Free 3 Sim Card
My attention now turns to a free 3 sim card in what seems like a never-ending quest to find the best Pay As You Go bargain deal on the various mobile phone networks.
In the past I have never seriously considered the 3 mobile network because I was always under the false impression that you needed to be situated in a city to actually get any signal on the 3 network.
However, I was recently speaking to a friend of mine who has a mobile phone on 3 and he has recommended that I should definitely take a look at getting a free 3 sim card if at all possible, since their network coverage is usually much better than some other networks, specifically in our area the T-Mobile and Vodafone networks are a bit hit and miss - to the point there is no signal at all sometimes.
As always when it comes to PAYG sim cards, you can always pick them up for a few pounds with some specific deals and tariffs, however it’s taken me some time and research to find a webpage where you can get a free 3 sim card!
Well when I say free, they are free in a sense at least - you can buy a 3 sim card from the 3 Store website for £9.99, however that then includes a free £10 worth of starter top-up, so in fact are you making a whole 1p profit in fact! 
Anyway, now’s the time to take advantage of this great offer to get yourself a “free” 3 sim card for yourself:
Click here for a Free 3 Sim Card
As well as that, if you transfer your existing number with you, then you also get another free £10 worth of top-up! Now how’s that for a bargain?
If you have a phone that can run X-series like the N75 (I think) or a 3 Skype Phone I think the £10 of credit if added monthly will get you several thousand free minutes on Skype - Skype calls too. Don’t quote me on that though
My wife uses one of my Skypephones I picked up from the product launch late last year and put her 3 USIM PAYG card in there and Skype seems to work just fine.
Also, coverage on their network is great now. I got the first 3 phone launched in the UK (back in 2002 or 2003 maybe?) and the network kept throwing me off randomly on calls even if I had full signal, but when returning to them about 3 years ago that problem was fixed. I am back with T-Mobile now and have a worse signal at work and home.
Also I think 3 automatically shifts you on to O2’s 2G network should 3G coverage not be available. 3 takes priority, but a 2G network is there as a backup.
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Thanks very much for that feedback Matthew, I’d been wondering whether I should give 3 a try for over a year now, but it sounds like things are much more positive these days!
T-Mobile has no signal in my area, both at home and at work, so this would make a great option for Internet on the move. I also had no idea about 3 shifting you onto O2’s 2G network when it needs to - that sounds great as we have a good O2 signal in my area!
I just did a hunt on the 2G side of the Three network and a message posted in a forum in 2006 suggested that as of 2007, Orange will provide the 2G network for 3. It might be worth you double checking with them first for confirmation.
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I’ll do some further research on that one then, if it does turn out to be Orange then that’s good too as that’s the network I’m currently on and it works well round here….just so long as it isn’t T-Mobile or Vodafone!
I enjoy using this network.Since the lost of my sim card i have lost contact with loads of my friend.
I never realised just how much coverage that the 3 mobile network had - it’s definitely worth testing out as their tariffs and offers look great!
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i love texting i love phoning im always on my phone. my mother is on 3g and she tells me how good it is but i haven’t got enough money to buy one for im trying to save so i would like a free one
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i love being on 3 i would like some free sim cards and a free phone