Have this deal but no hotspot allowance is a downer!

This is what Virgin offered me the other day:
5000 minutes
Unlimited texts
6GB 4G data with 2GB rollover = 8GB
30 day plan
£10 month

Thanks that's very detailed, still don't really get the whole VPN thing though. I often tether a windows 10 laptop, with no issues. I do have the wifi hotspot set to "metered" though, maybe that means windows doesn't send any identifiable packets which could lead to being blocked?

Three is great when it comes to cheap tarrifs, better customer service among the main networks however when you need real speed such as 3g or 4g while on the move, it lacks a great deal compared to others. If you are serious about network speeds and 4g coverage look elsewhere if you are an average user and not too fussed about network speeds or you don't travel across cities than this is the best deal you can get. Hot from me.

Is this £9 per month and no other payment

I took out this deal a few days ago. TopCashback tracked at £45 the next day. The only downside to this deal is no feel at home but I'm still well chuffed. I was paying £41 a month for the same thing (but with feel at home) so am saving £31 a month. Martin Lewis would be well impressed!!

Yes

you might be lucky and get the cashback to spend at christmas then!

Only £30.08 is tracking for me on quidco. Their site said £50 when i clicked it.

How do you go about switching to a deal like this? I am on a 30 day rolling contract right now so if I sign up for this can I set my start date to be a month from now or do I end up with paying for both for the first month?

Not unlimited minutes, 'tis 600, but still a very good deal, but as others have said tcb not reliable in the slightest.

I've got the same deal - it is unlimited minutes.

It IS unlimited mins.... and you can cap it, so you cannot overspend - unless you use it abroad, or on new years eve (true !)

Phones are beginning to detect and snitch back to the carrier by default about this

Need some help guys and girls. Iv been on o2 for many years and currently on rolling monthly of £8 which I get 500mb. Do you recon I make this move to 3. For an extra pound I can get 4gb data. But what happens after the 12 month contract. Any one pass they 12 month contract shed some light here. Thanks

it will most likely just become a 30 day rolling contract as you'll have passed the required 12 month period.

I would simply request a PAC code from O2 to keep your number. They will tell you pretty quick if you are not out of contract, they may offer you more data to stay. Then order this three SIM card by logging into quidco or topcashback website (for cash back) and searching for three, then clicking through. When your SIM arrives a couple of days later you install the new SIM and use the three app to activate the PAC and transfer the number on a given date. Then carry on with your previous SIM until it goes dead on switch day a couple of days later.
Good luck!

What's 'feel at home'?

I would make sure the Threes signal is ok where you live before you take the plunge Threes signal is good where i live but O2 not so good Also as someone said the deal will stay with you on a 30 day sim only after your 12mths contract is up or you can just give 30 days notice and leave.

My bad, soz, was looking at the higher gb data plan at 12 pounds per month, that's the 600 min per month :disappointed:

I got this deal a few weeks back. If anybody takes the deal, you can PM me and I will send you the link for the £25 Amazon vouchers.

​it's a perk that allows you to use your texts minutes and data allowance while in a feel at home country. brilliant for data I can download gbs and not have to worry about data roaming charges. tethering is no longer allowed I found that out in December :disappointed:

Is there an addon to get Feel At Home temporarily when you actually do need it? Or would you have to upgrade your tarrif?

I don't think so. I am going to use my existing PAYG SIM from three with a £10 add on lasting 30 days and with 1gb. I just want some data for maps, translation etc while in Italy for a couple of days. I think this will work out better value...Just a bit of faffing with SIM cards.

Ordered cheers op :sunglasses:

I called Three and they offered me 12gb data, 600 mins and unlimited texts for £13pm. That also includes the feel at home package.

hi just bought this through topcashback but silly question how do i find out about the cash back as i cannot find anything on there

Thank you for posting your deal! I have massive respect for everyone in this community who helps others. Keep up the good work =)

Agree, that's what I'm considering, but pending my question in previous post. Big bonus is it also includes Feel at Home and Tethering. The deal is posted here, but strangely not hot - hotukdeals.com/dea…250 (Appears the cashback was £5 more a few days back, or perhaps difference with a 'pro' member on TCB?).

How did you do the double data thingy?

I have an existing line with Three (wife's phone but in my name) and my order tracked fine yesterday.

i think you'll get an email saying that it's tracked, or if not, go to your dashboard to see the list of recent transactions.

It'll then be put "on ice" for 3 months before being submitted to 3 for verification, so you'll be looking at probably July.

Then you'll have a minimum of a 4 week period on top of that to wait for them to verify it.

I bought this deal via TCB back in October 2016 with £25 cashback and I'm still waiting for it. I think it'll be exactly 6 months in about a fortnight.

Yeah, I hadn't seen that till I got on the TCB Three page. That deal is strangely lukewarm. Maybe it doesn;t suit everyone. Minutes are less important than the data for me, and the Feel at Home and tethering are a great bonus. I'm well chuffed.

Hi link to buy a 3 Mobils contract £9 months for 12 months and 45 cash back will you help me how to buy this deal thanks

I'd think more data and FaH and tethering appeal more....might just be (another) HUKD oddity :grin: Even without the cashback it's a better deal than they're offering me as a customer of 7yrs plus, a bit frustrating. I'd like to wait for my existing contract to end....but that's the best part of 30 days away so I may take a punt on this. No idea how long it will be around for, I don't think there are any indicators(?)

Sign up for account with quidco. Then from quidco site follow a link through to three website and choose the essentials £9 SIM as described. The cashback is not guaranteed, but good chance of getting £50 a few months later.

Same, I have got 2 months left on my £10 tesco contract but I decided to just get it in the bag. As it is now I go abroad 2 or 3 times a year and have to top up a PAYGO Three sim, so I'm saving there as well. I'll pay it off and get my pac code when my sim comes.

Quido offered £30.08 instead of £50

Live chat say that a timer appears on the deal page 10 days before it expires, so just keep your eye on it and you can't miss it.

any idea if i can get further discount by using my NUS card?

​I have the same tracking amount cashback.

I did this over 8 months ago still not got the cashback

Have any existing Three customers tried to take this out as a new contract and had the cashback track? I can only see in the terms you can't use a voucher code not listed by TCB, they don't say you can't be an existing customer(?)

£55 from TCB tracked at full rate within 30 mins :smile: Happy days :smile:

Gone for the 8gb/600/UL text for £12, works out at £7.42 after cashback. A steal.

Is this also 3 mobile? New or existing customers? Still available? How to get it please? Thanks

Cheers. Will keep an eye out, have you ever seen this before?

No, but tbh I haven't been looking. I just saw the other deal and realised that mine wasn't far away. Don't need to look any further though, it's perfect for me and I'm not even going to try to beat it.

Or did you mean seen the timer? Either way, the same answer applies - No, but tbh I haven't been looking X)

^^ This X)

Hot deal!

Just signed up to this sim deal bargain deal £9 better than me topping up £10 payandgo with 1gb data
My TCB deal tracked to @£90 for both sims

Two sim deals for £18 pounds no brainer.

How to apply for this deal

Go via Topcashback.

I pay the same but get unlimited everything and 30 gig tethering

Just signed up today for two £9 contracts always topping up around £40 each month for two payandgo 12gb data allowance each month only using 2-3gb max.
Topcashback tracked both contracts £90.

Why wouldn't you do this via quidco? Quidco currently offering:

£90\x09for all handset contracts with 4GB or more data per month (excludes 4GB Data/300 Minutes tariff)
£50\x09for the 12 month Advanced plan with 8GB data, 600 minutes and all-you-can-eat texts
£50\x09for all handset contracts on the 4GB Data/300 Minutes tariff
£50\x09for all handset contracts with less than 4GB data per month (excludes 500MB Data/100 Minutes tariff)
£50\x09for all other 12 month SIM contracts with 4GB or more data per month (excludes the 4GB/600 minutes tariff)
£30\x09for all 12 month SIM contracts on the 4GB/600 minutes
£30\x09for all 12 month SIM contracts with less than 4GB data per month (excluding 500MB/200 minutes)

My cashback tracked then it disappeared after few months so didn't get cashback

You can easily port from Three contract to Three PAYG on same number so why not the other way around?

This is correct when going from Three PAYG taking your number to a contract SIM. I did it last week, took under 10 hours.

Top cashback just declined mine.

Me too

Lets wait and see if others have their cashback declined. If this happens to lots of people then I can foresee quite a few angry comments here at hotukdeals.

A fair few people, myself included, went for this deal based purely on the promised cashback. If the cashback is refused then I'll be well p****d off.

Same here, got declined on Friday.
Contacted quidco via Twitter, waiting for reply

Same here - no point calling Three, their Indian call centre will not help !

TopCashback still advertising the £45 cashback prominently as an "Exclusive" - pretty galling to see that !

My cashback has also been declined :poop: From a similar deal....

hotukdeals.com/dea…614

Declined, put a claim. Waiting game begins again, this time upto 6 months via quidco

:rage: My topcashback also declined

Still waiting for the first comment from some who has actually been paid.

I have £40 showing as pending from 15 May and am fully expecting it to be eventually declined.

Declined here as well