MORE Mobile set to launch soon?

Sponge Bob

Seeing as three only covers around 1/3 of the country with a usable signal who are they going with outside that 1/3 ....or is this a City only MVNO ????

drunkmonkey

Sponge Bob wrote: »

Seeing as three only covers around 1/3 of the country with a usable signal who are they going with outside that 1/3 ....or is this a City only MVNO ????

I'd presume the same as 3, they'll piggy back on 3's Vodafone agreement.

griffdaddy

drunkmonkey wrote: »

I'd presume the same as 3, they'll piggy back on 3's Vodafone agreement.

More Mobile piggybacking on 3 piggybacking on Vodafone? Could be the straw that broke the camel's back

drunkmonkey

griffdaddy wrote: »

More Mobile piggybacking on 3 piggybacking on Vodafone? Could be the straw that broke the camel's back

Tesco piggybacking on o2, eMobile piggybacking on meteor piggybacking on meteor piggybacking on o2. :pac:

JTMan

Can anyone find their prices on their new website? I think their prices are not yet available.

JTMan

They answered my question about pricing on Twitter.

https://twitter.com/#!/more3G:

Great question. We're finalising the pricing based on feedback received here. Stay tuned, pricing coming soon!

Time to start sending More Mobile DM on Twitter with suggestions about pricing structures.

god's toy

breathn wrote: »

Yes guys, they're using Three

Maybe i missed the info, but how do you know for sure?

vicM

drunkmonkey wrote: »

griffdaddy wrote: »

More Mobile piggybacking on 3 piggybacking on Vodafone? Could be the straw that broke the camel's back

Tesco piggybacking on o2, eMobile piggybacking on meteor piggybacking on meteor piggybacking on o2. :pac:

Meteor piggyback on O2??

jay93

God love us all if they are using 3 as the MNVO
The whole network will crash it's bad enough at peak times as it is without another network offering good data plans on the 3 network also :rolleyes::rolleyes:

Kensington

vicM wrote: »

Meteor piggyback on O2??

Years ago they did.
Now they use Vodafone - but only along certain parts of the West coast.

Sponge Bob

If more 'reproduce' the 3 'coverage' map they will get themselves a shocking rep from the off.

ImagineThat!

New MVNO Lycamobile Ireland coming soon too!

Uk website
www.lycamobile.com

breathn

ImagineThat! wrote: »

New MVNO Lycamobile Ireland coming soon too!

Uk website
www.lycamobile.com

Do you work with/for them?

ImagineThat!

Do you work with/for them?

yes, afraid no more info till nearer launch date..;)

nava

ImagineThat! wrote: »

New MVNO Lycamobile Ireland coming soon too!

Uk website
www.lycamobile.com

Looks like no data only calls also UK website is http://www.lycamobile.co.uk/home/en

ImagineThat!

nava wrote: »

Looks like no data only calls also UK website is http://www.lycamobile.co.uk/home/en

There is and will be data..:D

breathn

Oh joy, another phone company about to launch here with such a hideous track record of customer support, that ofcom investigated the parent company

JTMan

ImagineThat! wrote: »

There is and will be data..:D

Thanks for the information. That is great news that there will be 2 new MVNOs soon. More competition.

Any Twitter account set up? Any Irish website? Any time frame for launch? Ah go on ... give us some more information

JTMan

They are authorised by Comreg:
http://www.askcomreg.ie/erau/lycamobile_ireland_ltd.0.0.981.details.LE.asp

Davy

Fungus wrote: »

Any Twitter account set up? Any Irish website? Any time frame for launch? Ah go on ... give us some more information

I think they were to launch last year. They will be using 089 sims

Sponge Bob

breathn wrote: »

Oh joy, another phone company about to launch here with such a hideous track record of customer support, that ofcom investigated the parent company

Comreg wouldn't even investigate a chewing gum stain on their reception carpet in case it highlighted their utter incompetence and lack of principles.

ImagineThat!

breathn wrote: »

Oh joy, another phone company about to launch here with such a hideous track record of customer support, that ofcom investigated the parent company

Obviously you have your own agenda, posting misleading info "hideous track record of customer support" if you had followed up and actually read the guardian article you would have seen why ..absolutely nothing to do with customer support, the follow up page from ofcom should enlighten you..

Beats me why some posters trawl the web for hours and hours for any snippets of negative news on new products or services just to try and make a name for themselves...

ImagineThat!

follow up from ofcom and closure of case..


http://stakeholders.ofcom.org.uk/enforcement/competition-bulletins/closed-cases/all-closed-cases/cw_01046/

breathn

ImagineThat! wrote: »

Obviously you have your own agenda, posting misleading info "hideous track record of customer support" if you had followed up and actually read the guardian article you would have seen why ..absolutely nothing to do with customer support, the follow up page from ofcom should enlighten you..

Beats me why some posters trawl the web for hours and hours for any snippets of negative news on new products or services just to try and make a name for themselves...

follow up from ofcom and closure of case..

http://stakeholders.ofcom.org.uk/enforcement/competition-bulletins/closed-cases/all-closed-cases/cw_01046/

ehhhhh

so I actually misread the guardian article. For some reason I read customer complaints as customer service. But still, having enough annoyed users to complain to ofcom about surprise fees and charges and launch an investigation is pretty bad.

btw it didn't take me hours. I just put your company name into google (because I've never heard of you before) and that guardian article was on the first page.

Still have no idea what you're on about with my own agenda and trying to make a name for myself. I can't imagine O2 posting that kind of response when a boardsie posts something about their company.

vicM

breathn wrote: »

ImagineThat! wrote: »

Obviously you have your own agenda, posting misleading info "hideous track record of customer support" if you had followed up and actually read the guardian article you would have seen why ..absolutely nothing to do with customer support, the follow up page from ofcom should enlighten you..

Beats me why some posters trawl the web for hours and hours for any snippets of negative news on new products or services just to try and make a name for themselves...

follow up from ofcom and closure of case..

http://stakeholders.ofcom.org.uk/enforcement/competition-bulletins/closed-cases/all-closed-cases/cw_01046/

ehhhhh

so I actually misread the guardian article. For some reason I read customer complaints as customer service. But still, having enough annoyed users to complain to ofcom about surprise fees and charges and launch an investigation is pretty bad.

btw it didn't take me hours. I just put your company name into google (because I've never heard of you before) and that guardian article was on the first page.

Still have no idea what you're on about with my own agenda and trying to make a name for myself. I can't imagine O2 posting that kind of response when a boardsie posts something about their company.

In fairness both of you have been a bit extreme with your comments so best let it go now

@ imaginethat will you be matching your UK rates here or what's the story.those international calls will be delicious if I may say so

ImagineThat!

@ imaginethat will you be matching your UK rates here or what's the story.those international calls will be delicious if I may say so[/QUOTE]

International Rates and Irish market rates will be the lowest of all operators as this is the aim in all markets Lycamobile are active in.

And with many more countries to launch soon it cements Lycamobile as the largest MVNO Globally, securing a new customer every 4 seconds at the current aqquisition of customers.


:cool:"Just to make it clear all comments here are my personal views" :cool:

Sponge Bob

ImagineThat! wrote: »

:cool:"Just to make it clear all comments here are my personal views" :cool:

Perfectly clear. :cool:

There is a market space for a specialist MVNO in the international outdialling and indialling space. As long as there are no underhand surcharges or call setup/minimum charge price gouges ( followed by a mysterious call drop or persistent 'quality problems' at 1 sec in) then good luck to whoever it is.

vicM

ImagineThat! wrote: »

@ imaginethat will you be matching your UK rates here or what's the story.those international calls will be delicious if I may say so

International Rates and Irish market rates will be the lowest of all operators as this is the aim in all markets Lycamobile are active in.

And with many more countries to launch soon it cements Lycamobile as the largest MVNO Globally, securing a new customer every 4 seconds at the current aqquisition of customers.


:cool:"Just to make it clear all comments here are my personal views" :cool:[/Quote]

Alright then. I currently use a VOIP service that charges me 6c to a particular country and free calls to USA..if you can top this i'm sold

Newbiee

ImagineThat! wrote: »

@ imaginethat will you be matching your UK rates here or what's the story.those international calls will be delicious if I may say so

International Rates and Irish market rates will be the lowest of all operators as this is the aim in all markets Lycamobile are active in.

And with many more countries to launch soon it cements Lycamobile as the largest MVNO Globally, securing a new customer every 4 seconds at the current aqquisition of customers.


:cool:"Just to make it clear all comments here are my personal views" :cool:[/QUOTE]

Will you be cheaper than Tesco mobile. Their by far the cheapest for International and local calls in Ireland. 1c international calls.

ImagineThat!

http://www.mobilenewscwp.co.uk/2012/01/lyca-mobile-launches-in-germany/

Sponge Bob

Newbiee wrote: »

Will you be cheaper than Tesco mobile. Their by far the cheapest for International and local calls in Ireland. 1c international calls.

Lycamobile will not be cheaper than Tesco Mobile save to some African and Asian and South American destinations where Tesco Mobile charge a LOT MORE than 1c a minute.

I'd say they might do 1c Lyca to Lyca calls in Europe though.

JTMan

Tesco Mobile are cheap to landlines in certain destinations.

Meteor with their add on and 3 gocall.ie are cheaper than Tesco Mobile for international calls to many destinations especially for calls to international mobiles.

Newbiee

The 3 go call thing is horrible to use. I just want to phone easily from my mobile, maybe I was using it wrongly. I understood Tesco mobile were more or less cheapest everywhere, but will go online and check gain.

Jagera

I was using Lyca Mobile when I lived in Switzerland. Their target demographic was foreigners.

International call rates were excellent. Calling within Switzerland was far from competitive, except to other Lyca mobiles. Not very good data @ 150mb per month.

I'd probably have them just as a second sim card for international calls, which I make often enough. I'm happy enough with my current provider for the rest.

Sponge Bob

Fungus wrote: »

Tesco Mobile are cheap to landlines in certain destinations.

Looks like Tesco Mobile have moved to deliberately grab most of the 'ethnic' market in advance of More and Lyca. Tesco certainly have a lot of the significant countries sown up at Skypeout sorts of rates. Landline AND Mobile.

When you think of it the mobile call termination charge....known as a Blended MTR in Ireland (1)(2) is currently around 6c a minute ex vat (I think three is MUCH higher) and are supposed to go to 5c this year some time but you can ring a Chinese or Indian mobile for 2c a minute inc Vat.

These are peak rates too. > http://www.tescomobile.ie/international-rates.aspx

I'll tell you one thing Fungus. You have seen nothing until you see all the sneaky special 'promotions' that Lyca come up with...sometimes almost daily .......and all that hidden behind a low rent Sri Lankan call centre that makes the 3 operation in India look like a top drawer operation.

vicM

Sponge Bob wrote: »

Looks like Tesco Mobile have moved to deliberately grab most of the 'ethnic' market in advance of More and Lyca. Tesco certainly have a lot of the significant countries sown up at Skypeout sorts of rates. Landline AND Mobile.

When you think of it the mobile call termination charge....known as a Blended MTR in Ireland (1)(2) is currently around 6c a minute ex vat (I think three is MUCH higher) and are supposed to go to 5c this year some time but you can ring a Chinese or Indian mobile for 2c a minute inc Vat.

These are peak rates too. > http://www.tescomobile.ie/international-rates.aspx

I'll tell you one thing Fungus. You have seen nothing until you see all the sneaky special 'promotions' that Lyca come up with...sometimes almost daily .......and all that hidden behind a low rent Sri Lankan call centre that makes the 3 operation in India look like a top drawer operation.

My sis in the UK uses Lyca now and then and never heard any complaints from her though we rarely talk mobile phone services. I currently use a VOIP service that using an app allows you to automatically make the international call with either data or your mobile allowances, works seamlessly for me and when the account is topped up you get free calls to US both landline and mobile! As well as free calls to a lot of landlines in Europe and Oz.
Really interested to see what Lyca has to offer

JTMan

Sponge Bob wrote: »

When you think of it the mobile call termination charge....known as a Blended MTR in Ireland (1)(2) is currently around 6c a minute ex vat (I think three is MUCH higher) and are supposed to go to 5c this year some time but you can ring a Chinese or Indian mobile for 2c a minute inc Vat.

Yeah, although 5C sound cheap, it is a farce that it is cheaper to call a US mobile or a Chinese mobile than an Irish mobile.

Sponge Bob wrote: »

I'll tell you one thing Fungus. You have seen nothing until you see all the sneaky special 'promotions' that Lyca come up with...sometimes almost daily .......and all that hidden behind a low rent Sri Lankan call centre that makes the 3 operation in India look like a top drawer operation.

Ha !! It beggars belief if the sick complex tariff structures that all current mobile providers in Ireland use could be any worse at Lyca.

CraigSmith_IO

MoreMobile.ie @more3G

@CraigSmith_IO Hi Craig, we are an MVNO on the 3 Radio network.

JTMan

CraigSmith_IO wrote: »

MoreMobile.ie @more3G

@CraigSmith_IO Hi Craig, we are an MVNO on the 3 Radio network.

So it is confirmed that they are on the 3 network. Something I correctly speculated on at the start of this thread

Mimikyu

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JTMan

Captain Morgan wrote: »

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A few hints. No major details.

On Twitter they claim:

MORE International Calls, MORE Local Calls and MORE 3G Data than anyone else.

Good luck matching that claim.

On their website there is a clear focus on 3G data and international calls.

On Twitter they have said the details will be available "soon".

jay93

How could they ''offer more data than anyone else''
3 offer AYCE data!
Also another network on 3 as a MVNO i can only see this ending badly.

CraigSmith_IO

jay93 wrote: »

How could they ''offer more data than anyone else''
3 offer AYCE data!
Also another network on 3 as a MVNO i can only see this ending badly.

Actually, if you read their terms and conditions they say its 15gb and if you use over that they reserve the right to restrict your usage.

jay93

Yeah but it really is unlimited data as it doesn't stop even after they slow you down and if they do is another thing i've never had it slowed down nor anyone else that i know that is on 3.

They could start enforcing it more now that MVNO is about to set up on their network.

Red Silurian

jay93 wrote: »

Also another network on 3 as a MVNO i can only see this ending badly.

Who else is on 3 as a MVNO? This is the first one that I've heard of...


Also when are they going to start service?

Seems like an age since the claimed to be "launching soon"

JTMan

They have been testing for a while, I bet they have run into testing issues.

colmtheperson wrote: »

Who else is on 3 as a MVNO? This is the first one that I've heard of...

Blueface. Soon.

jay93

colmtheperson wrote: »

jay93 wrote: »

Also another network on 3 as a MVNO i can only see this ending badly.

Who else is on 3 as a MVNO? This is the first one that I've heard of...


Also when are they going to start service?

Seems like an age since the claimed to be "launching soon"

Soon blueface will also be on the 3 network also.

JTMan

Apparently the testing phase is finishing. Launch soon ...

https://twitter.com/#!/more3G

We're finishing testing so watch this space. All will be revealed when we're ready. Keep the faith

JTMan

According to an updated article on Prepaidmvno.com, More Mobile Mobile will launch in "Q1 2012".

I guess this means before March 31st.

Kenny Powers

I wouldn't expect too much from them anyway, same people involved as the highly successful just mobile.

http://ie.linkedin.com/pub/mark-o-toole/1/b70/220?_mSplash=1

did anyone here actually get a call about the beta testing that time? Looks like they were just gathering our info, they will prob use it for marketing at some stage.