Three: International calls on PAYG are 97% cheaper than on Pay Monthly, why?

lukewd
lukewd Posts: 4 Newbie
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Can anyone please explain why international calls on Three are way cheaper on PAYG plans than they are on Pay Monthly.

Have a look here: [link removed by forum]

For example, calling Spain:
On PAYG: £0.03 per minute
On Pay Monthly: £1.25 per minute

That is a reduction of 97.6% on PAYG versus the cost on Pay Monthly.

This seems crazy? How can I access those prices without the hassle of switching to PAYG and having to top up?

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  • JJ_Egan
    JJ_Egan Posts: 20,281 Forumite
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    Three will have the answer .
    Two different products they are entitled to have different charges .
  • Frozen_up_north
    Frozen_up_north Posts: 2,420 Forumite
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    I'm on Three and have just installed the Ringo app. Currently it's free to call Spanish landlines and many places are a fraction of a penny per minute.

    The cheapest calls (and least likely to drop out) are via the app and its "Call out" which auto dials via an 0330 number, which is free if you have lots of free mins on a contract SIM
  • Gloomendoom
    Gloomendoom Posts: 16,550 Forumite
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    lukewd wrote: »

    This seems crazy? How can I access those prices without the hassle of switching to PAYG and having to top up?

    Three pay monthly Advanced Plans have cheap international calls.
  • Ian011
    Ian011 Posts: 2,432 Forumite
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    It's the same with most providers, non-inclusive and non-standard calls and texts are priced much higher for pay monthly customers than for pay-as-you-go customers.

    The oft-repeated line that "contracts are cheaper then pay-as-you-go" is being exploited. The true answer is, "it depends".
  • boatman
    boatman Posts: 4,699 Forumite
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    Gloomendoom wrote: »
    Three pay monthly Advanced Plans have cheap international calls.
    I wasn't aware of any cheap calls abroad on the advanced plan unless you were actually abroad.
  • Gloomendoom
    Gloomendoom Posts: 16,550 Forumite
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    boatman wrote: »
    I wasn't aware of any cheap calls abroad on the advanced plan unless you were actually abroad.

    You are absolutely correct. I misread the info on the 3 website.
  • redux
    redux Posts: 22,976 Forumite
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    Link removed from OP

    Some of the moderation policy here is becoming hard to understand.
  • Ian011
    Ian011 Posts: 2,432 Forumite
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    redux wrote: »
    Link removed from OP

    Some of the moderation policy here is becoming hard to understand.
    I assume the OP, with just three previous posts, was automatically prevented from posting a link.
  • System
    System Posts: 178,093 Community Admin
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    lukewd wrote: »
    Can anyone please explain why international calls on Three are way cheaper on PAYG plans than they are on Pay Monthly.

    Have a look here: [link removed by forum]

    For example, calling Spain:
    On PAYG: £0.03 per minute
    On Pay Monthly: £1.25 per minute

    That is a reduction of 97.6% on PAYG versus the cost on Pay Monthly.

    This seems crazy? How can I access those prices without the hassle of switching to PAYG and having to top up?

    18185.co.uk has freephone and london access numbers.
    It just bills via Direct debit or credit/debit card.
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