HTC Desire - VF or Meteor

Deep Thought

Hi

Am looking at getting the Desire, but am not too familiar with Meteor Network

I was informed that Meteor use VF network.

Does anyone know if this is correct ?

What are Meteor like network wise.

I travel a bit so would use in the US and Europe

I like their packages, great prices and add ons.

Any advice welcome

Abelloid

If you travel a bit I'd go with VF.

partyatmygaff

Meteor have their own seperate network. The only time you will roam on Vodafone's network is in remote areas.

Personally I would choose Meteor because their plans are simply far better value and you have the option to pick a 12 month contract rather than being forced in to an 18 month contract. Meteor's HSDPA coverage is pretty sparse outside of cities and large towns but their 3G coverage isn't too bad. The rest of the country has EDGE which works reasonably well (I get a HSDPA signal most of the time though ). Vodafone have great 3G coverage but they don't have EDGE in places where 3G coverage is poor, all they have is GPRS which is too slow for web browsing let alone anything else.

Dacelonid

I am looking at getting the desire as well, and here is my comparisions so far. Waiting for 3 to get back to me with details, latest I have is that they will be offering the Desire from the 17th May, no idea of pricing, but they reckoned it could be in line with Meteor prices, with discounts for ugrades etc

Provider|Bundle|Included Mins|Included Texts|Included Data|Phone Cost|Monthly Cost|Contract Length|Total phone cost
Meteor|Smart 30|200|200|1Gb|€169.99|€30.00|18|€709.99
Meteor|Smart 35|200|200|1Gb|€169.99|€35.00|12|€589.99
Meteor|Smart 50|400|400|2Gb|€139.99|€50.00|18|€1,039.99
3|Relax 90|||||€19.00|12|€228.00
3|Relax 150|||||€29.00|12|€477.99
3|Relax 350|||||€49.00|12|€588.00
3|Relax 650|||||€79.00|12|€948.00
3|Relax 950|||||€99.00|12|€1,188.00
Vodafone|Perfect Choice access plus|0|0|2Gb|€179.99|€35.00|18|€809.99
Vodafone|Perfect Choice access plus 150|150|150|2Gb|€179.99|€45.00|18|€989.99
Vodafone|Perfect Choice access plus 300|300|300|2Gb|€159.99|€60.00|18|€1,239.99
Vodafone|Perfect Choice access plus 500|500|500|2Gb|€139.99|€80.00|18|€1,579.99
Vodafone|Perfect Choice access plus 700|700|700|2Gb|€119.99|€99.99|18|€1,919.81

partyatmygaff

Dacelonid wrote: »

I am looking at getting the desire as well, and here is my comparisions so far. Waiting for 3 to get back to me with details, latest I have is that they will be offering the Desire from the 17th May, no idea of pricing, but they reckoned it could be in line with Meteor prices, with discounts for ugrades etc

Provider|Bundle|Included Mins|Included Texts|Included Data|Phone Cost|Monthly Cost|Contract Length|Total phone cost
Meteor|Smart 30|200|200|1Gb|€169.99|€30.00|18|€709.99
Meteor|Smart 35|200|200|1Gb|€169.99|€35.00|12|€589.99
Meteor|Smart 50|400|400|2Gb|€139.99|€50.00|18|€1,039.99
3|Relax 90|||||€19.00|12|€228.00
3|Relax 150|||||€29.00|12|€477.99
3|Relax 350|||||€49.00|12|€588.00
3|Relax 650|||||€79.00|12|€948.00
3|Relax 950|||||€99.00|12|€1,188.00
Vodafone|Perfect Choice access plus|0|0|2Gb|€179.99|€35.00|18|€809.99
Vodafone|Perfect Choice access plus 150|150|150|2Gb|€179.99|€45.00|18|€989.99
Vodafone|Perfect Choice access plus 300|300|300|2Gb|€159.99|€60.00|18|€1,239.99
Vodafone|Perfect Choice access plus 500|500|500|2Gb|€139.99|€80.00|18|€1,579.99
Vodafone|Perfect Choice access plus 700|700|700|2Gb|€119.99|€99.99|18|€1,919.81

Meteor also have it available on connect €20 and connect €25 but they don't sell it on that to everyone.

td2008

02 are also bringing it out 14th may according to their forum.
Available on the advance 150 and up plans.

€40 a month, 100 texts, 150 minutes, not any better than vodafone :mad:

deadlytea

Hi Dacelonid, is that a definite that 3 will be selling the HTC Desire from May 17th? I've asked them recently in one of their shops plus their customer service and they knew nothing about it. Would be great if that was the case.

Random

OP, I've moved your thread to this Android subforum. Thanks.

Loggie

td2008 wrote: »

02 are also bringing it out 14th may according to their forum.
Available on the advance 150 and up plans.

€40 a month, 100 texts, 150 minutes, not any better than vodafone :mad:

€169? + 18 month contract

Dacelonid

deadlytea wrote: »

Hi Dacelonid, is that a definite that 3 will be selling the HTC Desire from May 17th? I've asked them recently in one of their shops plus their customer service and they knew nothing about it. Would be great if that was the case.

Thats what they tell me when I rang customer service looing for an upgrade. Last week it was 3rd May, this week it is 17th May. I guess they will have it, just a matter of when. The guy I was speaking to in customer service is going to ring me when they have confirmation of pricing (well he said he would anyway, whether he does or not is another thing), but he was able to give some provisional pricing so it can't be that far away. Am going to ring up again next week if I haven't heard anything from them and see what the story is.

deadlytea

Cheers Dacelonid. Let us know if you do hear anything anyway. I'd like to stick with 3 myself as the contract is good value plus I do like the '3 like home' roaming in the UK and other '3' countries.

quad_red

What a joke.

I was looking at the Meteor 12 month Surf plan for the desire.

Then they release it and the equivalent plan (Smart 50) is an 18 month contract.

Yet the cheaper Smart plan (Smart 35) is only a 12 month contract.

That makes no sense?!?!?

Do Meteor stores have any flexibility in terms of this? I would move to Meteor if they offered the Desire on Smart 50 for 12 months.

partyatmygaff

quad_red wrote: »

What a joke.

I was looking at the Meteor 12 month Surf plan for the desire.

Then they release it and the equivalent plan (Smart 50) is an 18 month contract.

Yet the cheaper Smart plan (Smart 35) is only a 12 month contract.

That makes no sense?!?!?

Do Meteor stores have any flexibility in terms of this? I would move to Meteor if they offered the Desire on Smart 50 for 12 months.

It's available but it's Smart €55.

Any of their contracts are available in 12 or 18 month flavours so to speak. Just add €5 p/m and it's a 12 month contract.

quad_red

partyatmygaff wrote: »

It's available but it's Smart €55.

Any of their contracts are available in 12 or 18 month flavours so to speak. Just add €5 p/m and it's a 12 month contract.

I just called the Meteor stores on both Grafton Street and Henry street and they both say that isn't possible.

partyatmygaff

quad_red wrote: »

I just called the Meteor stores on both Grafton Street and Henry street and they both say that isn't possible.

Try calling one of the shopping centre branches. I bought mine in Blanchardstown.

Darksaga87

If upgrading, do you need to change to an 18 month contract or does it remain a 12 month?

deadlytea

Dacelonid wrote: »

Thats what they tell me when I rang customer service looing for an upgrade. Last week it was 3rd May, this week it is 17th May. I guess they will have it, just a matter of when. The guy I was speaking to in customer service is going to ring me when they have confirmation of pricing (well he said he would anyway, whether he does or not is another thing), but he was able to give some provisional pricing so it can't be that far away. Am going to ring up again next week if I haven't heard anything from them and see what the story is.

Looks like 3 are defo gonna have HTC Desire: http://www.three.ie/shop/htc-desire-graphite-preorder.htm?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=click&utm_campaign=htc-desire-preorder-april

SpodoKamodo

Is the desire locked on Meteor? I know the Hero came unlocked, which made it handy when abroad (over in the UK quite a bit).

Loggie

deadlytea wrote: »

Looks like 3 are defo gonna have HTC Desire: http://www.three.ie/shop/htc-desire-graphite-preorder.htm?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=click&utm_campaign=htc-desire-preorder-april

I'm due an upgrade with 3 so rang them and inquired about the desire. Customer service guy (Irish) told me it's due 17th May at latest and would be around the same prices as meteor/voda etc. He also said as far as he knew it wasn't going to be flashed with 3 firmware.
Are 3 customer upgrades dept based in Ireland?

deadlytea

Loggie wrote: »

I'm due an upgrade with 3 so rang them and inquired about the desire. Customer service guy (Irish) told me it's due 17th May at latest and would be around the same prices as meteor/voda etc. He also said as far as he knew it wasn't going to be flashed with 3 firmware.
Are 3 customer upgrades dept based in Ireland?

great stuff. would like the skype functionality though but can live without for a lean-mean HTC / Android experience

johnp

Dacelonid wrote: »

I am looking at getting the desire as well, and here is my comparisions so far. Waiting for 3 to get back to me with details, latest I have is that they will be offering the Desire from the 17th May, no idea of pricing, but they reckoned it could be in line with Meteor prices, with discounts for ugrades etc

Provider|Bundle|Included Mins|Included Texts|Included Data|Phone Cost|Monthly Cost|Contract Length|Total phone cost
Meteor|Smart 30|200|200|1Gb|€169.99|€30.00|18|€709.99
Meteor|Smart 35|200|200|1Gb|€169.99|€35.00|12|€589.99
Meteor|Smart 50|400|400|2Gb|€139.99|€50.00|18|€1,039.99
3|Relax 90|||||€19.00|12|€228.00
3|Relax 150|||||€29.00|12|€477.99
3|Relax 350|||||€49.00|12|€588.00
3|Relax 650|||||€79.00|12|€948.00
3|Relax 950|||||€99.00|12|€1,188.00
Vodafone|Perfect Choice access plus|0|0|2Gb|€179.99|€35.00|18|€809.99
Vodafone|Perfect Choice access plus 150|150|150|2Gb|€179.99|€45.00|18|€989.99
Vodafone|Perfect Choice access plus 300|300|300|2Gb|€159.99|€60.00|18|€1,239.99
Vodafone|Perfect Choice access plus 500|500|500|2Gb|€139.99|€80.00|18|€1,579.99
Vodafone|Perfect Choice access plus 700|700|700|2Gb|€119.99|€99.99|18|€1,919.81

That's a tidy table

Just to note, I'm due an upgrade on Meteor. I just rang them up and it was going to cost me €199.99 to upgrade (€209.99 in the stores).
So it pays to move provider.
I know it's an age-old conundrum, and one I never understood. Would have thought they'd prefer to keep their customers?!

partyatmygaff

johnp wrote: »

That's a tidy table

Just to note, I'm due an upgrade on Meteor. I just rang them up and it was going to cost me €199.99 to upgrade (€209.99 in the stores).
So it pays to move provider.
I know it's an age-old conundrum, and one I never understood. Would have thought they'd prefer to keep their customers?!

I was told that too. The price you pay in store is €179.99 for an upgrade though.

johnp

partyatmygaff wrote: »

I was told that too. The price you pay in store is €179.99 for an upgrade though.

Really?! That have to make a trip to the shops!
Cheers.

RDMH

johnp wrote: »

Really?! That have to make a trip to the shops!
Cheers.

I switched from Vodafone to Meteor, handset was €179 but got it for €159 (wife asked for an additional discount), this was in a Meteor store in Dublin.

amdaley28

Anyone know what the Meteor coverage is like down in the South West of the country & is it the Meteor network that Eircom use ?

Darksaga87

Was in meteor store today, you are not on 18 month contract if you are upgrading.