It is what it is. It's 200mb. And for low users that might be sufficient for them. Is someone trying to make you buy one against your will?

​You can use this sim in both phones and tablets so it says on site

Just a heads up you can get 1500 nectar points if you purchase the sim by clicking through the Nectar eShop link here

https://www.nectar.com/collecting-points/brands/3mobile

I thought I would try it when I purchased my SIM in February and I just checked my Nectar balance and have been awarded the 1500 points (worth £7.50).

"the information they provided might cause confusion" was an inappropriate phrase to use. There is no confusion caused by the information they provided regarding the 123 rates. It would have been more accurate to say "Because we stated incorrect facts on our website and literature regarding the 123 rates means that thousands of customers spent £10 our our Data Rewards PAYG that they wouldn't have otherwise have done and we apologise for having taken their money on false promises"

http://www.engadget.com/2016/02/04/three-data-reward-sim/

http://www.threemediacentre.co.uk/news/2015/internet-on-legs-mobile-broadband.aspx

**FREE SIM WITHOUT 1GB PRELOADED** - http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/three-data-reward-sim-now-free-with-200mb-free-every-month-2430990

I have a three Mi-fi can I just register that?

3 block data in tablets
I wasted £10 on a sim to use on 321 plan for my android tablet
Impossible as blocked by 3 asking to buy the pricey data packs

It looks like this is only for dongles, mifi and tablets, but not for mobiles :disappointed:.

I was hoping they would offer the 321 sim with 200mb free a month... a man can only dream.

Does this have incoming number or just a data sim. I remember the old sims could receive texts and had incoming number

If you click >Plan details. it states the prices for voice calls and text messages and additional data which is still 321

Yes it does for the 1gb plan, but not for the 3/12gb plans. Just when I'd ordered a dual sim phone, I may not need one if the 1gb plan allows calls & texts
Interesting..

It is. FILL YOUR BOOTS!

5 YouTube videos a month then...... great

I'm pointing out that 200mb a month is **** and I wouldn't waste my time

It is what it is. It's 200mb. And for low users that might be sufficient for them. Is someone trying to make you buy one against your will?

How many months do yiu get 200mb for though?

Engadget link states you can make calls and text but no idea how they would bill you if you just paid £10 up front fir the data pack
While the SIM is primarily aimed at data-only devices like tablets and such, you can plug it into a phone and make calls from 3p from minute, or send texts from 2p per message.

I was hoping to use this on my tablet abroad but also pop it into my phone a couple of times to make calls.

I don't see why this won't work on a phone as it also allows calls and texts using their 321 tariff. It also has better value add-ons for data.

What can you do with 200 mb these days,"low users"?

Bung this in an old Android phone to be used exclusively as a SatNav on Google Maps or any other nav app with traffic updates. Disable everything else including app updates of course. Can even be used in car tracking devices I guess.

cool will stick this in the other sim slot of dual sim phone this and freedom pop sim in one device :smiley:

the alcatel one touch tablet has phone calling, i think it depends on the chip used, i had mine unlocked only to find 3 blocked it. perhaps this sim is designed for the niche market.

​The life of luxury eh :wink:

Very interesting for the sat nav idea. I use an old xperia when I go out running as an mp3 player but would love to map my runs too. Are you sure 200mb is enough for using runstastic/strava a few times a month?

So this is basically a 1-2-3 PAYG SIM with the benefit of getting 200MB free a month forever? (i.e. until they change the plan). I assume you lose the 150MB free when you top-up that you get with the standard PAYG SIM?

I agree with lyndsaya - isn't anyone bothered about the obvious hike in data costs from mobile networks in the past year or so ?
If they keep it up they can kiss my flippin a*se

Anyone know if the 200Mb is for life? Can't see anything that confirms it one way or the other.

Handy to have for occasional trips to Feel at Home destinations ... though EU roaming charges will supposedly be abolished next year

Get with it :smirk:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-34346822

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3247522/Millions-mobile-phone-users-face-higher-monthly-bills-Ofcom-TREBLES-fee-using-3G-4G-networks.html

And yes before anyone says it I'm sure they'd charge extra for that too pmsl

Why are so many GAGGING to try and be smug pedantic t**sers on here - what do you mean 'get with it' I am aware of it
Why don't you look up who's running Ofcom and wake up to how we're being fleeced with no justification - by what rights should anyone 'own' the bl**dy airwaves and make hundreds of millions out of it for nothing when theres ample proof that the technology is detrimental to our health

Anyone knows how to topup £2 for Three Payg?

In the below article it says
http://www.threemediacentre.co.uk/news/2015/internet-on-legs-mobile-broadband.aspx

I see it says micro-sim, any chance of being able to order a different sim size?

These mobile companies are avoiding billions in tax so a few hundred million that the government will take off them is loose pocket change!

Vodafone 84 Billion tax dodge

So Vodafone definately should not be increasing prices since it is ripping us off by BILLIONS already.

Just this new sim maybe

I was just offering an explanation.
What's the point complaining on here?
If there's something you can do about it and have the inclination go for it.

Shop in mk says you only get the extra 200mb when you top up.

Perfect as a second SIM for those occasions when your main SIM isn't in a 3G zone

Thankfully, not everyone is you. It's absolutely perfect to stick in my car for the Audi Connect services.

**Update** Guy's it seems this sim is not for use in phones. So the call and text charges must be for tablets which have that ability built in. Sorry guys

*It is now known that this sim does work in a phone

Yep. Trebles all round.

While you're sitting on a pink spotted unicorn?

What are you on about?

*Update* My live chat with Mamta

Still not clear if you can use this in a feel at home destination for calls and texts. I suspect you have to purchase a £10 addon if on 321 payg, in the same way you have to for the phone sim.

not that fussed tbh, will just use my phone sim and purchase the £10 addon. too much effort for the sake of 200mb of data :wink:

plus I would need to spend £20 as opposed to £10

UPDATE

Got the SIM today, popped-it in my Note 4 and it works. Receives calls and texts but when I registered it on the website to top it up, there are no options to top it up with regular credits.

Thanks, I tried calling and texting after top-up and it works :laughing:
It's 3p per minute, 2p per text and 1p per MB if you go over the allowance (200MB free per month + 1GB initial allowance)

Don't forget to register by using the 3G/4G connection and going to [url=hree.co.uk/freedata]hree.co.uk/freedata[/url] to get the free 200MB per month. I just use it in the car on my way to work as we have wifi at work and at home.

Great work :wink:

I like how you can top up just £2 :smile:

Any idea of the charges for international roaming?

Maybe you can if you ask customer services

You can read all the charges here.

Thanks for feedback... I had a look at freedompop and after going through to their checkout they offered me a completely free sim on email. Just have to cancel the addons within a month... Such a bargin also found you can cache google maps by typing ok maps in google. Win win

Wonder if they'll let you port your number across from the old '3' SIM?

I don't see why not but I will keep the new number as my 'old' number is getting PPI and injury claim calls which annoys me.

Check out all those 077XX numbers that look like mobile numbers but are not included in the 3p tariff! What is the use of OFCOM?

Thanks. Only Good for using data abroad then :-

Calls
Made in a non-EU Feel At Home destination13.8p per minute
Made in an EU Feel At Home destination16.6p per minute
Make a video call (to any number)Up to £2.04 per minute
Video calls receivedUp to £1.53 per minute
Texts/messagesSent in a non-EU Feel At Home destination 4.3p per text
Sent in an EU Feel At Home destination5.2p per text
Send photo messages17.4p per message

Not in line with standard PAYG sim then :disappointed:

It looks to me that, for roaming, it is the same as a standard PAYG SIM. For example, the charges for Italy (an EU Feels Like Home country) are the same as those quoted by chocci: http://www.three.co.uk/Support/Roaming_and_international/Mobile_Roaming?content_aid=1214306357967

Update. Feel At Home Add-Ons ARE available on this sim just like on the standard PAYG sim. So you can convert credit into an add-on to get 1p/minute calls 2p texts as well as the 1p/MB additional data in Feel At Home countries.

Just checked my account again and it seems like the 1GB won't get used until you use up the 200MB allowance every month.



So what's the advantage of getting the regular PAYG SIM if this one gets free data every month, gets better value data add-ons, and uses the same call/text tariffs?

UPDATE: Maybe its because you can get a regular PAYG SIM free. The £10 for the Data reward SIM is basically for the 1GB data you will get that does not expire.

I wonder if once you start eating into the 1GB it starts the 30 day countdown or whether there is no time limit

Not sure but it is still good value either way. :smiley:

Yes I agree :smiley:

Just called 444 to check my balance and it says I have £11.97. I topped up £2 last night and made a call so I guess they added the £10 balance on top? The online account still says £1.97. Weird.

I did wonder if the 1GB data is just £10 credit? That would be good as it could be used for calls and texts too :smiley:
*Maybe that's happened because you registered for the free MB's before you started using the 1GB? :laughing:

I wonder if they would transfer existing pay and go 321 deal over to this version.. happy to pay the £10

I've just done exactly the same thing but it says £1.97 when I call 444. Bit gutted as I would much rather have had £10 credit than 1gb data.

I barely use the internet on my phone so the 1gb will end up mostly wasted.

Maybe it takes a while to appear? I just noticed the £10 the next day. Let us know how you get on tomorrow.

can't use threeintouch wifi calling with this sim as its meant for tablets, wasted £10 trying to use this on my phone :/

:disappointed:

Nah its just the same today.

I'd love to know if the 1gb doesn't expire at all though or if the 1 month kicks in as soon as you start using it.

Used up my 200MB thanks to Adblock app and now eating into the 1GB data. It now says it will expire next month on the online account. :disappointed: It still says I have £11.97 when I call 444 though.

I do wish contributors to this thread could learn to edit out all the image cr&p that's getting reposted every time. :confused:

Bummer. Oh well...cheers for letting us know

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^^ That you mean?

buy it off you, pm me.

Can I port my existing number to this SIM?

I would guess yes, but don't know for sure. You could contact Three and ask. Cheers

Thanks. I have got this and i think it is categorised as mobile broadband sim by Three although it can make call.

I haven't found where it says you have to buy an add-on to use Feel at home.

Have I got this right: I pay £10 for a SIM with 1 GB valid 30 days, register online, and then get 200 MB a month to use. I can use the 1 GB and 200 MB from any country covered by Feel-at-home.
Presumably, I also have to buy a £2 top up so I can make the occasional call/text and keep the account alive.
Is that right, or did I miss something?

Hi. Apparently you need to convert credit into an add-on to benefit from the 3-2-1 rates in feel-at-home countries. If you don't do this the rates are higher. Cheers

But can it make calls with the mobile network or are the over data connection. I'm guessing it's the later only?

Normal calls so far as I know.

yeh, I would think normal calls also
get in touch with Three for definitive answer

If I go into mythree on mine, and click to view my plan, it comes up as "Mobile Broadband Lite" with 10p for text messages and 10p per 1MB data.

On the website it states 3p/min, 2p/txt, 1p/mb. Have you tried making a call then see how much credit it took?

I felt a litte short changed when I bought the £10 bundle, expecting the free 200mb on top, only got the standard 1gb

Did you register the sim at http://three.co.uk/freedata ?

That's why, thanks for the link

No, I've sent them an email to ask if it's right. If anyone else has the sim, check what it says for your plan terms.

My plan terms say its 3p for calls, 2p for texts, and 1p per MB of data. Also, the £10 credit for the 1GB data did not expire after a month. I can use it for calls and text.

Do calls and text work if you turn data and WiFi off. I think the answer will be no.....

Why would do that? Three works on 3g and will not work on phones without 3g.

I can't always have a good data connection.

I see. This deal might not be good for you specially if you get bad coverage in your area.

I think patcho is asking whether calls and texts can still be made and recieved without an Internet connection?
I would definitely say yes to this.
There is no indication this sim uses a VOIP service for calls and texts like FreedomPop does.
It would make them in the normal way like a normal sim does :smiley:
Unless anyone else knows otherwise ?
Cheers :smile:

Thanks. They've obviously messed up mine.

Yes that's what I was asking. So if it can be made to work in a phone (I know they say no) this seems a better bet than freedompop and my current 321 three sim....

You know they say no?
When have they said no?
They told me this sim will work in a phone

Good if they told you it well work in a phone, that's good enough for me!

Yeh, see comment #48 for my online chat with Mamta :smiley:

Can you buy two Data Rewards sim cards and use them sequentially on the same phone so if you've used up your free 200MB of data on the first SIM you can swap if for the second one?

I see no reason why not :smiley:

If you are only going to use it data, you could of course use one freedompop sim and still get 400mb.
I think I'm going to get the three sim to go with my fp one.... Once the credit runs out on my 123 sim.

What I'm wondering is if the Three app on my Android phone (or something somewhere along the Three network) would detect that I'm operating 2 of their Data Reward sim cards sequentially on the same phone to get 400MB free. However it sounds a great idea to run a Data Rewards sim sequentially with a freedompop as that would eliminate the risk of Three blocking one or both of their sims. My phone is dual SIM so have a cheapo voice only SIM in the second SIM slot. I make very few calls as I don't have many friends.

As far as I know, as long as you make at least 1 chargeable event every 6 months on each sim - you'll continue to get the free 200MB every month on each sim :smiley:

Has anyone managed to transfer their old Three number to the new SIM? I phoned 333 and requested it, however the support guy said I shouldn't be using the SIM in my phone and wouldn't make the change.

After many emails back and forth, they've informed me that apparently they messed up and the 321 plan does not apply to PAYG but only to contract broadband. They've forwarded this to the Business Review Team to correct the details and gave me some free credit on the SIM as an apology.

I'm not sure if they're just telling me this to close my complaint of course, but this is where things stand for me. Be careful if you order a new Data Reward SIM that you check the plan details in mythree!

Thanks for the info. Did they say the information on the website is wrong?
*I've just checked and it still says 3p/min, 2p/text and 1p/mb

Essentially yes. I don't have this in writing, as the guy rang me up after the complaint was escalated, but his response was that the information they had provided "might cause confusion" and that he was forwarding it to that team who would change their literature.

"the information they provided might cause confusion" was an inappropriate phrase to use. There is no confusion caused by the information they provided regarding the 123 rates. It would have been more accurate to say "Because we stated incorrect facts on our website and literature regarding the 123 rates means that thousands of customers spent £10 our our Data Rewards PAYG that they wouldn't have otherwise have done and we apologise for having taken their money on false promises"

I'm glad I held back now. For me it would make more sense just getting the 150mb and topping up £5 at a time with 123.
Well it would if I wasn't happy enough with freedompop.

Thanks for the heads up

So the press release from Three here and the corresponding news reports all have it wrong?

It might be worth someone else contacting them, as I do find it astonishing. When I sent them links to the press release in my emails they insisted that "a 321 plan is only available on a phone PAYG SIM card".

Here is my experience with two Freedompop SIM cards I've just received in the post which operate on the Three network. These SIMs give you 200 mins and 200 texts and 200 MB free every month on their Basic Plan (free of charge). However, on this free plan, if you go above 200 MB, each extra MB is 1.5p rather than 1p on Three's advertised Data Rewards PAYG plan.

So I put Freedompop SIM card #1 into my mobile and downloaded the Freedompop App from Google Play. The App automatically displayed the phone number corresponding to SIM card #1 and the number of free mins, texts and MB left. It made and received calls which were of good sound quality, despite being VoIP calls via 3G (I have no 4G coverage from the Three network in my area and Freedompop is 4G enabled). It sent and received texts no problem and the internet worked although slowly in my location, which is normal regardless of carrier, see speed tests below.

I then swapped Freedompop SIM card #1 with Freedompop SIM card #2. The App still displayed SIM card #1 phone number. Data works. I could dial out and send a text and the receiving phone would show that they were coming from SIM card #2's number. However, I could not receive calls or texts. I would probably have had to uninstall and reinstall the App each time I swapped the SIM to double up my allowances but I did not try this.

Speed tests in my area all done at the same time (apart from Giff Gaff which was about 2 weeks earlier)

4G connection on Giff Gaff (PAYG) using O2 network: Download 1.5 Mb/s, Upload 1.5 Mb/s
3G connection on EE (contract) using EE network: Download 2.4 Mb/s, Upload 0.3 Mb/s
3G connection on Freedompop (PAYG) using Three's network: Download 2.5 Mb/s, Upload 1.3 Mb/s

I was somewhat astonished at the low speed on Giff Gaff's 4G service and after googling read that others were reporting the same experience and there is a theory saying that the O2 network they use prioritise their traffic and put their own customers first and any spare capacity is then allocated to Giff Gaff hence the slow speeds.

So I had an online chat with three yesterday asking for the 321 plan on my current sim to be switched to the data reward sim. After checking with a manager the person informed me that this wasn't possible due to my sim being a 'phone' type sim as opposed to a 'broadband' type sim. I doubt there are any physical differences between these types however they probably virtually register in a different way on the network.

Apparently I would be unable to transfer either my current three number or a number from a different network onto a 'broadband' sim however shouldn't have a problem using a bb sim in a phone.

I asked wherever there was any way he could make it right and add a free recurring data allowance onto my account as it doesn't seem fair that 321 customers don't get the same benefit for what is essentially the same plan. Couldn't be done but to his credit he added a free £5 top up to my account.

I ended up telling him that I'd ordered one of these free 'broadband' sims anyway and that I'd use it in my dual sim phone after hacking it and glueing it to my micro SD which he wished me good luck with.

It's nice to hear a positive experience with freedompop

I don't know what's going on, but I've just seen screenshots that confirm that the 123 prices do apply to this sim.

Weird :/

Page 7 of price guide for new mobile data plans also clearly implies the 123 prices apply to this SIM. I wonder if it just a problem with the my3 website not being able to display the correct rates, has anyone actually used the SIM to determine the rates?

Just a heads up you can get 1500 nectar points if you purchase the sim by clicking through the Nectar eShop link here

https://www.nectar.com/collecting-points/brands/3mobile

I thought I would try it when I purchased my SIM in February and I just checked my Nectar balance and have been awarded the 1500 points (worth £7.50).

Has anyone had success using this SIM card in Android tablets?
I am thinking of using it in my new Teclast P80 which has 3G.

Ok, I have an update on this now. After contacting customer services again, it turns out the previous guy got it completely wrong and 123 rates do apply. The price plan details in mythree show up wrong for me as "Broadband Lite" with 10.2p for text, but after sending one, I can confirm that it actually only costs 2p.

Thanks for clarifying

Was going to start a new thread but I'll put it here. The data reward sim seems to be free now. https://www.three.co.uk/Free_SIM_MBB/Order

Nice one, thanks!

I can confirm the free 200MB works in Spain, one of the Feel at Home locations and very useful it was too, more than enough for 4 days Google Maps/Navigator, Citymapper, Email and WhatsApp plus occasional browsing. I did download the google maps i needed before going.

Wow! You should definitely give that it's own thread! :wink: More people will see a new thread

Yes, definitely deserving of its own thread. Will get a lot of heat.

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Thanks to patcho :wink:

Thanks for this post. Put the SIM into my tablet today, no internet connection. Went to three.co.uk and registered and account, still no data connection. Called 3 and they said it would take 24 hours. Came back here to find this post.

Hi, is it possible to use this plan in an iPhone?

Hi :smiley: Yes, as long as it's network unlocked (or if it's locked to Three it should work) I see no reason not :smiley: