Free 3 SIMs for you and a pal
3, as part of their Free Calls Forever campaign, are offering free SIMs - one for you and one for a friend.
All you need to do is get your free SIM, pop it in a unlocked 3G phone and you’ll be able to Skype your day away, all day, every day for nothing. All you need to do is head here and enter your details and 3 will aim to deliver your pair of SIMs within five working days.
“We’ll send you a free SIM, plus an extra one to give to a mate - so you can both benefit from free calls to each other. The more people you tell about this great offer, the more people you can talk to for free…”
Let us know what you think by leaving a comment below.
*update* Apologies on our behalf for suggesting you can Skype away all day… this isn’t as yet the case. Although you’ll be able to make regular calls, Skype won’t be available until later in the year via the free SIMs - likely early Q4.
*Further update* As there was some confusion around this we sought some clarification from 3 - Skype will work on almost all 3 branded 3G handsets, but at the moment not on 3G handsets that hadn’t originally come from 3. 3 have told us they’re working on a solution over the summer that might solve this problem for some of the most popular 3G handsets that hadn’t originally been bought from 3. In the meantime, the good news is you can use 3’s SIMs in non 3 3G handsets to make calls, send texts, and access the internet. And if you’re using one of the free PAYG SIMs currently being given away, you can get free texts and internet everytime you top up - no matter where your 3G phone came from.
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Sam Wong, June 18th, 2009 at 1:42 pm
I got that few weeks ago, but because my phone too old… so i cant try it. i got 2 free sims now, lol. i think its a very good idea. to who got a phone support skype!!!!
if anyone know where i can get skpye app on nokia 6680, let me know please ^^.
Phil Graham, June 18th, 2009 at 7:55 pm
it’s simply not true about popping a sim card into ANY 3G unlocked handset. I’ve got quite a few 3G handsets lying around and most of them are incompatable with Skype. My handsets are actually on 3UK, So if they don’t work why should it work on an None 3UK branded handset.
sam, June 22nd, 2009 at 5:01 pm
Hi Phil,
Apologies are in order, you’re right, Skype won’t currently work with these SIMs, though the service should be arriving later in the year.
Cheers for the heads up - post updated accordingly :).
philipio, October 16th, 2009 at 12:34 pm
Hi all, i got two free sims from 3 and when i attempted to activate them on my3 it was just saying number not found, wot can i do ???
scott duffy, December 23rd, 2009 at 10:06 pm
how do i recieve the sim cards?
Colin, January 4th, 2010 at 9:57 am
Hi Scott,
All you need to do is go to the link in the article (https://www.three.co.uk/Pay_As_You_Go/SIM_Only/Free_SIM) fill your details in and you are good to go. The SIMs will then be sent to the address you put in.
Let us know if you have any problems.
Cheers
JP, January 9th, 2010 at 11:38 pm
Is there any expiry for the SIM? What would anyone gain by this? I am bit skeptical. Is there any catch here?
Please let us all know.
Thanks for your help and research
JP
Colin, January 12th, 2010 at 3:09 pm
Hi JP,
No expiry, the SIM will work for as long as you keep it topped up.
What is to gain? Free WLM and Skype forever…