Eir GoMo - €9.99/month SIM only (unlimited calls, texts and 80GB data, 10Gb EU Roam

ted1

theShire wrote: »

I just tried this with the original SIM number rather than my ported number and i got 'sorry you must call 171 from your meteor phone'

So GoMo is just a rebrand/reopen of Meteor.

No Meteor owned a network. This is a virtual one with no fixed assets.

mgbgt1978

drunkmonkey wrote: »

Basically yes, exact same network as Eir surprised with the meteor voicemail thought they would have started fresh.
It's aimed at students and people who don't rely on their phones daily.

Aquos76 wrote: »

What do you mean by this, “it’s aimed at students and people who don’t rely on their phones daily”

It’s practically the same plan as eir’s sim only plan but with an excellent price point. I know loads who have moved already and they would be heavy phone users, both calls and data and they aren’t students.

It's exactly the same as Eir's simplicity €30 prepay plan....except some of us got that plan for €20 during an Offer Period. I still swapped over to this though. It's a slightly better saving than a tenner a month too, as on the Simplicity plan I had to top-up every 28 days. This one seems to be monthly (or 30 days according to one Ad I spotted).

Miike

Its worth a punt for a month to see how it pans out. If its awful I'll jump ship again!

Aquos76

drunkmonkey wrote: »

You've no service anywhere besides online webchat, something goes wrong on Thursday afternoon it'll be Monday or Tuesday before your back on the air. Suit a lot of people but a lot more it could cost them more than they'll save in the year.
Going to use one for a smart device couldn't afford to be at the mercy of eircom without any support there bad enough when they actually offer support.

Sure those of us currently with Eir are in the same boat now as it is, Eir mobile customer care is brutal. Ive been an Eir/Meteor customer for years and I could count on one hand the amout of major outages theyve had in that time. Id go as far and say three have had more outages.

I do get what you are saying however they are still operating under the Eir network and share the same owners unlike other MVNO operators who are just piggy backing on the three network.

Trimm Trabb

If I put my port date in as Saturday but don't receive the Gomo sim card by then will my current sim stop working on Saturday?

BillyBird

drunkmonkey wrote: »

You've no service anywhere besides online webchat, something goes wrong on Thursday afternoon it'll be Monday or Tuesday before your back on the air.

Does this happen a lot? I've been nearly 20 years on O2 and then Vodafone and can't think of a time where I had to call support about technical issues - and just a few times about billing.

Also don't buy the idea that phone support is better than online support. 2019 and most tech support I deal with (work realated) is better if you can get online chat.

Fingers crossed it works out

drunkmonkey

Aquos76 wrote: »

Sure those of us currently with Eir are in the same boat now as it is, Eir mobile customer care is brutal. Ive been an Eir/Meteor customer for years and I could count on one hand the amout of major outages theyve had in that time. Id go as far and say three have had more outages.

I do get what you are saying however they are still operating under the Eir network and share the same owners unlike other MVNO operators who are just piggy backing on the three network.

I'm not on about outages, they all have their moments, if you lose your phone or damage your sim Thursday you won't be back on the air until the following week. Maybe they'll use couriers for Saturday delivery of a replacement sim but I doubt it at 9.99pm.

adox

drunkmonkey wrote: »

I'm not on about outages, they all have their moments, if you lose your phone or damage your sim Thursday you won't be back on the air until the following week. Maybe they'll use couriers for Saturday delivery of a replacement sim but I doubt it at 9.99pm.

So don’t go for a cheap deal in case you lose your phone?

I’ll take my chances.

Aquos76

drunkmonkey wrote: »

I'm not on about outages, they all have their moments, if you lose your phone or damage your sim Thursday you won't be back on the air until the following week. Maybe they'll use couriers for Saturday delivery of a replacement sim but I doubt it at 9.99pm.

Fair point, but for 9.99 its definitely worth the gamble in my opinion

Fann Linn

drunkmonkey wrote: »

I'm not on about outages, they all have their moments, if you lose your phone or damage your sim Thursday you won't be back on the air until the following week. Maybe they'll use couriers for Saturday delivery of a replacement sim but I doubt it at 9.99pm.

Regardless of who you are with, I'd hazard a guess and say that it would be the following week anyway if you lost your 'phone on a Thursday.

BO-JANGLES

I use WhatsApp to call friends abroad. Would I still be able to with this deal?

drunkmonkey

adox wrote: »

So don’t go for a cheap deal in case you lose your phone?

I’ll take my chances.

Exactly I can't afford to be off the air for that long as I said it'll suit people who don't care about being uncontactable. Wish I had the luxury.
Good value for a data sim, think Virgin were doing a similar offer for €5 a month a while back but unfortunately I'm not in a virgin area.

RoflHarris

BO-JANGLES wrote: »

I use WhatsApp to call friends abroad. Would I still be able to with this deal?

Yes

drunkmonkey

Fann Linn wrote: »

Regardless of who you are with, I'd hazard a guess and say that it would be the following week anyway if you lost your 'phone on a Thursday.

No with the real networks you can just walk into a store and get a new sim and your back up and running shortly.

Aquos76

BO-JANGLES wrote: »

I use WhatsApp to call friends abroad. Would I still be able to with this deal?

Absolutely, wifi calling is something totally different and people are automatically assuming that because GoMo wont offer WiFi Calling apps like WhatsApp and Messenger wont work for calling your contacts.

drunkmonkey

Aquos76 wrote: »

Absolutely, wifi calling is something totally different and people are automatically assuming that because GoMo wont offer WiFi Calling apps like WhatsApp and Messenger wont work for calling your contacts.

There's a 30cent charge for VOIP calls in their prices I assume thats it you manage to get through all the data. WhatsApp, Messenger etc use VoIP I think...

Lissavane

Aquos76 wrote: »

Absolutely, wifi calling is something totally different and people are automatically assuming that because GoMo wont offer WiFi Calling apps like WhatsApp and Messenger wont work for calling your contacts.

Post #846 indicates that wifi calling is available on GOMO.

Aquos76

drunkmonkey wrote: »

There's a 30cent charge for VOIP calls in their prices I assume thats it you manage to get through all the data. WhatsApp, Messenger etc use VoIP I think...

Nope, dont worry about that, Whatapp and Messenger are technically VOIP, but not in the sense they reference in their pricing structure, trust me, you can use away on your Whatsapp

mgbgt1978

drunkmonkey wrote: »

There's a 30cent charge for VOIP calls in their prices I assume thats it you manage to get through all the data. WhatsApp, Messenger etc use VoIP I think...

That would seem to be a charge (per minute) for calling VOIP numbers

edit; it doesn't make it clear if they consider this part of your Data Package or not. I would guess it's not, as when you reach your 80G Cap they throttle you rather than charge you.

adox

I can honestly say in over 20 years owning mobile phones I’ve never lost one.

Fann Linn

adox wrote: »

I can honestly say in over 20 years owning mobile phones I’ve never lost one.

Touch wood.

drunkmonkey

Aquos76 wrote: »

Nope, dont worry about that, Whatapp and Messenger are technically VOIP, but not in the sense they reference in their pricing structure, trust me, you can use away on your Whatsapp

If you call let's say an 01 number and their using a VoIP system is that what their referring to, again I assume that's if you use up all your allowance, you probably need therapy at that stage anyway.

The Cush

Just got my welcome email, 49 hours after placing order. SIM arrived in the post this morning. Won't be activating it for about 2 weeks, until my eir/meteor €20 offer nears end.

adox

Fann Linn wrote: »

Touch wood.

Having said all that I signed up for my wife so the sim isn’t for me.

drunkmonkey

adox wrote: »

I can honestly say in over 20 years owning mobile phones I’ve never lost one.

Either have I but I've had a few stolen. Here's a tip, if the boot door doesn't close the first time don't slam it a second time. Might save you buying a new phone.

Aquos76

Lissavane wrote: »

Post #846 indicates that wifi calling is available on GOMO.

As I haven't received my sim yet, I cant confirm one way or the other, but I just checked on my son's phone, his sim came today, he doesn't have the option for wifi calling on his One Plus 6 phone. I'd rather not try his sim in my phone as i dont want to mess up my imessage settings.

I currently have wifi calling with Eir, but I never use it as I find it to unstable in parts of the house with weak wifi

Inviere

The Cush wrote: »

Just got my welcome email, 49 hours after placing order. SIM arrived in the post this morning. Won't be activating it for about 2 weeks, until my eir/meteor €20 offer nears end.

I'll be the same. Do you know if we have to manually cancel an existing eir offer?

Aquos76

The Cush wrote: »

Just got my welcome email, 49 hours after placing order. SIM arrived in the post this morning. Won't be activating it for about 2 weeks, until my eir/meteor €20 offer nears end.

But you've already paid for this months usage in your 9.99 activation fee, so technically you've nothing to lose by setting it up now.

CoBo55

swinson wrote: »

Got the SIM

29 Mbps download, 15.7 Mbps upload

Compared to Virgin / 3 network 60 download 33 upload with 40GB cap.

Acceptable for the price.

Are you receiving verification texts for online banking etc?

igCorcaigh

Inviere wrote: »

I'll be the same. Do you know if we have to manually cancel an existing eir offer?

Prepay? No.