ThreePay from 3 offers Pay-As-You-Go customers the same great value price plans it already offers its contract customers, along with the unique same price, anytime, any network voice minutes. ThreePay customers can chose from three top-up vouchers, all of which have a validity period of 30 days from activation: ThreePay offers:With ThreePay you can choose between VideoTalk and VideoText top-ups every time you top-up. So if you call more than text you'll choose VideoTalk whereas if two weeks later you're texting more than calling then you'll choose VideoText the next time you top-up.
- Anytime, any network calls from 5p per minute
- No peak rate penalty
- No premium to call other networks
- No minimum call charges
- No penalty charges for first minutes of calls
| Top-up voucher * | Top-up choice | Voice call minutes | Text messages | Value allowance ** |
| £15 | VideoTalk | 100 | 0 | £1.50 |
| VideoText | 25 | 100 | £1.50 | |
| £25 | VideoTalk | 500 | 0 | £1.50 |
| VideoText | 50 | 500 | £1.50 | |
| £35 | VideoTalk | 750 | 0 | £1.50 |
| VideoText | 75 | 750 | £1.50 |
This combination will save money for most typical Pay-As-You-Go customers currently spending more than £15 per month with another network operator. The launch of Pay-As-You-Go is in line with 3's strategy of broadening its offer and introducing the maximum number of consumers to video-calling. With ThreePay, 3 is now addressing 65% of the UK mobile market instead of the 35% it had been reaching previously with just its contract proposition. ThreePay will initially be available only on the Motorola A835.
Customers can purchase a voucher and choose to top-up their voice minutes or text message allowance when they activate the voucher. They simply choose either the VideoTalk or VideoText options when they call to activate the voucher. When you buy a ThreePay handset you automatically get £2.50 worth of credit to get started, and every time you top-up, you also get an extra £1.50 credit toward any 3 service, including video calling, video clips, downloads and services. ThreePay handsets do not include the 1 month free content or free email allowances included in 3's VideoTalk and VideoText monthly price plans. Vouchers can be activated any time up to 90 days from purchase and must be activated to be used by calling '444' from the ThreePay handset. Topped-up minutes or texts are valid for 30 days from the date of activation.
3 is new
3 is a brand new network using a brand new technology. There will be service limitations at launch and there will undoubtedly be some glitches from time to time. Thanks to roaming agreements with other UK networks, you can make and receive voice and picture calls in over 98% of the UK. The 3 video network currently covers 73% of the UK population but please note that you will not be able to use video or audio download services while roaming.
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