Three Ireland (Hutchison) Limited (“Three”) Bill Pay Voice Price Plans.

  • All Bill Pay price plans from Three are subject to a minimum term contract, determined at point of purchase
  • Your plan comes with an allowance of Flexi-units where each Flexi-unit equals 1 voice minute or 2 text messages.

Flexi-unit allowance applies to:

  • Voice calls made to landlines and mobiles within the Republic of Ireland
  • Calls made to non-geographic numbers (1800, 1850, 1890, 0818 and 076)
  • Calls made while roaming in EU to other EU numbers and back to Republic of Ireland
  • Texts sent to Irish mobile numbers and Irish landline numbers while in the Republic of Ireland.
  • Texts sent while roaming in EU to other EU numbers and back to Republic of Ireland

Your allowance doesn't include:

  • Calls to voicemail
  • Roaming calls (other than the mentioned above)
  • International calls
  • Calls to premium rate numbers, directory enquiries and all other call types
  • Any other call types
  • Texts to premium rate numbers, directory enquiries numbers
  • MMS (Multimedia messages)
  • International texts
  • Texts sent while roaming outside of the EU
  • Any other texts

    These events are charged at rates published in the Price Guide at www.three.ie/price-guide.

  • Customers on 3 Mini Flex Max, 3 Classic Flex Max, Unlimited Flex Max SIMO and 3 Unlimited Flex Max receive an allowance of data for use in the Republic of Ireland and the European Union as published in the Price Guide at www.three.ie/price-guide.
  • You should always check your allowances via the IVR on 1913 or My3 before roaming in the EU.  You will be alerted to your usage of the allowances and advised when out of bundle rates will apply.
  • Unused Flexi-units within the Bill Pay price plans and unused Add-ons do not carry over from month to month. Therefore, if you only use 300 of your 350 Flexi-units, the remaining 50 Flexi-units will not rollover to the following month. After your monthly allowance is used up, prices for additional use are shown in our service prices table (for applicable rates see the Price Guide at www.three.ie/price-guide).
  • All calls within your Flexi-units within Republic of Ireland are charged per second. If you have used up your flexi-units, any calls outside your flexi-units and calls which are not included in your Flexi-unit allowance are charged per minute (unless otherwise stated).
  • Free Three to Three usage applies within the Republic of Ireland only, and where under your Price Plan, Three to Three are unlimited, it is subject to fair usage policy of 3000 minutes per month. Free Three to Three excludes calls to voicemail.
  • Three reserves the right to introduce a fair use policy for use of Three services while roaming in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2015/2120 (“The Roaming Regulation”).

All you Can Eat Data Service

  • Three Bill Pay plans come with the All you Can Eat Data service. The All you Can Eat Data service can be used on the Three network in the Republic of Ireland only. For full terms of the All you Can Eat Data service please see www.three.ie/legal/terms/all-you-can-eat-data/.

Add-Ons.

  • Add-ons have no minimum term and can be cancelled and renewed at any time. Chargeable Bill Pay Add-ons must be used within the period from the date of purchase until the end of the then current billing cycle. Bill Pay Add-ons automatically renew each subsequent monthly billing cycle unless you cancel the Add on. Promotional Add-ons may have a different expiry period – e.g. Talk and Text Add-on expires after 7 days.
  • The use of free or chargeable Add-ons is unavailable while you are roaming abroad.
  • There is no limit to the number of unique Add-ons which a customer may purchase. Customers cannot however purchase or avail of two or more of the same Add-ons in the same month.

General.

  • Each text / photo /video message can accommodate 160 characters. Some handsets allow for more, these will be divided and sent in numerous messages (depending upon length). Each message will be deducted from your monthly allowance (if any) or charged at standard rates.
  • International messaging functions are subject to services arrangements with respective networks abroad. Calls and messages to these numbers are excluded from any inclusive allowance in all price plans.
  • Non-recurring payment: Three’s preferred method of payment is by recurring Direct Debit. Recurring payments have no additional charge.
  • Reconnection charge: If we have to suspend or disconnect you from the Three network, we reserve the right to charge you for reconnecting your handset.
  • Cancellation fee: Bill Pay customers only – there is no cancellation fee if you wish to cancel after your Minimum Term has finished. All reference to Ireland means Republic of Ireland.

EU Fair Use Policy

The ‘EU Roaming Regulation’ (Regulation (EU) 2015/2120) permits operators to apply a fair use policy in accordance with the European Commission’s Fair Use Regulation (Commission Implementing Regulation of 15.12.2016).

The following definitions shall apply for the purposes of this fair use policy:

  1. The following terms have the same definition as provided for in Regulation (EU) No. 531/2012, as amended: (i) regulated roaming call; (ii) regulated roaming SMS message; (iii) regulated data roaming service; and (iv) domestic retail price.
  2. ‘Open data bundle’ has the same definition as provided for in Article 2 of the European Commission’s Fair Use Regulation.
  3. ‘Regulated retail roaming service’ means a regulated roaming call, regulated roaming SMS message or regulated data roaming service.

These terms and conditions may be amended from time to time in line with the EU Roaming Regulation.

  1. Normal residence or stable links
    • 1.1 Three may reasonably request customers to provide proof of normal residence in the Republic of Ireland or proof of stable links entailing a frequent and substantial presence in the Republic of Ireland.
    • 1.2 In the case of pre-paid tariff plans (as defined in the European Commission’s Fair Use Regulation (Commission Implementing Regulation of 15.12.2016), as an alternative to section 1.1 above, Three may limit the consumption of data roaming retail services within the EU at the domestic retail price to the volumes equivalent to at least the volume obtained by dividing the overall amount, excluding VAT, of the remaining credit available and already paid by a customer to Three, at the moment of commencing roaming, by the prevailing regulated wholesale roaming charge referred to in Article 12 of Regulation (EU) No. 531/2012.
  2. Monitoring fair usage
    • 2.1 Three may monitor a customer’s usage of Three’s voice, SMS and data services over a cumulative four month period to establish whether consumption of Three’s voice, SMS or data services in the Republic of Ireland constitutes more than 50% of the customer’s consumption of Three’s voice, SMS or data services over that cumulative four month period.
    • 2.2 Three may monitor a customer’s presence while consuming Three’s voice, SMS or data services over a cumulative four month period to establish whether the customer was present in the Republic of Ireland for more than 50% of the time (measured in days) that the customer is consuming Three’s voice, SMS or data services over that cumulative four month period.
    • 2.3 Three may decide not to provide regulated retail roaming services at the domestic retail price to a customer where that customer’s consumption of Three’s voice, SMS or data services in the Republic of Ireland constitutes 50% or less of the customer’s aggregate consumption of Three’s voice, SMS or data services over a cumulative four month period and if that customer’s presence in Ireland over the cumulative four month period constitutes 50% or less of the time (measured in days) that the customer consumes Three’s voice, SMS or data services over that cumulative four month period.
    • 2.4 Three may decide not to provide regulated retail roaming services at the domestic retail price to customers using a specific SIM card where that SIM card has not been used or has virtually not been used over a four month period for making or receiving a call, sending an SMS or for data services in the Republic of Ireland in accordance with paragraph 37 of guidelines issued by BEREC (the Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications) on 27 March 2017 (BEREC Guidelines on Regulation (EU) No 531/2012, as amended by Regulation (EU) 2015/2120 and Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/2286 (Retail Roaming Guidelines)).
    • 2.5 Three may decide not to provide regulated retail roaming services at the domestic retail price to a customer that has subscribed to and sequentially used multiple SIM cards while roaming in accordance with Article 4 (4) sub-paragraph 7 of the European Commission’s Fair Use Regulation.
    • 2.6 Where Three detects that a customer’s use of a SIM card allows Three not to provide regulated retail roaming services at the domestic retail price in line with sections 2.3 – 2.5 above, Three shall alert the customer about the detected behaviour indicating that the customer will be charged a surcharge pursuant to Article 6e of Regulation (EU) No 531/2012 for use of Three’s regulated retail roaming services after the date of such alert unless the customer demonstrates actual consumption of Three’s voice, data or text services in Ireland or actual domestic presence within two weeks of the alert.
    • 2.7 For the purposes of sections 2.2 and 2.3 above, any day when a roaming customer has logged onto the Three network shall be counted as a day of domestic presence of that customer.
  3. Organised resale

    4. Three may immediately take any necessary measures at wholesale or retail level to ensure compliance with a relevant customer contract when it detects that a number of SIM cards have been the object of organised resale to persons not effectively residing or having stable links in the Republic of Ireland for purposes other than periodic travel.

  4. EU Roaming Data Allowance and Surcharge - Open Data Bundles
    • 4.1 Where applicable, your EU roaming data allowance is calculated in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 531/2012, as amended and prevailing data wholesale roaming caps from 15 June 2017. Article 4 (2) of the European Commission Fair Use Regulation provides: “Without prejudice to any applicable domestic volume limit, in the case of an open data bundle, a roaming customer is able to consume when periodically travelling in the EU a volume of data roaming retail services at the domestic retail price equivalent to at least twice the volume obtained by dividing the overall domestic retail price of that open data bundle, excluding VAT, corresponding to the entire billing period by the regulated maximum wholesale roaming charge referred to in Article 12 of Regulation (EU) No 531/2012. In the event of bundled sale of mobile retail services with other services or terminals, the overall domestic retail price of the data bundle is determined by taking into account the price applied to the separate sale of the mobile retail services component of the bundle, excluding VAT, if available, or the price for the sale of such services with the same characteristics on a stand-alone basis”. In accordance with paragraph 48 of guidelines issued by BEREC on 27 March 2017, your EU roaming data allowance may be calculated by reference to a SIM only offer equivalent to your handset plan.
      By way of example:

      The EU roaming data allowance for Three’s 3 Classic Flex Max plan as at 1st January 2019 has been calculated by reference to Three’s 3 Classic Flex Max SIM only plan. The overall domestic retail price of 3 Classic Flex Max SIM only, excluding VAT, is €22.76. This is divided by the prevailing data wholesale cap (€4.50 per GB from 1st January 2019) and multiplied by 2. This produces a minimum EU roaming data allowance of 10.1GB.

      For details of your EU roaming data allowance, please see www.three.ie/legal/pricing/.

    • 4.2 When you exceed the EU roaming data allowance that applies to your plan, a surcharge will apply. For details of the surcharge, please see www.three.ie/legal/pricing/.
    • 4.3 Three will send a notification to you when your volume limit of data roaming service is fully consumed. This notification will indicate the surcharge that will be applied to any additional consumption of data roaming services by you. You have the right to require Three to stop sending such notifications and the right, at any time and free of charge, to require Three to provide the service again.
  5. Advice of Charge

    6. The Advice of Charge message that you receive when roaming in the EU will include information on this fair use policy and the surcharges which apply in excess of your volume limit.

  6. Complaints

    7. If you have a complaint in respect of this policy, please contact us on 1913. All complaints will be dealt with in line with our Code of Practice: www.three.ie/legal/policies/code-of-practice/.

These pricing terms and conditions are in addition to the full Terms and Conditions of the Three Service. Download Terms for Three Services (pdf)

January 2019