Vodafone deals

Can go with likes of gomo for basically unlimited data, calls & texts and then buy a sim free phone. That's 13 eur a month so maybe could get bigger budget for phone.

Just grabbed Note 11 in local store using Three SIM. Sales guy reminded me multiple times new phone is locked to VF. He's wrong, right? Can someone who got this model confirm before I open and throw in an eir SIM please!

Nice one thanks, and just found this too on VF's own website!!!

"To use your phone on another network, you will need to unlock it. Phones network locked to Vodafone are compatible with Clear Mobile, and do not need to be unlocked for use with this affiliate network. TCL, Google Pixel 5, Xiaomi, Redmi and Oppo phones purchased from Vodafone Ireland are already unlocked."

My personal number is on Vodafone on that €20 plan (10gb data and all calls and texts). Their coverage is not as good as it was years ago. If it wasn’t for wifi calling I’d be unable to stay on Vodafone. The only reason I am with them is that I have a work phone from 3 and Vodafone are the only network currently supporting esim. I don’t want to carry two phones. Once 3 or another networks offer esim I’ll be moving my personal number over.

Moving network is not hard but maybe just be careful if signing up for any business plan that your work don’t become owner of your number if it’s used for both work and personal

There is no "normal" when it comes to that site.

Just to update on the Eir saga, rang the store I bought the sim card from 10+ times throughout the day and never got an answer, just an answering machine after ringing out. Tried the support number and after a 5 min wait got through to a person who couldn't see the number listed anywhere and advised I'd need to speak to sales but they only work Mon-Fri. Eventually went back to the store and after looking at the receipt confirmed it was incorrectly sold and the number would never work. Apologised and gave me another sim card which is now working as expected. I asked them about not being able to answer the phone and they said they don't have a working phone in store and again apologised so quite a poor reflection on a telecommunications company.

Anyway now ordered the Redmi Note 11 Pro 5G from Vodafone porting that Eir number across so time will tell if that gets cancelled. I did purchase three Pixel 3a back in Nov 2019 at the great price of €180 which are still going strong, think they required 5 orders in total as 2 got inexplicably cancelled. This order for the Redmi Note 11 however required me to select a monthly plan before it would allow me to proceed, the total payable was €170 so presume I can just cancel the monthly plan once the phone arrives and that number is ported across.

Popped in store in Liffey Valley and they were only doing 50 quid off the 6a. They had 150 off some other models but said 6a was online only.

Play dumb and say you already bought the credit online and will top it up later.

Yeah, 48, Lyca etc will never work. Has to be Three or Eir to stand a chance.

You might be blocked now too for trying 48 first; they might be onto the fact you're not really "switching" and cancel the order.

Ah. In that case that's not the same as me. I started typing my address, when I got as far as [house number, estate name, first few letters of town] then my full correct address appeared in a drop down list of suggested addresses. I selected the correct address from the list. Then my order confirmation email looked like this:

A day later I got a DPD text.

So, as previously said. I ordered last Thursday and got confirmation email with order number but nothing since. Used 3 sim card that I have a while (used before for this type of offers).

I tried the order again today, using the same sim card/number and the order went through the same way. Fingers crossed one of them goes through at least. 🤞

I got a Samsung A53 from Vodafone before and it was unlocked.