Tesco Mobile phone service launch

MrJoeSoap

Fungus wrote: »

According to the SB Post the Tesco bundles are unlimited.
http://www.sbpost.ie/post/pages/p/story.aspx-qqqt=IRELAND-qqqm=news-qqqid=27772-qqqx=1.asp

There is a fair-usage policy but I can't see anyone ever going over it.

wiggum

Slice wrote: »

It's still a shame though that they haven't come up with anything a little more interesting in terms of their price plans in the interest of competition

Yeah ... lets compare it with the best value PAYG package on the market - Meteor Anytime Plus

1. Calls to mobiles (24/7) - 20 cent (meteor) versus 20 cent (Tesco)
2. Calls to landlines (24/7) - 20 cent (meteor) versus 20 cent (Tesco)
3. Text messages - 9 cent (meteor) versus 9 cent (Tesco)
4. International Texts - 15 cent (meteor) versus unknown (Tesco)
5. Web Texts - 300 free a month (meteor) versus zero webtexts (Tesco)
6. Voicemail - Free (meteor) versus unknown charges for your voicemail (Tesco)
7. EU Roaming - EU maximum caped prices plus 20c in the UK (meteor) versus unknown (Tesco)
8. Non EU roaming - 133 countries but at high prices versus unknown price and countries (Tesco)
9. Add ons - Free texts for 30 days (meteor) versus pay for unlimited texts and calls (Tesco)

A lot of the unknown blanks above will be filled in tomorrow but with Meteor offering a much better free text offer, worldwide roaming and free voicemail I can't see many people moving from Meteor.

We should wait till everything is known tomorrow but me thinks Tesco are targeting the ignorant shopper with a very average offering ... seems so. :mad:

foggy_lad

tesco calls and texts may be unlimited as in you can send thousands but they only last for 30 days same as meteor and are not free!

voyager

guys look !, i am a meteor customer and a very happy one at that, its the best of the bunch so far as regards mobile deals, BUT on the deal i have i can only select one number as call a friend for free, the wife is the same that costs €40 per month for the 2 of us, my sons and daughter are in the same boat in a family of 5 thats an outlay of €100 euro monthly to hold that particular deal and as i say free only to one selected number. Also all other calls are 25c per minute on this deal.

With tesco`s new offer, if we all decided to take it up would cost us just over €60 per month and we would have free calls and txts to each other or any friends on the deal 24/7 and a cheap rate to other numbers at 20c per minute and 9c txts. I still think its a good looking deal and depending what else is yet to be disclosed i for one will seriously consider changing over.

voyager :cool:

Mimikyu

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foggy_lad

no ads for tesco mobile in sunday papers i read but maybe they not kicking off till tomorrow or after halloween?

Mimikyu

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foggy_lad

thought i seen in a sunday post link somewhere that it was expected in mid november? was in tesco in carlow friday and no sign of any new displays or any attempt to organise the poor phone section.

Mimikyu

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foggy_lad

well as already said any further competition is always favourable so best of luck to them although it could be 2-3years before they get a decent chunk of the market probably around 2%?

dmn

it is launching today. I was in tesco in manor west, Tralee yesterday and they already had the handsets on display. Its in the normal phone display secion. With the same screw bolted thru the middle of the handset
Im going to buy a simpack in the tesco Mahon point store today. On the back of the brochure I got, there was a list of stores that will carry the full range of handsets. There is even an option to have tesco text you when other phones become available. Dissappointed the site is still not up though.

flodis79

Dmn: does the leaflet say what tesco stores in dublin will sell tesco mobile?

foggy_lad

dmn wrote: »

it is launching today. I was in tesco in manor west, Tralee yesterday and they already had the handsets on display. Its in the normal phone display secion. With the same screw bolted thru the middle of the handset
Im going to buy a simpack in the tesco Mahon point store today. On the back of the brochure I got, there was a list of stores that will carry the full range of handsets. There is even an option to have tesco text you when other phones become available. Dissappointed the site is still not up though.

is carlow one of the stores? maybe you could list the stores from the leaflet?

Davy

they have about 8 mobiles on display in tesco clare hall

voyager

hi guys, back again, heres a link to the site, but as of now its just showing the ,
COMING SOON message.

http://www.tescomobile.ie/

voyager :cool:

snubbleste

Do they have a
A Top-Up and Go service
and then you can choose to have a
In Touch 10 -10 days €4.99
In Touch 30 -30 days €11.99
(free calls & voicemail & texts to Tesco Moblile numbers)
at any point?
No signing-up or other commitments?

Their instore leaflet isn't very clear!

Anyway 20c/minute to all networks and landlines and 9c texts to all networks anytime is quite good!

I like the offer of €20 free credit when you use your new 089 number and send in an(y) old SIM card..

flodis79

Been around in Dundrum and Stillorgan today, both of which didn't have them in (yet)... Been calling around, and it seems like Tallaght and Clarehall have them in already, but you have to buy a phone together with the sim card.

Would be interesting to hear if someone has been able to buy phone+sim or sim-only somewhere yet, and their first impressions..

flodis79

snubbleste wrote: »

I like the offer of €20 free credit when you use your new 089 number and send in an(y) old SIM card..

That's great! What store did you find the phones/sim cards in?
Did it say anything about the data bundles that Mr. Joe Soap mentioned earlier?

snubbleste

There were 9 phones on offer in Galway, but no SIM cards(don't know how much one costs)
Phones ranged from €29.99 (Motorola F3) to €149.99(Motorola W510) with free credit

No mention of data bundles, roaming or anything like that on the display or in leaflets

flodis79

snubbleste wrote: »

There were 9 phones on offer in Galway, but no SIM cards(don't know how much one costs)
Phones ranged from €29.99 (Motorola F3) to €149.99(Motorola W510) with free credit

No mention of data bundles, roaming or anything like that on the display or in leaflets

Free credit = €20 if you send in an old sim? How much if you don't send in a sim?

MrJoeSoap

Pretty sure the stuff will hit the newspapers later in the week guys.

flodis79

MrJoeSoap wrote: »

Pretty sure the stuff will hit the newspapers later in the week guys.

Come on, would you mind clarifying on the data bundle bit? Thanks alot.... Sorry to drag you into work on a Bank Hol... :rolleyes:

snubbleste

flodis79 wrote: »

Free credit = €20 if you send in an old sim? How much if you don't send in a sim?

That €20 offer is a bonus really.

It depends on the price of the phone
ranging from
"Up to €45" for the €29.99 phone
"Up to €125" for the €149.99 phone"

I'm guessing it's X amount upfront, X amount for registering online etc.
The information is very vague, guess we'll have to wait a few days

chasm

snubbleste wrote: »

Do they have a
A Top-Up and Go service
and then you can choose to have a
In Touch 10 -10 days €4.99
In Touch 30 -30 days €11.99
(free calls & voicemail & texts to Tesco Moblile numbers)
at any point?
No signing-up or other commitments?

Their instore leaflet isn't very clear!

Anyway 20c/minute to all networks and landlines and 9c texts to all networks anytime is quite good!

I like the offer of €20 free credit when you use your new 089 number and send in an(y) old SIM card..

This seems to be the case as far as i can see from their leaflets,as it states:

"All you have to do is send a text to our bundle purchase line and we'll deduct the cost of your bundle from your credit balance. Once you've received our confirmation text you're ready to start saving.
There's no recurring commitment or minimum top up requirement.
When your bundle expires, just buy another one in the same way."

Carrick-on-Shannon branch has the phones in stock. I didnt have time to take a proper look so i can't be certain which ones they had though.
Going by the leaflet, there's supposed to be 9 phones out now and another 5 "coming soon".

MrJoeSoap

flodis79 wrote: »

Come on, would you mind clarifying on the data bundle bit? Thanks alot.... Sorry to drag you into work on a Bank Hol... :rolleyes:

All I'll say is it's similar to Vodafone's pricing but the allowance isn't anywhere near as high.

Random

What phone is €29 ?

chasm

motorola f3 29.99

Random

chasm wrote: »

motorola f3 29.99

That's a phone spec I've not seen in a long time - http://www.gsmarena.com/motorola_motofone_f3-1794.php

Will definitly attract the likes of my mother who just wants a basic phone that does nothing else, not even by accident. Shame it's a Motorola though.

chasm

ciaranfo i was just on that site myself checking the spec of all the phones that tesco are offering!
Im not too fond of motorola either-had nothing but problems with them (though my brother has always had motorola and never had a single problem with them, suppose thats the luck of the draw!)
Tesco have a couple of other basic NON-motorola models- Nokia 1200 for E39.99 and the Nokia 2626 E49.99.(with up to E45 free credit)

MrJoeSoap

I'd definitely try the F3 before you buy it, some people love it but plenty don't.

Random

I'm not buying it. I hate Motorolas and wouldn't inflict them on anybody (that I like .. ).

The 1200 looks like a nice basic 6030 replacement but it appears to have the new ****e Nokia cheap screen.

chasm

sorry just realised the nokia 2626 isnt available yet.
For anyone who is interested but doesnt live near one of their stores these are the phones that are available now:

Motorola f3 = E29.99
Nokia 1200 = E39.99 both with up to E45 free credit

Nokia 6070 = E79.99
Samsung E250= E99.99
SE W200i=E99.99 all with up to E70 free credit

Motorola V3 =E109.99
Samsung J600 =E139.99
Motorola W510 =E149.99 all with up to E125 free credit

The following are "coming soon" Nokia 2626/5200/6085 and Motorola W220/W377

Doctor DooM

Sadly they are right to stock the motorolas, they are pants phones to anyone who knows anything about phones but sell well to people who don't. I'm sure the f3 will sell- and be returned- in bucket loads.
Keeping an interested eye on Tesco Mobile!

Mimikyu

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Thirdfox

SDooM wrote: »

Sadly they are right to stock the motorolas, they are pants phones to anyone who knows anything about phones but sell well to people who don't. I'm sure the f3 will sell- and be returned- in bucket loads.
Keeping an interested eye on Tesco Mobile!

Actually their E2 is a very good phone... much better than the Nokias/Sony Ericssons in the similar price range.

But I do agree that most Motorolas seem to be lacking generally (with a few brilliant exceptions).

Doctor DooM

Thirdfox wrote: »

Actually their E2 is a very good phone... much better than the Nokias/Sony Ericssons in the similar price range.

But I do agree that most Motorolas seem to be lacking generally (with a few brilliant exceptions).

?? The ROKR was an atrocious phone for its price point. Considering it was against the K750i and the 6230i at the time.

Off topic though!

Thirdfox

SDooM wrote: »

?? The ROKR was an atrocious phone for its price point. Considering it was against the K750i and the 6230i at the time.

Off topic though!

That's the E1 you're thinking of - the E2 was only released in Asia. See mobile-review's glowing review of it. Great phone for music Runs an open-source modifiable linux system too.

http://www.mobile-review.com/review/motorola-e2-1-en.shtml

Or see the A100 "Ming" - is it sold outside of China? Very popular amongst users (a bit dated now though).

MrJoeSoap

Solitaryman666 wrote: »

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I'd be fairly sure Blanch will be selling them, and you can get sim-only packs, 99.9% sure of that.

1huge1

I'm sure there will be a list of the stores doing it when that sites up

SUrely one of the 4 tescos in limerick is doing it not that im actually going to sign up or anything

center15

Just wondering will Tesco Mobile show up on network search on a phone even though its a MVNO?

BuffyBot

I don't think MNVO's normally show up

AlmightyCushion

center15 wrote: »

Just wondering will Tesco Mobile show up on network search on a phone even though its a MVNO?

Nope because they don't have any of their own masts.

Pikasso

voyager wrote: »

hi guys, back again, heres a link to the site, but as of now its just showing the ,
COMING SOON message.

http://www.tescomobile.ie/

voyager :cool:

..that's because the bloke that does the website won't be in to work until this (Tues) morning after being down in Lahinch surfing for the Bank Holiday weekend. It's now 8.49am - expect to see it up around 11am after several cups of coffee! LOL :rolleyes:

voyager

Hey-up, extended coffee break now reads SERVICE UNAVAILABLE.

voyager

I`ve given up for now, will check back in a couple of days.

slegs

Solitaryman666 wrote: »

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there will be sim only packs shortly

Cabaal

Its pretty poor there website hasn't yet gone live, pricing plans and stuff would atleast be helpful to woodbe customers

Mimikyu

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steve 0

http://www.tescomobile.ie/ is active

quintron

€10.24 per MB of data. Every little helps! me arse.

dlambirl

Have to say that I'm very content with meteor. They were the first network in Ireland to give anything remotely good value to its customers. The pay as you go option - free texts and free calls to one nominated number but the bill pay option gives free calls to all other meteor customers. The bill pay is also much much cheaper than any of the other networks i.e. vodafone

e.g. meteor 400 minutes €60
vodafone 200 minutes €50

so theres 083, 085, 086, 087 and now 089?!!