3 Ireland: WePay Brits, but not Irish

3, the 3G mobile phone operator, has "no plans" to bring its new get-paid-as-you-talk system to Ireland. The operator's British subscribers are now paid by 3 to use its network through a system of refunds. Called WePay, if a punter receives a call or a text from another 3 subscriber, a couple of pence is credited to his phone account. But a spokesman for 3 Ireland told us that this isn't in the offing for Irish subscribers. Meanwhile, there have been quiet rumours circulating the industry about a possible hook-up between Eircom and 3, following the telco's failure to bag a 3G licence.