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  • 06-01-2017 5:53pm
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    Mr Arrior
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    First off, apologies if this is the wrong place to post this but im wondering what networks have any good deals atm.

    I currently am with Vodafone and have a pay-as-you-go phone (Vodafone Smart Ultra 6).

    Now I top up by €20 a month and it is immediately taken out of my balance so I can get free calls and texts to any network for the month along with 1GB of free mobile data.

    Now I was wondering would I be better off going for a bill-pay deal as I need a new phone but I'm unsure of it as Ive always been pay-as-you-go.

    Can I get more data? Can I get a top of the range phone for cheaper? etc etc

    Any advice would be much appreciated.


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    Davy
    Registered Users Posts: 19,340 CMod ✭✭✭✭Davy


    Do you need unlimited calls and texts?

    Depends on what phone you want to go billpay or sim free. Plenty of good 30days or payg plans at the moment.


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    flexcon
    Registered Users Posts: 1,621 ✭✭✭flexcon


    Mr Arrior wrote: »
    First off, apologies if this is the wrong place to post this but im wondering what networks have any good deals atm.

    I currently am with Vodafone and have a pay-as-you-go phone (Vodafone Smart Ultra 6).

    Now I top up by €20 a month and it is immediately taken out of my balance so I can get free calls and texts to any network for the month along with 1GB of free mobile data.

    Now I was wondering would I be better off going for a bill-pay deal as I need a new phone but I'm unsure of it as Ive always been pay-as-you-go.

    Can I get more data? Can I get a top of the range phone for cheaper? etc etc

    Any advice would be much appreciated.

    vodafone doing good deal sim free right now..

    http://www.vodafone.ie/sim-only-plans//?icmp=HP-Car-Pos3-SIM-Only


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    Mr Arrior
    Closed Accounts Posts: 564 ✭✭✭Mr Arrior


    Davy wrote: »
    Do you need unlimited calls and texts?

    Depends on what phone you want to go billpay or sim free. Plenty of good 30days or payg plans at the moment.

    Tbh, I prob don't need unlimited calls or texts.

    I would like a good quality phone for a change (Samsung G7 or Iphone 7 etc) but there are very expensive.


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    Wheety
    Registered Users Posts: 5,512 ✭✭✭Wheety


    I'm very happy paying Three €20 a month and buying my phones outright. Bought my current phone on Amazon.

    For that €20, I get unlimited 4G data, free texts, free calls to Three customers at all times and free calls to other mobile networks at the weekend.

    That €20 is also yours to keep. You can buy apps/movies/music in play store and pay for parking with it too. I'm still trying to find what else I can spend it on.


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    Mr Arrior
    Closed Accounts Posts: 564 ✭✭✭Mr Arrior


    What exactly is sim free? What's it in relation to a pay as you go phone?


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    Curb Your Enthusiasm
    Registered Users Posts: 3,479 ✭✭✭Curb Your Enthusiasm


    Wheety wrote: »
    I'm very happy paying Three €20 a month and buying my phones outright. Bought my current phone on Amazon.

    For that €20, I get unlimited 4G data, free texts, free calls to Three customers at all times and free calls to other mobile networks at the weekend.

    That €20 is also yours to keep. You can buy apps/movies/music in play store and pay for parking with it too. I'm still trying to find what else I can spend it on.

    You also get very poor signal generally with 3.

    Stick with vodafone or meteor for your own sanity.


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    kala85
    Registered Users Posts: 1,896 ✭✭✭kala85


    Wheety wrote: »
    I'm very happy paying Three €20 a month and buying my phones outright. Bought my current phone on Amazon.

    For that €20, I get unlimited 4G data, free texts, free calls to Three customers at all times and free calls to other mobile networks at the weekend.

    That €20 is also yours to keep. You can buy apps/movies/music in play store and pay for parking with it too. I'm still trying to find what else I can spend it on.

    Is that prepay or sim only.

    What is the name of the plan.


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    chicorytip
    Registered Users Posts: 4,137 ✭✭✭chicorytip


    Just bear in mind that when you opt for Billpay you enter into a legally binding contract for a minimum period (usually two years) with the network provider and it can be very difficult and expensive to end the arrangement early if you decide you're not happy with the service. Prepay is by far the most sensible option, in my opinion.


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    Wheety
    Registered Users Posts: 5,512 ✭✭✭Wheety


    Curb Your Enthusiasm wrote: »
    You also get very poor signal generally with 3.

    Stick with vodafone or meteor for your own sanity.
    I've never had a problem with signal. I am living in Dublin so it may be different outside Dublin?
    kala85 wrote: »
    Is that prepay or sim only.

    What is the name of the plan.

    It's just their prepay. If you do go with that option, make sure you set a reminder for 30 days after you top up by €20. It's very annoying to receive loads of texts at the same time saying you have spent €xx on Internet in incrementing amounts. I remember it going up over forty Euro once :mad:


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    Aquos76
    Moderators, Regional South East Moderators Posts: 9,037 Mod ✭✭✭✭Aquos76


    flexcon wrote: »
    vodafone doing good deal sim free right now..

    http://www.vodafone.ie/sim-only-plans//?icmp=HP-Car-Pos3-SIM-Only


    Meteor's offering is better in my opinion as its only a 30 day rolling contract, unless you plan on doing loads of travelling, then the Vodafone offer would be better.

    https://store.meteor.ie/sim-only-plans


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    long_b
    Registered Users Posts: 4,945 ✭✭✭long_b


    OP, the up front cost of a phone on Bill pay decreases the more you pay each month.

    You won't get a current (or recent) top of the range phone for anything less than 40 a month on a 2 year contract.

    We're upgrading a phone currently and are looking at the Galaxy S7 or IPhone 6S. For these you'd be paying roughly 50 to 100 up front on the plans we're looking at (unlimited calls and texts a must for us).

    As people have said, a SIM only deal and buying a SIM free handset online may be the cheapest option.

    For the handset I'd recommend Amazon or clove.co.uk for mid range phones. Or there's apparently great value to be had ordering Chinese phones with much higher specs for much cheaper than we pay for our phones here.


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