So much wrong information here.
I own 1 of these 24gb three 4g Sims

Facts:
* It comes with a number, and can receive calls/texts
* It cannot make calls/texts until you top it up.
* If you top up to make calls then the data no longer lasts 24 months, it expires after a month, it's a DATA sim. If topped up with a plan that includes data, ALL data left on sim is lost and replaced with new data bought.
* It does work abroad. I've always found THREE to be throttled when using it abroad.
* Of course they work in a phone. Ridiculous comment above saying tablet/mifi/dongle only. Mines is currently in a Samsung S5.

It lasts for 24 months from the time you activate it, and when thats up, or you've used your 24gb, just buy another one, cheaper than topping up.

You didn't get an A* in GCSE maths did you?

does this work in a normal mobile phone

Best would be if you had double sim phone, just stick this and another with minutes in or payg if you are light user, contract free.

Got one of these, with a cheap phone so my son can play Pokémon Go. Excellent value for money.

hi, does this last for 24 months or do you have to use it within 30 days once you've registered it, seems too good to be true, amazon it says "Pre-loaded with 24 GB of data which is valid for up to 24 months topped up and ready to go
Connects your 3G or 4G tablet to the internet wherever you are
Once you've used up your preloaded data, top-up and Pay As You Go or maximise your top-up with value add-ons for use within 30 days; use your add-on's data allowance to get online abroad at no extra cost in 42 destinations worldwide
You can top-up online with or without registering a card Just have your card details or voucher ready, along with the SIM number you'd like to top-up
My3 allows you to manage your account and save your card details, redeem a voucher, buy Add-ons and keep an eye on your spending"
thanks

thanks for your reply, ordered one

definate heat no expiry date either.pays to buy a few

A review dated 7/1 suggest it dropped to £25. "This is fantastic value. Two years of connectivity for £25. That's unbeatable."

Must have been for a very brief period because it did not register on camelcamel.

I've ordered one for delivery next week using free nominated day delivery just in case price drops again. If it does, I just reorder and cancel order @ higher price.

also if your amazon prime arrives tomorrow.just ordered 4 gauranteed tomorrow.you cant beat amazon prime.

Would it be possible to buy this for my iPhone, and then add £10 PAYG credit for calls/texts?

This Amazon Exclusive one is actually valid for 2 years once activated, it will last for 24 months unless you use up 24GB within that time-frame.

Great for cheap WhatsApp access, this also works abroad so double bonus :-)



Actually you can top these up once you run out of DATA, but the £ per GB is obviously not as good as buying another SIM. (At least that was the case with a 12GB version)

Can this be used in the feel at home countries without any additional cost?

I used one abroad last year in Italy fine. Shame no tethering though

And I doubt they've improved upon that concept since then either?.

So new SIM thereafter may be advised instead perhaps ...

Works in a MiFi though, but can only really be used abroad for web browsing / whatsapp as these three sims are bandwidth throttled abroad so things like youtube, big downloads ..etc are painful at best and unusable at worst

You can't make calls on these SIMS but you can receive both txt's and calls on these sims without any additional purchase. (Provided these are the same as the 12GB versions )

Basically, this is for people with dual sim phones or tablets with SIM card slots. There's no point topping up after you have used the 24GB as it will be more efficient to just buy a new SIM. It runs at 4G and the data expires after 24 months. However, it said on mine you have to use a MB every 4 months or something or it will not be active. No you cannot have this SIM for both data and calls / texts its only for data. I've got one in my dual sim phone right now, so message me if you have any questions

they guy above said u can receive calls and texts is that correct but u can't make them that would do for me i use different phone to ring anyway

​it's a kid why has it been banned

​yes

I use these in my 4g tablet. Lasts forever with basic browsing.

I have one of these in my cellular iPad. They are brilliant. The three app will keep track of your usage and as others have mentioned, it is indeed 24 months of validity from activation. Remember to switch off cellular app updates and other high data items, and do them on wifi only - if you do that, I reckon you could make this last the full two years if you do light browsing and email. Heat, thanks.

I have one in my iad 12gb version and no problems at all! Bit crap on 4g but its there! If i buy this do i have 12 months to activate it?

Also any way to check data usage without regustering? Used to be able to on EE 100gb sims obvioisly the data resit itself on my ipad but its good to know via the company

Shame, was thinking about this for my Mifi for use in Europe - didn't realise they throttled it.
Any ideas for best bet for mifi use (have a 4g mifi unit)?

i bought a 12 gb one to chuck in the car - its been brilliant.

Tempted to get another - though wondering if they have an activation date.

great deal, I got the 12gb 1 year sim few months ago, great for abroad and awesome if you have a duel sim phone.

Just voted this hot and instead it went 5 votes colder. There are some crazy Three haters, I laugh in your faces AHAHAHAH

not the one i had came with a number and would let you top up :smiley:

Will this work if I put it in my Audi to use the Audi connect does anyone know please?

When I was doing my research a good few months back I was informed that Vodafone are good abroad as they don't throttle data in any way, not cheap though :-(


Agreed, also YOU CAN receive both texts and voice calls WITHOUT any additional topup with these DATA SIMS

I'm online in Spain using one now in my mifi. It's near to running out, and having checked top-up charges/GB, I'm ordering this one rather than topping up.

Why is this a good deal? Isn't the RRP £30. So you only save 3pence?

You didn't get an A* in GCSE maths did you?

Have the 12 month one in my Samsung Galaxy S tablet and although not perfect, i.e. does not work everywhere, I think I used it in France to watch UK TV on Kodi and definitely have in a few places around the UK. I considered buying 1Gb 30 day card for £4 on Fleebay was good but this kicks that into touch at £1/Month. Bargain, have some heat from me.

His son !

You have missed perhaps the most obvious use!!! That's in Mifi's or Dongles to connect PCs etc. to the Internet!

You could have left out the "an A* in"!

Hot price that I just bought one.

My experience with all the other sizes of sim (1GB through 12GB) were that in recent years they now block them from working if you use them in a phone (must be a dongle/mifi/tablet & will work if you move it out of the phone into an allowed device), which is a shame/bordering unfair/stupid. Also you can top them up (no idea why you would) & they are only meant to work for data & sms only (for above reason never tried calls as never tried in a phone)

Oooh even better than the amazingly priced 12 months one of which mine is about to expire!

So much wrong information here.
I own 1 of these 24gb three 4g Sims

Facts:
* It comes with a number, and can receive calls/texts
* It cannot make calls/texts until you top it up.
* If you top up to make calls then the data no longer lasts 24 months, it expires after a month, it's a DATA sim. If topped up with a plan that includes data, ALL data left on sim is lost and replaced with new data bought.
* It does work abroad. I've always found THREE to be throttled when using it abroad.
* Of course they work in a phone. Ridiculous comment above saying tablet/mifi/dongle only. Mines is currently in a Samsung S5.

Anyone have any suggestion for best value mifi unit in which I can use this sim?

Which you are adding to!
Correct so far!
Not on mine!!!!

Managing mine with the My3 web-interface account the following facts ARE true

Data top-ups are ALLOWED and ADD to the existing 24 months data
Text package top-ups are ALLOWED
Calls topups are NOT ALLOWED - in fact they do not exist to be purchased

Screen capture from My3:

Remaining Add-on allowances:
23839 MB(s) Mobile Broadband Starter Kit 24GB
How would you like to top-up?
Credit/debit card.
Voucher.
Please select an Add-on.

Data Add-ons Use the internet anywhere in the UK, or abroad in our Feel at Home destinations.
500MB £2.99 Valid for 1 day. 1GB £10 Valid for 30 days. 3GB £15 Valid for 30 days. 7GB £25 Valid for 30 days.

Text Add-ons Send texts from your device using the 3Connect dashboard.
40 texts £3 80 texts £5200 texts £10

International credit Use the internet abroad in destinations not covered by Feel at Home.

£10 £20 £30 £40 £50

I tried using a three sim in usa, 6 different states and Internet was terrible, the voice & text very good. luckily I found enough hotspots and our hotels all had wifi. I had even checked the areas covered and tried changing roaming providers - really got no better. ended up buying a sim there which was about same price but 100 times faster and allowed tethering without messing.

You CAN top these up with calls. I have done. I topped up mine with a calls/text/data package and it completely wiped out my data. It may not offer it online, but if you buy a top-up from a shop it allows you to choose any package available on any THREE PAYG sim. I had to call THREE who very helpful restored my data, though I lost the cost of the top-up. That was this very same item on Amazon.

if this has changed, it's a very recent change. I bought this 6 months ago on Amazon, and topped it up about 3 months ago.

My 12gb sim is now on a standard pay and go package after using all my data and topping it up

Could I put one of these in my phone and use Whatsapp on it? I primarily need it for staying in contact whilst abroad. I'm not bothered about making voice calls. If I can receive calls and texts I can ditch my Vodafone contract which is nearing completion.

has it been confirmed that this will work abroad?

24 months from date of registering?

I just got back from Barcelona where I was using this and tethering is blocked (gives you an error a few hours later) but they block it based on the clients user-agent, so I would expect even mifi to not work unless you connecting to it with phones and not a PC.

Same here - I use for TomTom traffic and light browsing overseas. Just bought a 24GB sim for when the 12GB sim runs out. Cheers OP.

Yes

Its gone up 4 p !!

Gotta love Amazons algorithms.

Brilliant things these, got one a while back, I've used it in South Africa, the States and Europe over the last few months, mainly for emails and SatNav duty and still have plenty of data left.

Yes, just make sure when you re-open Whatsapp after swapping sims you say you want to keep using your previous phone number.

Does anyone know if it's possible to make incoming calls to these sims or do you have to top up to activate ?

I used mine last year in Spain with a MiFi and tablets & phones were working fine (all be it throttled).


Three heavily throttle bandwidth when abroad so these SIMS are only good for web browsing, sat nav, whatsapp ..etc anything bandwidth heavy like youtube is pretty much unusable sadly.


Read the thread fella!! I've answered this question multiple times!!
YES, these SIMS as they stand (ie without extra topup) CAN recieve both texts and voice calls, they CANNOT however send texts or make voice calls. (You can add a topup once your DATA has run out and treat it like any other PayAsYouGo SIM)

Yes tablet/phone will be fine as the user agent will be mobile related - its when you try using it with a PC/Mac is where they stop the tethering. I can only pick up 3G (Vodafone I get 4g) from my house over there, so can't comment on speed.

No you CANNOT!!!!....my 24Gb SIM was bought last month and the option to add calls is no longer present!!! I even posted ALL the available options visible in My3 in a previous post.

My apologies, need to read the full thread first :wink:

Are there any conclusion whether UK data providers will abandon the extra fee for roaming in Europe since 15th June 2017?

get a dual sim phone and have a 1-2-3 sim for calls/text and this is the BOMB!!

Yes - I have done this on previous Mobile Broadband SIMs BUT the option to add calls is NOT PRESENT with the new 24Gb SIM!

Did you even read my comment? It may not be available in the My3 menu but it can be done via a shop purchased top-up, as others have confirmed.

I did it, I'm not imagining it.

Not true...these are not bandwidth throttled...YouTube / app downloads work fine

So you seem to be saying you have tried it and it wiped out your 24Gb.....that's a pretty drastic test!!!

Do you actually own one of of these 24Gb SIMs bought (from Amazon) in the last 3 weeks? If not you are still WRONG!

In any event I have posted evidence....which is more than you have!

the option to buy a calls package is not on MY3 with my 24gb data sim, but if I call 444 it is there. my data has run out of that makes any difference.

if u drive an audi just splash out

this will do me nicely as i only use around 1gb a month :smiley:

I always buy these for my chalet which has no internet , use it with my mifi dongle without any problems and usually make sure I have a spare one as my Grandson goes through a lot of data

Oddly enough the last time I was there the park next door's wifi was connecting without a password which it has never done before , so if this carries on I won't need to buy any more of these plus I have a contract for wifi as well which I will cancel as this is just to top up the contract data as my pre teen Grandson with Autism uses LOADS! :smirk:

It is handy for when you go abroad as well so I might keep one handy for that purpose and therefore my dongle will occasionally be of use then too ( fingers crossed the next door park don't go back to needing a password for it's wifi as it does cost me a fortune!! )

I have one in my A4 and its brilliant! Use it for google earth mapping and searches etc. Put the 12gb one in a while back and is still working fine. Think i might buy this now as im sure its going to run out at some point as been in there since March!

Got one for my mifi and alexa in the car. Been using the free 150mb sims. No more f#cking about trying to press the touch screen whilst doing 90.

Oops I accidentally pressed like when I meant to press the what a ****!

Can I use this in France ?

You definitely can. Why on earth would they not let you spend more money. My data SIM (this one) is now on Pay & Go.

Please look back at my data capture direct from from My3!!! My 24Gb SIM is the FIRST Mobile Broadband SIM (of several) I have had which just does NOT permit any "calls options" to be added!

Alexa.. In the car? :confused:

yes work in France. I use for car wi-fi in mifi and for holiday lodge hookey satellite receiver which needs internet connection via router. Handy to have when I moved house and had to wait for my Virgin Broadband to be connected. used in Australia, Spain, Portugal saved me a fortune. You can also buy 10Gb EE Sims for £10 from eBay which last for 30 days only though - if Three signal is poor and no feel at home on EE.

can anyone confirm if this will work straight outta the box in a smartphone or tablet if used abroad in India please?

Used it in Malta last week and Portugal last year, so yes.

​You can download the 3 InTouch App which uses the Data mode to make voice calls.

The touch screen is a sod to use to change radio or music stations on a cactus, plus dab is in 128 which sounds cack.

​Rubbish, I've used several of them to exhaustion in phones no problem at all. Currently 80% through a 12gb/12mth one and have ordered this for when it's all gone.

I have a mifi and dual sim Moto g 2nd Gen so this is ideal for me.

​India is not included in the Feel at Home list.

I was always under the impression this doesn't work.

Thanks. Good value

Great deal, shame about Three's coverage :disappointed:

Anyone got any recommendations on 4g mifi routers you could use this with?

As this is tablet 3g SIM, Three does not allow this to work in a smartphone. 3/4g tablets only. I learned this to my cost and had to persuade Three to apply credit towards 1 month phone sim card. Don't buy thinking that you can simply get it to work in a dual sim smartphone for data only.

If you want to make calls you just put £5 on it but don't turn the money into an add-on then the cost of any texts or calls come off the £5 and it does not expire as long as you make a call or text once every 6 months.
The rates without add-on are: calls are 3p min (landline or mobile) and texts 2p each.
There is no voicemail available on data sims.

This is twice as good as before but nowadays line up 5 200mb free sims and swap them about. Good if you don't want the hassle of swapping sims out.

Just right for my trip to USA. Thanks

Slightly off-topic, but the same link has a 200MB/month SIM for £1.39. That's 200MB/month for ever as far as I can tell - might be good for low usage applications... I have one from when they were free and you can simultaneously top it up PAYG to be able to send/receive calls/txts

I wonder it valid for one year when the description is saying 24 months. Also other peole said it will valid for 24 months without topping up as long as you still have credit ...

What have I been missing here ??

That the post you quoted was incorrect!!!

The data is valid for 24 months from first activation. Mine was activated on 23/12/2016 and runs to 23/12/2018

Hi,

How did you use it in South Africa? Just asking as that is not one of the Feel At Home destinations.

Thank you!

This really seems ideal for dual sim phones - can someone confirm these sims definitely work in phones and Three In touch app works?

Maybe I didn't :P Could have sworn I did though. Weird.

There's loads available.
I use a TP Link m7350 unlocked mainly for the 4G capability - dual band as well.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/TP-LINK-M7350-LTE-Advanced-Lightning-Unlocked/dp/B00PFXFWTQ

Mulled this SIM over and have ordered to give it a punt.
Might be crap abroad but was cheap so no great biggie if it is unusable.

Heat added and ordered...... thank to you all for comments..

Even cheaper now, I'll keep it in my basket in case of a bigger drop.

​I think it is if u move to a differnet tarriff obviously u theb would lose ur data so pointless even if it's possible.

​are u getting the 200mb free data know or is that for new sims only I have a normal 123 sim and they haven't given me the free 200mb data probably time get a new sim again why do this providers do this.

Thanks.

Cancelled my nominated day order @ £27.97 and reordered at cheaper price for delivery 19/1.

Anyone tried using this in a portable mifi in HK?

I assume it will be fine bearing in mind Three is a Hong Kong company.

​Now I am confused! So many posts above say that you can put it into a dual sim phone for data use only but you are saying that you can't!

Can anyone provide a definitive answer please before I possibly waste my money on one. Many thanks.

Hong Kong is a Feel At Home destination. This means you can use your device there at no extra cost unless you're on one of our new Essential Plans. With Feel At Home, calls and texts back to the UK and using data will come out of your existing Pay Monthly allowance, if you have one.

Would this be ok in a mifi ?

Hi DCFC79.
This is ideal for a mifi. I share one with my mob at home and just bought another mifi and this sim for my own use when I'm out.
I also used it in Portugal but as others mentioned Three throttles it abroad. Still OK for basic emails and browsing tho...

With these data sims:

You can make calls at the standard 321 rate if you add credit.
It wouldn't activate the '3 in touch app' or let you use the 2G fallback network in the UK.

They didn't offer the all in one bundles, only data bundles.

The included data will work in any 'Feel at Home' destination and the calls abroad are charged as per 3 PAYG without a voice bundle (still cheap)

Data is throttled but varies from location to location, as you a a roamer in the local network and therefore low priority (on the local network) anyway. I never had any major issues.

Non 'Feel at Home' you have to pay as per PAYG rates for data, voice and text.

There's a tab on the amazon del page for this that says "used £24.37" Anyone know if they mean used! Can't imagine they do, but it doesn't say. Guessing it will have 24gb but maybe it's already activated? Any one got any feedback for that?

Hah! Not to worry! Just asking as I frequent S. Africa and this would've been ideal!

Can anyone tell me how this sim card works please? I've never used one before and I'm thinking of getting one to use abroad. Do I just pop it in the phone and it will work automatically?
Do I need to activate the card in the UK first before flying or could I activate the card whilst over there?

I keep it in my lenovo yoga 10 tablet and it saves me the hassle of having to tethter from my phone. Only downside is that it is drawing more battery on my tablet comparing to being wifi only.

Will this work in Ireland at no extra cost?

24gig card temporarily OOS folks...

I'm a little confused, so if I were to top it up to make calls and text then the 24GB would disappear? Saw this and wanted to use it as my daily sim with calls and text

​Just received this from Amazon for use in my OnePlus 3 phone. Seems to be working fine. They don't appear to block it because it isn't a tablet.

I paid nearly that for their 12GB valid
for 12 months which as yet I haven't used so this is an excellent deal.

Got one of these and put in my tablet. Works great

oos now and increased to £28.41

​sorry only suitable for abnormal phones :-p

Delivery came. Put the sim in. Internet works.

Amazon send me an email a few days after saying there was an issue with delivery (on their side) and they're giving me a full refund.

Free 24 month sim!

would it be sensible to use this in a dual sim phone (dual standby)?

I'm new and confused as to dual sim phones, (I'm getting one with a dual sim standby),

can I use this sim for data ONLY in the second slot with calls in the first sim slot AND still receive call notification anytime from sim 1 whilst I am using data from the second sim OR do I need to choose one sim or the other at a time....

what's the new trend with having data nower days? are people doing away with wifi of something? seems unlimited call plans dont get the same attention on here...

I keep this simple in my yoga tab so there's no need to use my phones hotspot and that helps to preserve its battery and saves time.

How did you know what the number was, is it on the packaging? Thanks.

^Yes, Three number is printed on the card. Just got my card yesturday.

I've bought one of these for holiday to the US and also bought a E5573 Huawei to use with it but started reading its not a great device to use in the US due to limited support for the frequency range.

Can anyone recommend a device that works well in the US with this SIM?

I know this deal has expired, but some info for when it comes back on the market.

YES it does work in a mobile phone (well in my unlocked Moto G anyway). Opened the back, stuck in the sim, and 3 automatically sent me the settings to use internet/MMS etc.

Secondly, my 24Gig version actually came loaded with 24,576 (just register the sim number online with 3 to create an account to view and manage).

PS. I got this sim to use with a spare phone, as Sat Nav via Android Auto (google maps) in my cars entertainment system. Working perfectly, £27 for 2 years driving ain't a bad deal...