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Misticles

Question

I may be moving up to Newry and I was wondering about my phone.

I know my Irish one will still work but I will have no free texts to the people back at home etc

Is there anything out there that would give me free texts via a handset that would work both in Newry and to text people at home?

I thought maybe o2 or vodafone may as they operate in both places...

Walkman

3 will let you text back to the Republic for free once your on 3UK

Ghandee

Misticles wrote: »

Question

I may be moving up to Newry and I was wondering about my phone.

I know my Irish one will still work but I will have no free texts to the people back at home etc

Is there anything out there that would give me free texts via a handset that would work both in Newry and to text people at home?

I thought maybe o2 or vodafone may as they operate in both places...

Hi,

The network you want to be on is three.ie
No roaming charges to make or receive calls with your irish sim card, and free calls to uk based carriers, so essentially free calls!

ardmacha

Three is a good idea and it will work well enough in downtown Newry. But Three does not have strong network coverage in NI generally, if you are out and about you may not find a Three signal.

Misticles

3 don't have any unlimited free text bundles built into their monthly plans, well only the 90e a month!

Was hoping to get the iPhone with them

ardmacha

For free texts use Cabbage or similar to avail of web texts from the phone.

Tesco are decent for NI roaming, oddly enough.

Also check out the "Ireland" bolt ons for UK networks e.g. O2, maybe ask at CarphoneWarehouse in Newry.

Or text less.

Misticles

Haha

Text less, that I cannot do.

I send about 800 messages a week, I need my txt perks

ardmacha

I would have thought 100 texts per day would be enough. In any case if you are careful where you choose to live you can pick up the O2 mast in Omeath.

Misticles

I'd be in the city area... hmmm

ardmacha

I'd be in the city area... hmmm

you need a little bit of elevation to do the trick.

Misticles

I was looking on the 3 website and I can't find anything about their texts being free when you go to the UK.

Davy

Misticles wrote: »

I was looking on the 3 website and I can't find anything about their texts being free when you go to the UK.

Not free, they are the same price as in ROI. they will come out of your allowance though on billpay, so if you have 300 in your plan, you can text or call away as if you were at home. Its called '3like home'

Walkman

All 3 best of both plans have unlimited texts to Irish (ROI) networks.