Dan Warne24 July 2007, 3:26 AM
Mobile network Three today introduced yet another cheaper plan to its X-Series wireless-broadband phones range: $12 (on top of your voice plan) for 100MB of usage.
IN BRIEF | Mobile network Three today introduced yet another cheaper plan to its X-Series wireless-broadband phones range: $12 (on top of a voice plan) for 100MB of usage.
The "bronze" plan also comes with 200 minutes of Skype calling (which is unmetered from a data perspective, so it does not use any of the 100MB usage limit), unlimited access to MSN Messenger and Yahoo! Messenger, and unlimited access to Three email.
The company said it was appealing to people who want to use the web on their mobile with this plan.
"With the included services and data allowance, it's a great way for people to keep in touch and access the internet sites they love, like Facebook, YouTube or MySpace," said Noel Hamill, Director Sales, Marketing & Product, 3.
The telco also said it was making available the Nokia 6120 at no upfront cost for people taking a $29 cap plan plus $12 X-Series plan over 24 months -- a total plan fee of $41 a month which includes $120 worth of calls, 200 minutes of Skype calling and 100MB of internet.
Subscribers to the $12 X-Series bronze plan don't get eBay access or the free "bumper pack" that comes with the silver, gold and platinum plans, though, which means no free live cricket TV
X-Series is Three's marketing strategy to attract users who want internet access on their phones without risking running into the huge bills often associated with data usage on mobile networks.
The other X-Series plans on offer include:
- 500MB of data usage and 1,000 minutes of Skype-to-Skype calls for $20 a month
- 1GB of data and 2,000 minutes of Skype for $30
- and 2GB of data and 4,000 minutes of Skype for $40.
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