The press release
3 UK announces X-Series
pricing
3 launches flat rate mobile broadband in the UK
01 December 2006 - 3, the mobile media company, today announces pricing details for the much anticipated X-Series from 3. The X-Series from 3 will extend several of the core applications and uses of the broadband internet to the mobile handset. Packages will be available at two attractive price points on top of the basic voice and text subscription - X-Series Silver at £5 per month and X-Series Gold at £10 per month.
X-Series Silver
The X-Series Silver package gives customers unlimited Skype calls with Skype PC users anywhere in the world, and to any other Skype 3 mobile customer. X-Series Silver offers customers unlimited instant messages, to or from Windows Live Messenger or Yahoo! Messenger, to another X-Series handset, or a PC. Customers will also be able to search and browse the Internet from their mobile.
X-Series Gold
The X-Series Gold package will give unlimited access to your home TV with Slingbox and your home PC with Orb. For just £10 a month customers will be able to watch their home TV through Slingbox, or access their PC files on the move. The X-Series Gold package will also include the full range of internet communications and information services available with X-Series Silver.
When purchased with a new connection to 3, customers choosing either X-Series Silver or Gold will be signing up for six months and those customers who buy a Slingbox with X-Series Gold, will be asked to sign up for 12 months.
Slingbox
Customers who choose X-Series Gold will be able to buy a Slingbox from 3 for the reduced price of £99. Any customers who already own a Slingbox can join 3 and opt for the X-Series Gold service.
Bob Fuller, CEO of 3UK, said:
"The X-Series from 3 is now on sale in our 3 Stores across the UK. Priced like fixed line broadband, customers will be charged flat access fees for X-Series mobile broadband services. This means it is free at the time of use, for a flat fee. The X-Series from 3 is about giving the people the internet as they want it, on their mobile and removing the barriers to usage that per-megabyte data charges have imposed on people. We’re proud and excited to be the first 3 Group market to offer X-Series and the first to bring the best of the internet to customers on the move."
X-Series handsets
The X-Series from 3 will be available with two handsets, the Nokia N73 and the Sony Ericsson W950i following in January. Customers will choose their standard price plan and then plug in either X-Series Silver or X-Series Gold on top of their standard text and voice packages. In 2007, 3 will continue to expand the range of X-Series handsets and services.
The X-Series from 3 will also come bundled with 512MB memory for the Nokia N73 and 4GB memory for the Sony Ericsson W950i.
X-Series fair use
The X-Series from 3 has the following fair use levels as a guide:
Exclusive to 3 Stores
From the start of December the X-Series from 3 will be exclusively available in 3 Stores and on http://www.three.co.uk. 3 recently announced it was acquiring 73 Link stores and 22 O2 stores, as part of a strategy to build a nationwide retail presence and create a retail footprint of over 150 stand-alone 3 Stores, on top off its 133 Superdrug and Selfridges concessions.
Marketing the X-Series
The launch of the X-Series from 3 will be supported by an online and print campaign to raise its profile in the UK.
For more information on the X-Series from 3 please visit http://xseries.three.com.
Where can customers access the X-Series from 3 All X-Series services will work when there’s 3G coverage on 3's networks in the UK or overseas. And, except for Orb and Sling, they will work in our UK voice and picture coverage area. From January 2007 there will be no international roaming voice call charges when using Skype on 3's networks overseas.
About 3
3 is a mobile media company delivering a convergence of communications, entertainment and information to customers on the move.
The three areas which form the core of its business are:
Communications – including all forms of personal communications, voice and video calling; text, picture and video messaging; and mobile blogging
Entertainment – including television, music audio and video, computer games, and media publishing
Information services – including wireless web, access to the best of the internet and a range of news services
The X-Series from 3 bridges all three areas.
3 UK is a member of the HWL group of 3G companies, which include 3G operations in Australia, Austria, Denmark, Hong Kong, Ireland, Israel, Italy, and Sweden.
Three facts about 3:
3, a mobile media company, launched the UK's first 3G network
3 has over 3.75 million customers in the UK and over 13.5 million worldwide (August 2006 figures)
The 3 network offers national coverage for calls and texts, and over 89% population coverage for 3G services.
3 launches flat rate mobile broadband in the UK
01 December 2006 - 3, the mobile media company, today announces pricing details for the much anticipated X-Series from 3. The X-Series from 3 will extend several of the core applications and uses of the broadband internet to the mobile handset. Packages will be available at two attractive price points on top of the basic voice and text subscription - X-Series Silver at £5 per month and X-Series Gold at £10 per month.
X-Series Silver
The X-Series Silver package gives customers unlimited Skype calls with Skype PC users anywhere in the world, and to any other Skype 3 mobile customer. X-Series Silver offers customers unlimited instant messages, to or from Windows Live Messenger or Yahoo! Messenger, to another X-Series handset, or a PC. Customers will also be able to search and browse the Internet from their mobile.
X-Series Gold
The X-Series Gold package will give unlimited access to your home TV with Slingbox and your home PC with Orb. For just £10 a month customers will be able to watch their home TV through Slingbox, or access their PC files on the move. The X-Series Gold package will also include the full range of internet communications and information services available with X-Series Silver.
When purchased with a new connection to 3, customers choosing either X-Series Silver or Gold will be signing up for six months and those customers who buy a Slingbox with X-Series Gold, will be asked to sign up for 12 months.
Slingbox
Customers who choose X-Series Gold will be able to buy a Slingbox from 3 for the reduced price of £99. Any customers who already own a Slingbox can join 3 and opt for the X-Series Gold service.
Bob Fuller, CEO of 3UK, said:
"The X-Series from 3 is now on sale in our 3 Stores across the UK. Priced like fixed line broadband, customers will be charged flat access fees for X-Series mobile broadband services. This means it is free at the time of use, for a flat fee. The X-Series from 3 is about giving the people the internet as they want it, on their mobile and removing the barriers to usage that per-megabyte data charges have imposed on people. We’re proud and excited to be the first 3 Group market to offer X-Series and the first to bring the best of the internet to customers on the move."
X-Series handsets
The X-Series from 3 will be available with two handsets, the Nokia N73 and the Sony Ericsson W950i following in January. Customers will choose their standard price plan and then plug in either X-Series Silver or X-Series Gold on top of their standard text and voice packages. In 2007, 3 will continue to expand the range of X-Series handsets and services.
The X-Series from 3 will also come bundled with 512MB memory for the Nokia N73 and 4GB memory for the Sony Ericsson W950i.
X-Series fair use
The X-Series from 3 has the following fair use levels as a guide:
- 5,000 Skype to Skype
minutes per month.
- Windows Live Messenger: 10,000 messages per month
- 1GB per month for browsing
- Orb and Slingbox: 80 hours a month with X-Series Gold
Where unfair use is apparent, 3 will take the appropriate measures on a
case-by-case basis.- Windows Live Messenger: 10,000 messages per month
- 1GB per month for browsing
- Orb and Slingbox: 80 hours a month with X-Series Gold
Exclusive to 3 Stores
From the start of December the X-Series from 3 will be exclusively available in 3 Stores and on http://www.three.co.uk. 3 recently announced it was acquiring 73 Link stores and 22 O2 stores, as part of a strategy to build a nationwide retail presence and create a retail footprint of over 150 stand-alone 3 Stores, on top off its 133 Superdrug and Selfridges concessions.
Marketing the X-Series
The launch of the X-Series from 3 will be supported by an online and print campaign to raise its profile in the UK.
For more information on the X-Series from 3 please visit http://xseries.three.com.
Where can customers access the X-Series from 3 All X-Series services will work when there’s 3G coverage on 3's networks in the UK or overseas. And, except for Orb and Sling, they will work in our UK voice and picture coverage area. From January 2007 there will be no international roaming voice call charges when using Skype on 3's networks overseas.
About 3
3 is a mobile media company delivering a convergence of communications, entertainment and information to customers on the move.
The three areas which form the core of its business are:
Communications – including all forms of personal communications, voice and video calling; text, picture and video messaging; and mobile blogging
Entertainment – including television, music audio and video, computer games, and media publishing
Information services – including wireless web, access to the best of the internet and a range of news services
The X-Series from 3 bridges all three areas.
3 UK is a member of the HWL group of 3G companies, which include 3G operations in Australia, Austria, Denmark, Hong Kong, Ireland, Israel, Italy, and Sweden.
Three facts about 3:
3, a mobile media company, launched the UK's first 3G network
3 has over 3.75 million customers in the UK and over 13.5 million worldwide (August 2006 figures)
The 3 network offers national coverage for calls and texts, and over 89% population coverage for 3G services.
