If your contract is up in 3 weeks, you should ring now. Usually, you need to give 30 days notice to leave, and that would be month 12, meaning you could get yourself a better deal starting at month 13.

Why don't you get the sim now? Surely in the long run you'll save money?

Same here, end up just renewing. Hopefully something shows up then.

undisputed referral purchase via https://www.topcashback.co.uk/3-mobile/

I agree in fact it's a bonus when and if you get the cashback

and that's IF they pay. which I've found out is a ..**BIG**.. IF with TCB.

I rang EE for a deal today and they said Tuesday next week they will have some new special offers, I suppose I'll wait until then :smile:

"Called in" where? The offer you mention is exclusive to a new contract initiated via TCB. If you are already a 3 customer you would need to negotiate a bespoke arrangement with 3 retentions team (that may even offer additional allowances), or leave either by cancellation of existing arangement (maximum 30day cost) or via combination of PAC, port to another provider's PAYG, new 3 contract initiated via TCB and PAC/re-port to 3 (total costs would vary).

My retention offer today was £15 for 30GB data, unlim mins+text on a 12m Advanced plan (FAH etc). I declined. Phone 333 and select cancellations, brace yourself for a hard sell, and if you still politely insist on receiving your PAC you should be put through to whatever dept issues PAC who will then make another offer whilst the conveniently slowest system ever generates the PAC.
Usually best to have some credible alternative deal to refer to whilst negotiating, otherwise you may have to create a ficticious compensatory deal that you have been offered from an alternative network cos of some issue with billing / service / coverage with a recent arrangement you allegedly had with that alternative network.
If you can't be bothered negotiating or listening to the hard sell and can tolerate the minimum notice charges, just repeatedly insist on cancellation (optional PAC) and initiate new contract via TCB.

you must have compromising photos of three's CEO to get all of that for £10 a month, if it's even true

I can't seem to see this deal. The cheapest 8GB deal I can see is for £18pm.

There's plenty of interest free credit cards. Divide the cost price by 24 and set up direct debit payments.

did for me too....I'm happy with that. probably give me nothing if i play up about it

I've got the same.

TCB says the initial amount may track lower then increase in three months time. I'm going to keep on my eye on it and check with TCB in August.

Nope mate, got to go through the link provided by the cashback website where they then track your purchase and pay out. The cashback sites only get paid by the provider if you go through their referral link, so won't pay out a portion to you cause you haven't made them any money.