The spending cap on data roaming offers you control over data roaming charges by capping your data spend on your Three mobile services.
This ensures that you can avoid a data roaming bill that is higher than you expect. You can decide if you want to spend more than the value of the caps.
The first cap has its default value set at €61.50 (including VAT) per calendar month. The second cap has its default value set at €123 (including VAT) for the calendar month.
To temporarily remove the data roaming cap for the remainder of the calendar month
Text "REMCAP" to 50232
To permanently remove the cap
Text "PERMCAP" to 50232
To apply €61.50 data roaming cap
Text "GETCAP" to 50232
To apply a custom data roaming cap
Text "GETCAP <AMOUNT>" to 50232
Note: The value of the second cap will always be €61.50 (including VAT) more than the value of the first cap.
If you removed the data roaming cap in error and you want to restore it straight away, please contact our Messaging team at 3.ie/chat.
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When you use data on your phone, smartphone or mobile broadband (browsing the internet, email, using mobile apps), we will keep a count of your spend. When we see that you have used 80% of the allowance that comes with your plan, we will send you an SMS notification to let you know. Note that if you have switched off your notifications, you will not receive this alert. Your service will not be capped at this stage.
When you have reached your first data cap limit (default value of €61.50 incl. VAT or custom value applied), you will receive a further notification by SMS that the data access will stop. This notification includes details on how to continue using data services.
If you choose to continue using data, you will receive a similar SMS notification when you have reached your second data cap. At this point, if you choose to continue using data, you will be charged the default rate unless you have a data roaming bundle on your account.
If you are a Mobile Broadband customer, the notifications will be in the connection manager on your mobile broadband software.
If you decide not to extend past the spend caps, then data is restricted until it resets at the start of the next calendar month.
If you text “REMCAP” to temporarily remove the caps, they will be reset at the start of your next calender month.
If you text “PERMCAP” to permanently remove the cap, If you text “PERMCAP” to permanently remove the cap, then no cap will be applied in the future unless you specifically request to have the cap reinstated, by texting “GETCAP” to 50232.
If you decide that you want to continue using data you will need to free-text REMCAP to 50232. When you do so for the first cap, your second cap will remain in place, and you will receive further cap notifications.
Please note that when you do this for the second cap, you will not receive any further spend caps or notifications in the month.
Once you enter your new calendar month, spend caps and notifications will recommence and you will need to text REMCAP to 50232 again to remove these.
If you decide that you want to continue using data you will be charged the default rate unless you have a data roaming bundle on your account.
There is no cost for the spend cap facility and it is automatically applied to your service. You can add or remove the cap without condition or restriction.
You can choose to permanently remove the spend caps facility by texting PERMCAP to 50232.
If you choose to remove the facility you will not receive further notifications or capping. We generally recommend that you keep the spend cap in place to avoid incurring unexpected, uncontrolled/automatic downloads or inadvertent data roaming charges.
At any time, you can choose to reinstate the cap free of charge without condition or restriction by texting GETCAP to 50232.
You can also opt out of notification messages by texting NOROAMALERT to 50232. You can turn notification messages back on at any time by texting ROAMALERT to 50232.
Will the cap take account of my voice and text spend?
If you are a Business customer, your plan may have more options available to you for roaming. Please speak to your account contact for more information.
