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Three Like Home: New roaming plan (Three UK)
Three will be launching their new roaming plans end of the month.
Feel like home from three [List][*]Available for pay monthly, pay as you go, mobile broadband and business[*]works on all tariffs and on all networks in Austria, Australia, Denmark, Hong Kong, Italy, ROI and sweden[*]calls and texts to the uk are under existing uk allowance[*]Data roaming included in allowance[*]No charge to recieve a call when abroad[*]calls/texts to non uk numbers charged at standard rate[*]fair use of 25GB roaming data when abroad if on ayce[/list] Launches officially end of the month Currently in trial stage for ALL customers You heard it here first ![]() I got told last night and confirmed this morning by someone who works in telesales. Also Europe plan/more countries being worked on for 2014 |
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Will you have to pay anything like vodafone Eurotraveller?
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Great news! Look forward to using this. Big plus that it works on all networks as well. And more country's coming soon in 2014 is a big plus. Wish it was sooner though as I'm going to malta in November.
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And more country's coming soon in 2014 is a big plus. Wish it was sooner though as I'm going to malta in November.
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Will you have to pay anything like vodafone Eurotraveller?
So for example, I have 2000 mins and 5000 texts on my plan. So if I go to hong kong I can use those 2000 mins and texts |
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Just to say, that's not confirmed. Only what I've been told.
No. Its included in all price plans. It just comes out of your mins. So for example, I have 2000 mins and 5000 texts on my plan. So if I go to hong kong I can use those 2000 mins and texts |
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Not as good as the EE roaming tariffs though...
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Not as good as the EE roaming tariffs though...
Although the fact it includes data roaming, doesn't cost £10 extra and is for all customers on all tariffs is a plus. But yes, it does have some negatives that EE have turned into positives such as working in a larger amount of countries. |
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If im on the one plan on contract can you get this as an add on? or is it like a whole new plan where by you have to wait until your contract is up and then switch to it?
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Yeh...
Ive said it twice now, its included in all price plans free of charge. Those 2000 mins and texts and data will work in any of the countries listed above at no extra cost. |
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That sounds like a good deal as with Vodafone you pay £3 a day to use uk allowance. I think 3 are really going to shake up the market but I can't see me switching to them though.
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Not as good as the EE roaming tariffs though...
And please don't compare it to what YOU pay for YOUR contract! |
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Just to say, that's not confirmed. Only what I've been told.
No. Its included in all price plans. It just comes out of your mins. So for example, I have 2000 mins and 5000 texts on my plan. So if I go to hong kong I can use those 2000 mins and texts |
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Ahh ok, although I'm sure this is the way three would like to take it in the future. Especially with the EU wanting to get rid of roaming charges.
I was told yesterday about the plan details from a friend who said it'd be officially launching end of the month. I rang telesales this morning who pretty much confirmed everything. They also mentioned the August 27th date which was mentioned by another forum member here a few days ago. But so far i've been correct about a number of things related to Three based on the quote below, the majority of which i posted back at the end of June. Quote:
More interesting data people at three have told me.
Three added over 200,000+ customers since Jan 1st this year taking their current customer base to over 9.2m. Three have over 13,500 masts as of the end of Q1 2013 and will be aiming for a further 5,000 by 2015. Three have 98% HSPA+ coverage and 85% DC-HSPA+ coverage 4G will be free for all customers and will launch in November (Phase 1). VoLTE is phase 3.... (When Samsung roll out equipment) Roll out in two stages, stage 1 in November, Stage 2 in December. Three will have over 1 million customers with a 4G ready phone at launch. (largest 4G userbase) Three will be launching a voice over Wi-Fi app in the future. Similar to O2's TU GO and Oranges wi-fi app. (Q4 2013) Other networks will be releasing similar solutions this year as well. Three are going to be changing up their mobile broadband range and launching new Dongles and Mi-Fi's from the ZTE MF8/9xxx range. Could launch in September. Three will launch new roaming plans soon. Similar to Three like home. (September) Pony advert making a Christmas themed return. New Sim Only One plan pricing + PAYG 321 launch- https://www.dropbox.com/s/zmpqt24wfd...629_085448.jpg (Picture from Three store guide book thingy i was shown) To combat increased data usage Three will be implementing traffic sense in throttling P2P during peak times (3pm-12pm) and traffic managing tethering on heavy users during peak times (3pm-12pm). Unlimited data and tethering with no fair use policy will remain on the One Plan though. Unlimited data with no tethering will remain on the "ultimate" tariffs. |
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Just a shame that it doesn't include the traditional European holiday destinations, that would have been a great game-changer.
If the £5 a day European bolt-on remains for those destinations cost is basically prohibitive. C'mon Three, if you're going to do it, do it properly! |
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Just a shame that it doesn't include the traditional European holiday destinations, that would have been a great game-changer.
C'mon Three, if you're going to do it, do it properly! |
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Interesting, Three launched "3 like home" in 2007 and then withdrew it in 2009. I wonder why they feel they can bring it back now?
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Oh, yeah! I rather pay at least £21 for EE SIM only plus £5 for the roaming plan plus let's say £12.50 for 250MB data, instead of £12.90 and nothing extra in the countries mentioned (hopefully more next year) to use my UK allowance.
And please don't compare it to what YOU pay for YOUR contract! No need to get arsey about it, is there? |
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Still people would have to pay quite a bit more per month on EE. Like always it's down to the customer's needs. If you are a frequent traveller to non Three countries, obviously EE is better. Otherwise Three is better. In your first post you didn't mention it's a poor offer for frequent traveller, you just said it's not as good as EE.
And it has nothing to do with being arsey, but in a different thread it was exactly what you did, compared something to what you pay as an EE employee. |
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Interesting, Three launched "3 like home" in 2007 and then withdrew it in 2009. I wonder why they feel they can bring it back now?
http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tech/new...s-in-2014.html Obviously it'll cause a massive hit to those big networks like O2 that make a fortune from European visitors roaming here, and from selling throughout Europe. It'll massively hit O2's revenue as so much of it comes from voice traffic and so much less of their revenue comes from data revenue. The tables are-a-turning , others have low frequencies now, everyone will have LTE, data is king.
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Launch date confirmed as 27th of August
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Obviously it'll cause a massive hit to those big networks like O2 that make a fortune from European visitors roaming here, and from selling throughout Europe. It'll massively hit O2's revenue as so much of it comes from voice traffic and so much less of their revenue comes from data revenue.
The tables are-a-turning , others have low frequencies now, everyone will have LTE, data is king. |
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Not as good as the EE roaming tariffs though...
I am going to America in November. Are you saying for £5 I can use my minutes and data over there? |
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I wish turkey was in there, as I'm going there next week
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Yeah, wish Greece was there as well. Going there next month
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Yeah, wish Greece was there as well. Going there next month
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, others have low frequencies now, everyone will have LTE, data is king.