3 (Three) Mobile Phone Plans - Services & Features

3 (Three) Mobile Plans

Hutchison Whampoa, under the Australian Hutchison Telecommunications Limited, developed the 3 Mobile Telecommunications company to offer mobile multimedia and provide 3G technology to the people of Australia. The first 3G Mobile network in Australia was launched by 3 Mobile in April 2003. Since then, the services of 3 Mobile has spread in the major cities of Australia that includes Sydney, Perth, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, and the Gold Coast. 3G is currently rendering its services to more than half of Australia's population.

3 Multimedia Features

The multimedia features of 3 Mobile include mobile broadband, voice call, video call, SMS, MMS, voice mail, email, instant messaging, X series, music tracks, multiplayer games, and mobile TV.

3 Skypephone

3 Mobile started a partnership with Skype in order to develop a mobile phone that features a combination of the amazing features of UTMS handsets and Skype software. 3 Mobile and Skype introduced the Skypephone in November 2007. The Skypephone features free voice calls from 3 Mobile and free instant messages from Skype. It is available in Australia, Denmark, Sweden, Italy, United Kingdom, Ireland, and Austria. The Skypephone will be introduced soon in Hong Kong and Macau.

3 X-Series

The mobile broadband offering from 3 Mobile is called the 3 X-Series. It features phone calls, text messaging, broadband services, and Internet access. The 3 X-Series allows 3 Mobile customers to watch television via Sling and to use personal computers via Orb. It also allows instant messaging through Yahoo!, Google Chat, and Windows Live Messenger.

3 Like Home

3 Like Home is a 3 Mobile service that allows the use of any 3-branded network, except 3 Indonesia, without paying for any additional roaming charges. The overseas fees for the voice, data, and messaging services used by 3 Like Home subscribers are the same as the network fees charged by their home network. The 3 Like Home service also allows their customers to use their free or inclusive allowances and bundles even while they are abroad.

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