFi calling automatically when in my house, where the mobile signal is lousy, and connected to my WiFi. Uses it for calls and SMS, incoming and outgoing.

gwapenut

alanjones60 said:

gwapenut said:

alanjones60 said:

I will stick with my data reward sim when prices go up,i am a low user so wont hardly make a difference,plus three is the only network that allow wifi calling on pay as you go,as far as i know

What do you mean by wifi calling, do you mean using data for VOIP services such as voipcheap etc?

Yes. If you have no signal it will use wifi to make calls and send texts

I didn't know that was possible on the data reward sim?

alanjones60

gwapenut said:

alanjones60 said:

gwapenut said:

alanjones60 said:

I will stick with my data reward sim when prices go up,i am a low user so wont hardly make a difference,plus three is the only network that allow wifi calling on pay as you go,as far as i know

What do you mean by wifi calling, do you mean using data for VOIP services such as voipcheap etc?

Yes. If you have no signal it will use wifi to make calls and send texts

I didn't know that was possible on the data reward sim?

I have the sim in my phone. A samsung s10e

getmore4less

gwapenut said:

getmore4less said:

Got a note on my data reward account that the new rates will be applying to that as well never got a text.

Still not decide where to go if at all for my main sim, will miss the 50p a day data top up used that quite a bit when traveling

Where did you see that note? I can't see it in the mythree portal.

On the app it is under the little bell notifications(got it for all our accounts)

on the web My3 nothing

gwapenut

getmore4less said:

gwapenut said:

getmore4less said:

Got a note on my data reward account that the new rates will be applying to that as well never got a text.

Still not decide where to go if at all for my main sim, will miss the 50p a day data top up used that quite a bit when traveling

Where did you see that note? I can't see it in the mythree portal.

On the app it is under the little bell notifications(got it for all our accounts)

on the web My3 nothing

The really odd thing about that, is that Three resisted encouraging people using Data Reward for phones, even though it is allowed in the T&Cs. So if you only use it for a Mifi dongle etc, you would only use the MyThree web interface, as the dongle would have no app, and would not know about the increased data charges.

TMSG

I have 3 SIMs from 3 (two normal and one 200MB free data). I've just returned from a spell abroad where I've used two mobile phones on 3 PAYG only sparingly and have just learned about the recent dramatic price increases. Now I have a couple of questions:

1. On none of the phones and also on the third phone that stayed home (the one with the free data SIM) have I ever received a text telling me about the recent price rise. I have also not received any other communication from 3 WRT this increase. Don't they have a duty to inform me about this change?
2. More importantly, when I started using my first 3 SIM (was around 2014 I think) there was a paragraph on the blurb that said:
"Your rates of 3p/min 2p/text and 1p/MB of data last as long as your Top-up - this lasts until the last penny is spent. Calls are are to standard UK landlines and mobiles - other calls may cost more. Check prices at Three.co.uk/nts You need to use your SIM to make a call, send a text or get online at least once every 6 months to keep your account alive."
I actually went into the local 3 shop to ask specifically about this and I was told that yes, those 321 rates would stay the same for the total value of my all top-ups, now and in the future. So I should be able, I think, to run down my current balances with them on the old rates and only if I top-up, with the new rates in force, be charged those new rates?