The 3 PAYG Data Sim has 12GB of 3G or 4G data for your dongle or Mobile Wi-fi device, which is available to use for up to 12 months. Then just top up when you need more data.
Three's Pay As You Go Trio SIM has all SIM types on one card, so whether you need a Standard, Micro or Nano SIM, you can just pop out the one you need.
Comes with 12GB data preloaded, so you can so you can catch up on the game highlights, Skype your gap year kids, play Angry Birds and tweet your heart out. Data valid up to 12 months then just top up and Pay As You Go.
Use your data abroad at no extra cost.
Being charged to use your data abroad is not great. With Three you can use it abroad at no extra cost in 42 Feel At Home destinations while on holiday, including USA, Australia, France and Spain.
4G at no extra cost.
Paying extra for 4G sucks. We believe you should get fast internet at no extra cost. That is why Three offers 4G at no extra cost. All you need is a 4G tablet and be in a 4G area. List of Feel at Home Countries: Australia. Austria, Denmark, Finland, France, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Israel, Italy, Macau, New Zealand, Norway, Republic or Ireland, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, USA.
The Deal is Normally £23.95
but at the checkout apply BOXV5 to get 5% off so it comes down to £ 22.75
TCB are doing 5% off but ends today and quidco 4%
Cheers
Latest comments (60)
Matt.Davidson
30 Apr 17#10
I've been using a three sim for the last week which I got via the uswitch deal (600mins, unlimited texts + 30gb data for £20 p/m 30 day contract.) I have been impressed with the speed of the 4g. At home been getting 30mbps, at a motorway services last week was getting 50mbps and at work in town was getting 70mbps! Didn't think those speeds were possible but a speed checker confirmed it. Asked a couple of Q's with three via live chat prior to taking out the deal as I wanted to make sure I could use it abroad straight away and they were very helpful. So far, I'm very impressed. I'm voting hot as I just needed a stop gap sim whilst our broadband switches over, so if I'd seem this deal I would have gone for it.
pengwyn to Matt.Davidson
9 May 17#60
70 is possible on EE 4g+ (lte-a) if you look on their coverage map you cam check if your area was getting it my local city has it
coldjim
4 May 17#57
I don't understand why you would pay for a data sim, when there was a deal on a sim only mobile that was £12 a month for unlimited txts, minutes and 8gb?
Can you not just tether a mobile and use the data from that rather than paying for a data sim?
Im confused. If someone could help out on the advantages, that would be great.
smala01 to coldjim
7 May 17#59
Very simply in the UK you cannot tether to any unlimited phone SIMs :disappointed:
Toutanc
5 May 17#58
It's great for dual-sim phones for example.
Personally I have one of these in my OnePlus3:
12Gb for one year. I use on average 800Mb a month, this gives me extra when I travel to Europe. I use a PayAsYouGo for calls and texts in case i'm out and about. Because I mostly get wifi and use whatsapp over calls, this turns out way cheaper than any sim-only deal for me.
About £4 total per month for my usage (about £2 data + max £2 text and calls)
kentris
4 May 17#56
Just as an FYI, those wifi hotspots aren't always stable nor usable.
I currently live in HK and you're probably better off using 3UK for data and picking up a cheap SIM card here for local calls (if you require it). Data plans are grossly expensive over here, heck even 3HK charge £16 per day for roaming data yet 3UK has their "Feel at Home" for designated countries.
userboy
3 May 17#55
check on ebay u might get fellow to unlock for cheap
ravishk
3 May 17#54
Thanks. Just tried non Vodafone sim and got error message. So definitely locked to Vodafone. Working with Vodafone sim.
ricardasgudkovas
3 May 17#51
so how EE with 64 gb and full roaming for 25.50 went cold when this only 12gb for nearly same amount is hot... you guys really missing some bolts
userboy to ricardasgudkovas
3 May 17#53
Hello mate this is 12 month sim...not a monthly payment sim
Have a look at this one too.. but sure depends how long you are on the island - probably not good if you are resident. But yeah i was dissapointed not to get 4g in HK with three, they don't stipulate that in the info.
Speculator
2 May 17#47
My house is next to a PCCW phone box which has a wifi hotspot so will buy a CSL 30 day wifi pass to use with my ipad and laptop . It's only HK$158 and is valid for 30 days and unlimited use. Can also use CSL/PCCW wifi at thousands of hotspots around HK.
Also need a sim for my smartphone but it appears mobile data is quite expensive in HK. Best from Three HK is £30 for 3GB of data valid for 30 days! China mobile is 5p per mb and CSL is £20 for 1Gb of data valid for 30 days!
I will probably find a wifi hotspot such as a phone box or use my 24gb data sim.
Speculator
1 May 17#18
Going to try and use my three 24gb card in HK this summer. Three are a Hong Kong company so hopefully it should be ok.
Luckily, my house is right next to a PCCW phone box with a wifi signal so will get a CSL sim for free Wifi for home use.
ymmf to Speculator
1 May 17#21
You'll be fine in HK. It'll be 3G speed but usable. I have used it on multiple occasions.
smala01 to Speculator
2 May 17#45
Just be aware its not 4g abroad. You are better grabbing a SIM from 7-11 when in the country (they are all unlimited and very cheap)
ravishk
2 May 17#43
Good deal. Recently bought an iPad which is locked to vodafone network. Any one know if a good data deal exists on vodafone sim ? Otherwise I have to see the options to unlock the iPad. Thanks.
userboy to ravishk
2 May 17#44
Hello mate i think all the ipads come unlocked....did you try any othersim in 1st?
MrPuddington
2 May 17#42
That is odd - is it maybe a NVMO on the Three network? Anyway, I have been on Three for a while, so I knew what to expect (generally decent 3G coverage, but out in the country side there may be no connection at all...). And the free roaming countries are great, but unfortunately usually quite slow. My only niggle is that the data SIMs do not have the 3-2-1 tariff for phone calls. You can make calls and send SMS, but there are quite pricey.
pengwyn
2 May 17#41
Not sure they will they must've sold them too fast to hike the price up. I believe there is a lower price point between 40 and 28 which would command steady sales. 28 was a scorching deal though
bertiebasset
2 May 17#40
Agree, I've gone for this one with the 5% discount, heat as you say, but in the meantime will keep an eye on the Amazon page in the hope they may bring the price down somewhere nearer to last time, then if so, I'll buy a shedload :wink:
pengwyn
2 May 17#39
If it was the original price I'd go for it but it's not worth saving five pound for the extra 12 gbp exposure this deal is better but I have five phones with the 200mb free data reward sims only. This is good if you only have 1 phone heat
MrPuddington
1 May 17#37
The regular prices is 30 pounds, I think. But Amazon had a special double version for Christmas: 24 GB and 24 months to use them. Great value - I am still using mine.
But as far as current offers go, this seems to be the best.
bertiebasset to MrPuddington
1 May 17#38
Same source is now selling 24 GB for £40.31, but with up to 4 weeks wait for delivery. See my post #16 above.
I also wish I'd grabbed lots at 28 quid, but at the time only bought the one because I was uncertain if 3 data coverage in my area would be acceptable.
Currently using one of these from MyMemory, tethering in the same phone at the same location and, tbh, does occasionally lose connection, whereas the Amazon one sailed through the 24 GB without a hiccup. Probably just chance.
Quickblood
1 May 17#36
Yeah I've been with 3 since 2013 I think, so I've been through a fair few phones now and can't blame the handsets I'm always kinda surprised where I seem to hit black spots. It's pretty good on 3G although I remember getting next to no signal near The Houses of Parliament a couple of years ago when I worked that area and Shad Thames too. I suppose it could be tall buildings but it's frustrating. I've been working near Heathrow and 3G is good but not seeing much 4G on my downtime.
I wanted to switch to EE as I had a PAYG spare phone and always seemed to see 4G not that I had the allowance to use it, 3 offered me a tethering deal and I stayed.
ihatebingo
1 May 17#35
Of course
alexus
1 May 17#34
Does your phone have band 20? 800mhz
Quickblood
1 May 17#28
I have 3 on my phone and although I'm relatively happy with the deal I've got, the reception is poor. I hardly get 4g and often find myself with crap 3G even in central London.
ihatebingo to Quickblood
1 May 17#33
If your getting crap 3g in London that's really worrying.because this is the heart of the country and you should be flying.EE max data is up to 90 meg in London quicker than my fibre
ihatebingo
1 May 17#32
Mine are bin material got two one activated probably a month gone gonna have to stick them on fleabay
pablomalin
30 Apr 17#4
I paid 28 for 24gb for 24 months from Amazon few months back
ihatebingo to pablomalin
30 Apr 171#6
So did I brought three of them stuck with them now.tested them out in my town had some disruption.never get any with EE.probably have to stick them on fleabay now
bertiebasset to pablomalin
1 May 172#16
You'll find that the Amazon 24 GB offer is available again - https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B01M3VJ2B2/?tag=ho01f-21
but at the massively increased price of £40.38 (from memory I think it was £28.40 around Xmas?), and with the added complication that they now state "Usually dispatched within 1 to 4 weeks ".
So a possible saving of £5.12 (per 24 GB) on this deal, and valid for 2 years instead of 1, but with maybe a month's wait for delivery.
Scrungee to pablomalin
1 May 17#31
So did I, £28.21 to be precise and working fine for me, wish I'd bought more back then.
DRAMBUI
1 May 17#17
Went to New York last year and I am on Three... Internet there was practically useless on the phone.. Had to use the hotels, shops etc wifi... Flew from there to Las Vegas and never had a problem there... Must just be certain areas in the USA...
jasonwood999 to DRAMBUI
1 May 17#19
Its good you said, I bought one for going to Reykjavik and it didn't work - 3 network needs to be more specific on what areas in those countries they cover. I have dual sims so my EE sim could access the internet but it was pretty disappointing it cost me £20 and didn't do anything.
eyecam to DRAMBUI
1 May 17#30
I was in New York last month and it worked fine on 3G for surfing and google maps etc. Not sure why you had an issue, hotel wifi was good as well.
otterboxer
1 May 17#29
God damn we need a ee summer sim deal again dont we! Don't think it will happen now there are more users on the 4g network though, shame. Need a decent 20gb+ mobile tethering deal atm myself.
Lustral
1 May 17#26
Im actually in Hong Kong now using the 24Gb SIM brought from Amazon , it doesnt seem to work in a TP Link M7340 MiFi unit . However after a carrier update on my iPhone its usable , albeit only 3G . Not quite sure why it doesnt work on my MiFi though and im unable to manually select a network on it.
Speculator to Lustral
1 May 17#27
I am going to try and buy a CSL 30 day wifi pass when I visit in July/August. My house is quite near a phone box with a Wifi Signal. You can use it with multiple devices (ipads, laptops, smartphones etc.)
edit: just noticed it says " csl Wi-Fi Prepaid Pass is also available for purchase at csl Shop, 7-Eleven and Circle K outlets." Fantastic news!
pooool
1 May 17#25
Bought a three sim to use in Portugal but had to give up as it was unusable because of throttle. Had to get a local sim instead.
Might be OK in UK tho...
ianbeany
1 May 17#24
I brought the 24GB for £28 too. Will definitely bruy another one if they are ever that price again.
Speculator
1 May 17#23
Thanks, good to know.
Have previously used a 30 day HK$168 pccw multi device wifi card bought from 7eleven but I doubt they still sell them after CSL took over the wifi hotspot service.
bigwheels
30 Apr 171#11
Just put 1 in my iPad Pro. On a trip around Grantham,Nottingham,chesterfield and Blackpool.
Hope it works well as only have 2gb limit on my talk mobile / Vodafone data.
tightar5e to bigwheels
1 May 17#22
Thanks for posting Theresa, let's hope your own reception is better received than EE.
Believe_Me
1 May 17#20
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Balfington
1 May 17#15
EE drip feeds you 2GB a month though, which doesn't suit my purposes. I may not use a sim for month or two and then use up 3-4g in a couple of weeks. And the EE site themselves are asking £90 for a 24gb sim.
Balfington
30 Apr 17#13
EE may be faster, but the expiries they put on their SIMs aren't very generous. This will last for a year. I bought the 24gb version and that's good for two years.
Feel at home proved to be totally useless in the USA, but absolutely fine for me in Europe.
ihatebingo to Balfington
30 Apr 17#14
The expiry is one year on EE the same as this post.i brought two 24g three Sims from Amazon they were 2 year expirys.but for me there useless.
speedygonzalez
30 Apr 171#12
When I used their payg "Feel at home" for data abroad two months ago, I found the speed was throttled, at 3G, and it was seriously slow. That was in Hongkong, the home of 3 (Hutchison).
So don't expect you will necessarily feel at home... :smirk:
vkash2236
30 Apr 17#9
Got this last year and just got this now. Cheers :wink:
ihatebingo
30 Apr 17#8
Of course for some customers 3 could be better say in isolated towns or villages but for the overall profile of the UK EE is better.
Jabaltariq
30 Apr 17#5
I had 30 lines for data and still have 1 as my personal line with EE, which I'll be moving this week. 3 has been a life saver for me after the dreadful service and reception from $#!tEE.
My experience is that EE is faster if I'm going down hill.
ihatebingo to Jabaltariq
30 Apr 171#7
Your very much mistaken this is your opinion and fact is EE is 50% quicker than any other network.this is factual figures not mine or your opinions
ihatebingo
30 Apr 17#3
They are more expensive I'm paying 60 pounds for 24g valid for one year.im happy to pay the extra for the speeds I receive.3 is clear second.
ihatebingo
30 Apr 171#1
Not a bad deal I'm cold just because EE is miles quicker.
userboy to ihatebingo
30 Apr 171#2
I never have roblem with three.. but i do agree ee are faster..but expensive as well same deal 12gb £22.99 for 6 months
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Opening post
Three's Pay As You Go Trio SIM has all SIM types on one card, so whether you need a Standard, Micro or Nano SIM, you can just pop out the one you need.
Comes with 12GB data preloaded, so you can so you can catch up on the game highlights, Skype your gap year kids, play Angry Birds and tweet your heart out. Data valid up to 12 months then just top up and Pay As You Go.
Use your data abroad at no extra cost.
Being charged to use your data abroad is not great. With Three you can use it abroad at no extra cost in 42 Feel At Home destinations while on holiday, including USA, Australia, France and Spain.
4G at no extra cost.
Paying extra for 4G sucks. We believe you should get fast internet at no extra cost. That is why Three offers 4G at no extra cost. All you need is a 4G tablet and be in a 4G area. List of Feel at Home Countries: Australia. Austria, Denmark, Finland, France, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Israel, Italy, Macau, New Zealand, Norway, Republic or Ireland, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, USA.
The Deal is Normally £23.95
but at the checkout apply BOXV5 to get 5% off so it comes down to £ 22.75
TCB are doing 5% off but ends today and quidco 4%
Cheers
Latest comments (60)
Can you not just tether a mobile and use the data from that rather than paying for a data sim?
Im confused. If someone could help out on the advantages, that would be great.
Personally I have one of these in my OnePlus3:
12Gb for one year. I use on average 800Mb a month, this gives me extra when I travel to Europe. I use a PayAsYouGo for calls and texts in case i'm out and about. Because I mostly get wifi and use whatsapp over calls, this turns out way cheaper than any sim-only deal for me.
About £4 total per month for my usage (about £2 data + max £2 text and calls)
I currently live in HK and you're probably better off using 3UK for data and picking up a cheap SIM card here for local calls (if you require it). Data plans are grossly expensive over here, heck even 3HK charge £16 per day for roaming data yet 3UK has their "Feel at Home" for designated countries.
Can you top up and make calls on this or is it data only?
You can buy a text add on
Text Add-ons - Send texts from your device using the 3Connect dashboard.40 texts £3, 80 texts£5, 200 texts £10
but not voice.
Have a look at this one too.. but sure depends how long you are on the island - probably not good if you are resident. But yeah i was dissapointed not to get 4g in HK with three, they don't stipulate that in the info.
Also need a sim for my smartphone but it appears mobile data is quite expensive in HK. Best from Three HK is £30 for 3GB of data valid for 30 days! China mobile is 5p per mb and CSL is £20 for 1Gb of data valid for 30 days!
I will probably find a wifi hotspot such as a phone box or use my 24gb data sim.
Luckily, my house is right next to a PCCW phone box with a wifi signal so will get a CSL sim for free Wifi for home use.
But as far as current offers go, this seems to be the best.
I also wish I'd grabbed lots at 28 quid, but at the time only bought the one because I was uncertain if 3 data coverage in my area would be acceptable.
Currently using one of these from MyMemory, tethering in the same phone at the same location and, tbh, does occasionally lose connection, whereas the Amazon one sailed through the 24 GB without a hiccup. Probably just chance.
Yeah I've been with 3 since 2013 I think, so I've been through a fair few phones now and can't blame the handsets I'm always kinda surprised where I seem to hit black spots. It's pretty good on 3G although I remember getting next to no signal near The Houses of Parliament a couple of years ago when I worked that area and Shad Thames too. I suppose it could be tall buildings but it's frustrating. I've been working near Heathrow and 3G is good but not seeing much 4G on my downtime.
I wanted to switch to EE as I had a PAYG spare phone and always seemed to see 4G not that I had the allowance to use it, 3 offered me a tethering deal and I stayed.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B01M3VJ2B2/?tag=ho01f-21
but at the massively increased price of £40.38 (from memory I think it was £28.40 around Xmas?), and with the added complication that they now state "Usually dispatched within 1 to 4 weeks ".
So a possible saving of £5.12 (per 24 GB) on this deal, and valid for 2 years instead of 1, but with maybe a month's wait for delivery.
edit: just noticed it says " csl Wi-Fi Prepaid Pass is also available for purchase at csl Shop, 7-Eleven and Circle K outlets." Fantastic news!
Might be OK in UK tho...
Have previously used a 30 day HK$168 pccw multi device wifi card bought from 7eleven but I doubt they still sell them after CSL took over the wifi hotspot service.
Hope it works well as only have 2gb limit on my talk mobile / Vodafone data.
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Feel at home proved to be totally useless in the USA, but absolutely fine for me in Europe.
So don't expect you will necessarily feel at home... :smirk:
My experience is that EE is faster if I'm going down hill.