Three UK start to terminate all legacy tariffs

[davethorp]

A number of people out of contract on legacy tariffs with Three have started to receive texts asking them to contact three about their tariffs. When contacted customers are given the option to move to a current tariff or terminate.

There's an extensive thread on Digital Spy about this and similar threads on MSE and HUKD too.

I know there's a fair few on this forum on O2 legacy tariffs so lets hope they don't get any ideas. Looks like I jumped ship from 3 to EE at the exact right time as 3's current tariffs are dire and very expensive compared to the legacy one plan

[Cleoriff]

Hi @davethorp 

Well this doesn't look good at all.  Are we sure this 'change to tariff' scenario isn't warning of something more to come? (like  a takeover by some other network...or worse?)

I am always suspicious as to the rationale for such change...

It could be something simple I expect...such as costing 3 too much to sustain this tariff...

[davethorp]

In this case I suspect the main factor is that the legacy one plan offers unlimited tethering whereas their current plans have a limit of 2GB with a handset and 4GB sim only for tethering even if the tariff offers unlimited data.

A lot of people use 100s of gigabytes of data as they use the service for a fixed line replacement. So it's not too surprising that 3 are trying to get them off the tariff by any means necessary. Although it isn't just the high users being contacted

[MI5]

I agree - Unlimited tethering will cripple them now they are getting a bigger customer base (we predicted this a while back) and they will have hoped that more customers would voluntarily have moved tariffs by now I guess......

[Cleoriff]

Thanks both for that explanation...It gives me a clearer picture. Pleased I am not with 3 anyway...

[Bambino]

I've never used Three, so that obviously doesn't affect me, but I was thinking of trying them just to see if their coverage was better than what I get with O2. Their sim only tariffs still look reasonable, and also look competitive, if not better than O2's.

[Anonymous]

It's a sign of the times I think with as said Netwirks struggling especially with tethering happening more and more.

[MI5]

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@Bambino wrote:

I've never used Three, so that obviously doesn't affect me, but I was thinking of trying them just to see if their coverage was better than what I get with O2. Their sim only tariffs still look reasonable, and also look competitive, if not better than O2's.

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You can still get unlimited data for £15 on PAYG which is the one I use.

No tethering allowed but it's not often I need it anyway - Occasionally when on holiday but I just top up the dongle for a month then.

[Bambino]

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@MI5 wrote:

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@Bambino wrote:

I've never used Three, so that obviously doesn't affect me, but I was thinking of trying them just to see if their coverage was better than what I get with O2. Their sim only tariffs still look reasonable, and also look competitive, if not better than O2's.

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You can still get unlimited data for £15 on PAYG which is the one I use.

No tethering allowed but it's not often I need it anyway - Occasionally when on holiday but I just top up the dongle for a month then.

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I've been thinking of switching for some time now. It's just a question of getting around to doing it. I need to check the coverage first, which is always my priority.

[MI5]

and very sensible