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TescoMobile simonly - €35 for (practically) unlimited
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19-03-2013 04:41PM#1
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I opened this thread looking for some fancy new Simonly phone, never heard of the brand but figured as I was already on the €35 package it'd be worth it
For what it's worth, I've been on Tesco Mobile for over a year now, their €35 package is fantastic, my only issue is that 1890 numbers you have to pay, I tend to just get whatever the local number is and ring that.
For those wondering about their coverage, they are a resale of the o2 network, so if you get o2 coverage you have Tesco coverage. The wife and I are both on the €35 package, we get the clubcard points back and claim back money back on the Electricity bill.0 -
keithclancy wrote: »Jesus Christ ... how come mobile rates in Ireland are so cheap ..... getting raped here in the Netherlands and Germany by T-Mobile, Vodafone, KPN, O2 etc
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They've only started offering some decent deals recently, I think 3 were the first company to start offering decent deals (O2, Vodafone still offer rubbish deals imo).
Though if you think Irish deals are cheap, you want to see UK pricing!!0 -
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Saw that after creating the thread but couldn't change the title after posting. It looks alot worse when you capitalise it.Simonly phone
Very annoying but is there any plan with any network this isn't the case for? Genuinely interested.my only issue is that 1890 numbers you have to pay
What data speeds are you getting? I think their data speeds are throttledFor those wondering about their coverage, they are a resale of the o2 network0 -
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What kind of rates are you facing? Even tescomobile out of free credit rates are great like international landline calls to most countries including the UK are just 1c/minute.keithclancy wrote: »Jesus Christ ... how come mobile rates in Ireland are so cheap ..... getting raped here in the Netherlands and Germany by T-Mobile, Vodafone, KPN, O2 etc:(:(:(0 -
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I opened this thread looking for some fancy new Simonly phone, never heard of the brand but figured as I was already on the €35 package it'd be worth it
For what it's worth, I've been on Tesco Mobile for over a year now, their €35 package is fantastic, my only issue is that 1890 numbers you have to pay, I tend to just get whatever the local number is and ring that.
For those wondering about their coverage, they are a resale of the o2 network, so if you get o2 coverage you have Tesco coverage. The wife and I are both on the €35 package, we get the clubcard points back and claim back money back on the Electricity bill.
I've been on this for the past while as well and it's perfect for me. 15gb of data and practically unlimited calls to mobiles and landlines. Plus their super cheap international rates.
And no contract.
Using with a HTC one S that I got recently for 160 euro (another bargain alert thread) so very happy.
And tesco's network is far superior to that emobile crap. E mobile's coverage down the country is terrible. And their CC is the worst I've ever experienced. Complete nightmare.0 -
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Savage_Henry wrote: »
Lyca seems to be even cheaper
and afaik you can use the double online top up offer to buy bundles
so top up by 20=get unlimited bundle + 11eur spare
I still reckon that Tesco works out better overall with the out of bundle charges being much cheaper like 2c/Mb data compared to 9c for Lyca and 1c/minute UK landline calls compared to 5c for Lyca. I suppose it comes down to each individual examining their own usage and making a call on where the balance lays.0 -
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I opened this thread looking for some fancy new Simonly phone, never heard of the brand but figured as I was already on the €35 package it'd be worth it
For what it's worth, I've been on Tesco Mobile for over a year now, their €35 package is fantastic, my only issue is that 1890 numbers you have to pay, I tend to just get whatever the local number is and ring that.
For those wondering about their coverage, they are a resale of the o2 network, so if you get o2 coverage you have Tesco coverage. The wife and I are both on the €35 package, we get the clubcard points back and claim back money back on the Electricity bill.
Great site to get round the 1890 nos. is http://www.saynoto1890.com/
"Every little helps"(!)0 -
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keithclancy wrote: »Jesus Christ ... how come mobile rates in Ireland are so cheap ..... getting raped here in the Netherlands and Germany by T-Mobile, Vodafone, KPN, O2 etc:(:(:(
Competition ! The Irish mobile sector's actually pretty seriously competitive and ComReg got the switching policies right. It takes about 3 to 15 mins to switch networks in Ireland, vs quite cumbersome processes in other countries that tend to take up to a week in some cases.
If we could get the landline sector into the same kind of mode, especially for broadband it would be great.
Ireland's definitely ahead on mobile data too compared to quite a few places I've lived. The mobile networks here seem to offer cheaper, faster data with much bigger allowances and far fewer restrictions.
These were the cheapest prepay I could find in Belgium, and they've just recently come to the netherlands too : https://mobilevikings.com/nld/en/
Check out the dutch MVNOs too : http://www.prepaidmvno.com/mvno-companies/eu-mvno-companies/nl-mvno-companies/ You might find far better offers than the main networks.
The links on that page don't work but just google the names one by one until you find a decent operator!
Still expensive, but maybe better than some of the others in NL.
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I'm on the Tesco SIM-only €35 for a few months and it's a great setup.
The data's capped at 2mbit/s at the moment, but it's definitely reliably 2mbit/s and seems fine for spotify and youtube etc.
Other big positives:
1) Very cheap international calls (1 or 2 cent per min to most places (landlines and landlines/mobiles in the US/Canada as they don't distinguish).
2) Visual voicemail using Hullomail's totally free.0 -
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Are they not all 30 day contracts? Still very short of course, but not a few hours?
Would be nice to get the same kind of deal PLUS a free phone if any of the networks wanted you for 12/18/24 months and were reliable enough to go with?0 -
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Is your mam a big phone user? If not then the Tesco PAYG €25 offer might be worth considering with the option of moving to a contract after that offer is up. Worth trying out that one first before diving into a contract straight away. There is free unlimited texts with that offer as well.
Yeah she'd be a heavy enough caller and texter alright so I think something where she knew spending x amount would give her unltd use would be pretty good for her, it'd keep the landline bill down too probably. Problem is, she needs a new phone and I was hoping there'd be a contract she could get into where she'd be spending the money anyway, but would get a free phone by just agreeing to spend it with the same company for 12/18 months 0 -
Yeah she'd be a heavy enough caller and texter alright so I think something where she knew spending x amount would give her unltd use would be pretty good for her, it'd keep the landline bill down too probably. Problem is, she needs a new phone and I was hoping there'd be a contract she could get into where she'd be spending the money anyway, but would get a free phone by just agreeing to spend it with the same company for 12/18 months
In that case a contract would be appropriate. But why is she retaining the landline if she had a mobile on contract? Eliminating the line rental costs on that alone would go a long way towards the monthly mobile contract costs.0 -
Yeah she'd be a heavy enough caller and texter alright so I think something where she knew spending x amount would give her unltd use would be pretty good for her, it'd keep the landline bill down too probably. Problem is, she needs a new phone and I was hoping there'd be a contract she could get into where she'd be spending the money anyway, but would get a free phone by just agreeing to spend it with the same company for 12/18 months
three are not bad for the free phone €30.50 a month.
http://www.three.ie/products_services/priceplans/billpay/best_value.html
or get a phone of adverts.ie and go with €20 top up http://www.three.ie/online/shop/ProductDetail.aspx?pid=267&p=voice&tariffType=prepay&step=2&src=p&edt=0&itemId=0&dch=00 -
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