Three Pay - Issue

[kaikell22]

What I liked about Three Pay is I could pay all in one go for my subscriptions for Spotify, Apple and Netflix, etc along with my phone bill.

Since they updated their website and systems, it has not been working for me. I have had cases open with Boku as they are the provider for the Netflix and Spotify services and a different provider with Apple. All transactions failed due to insufficient funds on your mobile subscription. Now bearing in mind, the total of all these subscriptions reaches up to £38. They all advised the issue lies with the mobile provider. So then I reached out to Three.... lost count how many times I have been in touch.

My credit limit with Three is £332. Bill has been paid in full, nothing outstanding, spend cap and limit all fine (numerous operators checked). We have attempted the following (via Live Chat): 

- Suspended all my services and re-activated them again - Work? No.

- Troubleshooting - they asked if my iPhone was up to date with newest software, I said no, but surely this wouldn't affect Three Pay. They insisted that could solve the problem, so I updated my phone, and low and behold that didn't work either.

- Limit increased - this was also attempted. No joy.

- Three also insisted that there is no issue on their end and it's the other providers. When I requested to be transferred to the Three Pay department or Services department - whichever sorta thing. Operators either completely ignored my request or ended the chat. I did have a good few operators who helped the best they could. 

- Questions I have asked: Are transactions blocked on my account? No.                                                                                                                 Are the attempted transactions coming through on your end? They said no.                                                                   What is the problem? Operators were unable to figure it out.

Finally, got somewhere where one operator has reported it to the relevant team and they will investigate this case. Received case reference, I don't have an ETA on the matter. But relieved it is somewhat being handled.

I will share under this post with an update! Seen another few people have the same problem and get no where, so let's hope we find out together what this issue is!

[TwoRz29]

Well every month I message them, every month I get told three pay is working. There's no issues and they'll raise it with the tech team. I've restarted my phone for them more times than I've had hot dinners and the three pay still has the same message. 

Would prefer if they just would say "no we do so it anymore"

[Jaba]

My wife and I both moved from EE to 3. Ported our numbers and we have the same issue. We cannot get 3 pay to accept our numbers for payment. Both Apple and 3 saying there isn’t a problem! 

[kaikell22]

I come with an update, sadly nothing has really progressed from this. 

After their thorough investigation (I used this term lightly), they could not identify the issue and insisted to reach out the provider. 

Since then, I’ve not tried anything until April of this year, I added to my App Store and it worked.. surprisingly. 

Don’t get your hopes up, as I’ve attempted it again and it still the same error. 

My proposed solution to you all, is to leave Three as soon your contract ends, I can’t help but think Three can’t afford to offer credit out and hence the blame on other providers. 
That’s the only logical explanation I can think of. 

[TwoRz29]

So Three rang me...apparently Three business contract don't have Three pay and it's currently not available on Three business. Weird as ive had my Three business contract since 2019 and have always used Three pay for apps like Spotify etc. But the woman would not listen to me and kept talking over me saying its not available. But I've spoke to other advisers who try everything for it to work then tell me to contact the app developers as its their problem but I already done that before contacting three..... just going I  circles so at this rate I will pull the 5 contracts I have and go elsewhere.....anyone else had any luck??

[diffdiff70]

been having this issue for my subscriptions every month since new app update live chat saying same thing there is no issues with account my bill each month is around £200 or more which i pay early or on the bill due day yet playstore payments still fail when they say it wont try again. seems many people have this issue i think time to change to someone else after years of bieng liyel to them 

[blokefromhull]

I've had the same issue for five weeks, bill is clean and paid, credit limit increased, no spend cap, and according to customer services there's nothing wrong at Three's end but they've escalated it anyway. As yet no response or solution.

This is only one of a number of issues i've had since their big "upgrade"... I'm getting close to pulling all five of my family's contracts over to a different network.

[lufcmagic]

Apparently they haven't heard of any issues like this before even though I told them about all of these instances...I have no faith whatsoever that they're even looking into it. 

[Avondale]

@JonathanB - any thoughts ? 

[Kelly83]

The three team are driving me mad this is not good enough.....having the same problem