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I'm using Three too with the same plan, but when I'm in a Feel At Home destination, I still pay if I send a texts to a local number. It is not included in my ge

by m_t 11y ago

I'm using Three too with the same plan, but when I'm in a Feel At Home destination, I still pay if I send a texts to a local number. It is not included in my general texts allowance. Am I doing something wrong? The data itself is free though, which is the most important for me. It is definitely better than having to go to a phone store and get a cheap sim.

koyote 11y ago
Feel At Home basically means that your mobile will act the same as if you were in the UK. Sending a text from the UK to a (for example) Spanish number incurs a cost outside of your allowance. So that same text would also incur a cost when you are in Spain.
- geocar 11y ago
  I've set up Google Voice -> US SIP -> UK SIP -> 3 Mobile. This gives me a US number to give out to Americans (who don't want to dial my UK number) that they can text/call. I can then make calls when on Wifi or using a Phonecard app which automatically dials my UK SIP and forwards the call via the US SIP provider. I don't have to switch SIMs or give up my UK number. This works well for me (since I travel between the US/UK often)
  - koyote 11y ago
    Can't you just use Google Voice on Three's 4g connection/Wifi to make/receive calls/texts on your Google Voice number using Hangouts? What's the purpose of the two SIPs?
    - geocar 11y ago
      Three doesn't have any 4G when roaming, and the 4G isn't that great even in London (compared to say: Vodafone). Texting with Google Voice is fine though. The two sips are registered to the same installation of asterisk: The UK provider gives me a UK number and rates equivalent to a UK landline. The US provider gives me a US number (which is registered with google voice) and rates equivalent to a US landline.
beseku 11y ago
As I understood what I was told by their support, if you have a text or call allowance, that is used against local numbers too.
martinald 11y ago
Yes, this is annoying. However the fees are way less than calling from UK->country. EG: when in the UK calling the US costs 56.2p minute, which is a complete ripoff as it should be cheaper than calling a UK mobile (virtually nil cost to do these calls). However, when actually in the US it's 15.6p. Same price differential for SMS.

by m_t 11y ago

koyote 11y ago

Feel At Home basically means that your mobile will act the same as if you were in the UK. Sending a text from the UK to a (for example) Spanish number incurs a cost outside of your allowance. So that same text would also incur a cost when you are in Spain.

geocar 11y ago
I've set up Google Voice -> US SIP -> UK SIP -> 3 Mobile. This gives me a US number to give out to Americans (who don't want to dial my UK number) that they can text/call. I can then make calls when on Wifi or using a Phonecard app which automatically dials my UK SIP and forwards the call via the US SIP provider. I don't have to switch SIMs or give up my UK number. This works well for me (since I travel between the US/UK often)
- koyote 11y ago
  Can't you just use Google Voice on Three's 4g connection/Wifi to make/receive calls/texts on your Google Voice number using Hangouts? What's the purpose of the two SIPs?
  - geocar 11y ago
    Three doesn't have any 4G when roaming, and the 4G isn't that great even in London (compared to say: Vodafone). Texting with Google Voice is fine though. The two sips are registered to the same installation of asterisk: The UK provider gives me a UK number and rates equivalent to a UK landline. The US provider gives me a US number (which is registered with google voice) and rates equivalent to a US landline.

beseku 11y ago

As I understood what I was told by their support, if you have a text or call allowance, that is used against local numbers too.

martinald 11y ago

Yes, this is annoying. However the fees are way less than calling from UK->country. EG: when in the UK calling the US costs 56.2p minute, which is a complete ripoff as it should be cheaper than calling a UK mobile (virtually nil cost to do these calls). However, when actually in the US it's 15.6p. Same price differential for SMS.