Three Mobile Deals March 2024

Three Mobile Deals

Three Mobile offers pay-monthly and pay-as-you-go phone deals with the newest smartphones, as well as SIM-only and pay-as-you-go plans for customers who already have an unlocked smartphone. Three phone deals always provide unlimited texts, unlimited minutes and the data allowance you want, from anywhere between 1GB of data and unlimited data.

Pay-monthly phone deals

Three offers the latest iPhone, Samsung Galaxy and other Android devices, with unlimited minutes and texts plus data plans allowing up to unlimited data.

All Three Mobile deals require a phone contract with a minimum term of 24 months, which is a long-term commitment. Over the course of 24 months, you pay a standard monthly cost for the mobile and the airtime plan. While the price rarely changes over the course of the contract, Three can’t guarantee that there won’t be a slight price rise as a result of inflation.

In addition to the monthly cost of the contract, there’s also a one-off upfront cost to pay when you first join. This is usually between £20 and £90. You’ll need to pay this fee to get the pay-monthly handset you want.

Take a look at our list of Three’s best pay-monthly deals in March 2024 with iPhone, Samsung, and other Android devices.

Apple iPhone deals

Replace your Apple iPhone XR or iPhone 11 with a newer version, such as the iPhone 12 or iPhone 13. Three is currently offering these iPhone deals for half-price for the first six months as part of its winter sale. These include:

• iPhone 13 Pro Max with unlimited data
• iPhone 13 Pro with unlimited data
• iPhone 13 with 100GB data
• iPhone 13 mini 1GB data
• iPhone 12 Pro Max with unlimited data
• iPhone 12 Pro with unlimited data
• iPhone 12 with unlimited data
• iPhone 12 mini unlimited data
• iPhone 11 with unlimited data
• iPhone SE 2020 with 30GB data

Add AirPods Pro to any of these mobile phone contracts for under £10 a month. The contract length on AirPods is also 24 months. There’s also always the option to cancel your contract early but you will have to pay an exit fee. In any case, there’s a 30-day notice period to end a phone contract.

Samsung Galaxy deals

Replace your Samsung S9 or S10 with a newer Samsung Galaxy, such as the S20, S21 or S22, that has a more high-profile camera and faster processor. At the time of writing, Three is offering half-price deals for the first six months on the following pay-monthly deals:

• Samsung S22 with unlimited data
• Samsung S21 Plus unlimited data
• Samsung S21 with unlimited data
• Samsung S21 FE unlimited data
• Samsung S20 with 100GB data
• Samsung A52s with 100GB data
• Samsung A32 with 100GB data
• Samsung A22 with 10GB data
• Samsung A21 with 1GB data
• Samsung A12 with 100GB data
• Samsung Z Fold3 with unlimited data
• Samsung Z Flip3 with unlimited data
• Samsung Note 20 with unlimited data
• Samsung A03s with 30GB data

When you buy a Galaxy S22 series, you get an additional 12 months of the Disney+ TV channel free of charge.

More handset deals

Three offers great deals on other smartphone brands such as Xiaomi, Google, OPPO, Nokia, OnePlus, TCL, and Nokia. Its best handset deals are the following:

• Google Pixel 6 with unlimited data
• Nokia 2720 with 12GB data and £0 upfront cost
• Nokia X10 with unlimited data
• Nokia C20 with 1GB data
• OnePlus 9 Pro with 100GB data
• OnePlus Nord 2 with 30GB data
• OnePlus Nord with 12GB data
• OnePlus Nord CE with 12GB data
• OnePlus 8 Pro with unlimited data
• OnePlus Nord N100 with unlimited data
• Xiaomi 11T Pro with unlimited data
• Xiaomi 11 Lite with 30GB data
• Xiaomi 11 Lite NE with unlimited data
• Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 with 1GB data
• Xiaomi Redmi 9AT with 1GB data

These smartphones are available with various data plans; the above are just the most popular phone and data combinations among Three customers.

SIM-only deals

SIM-only deals offer unlimited minutes, unlimited texts and the data plan of your choice. Three offers phone contracts of different lengths: a one-month SIM, a 12-month SIM or a 24-month SIM. You can choose from the following SIM-only packages:

One-month Advanced Plan

12-month Advanced Plan

 There’s also the option of 2GB for £7 a month, but this comes with a limit of 200 texts per month.

24-month Advanced Plans

All monthly costs listed above are accurate at the time of writing. To get an exact quote, use our comparison tool or check with the provider directly.

Advanced Plan extras

All of the SIM-only deals listed above are Three Advanced Plans, which come with extras including:

• Inclusive roaming in 42 destinations.
• Personal hotspot.
• Ability to make a change to your plan from month to month – increase or reduce your data allowance whenever you like.
• 5G network coverage at no extra cost.
• Spend Cap.

Pay-as-you-go deals

A pay-as-you-go (PAYG) plan will only charge you for the allowance you use. You get your PAYG mobile SIM card for free, after which you only pay for texts, calls and data usage. Here’s how much you’ll be paying for a Three PAYG SIM:

• 10p for every minute of calls
• 10p per text
• 10p per MB of data

There’s no phone contract with PAYG, nor are you tied to a minimum term. Just use your phone when you like and you’ll be charged accordingly. This plan is ideal if you use your mobile phone irregularly. If you’re a heavy phone user, you might find that it’s cheaper to get a SIM-only contract.

Three also offer pay-as-you-go phones. You’ll need to pay the full price of the phone and a one-month data pack to get started. Then the phone is yours and you get to decide when you top-up again.

Data Pack

Choose your airtime with a Three Data Pack. These are a flexible way to top up your data as you don’t have to commit to a long-term contract. You can get your Data Pack on Amazon:

• 12GB: £10
• 30GB: £15
• 50GB: £20
• Unlimited data: £30

To get a Three Data Pack you need your own personal mobile phone, then you simply insert the SIM card once you’ve received it in the post. Data Packs are different to pay-monthly plans because there’s no contract and you decide when you top-up your airtime plan.

Business plan

If you’re a business owner, Three has a price promise for you: if you find a cheaper monthly mobile contract with Vodafone, EE or O2, Three will beat it by at least £1 a month.

Business plans are available to everyone, regardless of whether you’re a new or existing customer. Follow these steps to get your business plan:

• Show Three which deals you have seen from other providers. You can do this over the phone, in store or on the online chat.
• Three will compare the quotes you have against its own prices and confirm the details.
• Finally, Three will review the information with the team and get back to you with a cheaper and better offer.

Perks and extras

Three mobile deals come with several perks to offer both new and existing customers. Take a look at what you could benefit from by joining Three:

Deals for new customers

Three has exclusive offers for new customers. As a new customer, you can receive the following when you sign up for a mobile contract:

• Six months’ half-price offers
• Free gadgets, such as Samsung Buds or AirPods
• 12 months of the Disney+ TV channel
• Extra money when you trade in your old phone

Deals for existing customers

Upgrade

Existing customers get exclusive deals on mobile upgrades. If you already have a handset deal with Three and are looking for a new device, save money by taking a look at the provider’s upgrade options.

Recycle

If you decide to upgrade, return your old device to Three, who will recycle it. The provider will pay you for recycling your old phone, allowing you to make a profit and help the environment at the same time. Your old phone will be used for parts or be repaired, ensuring it doesn’t end up in a landfill site.

Use the provider’s website to get a quote on how much you’ll be paid for your old phone. Once Three receives your phone, its team will assess it and confirm its value. You’ll then receive your money within 24 hours of confirmation.

Refer a friend

Receive up to £80 when you refer a friend to Three. To recommend a device to a friend, you’ll need to request a link, which you then need to send directly to your friend. Once your friend makes the purchase via the link, you’ll receive your money.

Data boost

Get a data boost if you’re running low on data. Choose from 1GB, 3GB, 6GB or unlimited data. Once you add a data boost to your plan, it will renew automatically every month. You can cancel it at any time through the Three app, for which there is a 30-day notice period.

Go Binge

Go Binge lets you watch all of your favourite TV shows and stream your favourite music, giving you unlimited data usage on Netflix and Apple Music when you stream through the Go Binge app. Go Binge free data usage also supports Deezer, TVPlayer, Snapchat and Soundcloud.

Go Binge is only available to Three customers who joined between April 24, 2017 and September 30, 2020 and who match at least one of the following criteria:

• Customers with a pay-monthly handset contract
• Customers with a SIM-only plan of 12GB or above per month
• Business Plan customers with a data plan of 10GB or above per month

More perks

All You Can Eat

All You Can Eat is available only with pay-monthly handset packages and is equivalent to an unlimited data plan. All-You-Can-Eat plans offer SIMs with:

• Unlimited data
• Unlimited minutes
• Unlimited texts

Personal hotspot

Use your data allowance for other devices by connecting them to your phone. This is useful when you don’t have access to a WiFi connection.

Spend Cap

Spend Cap helps you manage how much you spend outside your monthly allowance. Set it to anything up to £100 and you’ll have data access even if your allowance runs out before the end of the month. Three will warn you when you’re about to reach your limit to help you keep your bills under control.

If you want to switch off all additional chargeable services, you can set your Spend Cap to £0. To make changes to your Spend Cap, just use the My 3 app.

Roaming

Three offers Go Roam Europe, letting you roam for free in 42 EU destinations. Go Roam Europe is only available to customers who joined before September 30, 2022. If you’re joining after this date, you’ll have to pay £2 per day to roam in the EU starting from May 2022.

Three also offers Go Roam Around the World, which lets customers roam in 72 destinations. To unlock international roaming, you’ll need to pay £5 per day when you’re abroad.

Go Roam Europe, and Go Roam Around the World cover the following locations:

1. Alan Islands
2. Australia
3. Austria
4. Azores
5. Balearic Islands
6. Belgium
7. Brazil
8. Bulgaria
9. Canary Islands
10. Chile
11. Colombia
12. Costa Rica
13. Croatia
14. Cyprus
15. Czech Republic
16. Denmark
17. El Salvador
18. Estonia
19. Finland
20. France
21. French Guiana
22. Germany
23. Gibraltar
24. Greece
25. Guadeloupe
26. Guatemala
27. Guernsey
28. Hong Kong
29. Hungary
30. Iceland
31. Indonesia
32. Ireland
33. Isle of Man
34. Israel
35. Italy
36. Jersey
37. Latvia
38. Liechtenstein
39. Lithuania
40. Luxembourg
41. Macau
42. Madeira
43. Malta
44. Marie-Galante
45. Martinique
46. Mayotte
47. Netherlands
48. New Zealand
49. Nicaragua
50. Norway
51. Panama
52. Peru
53. Poland
54. Portugal
55. Puerto Rico
56. Republic of Ireland
57. Reunion
58. Romania
59. Saint Barthélemy
60. Saint Martin
61. San Marino
62. Singapore
63. Slovakia
64. Slovenia
65. Spain
66. Sri Lanka
67. Sweden
68. Switzerland
69. United States
70. United Kingdom
71. US Virgin Islands
72. Vatican City
73. Vietnam

Call Abroad from the UK

Three offers a Call Abroad add-on, whereby customers can call UK numbers overseas at a lower price. This add-on is available only to pay-monthly handset customers. There are two different Call Abroad add-ons:

Call Abroad 100

• 100 minutes to call internationally from the UK every month.
• Valid for calls to 55 countries.

Call Abroad Unlimited

• Unlimited minutes to call internationally from the UK every month.
• Valid for calls to 55 countries.

Three Network Coverage

Three offers 99% population coverage across the UK’s geographical region, providing strong mobile phone coverage in most inhabited areas.

4G network

Three’s most used network is 4G, which provides a fast and reliable connection. Three offers 4G Super Voice which essentially provides high-definition calls when calling over the internet. Super Voice also offers quick and reliable data when you’re inside buildings or in places with weaker coverage.

Three offers the following 4G speeds:

• Average download speed of 22Mbps
• Average upload speed of 12Mbps

5G data

Three has launched 5G in 120 locations, covering most major cities and towns across the UK. The network offers 5G at no extra cost, but to get access to it you need a 5G-ready device. The latest iPhones and Samsung Galaxy devices support 5G.

Three offers the following 5G speeds:

• Average download speed of 210Mbps
• Average upload speed of 20Mbps

About Three

Three is one of the largest UK mobile network providers, alongside Vodafone, EE and O2.

The provider currently has more than 9.3 million customers across its mobile, broadband and phone services and is consistently expanding, now with the addition of 5G.

Three was awarded the prize for Best Network Data Award at the 2021 Uswitch Awards. The provider also won the 2021 Ofcom award for Best Value for Money, both for pay-monthly contracts and SIM-only plans.