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Best Irish mobile price plan/network?

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  • 03-11-2012 2:41pm
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    PH4T
    Registered Users Posts: 931 ✭✭✭


    Like a lot of people here I have a UK phone and an Irish phone.

    Up until 2 weeks ago Vodafone weren't charging me to use data on my Irish phone. Handy for maps etc. My UK phone is a work Blackberry so rubbish for maps, facebook etc.

    But they have started charging now so I am wondering what Irish mobile price plan/network people use?

    Is there any with a monthly data add on?

    Vodafone seem to be planning on charging €2 a day now for 50MB which is no use to me.


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    #2
    BuffyBot
    Registered Users Posts: 24,924 ✭✭✭✭BuffyBot


    3: the "3 Like Home" feature means you can use data etc in the UK on the 3 UK network at no extra cost.


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    Woolly_Jumper
    Registered Users Posts: 45 ✭Woolly_Jumper


    Im still trying to find the best one. I have an O2 sim for calling home now as it's well cheap (1p a min) but too expensive for here. I am also reluctant to get a contract as I have no idea what way I will be in 6 months let alone two years! On lebrara for UK sim, they were cheap at the start but now there's nothing exceptional about them...


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    LadyMayBelle
    Registered Users Posts: 5,095 ✭✭✭LadyMayBelle


    In with O2 but use Skype to text message Irish phones at about 8c a message I think.. Thinking of getting a meteor sim when I go home to stick in an old phone so the little sis can text meteor-meteor for *free*...

    Whatsapp is handy too but so many people at home don't have smartphones at the moment.


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    Playboy
    Registered Users Posts: 2,923 ✭✭✭Playboy


    I'm on a Vodafone contract and for £3 per day I can use my UK package in any European country... that includes data etc. I think its a great deal as if I'm away for a week then its only going to cost me £21 to use my phone as much as I want.


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    PH4T
    Registered Users Posts: 931 ✭✭✭PH4T


    Vodafone Ireland have started ripping me off big time. Look at this carry on for using data in the UK recently:

    Vodafone live! Nov 08 00:31:35 23:35:42 €17.78
    Vodafone live! Nov 09 00:07:17 22:16:05 €3.98
    Vodafone live! Nov 10 10:38:40 11:45:46 €3.82
    Vodafone live! Nov 10 01:23:40 22:44:24 €2.07

    Instead of saying the amount downloaded it seems to say time or something now.

    Before this month I didn't get charged for this usage.

    Also my bills were normally around €60. Here is my October bill:

    Quick breakdown continued…
    VAT at 23.0% on €€298.68 68.69
    VAT at 0.0% on €€9.99 0.00
    Total due €377.36
    by Direct Debit on 1 December 2012

    So they have just changed my price plan without my consent and quadrupled my bill.

    Surely that is illegal?


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    Fysh
    Moderators, Arts Moderators, Regional Abroad Moderators Posts: 11,054 Mod ✭✭✭✭Fysh


    PH4T, your best bet is going to be to talk to Vodafone directly - you can do so in their Biz > Talk To forum here.


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    Jev/N
    Registered Users Posts: 3,456 ✭✭✭Jev/N


    BuffyBot wrote: »
    3: the "3 Like Home" feature means you can use data etc in the UK on the 3 UK network at no extra cost.

    I have this and it's great.

    However, AFAIK, the use of units is only applied to calls and texts made to Irish numbers


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    PH4T
    Registered Users Posts: 931 ✭✭✭PH4T


    Jev/N wrote: »
    I have this and it's great.

    However, AFAIK, the use of units is only applied to calls and texts made to Irish numbers

    I'm not to bothered about calls or texts as I have a UK phone.

    It's just data.

    Can you use you Irish data allowance in the UK if you are on the 3 UK network?


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    Jev/N
    Registered Users Posts: 3,456 ✭✭✭Jev/N


    PH4T wrote: »
    Can you use you Irish data allowance in the UK if you are on the 3 UK network?

    Yep, data is included in the deal as well. I'm on an old plan though so not sure if the AYCE data would apply as well but I'm assuming it would


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