3 ThreePay Pay As You Go

3 mobile are owned by Hutchinson Telecom, the largest mobile phone supplier in the world. Hutchinson as well as owning the mobile phone network they also own one of the largest health and beauty franchises in the world, one that we will all be familiar with Superdrug, this is why you will always find 3 mobile in Superdrug stores. 3 Mobile launched in 2003, planning to make the biggest notch in the mobile marketplace. This of course was never likely ...
...not one single element of 3 mobile based in India. Secondly there has been the rumour that some people give themselves British names in order to seem like they are in the UK that is a fallacy, what does happen on occasion is you get through to the other 10% of the call centres based here in the UK. I believe that Orange, who actually also have some ties to Hutchinson Telecom, used to give their Chinese call centre staff British names, but 3 never ...

sghawken 01.05.2007 · Read full review
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...the same: To other 3 mobiles cost 10p , uk mobiles, 20p and texts cost 10p. It is really frustrating that you are governed by what you can spend the money on, ie splitting it, i would just prefer to have £15.00 to spend on what i like ie calls and texts. You can buy add ons but you need to be in credit at the time. Example of an add on is 75 texts for 5.00 Now all this is based on a pay as you go basis, so i find it quite expensive and i should ...
...was with the "3" network it would be very expensive for the parent/child to keep topping up I am actually changing my network this week because of the poor coverage, and being a mum of 2 children i need people to be able to get hold of me if i am not at home and that is not working at the moment with the "3" network. Who is to say that maybe in the future i may change back but i will have to see a dramatic improvement in the coverage before i do ...

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...pay to rent (50p for 3 days) or download those (about £5 each). However... I haven't downloaded any games yet, or even used my phone to make any calls or send any messages announcing my new number, because I am really unimpressed with the Top-Up structure. I understand that it works out about the same as for contract customers, but so what! One of the things I like about Pay-as-you-go is that if I make less calls than usual, for any given time period, ...
...All Top-Ups expire after 30 days and the minimum Top-up is £15... OK, I can live with that as I usually spend just over that each month. But the control freaks don't stop there... For £15 there are currently two options... - VideoTalk, which provides 50 voice call minutes to any network (works out about 20p per minute) and £5 credit to spend on texts or video calls or downloads or whatever. - VideoText, which provides 100 texts (works out at 10p ...

swf_kent 29.12.2004 (10.01.2005) · Read full review
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...first had a brush with 3 back in January 2004 when I purchased a Motorola A835 on Videotalk 500. It was a mixed experience and to cut a long story short I terminated my account with them. Well things change and due to absolute necessity, I purchased an NEC e616v on 3 PAYG and I've been pleasantly surprised by the major improvements I've experienced. I joined a queue of about twenty in my local Superdrug store just before Christmas and purchased ...
...or what? Of course 3 have priced their handsets so that they offer outstanding value for money and they are confident they will make up the subsidy over the lifetime of the handset with the customers call spen, but thats fair enough in my opinion. Ok, so what does Three offer regarding tarriffs? £5 purchases 75 text messages £10 purchases access to a wide range of Three services auch as Video downloads, GPS locator (pinpoints your location to ...

peterkinxl5 30.03.2005 · Read full review
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3 is the tariff I have had with my last two mobile phones; the NEC e313 and the Motorola A835 (Both of which I have also reviewed if you fancy taking a look-see?). It is, so far, the best tariff I have seen so far. As I am too young to have a contract phone, I have to go for the pay-as-you-go services. I wanted a camera phone, which is what 3 is famous for providing. So I went for it. Unlike most pay-as-you-go services, 3-pay offers bundles as ...
...minutes, or using it on 3 services like ringtones or videos. The costs are as follows: Call -20p per minute Text - 10p per text 3 services can vary from 25p onwards. There are many options available to top up. There are vouchers that come as £15, £25, and £35, and add-ons as well. The add-ons are: £5 for 75 texts (about 6-7p per text) £5 credit £10 for 200 texts (This is usually what I get. 5p per text) £10 credit (Another that I get to use ...

reddragonflame87 10.02.2005 · Read full review
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...example all the entertainment on 3 is video based. This means that you are also able to make video calls so you can see the person you are phoning. You may find the stuff on 3G a little expensive thought but it is worth it. -Handsets- Three handsets are available quite cheap now and generally quite nice models. Some of the handsets include the Motorola E1000, LG U8120 and the Motorola C975 (my handset :P) They all include the same simple button ...
...don't want a handset on 3 but want the 3G technology, you can buy a handset on your preferred network with this technology, such as the O2 X4 and the Vodafone Live services also using third generation tech. -Pressing the Triangle Key- This key will firstly take you to Today on 3. This page is basically all the new stuff rounded up into one page to browse quickly, to access all the services you need to click on 'Go To Services.' The services links ...

james564 02.09.2005 · Read full review
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...as you go service from 3. Part the reason was my little bro talking me into it and partly becuase I wanted a camera phone (see my revew on the NEC e313). I've now decided that this was sheer madness on my part. 3 have one of the worst top up systems I have ever seen. With most of the other network providers you get a nifty little swipe card to top up with. Being slightly concerned with the environment I like to make as little waste as possible, ...
...Also the services on the 3 website you can access from your phone includes an option to download ringtones. Use this at your peril. My little brother has had varying degrees of success (some work, some don't), but I've had hassle. I've downloaded the same tune 3 times now and each time been given the run around. They've eventually re-creditied my account, but it's taken me 3 days and 9 calls for each one. ...

ayanayuk 15.09.2004 (30.09.2004) · Read full review
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...the top position in every 3 handset with some short key. Now, look at the gimmick. This number is not a free number like a normal 3 customer service number (333). It's a paid number and guess what..You will get charged about £2 for even 1 sec (as the minimum call duration is 1 min). So what can easily happen is if your mobile's keypad is not locked (which is an usual case with most of the people), a short key can be presssed anytime (something like ...
...your pocket and then can be repressed by redial button or with the same short cut key and then at the end of the month, you will be gifted with some horrendous bill. I have been recently charged £25 for this. What do you do next? Try to explain the same thing to customer service and they would say that the information is given somewhere in their website (which nobody would be aware of except 3's own billing team) and now you have to pay these charges. ...

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...allowance to spend on any 3 services. Or a combination of text messages, voice calls and credit to spend on any 3 services you like. Whichever you choose, you're getting the same great value as customers on a contract. Top-ups give you an allowance of voice minutes and / or text messages, plus a credit to spend on any 3 services you like - £5 credit for each £15 top-up and £1.50 for £25 and £35 top-ups In addition, add-ons let you pay for any 3 ...

steven37 03.11.2004 · Read full review
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...2)videotext = 0 voice call minutes.100 text messages.£5 credit* *credit= You can spend it on 3 services or use it for phone calls,messaging,video messaging The top ups are available on £15,£25,£35 price plans. In a nutshell,this network is worth every penny spent provided they upgrade their services. ...

faridj2005 03.05.2005 · Read full review
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...take out a contract as 3 had some excellent special offers available and I felt that it would be much easier to keep in touch with my parents who I had recently moved away from. When I contacted 3 they offered me the latest handset at the time (LG8130) and 1000 minutes plus 500 texts per month for £35 per month. This sounded perfect (although a little too good to be true). But they had more! They would also give me free line rental for 6 months ...
...but I was reassured that 3 didn't do that and would take the rental off my bill each month. I agreed to the contract and 2 days later I was the proud owner of my new phone. Except for the fact that it wouldn't keep a signal for more than 5 minutes when I was on the move and I could only get a signal in my house if I held the handset upside down, 1 foot from the floor in front of my sofa. This was not ideal at all, so I called customer services from ...

Tracy107 21.10.2006 · Read full review
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...as not many people have 3 phones yet. the £5 free content is good but a music video is £1.50 a time so that doesnt last very long and the £5 credit which i used for texts is about the only joy you get out of it really, and even this dissappears after 30 days no matter what. Coverage is VERY hit and miss, you dont have the luxury of travelling somewhere and guarenteeing you will have signal like with the other major networks. You can give 3 some glory ...
...too complicated and full of disadvantages. Would recommend o2 Pay & Go or virgin mobile. Overall this looks like a very good tariff on the surface, but could never use this as a 'main' phone due to the complications involved. I use the phones for their features now (MP3 player and a mini storage device). ...

mattdarbon 18.02.2005 · Read full review
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Hi, My datacard that I pay 50 GBP / month for, stopped working and there is nobody to assist me with that I have been trying for a week now. I am actually now calling THREE network for the fifth time today and have been redirected between two departments like 8 times. This is a nightmare Don't be lured by these few pounds less because this is nothing compared to what You are likely to go through very soon By the way, I had THREE phone before and returned it 5 days later. The prices of services were ridiculous Thanks for listening Mike ...

Mike1111 15.08.2007
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...I would say that the 3 network are an absolute nightmare to deal with. We've had network problems locally with problems being duplicated on two separate 3 network phones.Customer services in India who (a) seem to have a very poor command of the English language and (b) seem to be very poorly technically trained seemed to think that it was a problems with the phones themselves rather than the network.My girlfriend relies on her mobile as she has ...
...condition worsens.despite explaining this to 3 customer service it still took nearly a month to diagnose and fix the network problem in the local area. Following on from this my girlfriend is being bugged on a daily basis by sales people, allegedly from the 3 network, but of whom 3 Customer Services allegedly know nothing, trying to pursuade her to renew her contract- now this is more than a little surprising as she's on a PAYG phone! Complaints ...

bob.northover 30.04.2007 · Read full review
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Ok so I just got paid and decided I wanted a new flip phone.So off i go to Woolworths(Cheap!) to see what i can get. I have a look at there limited never in stock phones and i come accross an NEC 338 flip phone in a nice shiny black finish,so I got to the counter and buy the phone for £89.00 which includes £15.00 top up. Great no problems, I charge the phone and go to top up the phone.So off i go and phone the three digit number and enter some ...
...me if i want 100 voice minutes or texts for 30 days,so i choose texts. Ok so i chose the text package which also has £5.00 credit on your phone for use on wap or anything else! but here is the catch no voice minutes in the £15 top up so if you phone someone it comes out of your £5 credit..... Theres more, the text package is only for text only messages not fancy photo or video messages,which will come out of the £5 credit(what a con! Not only ...

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