Just to answer the questions that inevitably arise from this deal;
This is a data card. You cannot make normal calls or send texts with this sim. It can receive calls or texts. You can make whatsapp calls and messages with it.
I have a dual sim phone and use this as the data card and use a talkmobile sim as my calls/ messages card.
I can tether with this.
Others use this abroad for data roaming although I haven't.
Just pop it in and it works, no messing.
Three sim sizes come in pack so will fit any phone/ tablet/ dongle.
It is 24gig for up to 12 months from activation. You can use it all in a few months or use a little and then loads another time. It is not a monthly allowance. When it runs out get another one. If you go to three.co.uk website when using it it will give you how much is left on card.

Well Sherlock can you let people know where else they can buy 12gig of data that does not expire for 12 months for less than £21.84

So you won't need to feel that 22 quid for a 12Gb sim is "super expensive".

If BT's wifi network covers everywhere you need internet access, then it's a great fit.

However, that's rarely the case.

can i put this on my phone and just use the data or will it not work?

good find! perfect for my tablet for when I goto Germany later this year!

Bought this when it was posted a while ago for slightly more. Worked well, but quite slow in France. Mostly 2g or 3g. Nice for driving across France and getting cheap data though.

Apart from using this abroad, can someone tell me why anything is better than a basic bt deal, in order to be able to use the unlimited wifi/fon which comes with bt broadband deals, home or mobile ?
Isn't it worth five or ten pounds every month (depending on the exact deal) for unlimited uk wifi ? I don't really make paid calls or send texts and so am only ever interested in the internet aspect.

I know this has to be used within 12 months but anyone know how long you have to activate it? I was thinking of getting one (due to good price) but don't need it for a few of months - would the 12 months start from then? Ta!

it would kick in as soon as the sim card is put into the phone.

Can it be used for tethering? I have a 3 mifi, could I use it in that?

This is getting sodding cheaper and cheaper?!.

I myself Posted one of these very same Deals too some 2-3 months back! (but for £2-£4 more though?, if I recall well?), lol. :-)

Got an email saying my quidco has successfully tracked - 65p (not much, but better than a kick in the teeth)

I bought the same one a few months ago. It did not work at all in my dual sim phone for data. It only works in a mifi device. So I bought one of those and it does work very well.

It may not work in all dual sim phones because many can only have one 3g sim operational at once. As 3 don't have a 2g network then it won't work unless you can switch your other sim over to 2g.
I've found on my moto g dual sim that if I set the phone to use data on the 3 sim, then it all works, and calls etc come in on the other sim. However as soon as you switch to data on the other sim then the 3 sim stops working, as it can't connect to 2g.

I got this for £20.44 last week by pasting a link from Amazon into Flubit, think it came from MyMemory.

Code for 5%off is 3P5

Just to answer the questions that inevitably arise from this deal;
This is a data card. You cannot make normal calls or send texts with this sim. It can receive calls or texts. You can make whatsapp calls and messages with it.
I have a dual sim phone and use this as the data card and use a talkmobile sim as my calls/ messages card.
I can tether with this.
Others use this abroad for data roaming although I haven't.
Just pop it in and it works, no messing.
Three sim sizes come in pack so will fit any phone/ tablet/ dongle.
It is 24gig for up to 12 months from activation. You can use it all in a few months or use a little and then loads another time. It is not a monthly allowance. When it runs out get another one. If you go to three.co.uk website when using it it will give you how much is left on card.

You can definitely receive calls on this SIM and I'm pretty sure you can also top it up and use it to make calls (at the 1p 2p 3p rate of PAYG on three).

I'm planning to make this my main SIM, as I almost never use calls.

Can this be used on an old phone (HTC M7) to play Pokemon Go? for a child, instead of running round with my shiny new phone.

If you use this sim in a tablet you can also download the '3' app for a quick check of remaining data.

This has been a live saver, purchased this before going to Paris a couple of weeks ago. Used in a WIFI dongle, I had to unlock the dongle but found a cheap ebay seller for £1 and got that done. Unlocked the WIFI dongle, enabled roaming options on the dongle and used out in Paris. And got 5 people connecting to it freely. Put the dongle in my backpack and people around me used it.

Used my phone and other phones connected to this hotspot and we used the data quite easily. If we used roaming data it would have cost me easily £16 alone.

As per gib;
Get unlimited calls and texts plus 500MB of data whilst abroad in our Europe Zone for £4 a day (inclusive of VAT where applicable).

Some days I used more than 500MB and it would have costed me additionally £3 per 75mb.

Its a good purchase especially going aboard.

Thx op a hot deal! Ordered 2 they will be great for travelling at least until Brexit...

In response to the "will it work in my phone" I'm using one now in a Huawei P8. Good 3 coverage in Devon where O2 is non existent.

Can someone in the know please confirm that you can infact tether with this from your Phone in the UK but not whilst abroad unless inside a Mifi device??? If this is true what's the best value Mifi with decent battery life as will need to invest, or perhaps someone has managed to tether with this whilst abroad?

thanks in advance :-)

Was your tablet unlocked to all networks? I bought one of these, and use it in a mifi dongle for my kids to use in the car

Yes I agree with this!! Some people are saying that it CANNOT be used for making calls or texts but I am pretty sure that I have, in the past, added some cash credit to a 3 Broadband SIM (using the My3 web account) and that it DID then work for making calls and texts!

I stand to be corrected!

Its only 3g abroad. Its in the T&C`s

Since its only 3g aborad, you can pick up any MiFi device on ebay - starting for around £20. I have the Hawei ones are they are fantastic. Search for MiFi.

I spent a month in the USA using this method.

Data is data; whether emanating from the phone's browser, or a PC via the phone's WiFi hotspot.
Beyond being less reliant upon battery, MiFi is an utterly pointless device that's duplicating functionality present in every modestly capable phone.
It's only £pple that tried to differentiate and premium-ize such a fundamental feature.

I have a MiFi and in no way is it "utterly pointless"!!! For anything except very brief use I would rather use a dedicated box with a battery life of 6 hours or so - rather than run down the phone
All iPhones do WiFi hot-spots just fine so I have no idea what you mean!

Thanks for the response but so far reports show that people are not able to tether from these data Sims with a smartphone whilst abroad but others have reported a work around with a Mifi. I also would prefer not use a Mifi device but perhaps in this case they are not so pointless. Anybody??

Thanks for the advice seems like huawei is a good cheap option.

These are great for basic whatsapp and web browsing when abroad but be aware that streaming TV/Youtube or any bandwidth intensive task is not happening abroad as Three throttle it heavily. This can almost certainly be removed if you use/buy a VPN or UK proxy. (Going to test this hypothesis next year in Spain)

I phoned 3 yesterday as I have a SIM only contract with them, my thought was to increase my data to all you can eat for a month whilst we are overseas in September and everyone could tether from me but the lady on the phone Said *NO* tethering abroad and the data limit is capped at 12gb per month (this is fine for this SIM obviously

Anyone know if you can port your existing network number to this data Sim?

Why would you want to?

I thought there tethering of Three wasn't permitted whilst aboard?

If you can receive call and are in a non Feel-At-Home country then what are you paying to receive calls? And how would that work on a pre paid data SIM?

Because as others have said, and like myself hardly ever make phone calls plus can make calls, texts via what's app,fb and many other apps but obviously want to retain my number so anyone who knows my number can still contact me!

Ah got ya.

The ops title says "payg" !

I'm glad you did :wink:

Ah, so you need to register a credit card. Thanks. I think the heat has got to me.

From the my memory description " Data valid up to 12 months then just top up and Pay As You Go."

BTW - I've got a Three phone SIM. I use it in Spain a lot, but as already been mentioned that data is heavily throttled. For example I can't stream radio station or music and a 30 min podcast takes several hours to download - and that's NOT due to the area I'm in - tried it in many large towns. And Speedtest reports a good speed.

I've not tried WhatApps calls.

Try "cloud VPN" free from play store if you have Android device, this works for me here in UK when I stream spotify when on Arriva bus using their WiFi as they block streaming services but cloud VPN gets around it!

Just had live chat with my memory said they have approximately 1800+ of these Sims instock!

Has anyone here used this in Portugal? If so, was it any good? Tempted to buy it for a relative who lives abroad and who occasionally pops back to the UK but wouldn't be much use if it only used 2G over there.

It will not work in Portugal until September when 3 add Portugal to their feel at home countries.

Just come back from Italy with one of these beauties in my OnePlus 3 as a second sim. Worked a treat.

Just bob it in and it works. No Credit card required.

this is awesome. it used to be about £74
although I generally tether, having cellular in the iPad is handy, but i can't justify the prices with any other network because my usage is so low

a little tip for anyone who does put it in the iPad and doesn't want to rinse through the data (because you can use the entire 12gb in a day on netflix), turn cellular data off for any app you only want to use through wifi and preserve your 12gb/make it last a year. for example I've turned off iplayer, spotify, netflix, youtube. Prior to this, sometimes I *thought* I was connected to wifi/hotspot but wasn't, and my usage took quite a dent

Does anyone know the answer to this?

I hardly ever use calls and texts but if this sim allows incoming calls and texts then it would be ideal for me. plus i would be able to retain my number that i've held for years.
Has anyone tried to retain their existing number using a PAC code with this similar sim? thank you

​Yes it was unlocked, when I put the sim in a three page came up saying cannot be used in tablet. This was a couple of years ago .

I think its better and more accurate to state this as 12GB of occassionally 4G data, but mainly 3G data, especially if you live in the Herts/Beds region

This is Super Expensive. COLD

Hot from me thanks, works well I'm my car 4g hotspot and seems to always have signal when my phones doesn't (on EE) and vice versa

That will be because you put a phone sim into your tablet.
These DATA sims are designed for tablets & mifi devices, I'm using one now in my Nexus 9 LTE and have been doing so for about 4 months both here and in Spain.

Well Sherlock can you let people know where else they can buy 12gig of data that does not expire for 12 months for less than £21.84

My phone definitely lasts longer than 6 hours on hotspot with constant access by a laptop and an iPad.

get a job!

Have you tethered using this sim in Spain on a phone or mifi?

That's a bit of a dopey comment.
Even if you could buy a phone for £10 to £20, there are many reasons why you wouldn't use your phone to create a Hotspot for a prolonged amount of time. Apart from the very fact that you may need to use the thing elsewhere, whilst someone else needs a connection at home. So then you would need two sources of Internet.
I have one set up for sharing in an apartment in Spain.
Broaden your mind.

Donnie please do elaborate how are you using this to share from within Spain do you use a phone mifi etc...?

Yes , my daughter borrowed the sim a few weeks ago and used it without problems in my Alcatel Y800 mifi device in Fuerteventura which is part of Spain so covered by the feel at home scheme.
A few months ago in the same place I tried a normal Three 3-2-1 phone sim in my mifi device and instantly got the 'you are not allowed message' from the first web page I tried.

Maybe valid! I have read that if these data sims are used for two months abroad within 1 year without a break in a non feel at home country then Three could cut you off. Although no reports actually confirm this has been done.

You are almost correct, the two month rule applies to 'feel at home' countries.
These sims will simply not work in non feel at home countries and if you try to use it you get a polite webpage asking you to top up at an extortionate rate per mb.
There are plenty of expats who have been cut off in feel at home countries, also if you plan on using it abroad make sure you first use it here in the UK as they must be activated first here by the network.

Thanks for getting back to me on that it's a bit worrying to know that three will actually deactivate the sim after 2 months of continued use abroad.

I have ordered 2 data sims in the hope it would last me a year just taking it steady messaging etc... However if I'm going to get cut off I will just have to hammer it instead:-)

Also brought a Huawei E585 Mifi (£8 from fleabay) which in hindsight I now regret, as apparently Three will block this from tethering abroad as the device no: will be on their blacklist.

Still unsure if in fact I am able to tether on a unlocked non three branded mifi in a feel at home country.

Anybody??

For those who are still anxious about using abroad, I can confirm that this SIM worked for tethering through a Lenovo Android phone whilst travelling in Australia. Speeds are not great, but definitely sufficient for light browsing and email.

I'm using my 12gb SIM in France right now, only thing I had to do was change the APN on my mifi. Works fine as a personal hotspot on iPad. Recommended

Can i just put this in a dongle and plug in to my net book to use while on holiday. Also can anyone recommend a good dongle to use this with. Thank you

Was in France recently, had to use flash VPN to do just about anything as three have started throttling their "feel at home" to ridiculous levels.
Personal hotspot on android phones works fine with three abroad.

People have activated the SIM overseas without it being used in UK prior and it works. But what if you are jumping between feel at home countries? Let's say you use in Italy for two days this month then Switzerland for another two days next month, and in between it was not used in UK-will it be blocked?

Just using these cards in France it's great but 3G only so not awesome let's not get all Moët and Chandon - am I doing g something wrong?

I have asked three support and they said yes.

And here is the Price Guide for mobile broadband:
http://www.three.co.uk/_standalone/Link_Document?content_aid=1214305748126
On page 7 it shows the 1p 2p 3p rate for data, text and calls.

I'm an in Italy now using one of these cards. It's great. I use it for general browsing and Google maps / navigation.
It will not let me tether though. Last year it did but not any more.
Internet speed near rome using this is generally H+ or occasionally 3g

I didn't stay long enough to find out how long it lasts for. Having said that, I only activated the SIM card a few days after arrival in Australia, so I think it would be fine to bring 2-3 SIM cards and then only activate them when you need to e.g. if the first one runs out.

hi guys anyone know if this can be used in Gambia i am going there in November. I know the internet is a bit hit and miss there so not sure if this would work. thanks

Cheers, bought for my upcoming trips to USA and Spain.

Bought one of these the last time it was posted and used it in Lanzarote a few weeks ago. Was horrendously slow. Probably good enough for checking emails and text only websites.

As can be the case with any provider in specific places in any country, including the UK.

Why should I ?

So you won't need to feel that 22 quid for a 12Gb sim is "super expensive".

Thanks, just ordered one.

It won't work with phones. 3 has blocked data Sim from phones.

Working fine here, I'm sending this via my one plus 3.

Sadly, my three iPhones, 6 plus, 5 and 4s cannot use the data Sim.:disappointed:

​I have a phone contract with 3 and a mifi with a PAYG 3 sim, you cannot tether with the phone abroad, just back from Spain and France. My phone stayed online for 4 Months without any problems, apart from been a bit slow, ie 3G or less. :wink:

​I was is Spain earlier this year and a friend put a brand new sim in his device, it worked immediately. I would think if your out of a feel like home region you're still classed as roaming so will have a 2 Month limit.

​Dont think The Gambia is on the list of new destinations.
Three FLH

if you are intending to use it abroad remember to activate roaming on your mifi device

I'd like to know what you base this 'fact' on?

I am using this SIM in a dual SIM Moto G 2016 model and it is working perfectly both at home and in France and Spain. It even receives calls and texts.

My three iPhones, 6 plus, 5, 4s, and an old Moto single SIM phone cannot use the data Sim. :disappointed: I'm trying to get a Mifi now. :disappointed:

I've popped this SIM in my unlocked phone in preperation for a trip to the USA. It seems to be working fine including accessing the internet and receiving calls. I'm struggling to figure out how I can add some credit via My3 to make calls while I'm in America, any ideas?
Ta!
Kevin

Sweeeeeet. Golfing in Portugal in October. Will watch footy on iPad. Anyone know the exact date 3 are adding the new countries? Website just says September.

hmm that's interesting hope that's not the case !

Silly me the service goes live from tomorrow! one day to survive without mobile data :disappointed:

Has the code expired? anyone got a new one? TIA :smiley:

VUB5

Price is cheaper and more Feel at Home countries now too...

Unfortunately I'm getting a much worse rate: they charge ~10p per text for example.
I'm not sure how that matches up with the rates described on their website. Three sucks.

I am also looking at this to use in Greece. How good/fast/slow is it? wondering which Greek provider it piggybacks off as well. Where i go the signal on cosmote is a bit ropey but vodaphone is even worse.

Thanks, just ordered one for my oneplus 3

You mention 24gb in your comment, however the op says 12gb can you clarify please quote=76zedfour]Just to answer the questions that inevitably arise from this deal;
This is a data card. You cannot make normal calls or send texts with this sim. It can receive calls or texts. You can make whatsapp calls and messages with it.
I have a dual sim phone and use this as the data card and use a talkmobile sim as my calls/ messages card.
I can tether with this.
Others use this abroad for data roaming although I haven't.
Just pop it in and it works, no messing.
Three sim sizes come in pack so will fit any phone/ tablet/ dongle.
It is 24gig for up to 12 months from activation. You can use it all in a few months or use a little and then loads another time. It is not a monthly allowance. When it runs out get another one. If you go to three.co.uk website when using it it will give you how much is left on card.[/quote]