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Cost of mobile phones here in ireland and Plans!!

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  • 20-09-2013 2:54pm
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    mcg1987
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    Anyone want to explain to me WHY we have to pay such extortionate prices for bill pay plans here in Ireland compared with say the UK??? :eek:

    Was online looking this morning and for £29.50 a month you can get a free Iphone 5s on a 24 month contract with 600 mins and texts and 1gb data from carphone warehouse I think it was (who sell every carrier anyway)....you cant even get close to that here even with a 4s. :mad::mad:

    So whats the craic like?? Why do we have to pay so much?? :mad:

    And can anyone see the price of the 4s coming down to buy sim free or will apple still try to milk that too?? :rolleyes:


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    Keano
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    mcg1987 wrote: »
    Anyone want to explain to me WHY we have to pay such extortionate prices for bill pay plans here in Ireland compared with say the UK??? :eek:

    Was online looking this morning and for £29.50 a month you can get a free Iphone 5s on a 24 month contract with 600 mins and texts and 1gb data from carphone warehouse I think it was (who sell every carrier anyway)....you cant even get close to that here even with a 4s. :mad::mad:

    So whats the craic like?? Why do we have to pay so much?? :mad:

    And can anyone see the price of the 4s coming down to buy sim free or will apple still try to milk that too?? :rolleyes:
    A huge population for starters, which means plenty of competition so prices are always going to be better.

    iPhone 4S is now €399 direct from Apple


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    ct5amr2ig1nfhp
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    Lower VAT, lower costs and a much higher population will make it cheaper in the UK. However I don't believe there is THAT much of difference in the pricing. Some quick maths:

    29.50 GBP to EUR, adjusting for VAT @ 23% is about 30.25 EUR. Given that no one can deny costs are higher here. I'm guessing equiv. would be about ~35 euro. A 24 months contract. 840 EUR (more exact figure is ~726 without adjusting for higher costs in Ireland)

    I'm guessing 600 EUR to buy the 5s outright, 48months.ie @ 10/month is a similar tariff. 24 months contract = 840 EUR.
    (ok the number of minutes isn't exact, but you get unlimited texts and 60 min landlane calls)

    So you're not actually paying a whole lot more. Again, this is a rough pricing off the top of my head.

    EDIT: The 4s is 399 EUR, so adjust my figures above. Saying "you cant even get close to that here even with a 4s" is not really true.


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