'48' Mobile operator - Prepaid offer - 3000mins & 5000 texts €10per month

Jesus Wept · 02-02-2012 11:22pm

drunkmonkey wrote: »

Play the fist 40 seconds of this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3L4spg8vyo in the background while watching the ad form the start. Works well

I think you missed your calling.

stacexD · 03-02-2012 1:34am

Just seen the ad on e4!
I'll definitely be changing anyways, wonder will o2 unlock my phone that I got with the golden ticket promo? Probably not

drunkmonkey · 03-02-2012 1:53am

The-Rigger wrote: »

I think you missed your calling.

Just taking the Scenic Route

dowtchaboy · 03-02-2012 9:54am

SIM arrived this morning! Great to be 21 again........

pms7 · 03-02-2012 12:25pm

Got SIM today.
This is only thing to look out for in terms..

14.2 We may also use your information and personal details to contact you with marketing messages by SMS, email, phone or post. We will do this for so long as you continue to use the 48 Services and for a reasonable period of time after you cease to use the 48 Services in order to inform you about products and services and promotions and special offers which we feel may be of interest to you. These marketing messages will provide you with information about our own products and services and information about products and services provided by our selected partners and third parties. If you do not wish to receive such information please contact us in the ways we allow via www.48months.ie to amend your preference.

pms7 · 03-02-2012 12:34pm

Woops! Made a mistake with my year...

digitaldr · 03-02-2012 1:32pm

dowtchaboy wrote: »

Great to be 21 again........

How exactely do they verify your age?

sob1467 · 03-02-2012 1:45pm

Just got my sim with a new number starting with the prefix 089. Thats a new one.

Cantona's Collars · 03-02-2012 1:48pm

sob1467 wrote: »

Just got my sim with a new number starting with the prefix 089. Thats a new one.

Same as Tesco mobile.

RangeR · 03-02-2012 2:25pm

Pretty sure 089 is for all MVNO's but not certain.

_Whimsical_ · 03-02-2012 2:36pm

Can you port your existing number over to them?

Fresh Pots · 03-02-2012 2:38pm

_Whimsical_ wrote: »

Can you port your existing number over to them?

Yes, here you go,

http://help.48months.ie/entries/20866606-how-do-i-move-my-old-phone-number-to-48#RequestToTransferNow

dowtchaboy · 03-02-2012 2:42pm

digitaldr wrote: »

How exactely do they verify your age?

They didn't ask anything about age as far as I recall (the oul memory isn't too good....).
I made lots of misspellings, used no punctuation, had atrocious grammar, said "like" and "OMG" and l33t a lot - that seemed to fool them.

Skepticism · 03-02-2012 2:44pm

dowtchaboy wrote: »

They didn't ask anything about age as far as I recall (the oul memory isn't too good....).
I made lots of misspellings, used no punctuation, had atrocious grammar, said "like" and "OMG" and l33t a lot - that seemed to fool them.

Yeah that'd work considering there's no place to fill in words like that. Unless of course your address is:

IthinkI'mcool
Likeomg
l33t

dbagman · 03-02-2012 2:46pm

dowtchaboy wrote: »

They didn't ask anything about age as far as I recall (the oul memory isn't too good....).
I made lots of misspellings, used no punctuation, had atrocious grammar, said "like" and "OMG" and l33t a lot - that seemed to fool them.

they prob just sent you a pity sim!! (ya sad auld git :P)

podgeandrodge · 03-02-2012 2:53pm

won't accept any of my cards to pay for membership. It says:

"one of the products you are buying is not allowed for paying with credit"

edit: just noticed that their card payments mechanism is not set up yet and you have to buy a voucher from a payzone outlet.

could they not just have waited until they had things set up properly!

jokeman · 03-02-2012 3:04pm

.. from 48 ...Thanks for getting in touch with us here at 48.
Apologies for our card payment method not working, I’m sorry if we have inconvenienced you in any way.
As you would expect, with a new network, we are currently having a few teething problems, card payments being the main one, but we are on it and working to resolve the issue ASAP.
I have attached a link below which we update regularly so keep an eye for any new updates http://help.48months.ie/home

Oracle · 03-02-2012 7:06pm

Got the SIM and on the network.

Does anyone know if you use the SIM can you then port over your number later? or do you have to port now?

P.S. The web site says all porting is disabled, porting requests will be queued until Monday: http://help.48months.ie/home

Walter White · 03-02-2012 9:51pm

Oracle wrote: »

Got the SIM and on the network. Does anyone know if you use the SIM can you then port over your number later? or do you have to port now?

P.S. The web site says all porting is disabled, porting requests will be queued until Monday: http://help.48months.ie/home[/QUOTE]

I got my SIM this morning, ported over my number, went to the shop and topped up by 10euro(as you cant top up online)... But when i log into my account it says i have no credit, but when i check my balance ringing 1740 it says i have 11 euro..
Response from 48months is I will have to wait until Monday to get it sorted as they have gone home for the weekend and they are sorry that I will have no phone for the weekend.... What a disaster...

JTMan · 03-02-2012 9:59pm

Walter White wrote: »

Oracle wrote: »

Got the SIM and on the network. Does anyone know if you use the SIM can you then port over your number later? or do you have to port now?

P.S. The web site says all porting is disabled, porting requests will be queued until Monday: http://help.48months.ie/home[/QUOTE]

I got my SIM this morning, ported over my number, went to the shop and topped up by 10euro(as you cant top up online)... But when i log into my account it says i have no credit, but when i check my balance ringing 1740 it says i have 11 euro..
Response from 48months is I will have to wait until Monday to get it sorted as they have gone home for the weekend and they are sorry that I will have no phone for the weekend.... What a disaster...

If you topped by 10 EUR, then surely the 10 EUR was used to pay your 'membership fee' and hence it would make sense that your balance is zero?

Oracle · 03-02-2012 10:06pm

Walter White wrote: »

I got my SIM this morning, ported over my number, went to the shop and topped up by 10euro(as you cant top up online)... But when i log into my account it says i have no credit, but when i check my balance ringing 1740 it says i have 11 euro..
Response from 48months is I will have to wait until Monday to get it sorted as they have gone home for the weekend and they are sorry that I will have no phone for the weekend.... What a disaster...

A mobile phone network that don't work the weekends? How ridiculous, so you've no phone for the weekend? That's a bit irresponsible of them as well really. Looks like the network is also run by 18 to 22 year olds.

Walter White · 03-02-2012 10:25pm

Fungus wrote: »

Walter White wrote: »

If you topped by 10 EUR, then surely the 10 EUR was used to pay your 'membership fee' and hence it would make sense that your balance is zero?

No my 10euro top up was not used to pay my membership.. If I call the top up number 1740 now it says I have 11 euro credit.... But there is only 1 way to pay for membership and that is on the website and when I log in to my account online it says I have zero balance...

massy086 · 03-02-2012 10:29pm

so just to be clear how much a month will it cost me to have unlimited calls+text,s. Is it just the 10 euro membership or do i have to top up also, and by how much cheers all

JTMan · 03-02-2012 10:31pm

massy086 wrote: »

so just to be clear how much a month will it cost me to have unlimited calls+text,s. Is it just the 10 euro membership or do i have to top up also, and by how much cheers all

It costs you 10 EUR via a 'membership fee'.

You then need to top up for other services such as data.

massy086 · 03-02-2012 10:33pm

Fungus wrote: »

It costs you 10 EUR.

thats great thanks for the quick answer

:D

Walter White · 03-02-2012 10:34pm

massy086 wrote: »

so just to be clear how much a month will it cost me to have unlimited calls+text,s. Is it just the 10 euro membership or do i have to top up also, and by how much cheers all

Its just one 10euro per month... They just call it a membership and you renew it each month... It is a great deal, if it would just start....

Oracle · 03-02-2012 10:36pm

Oracle wrote: »

I ain't knocking it I think it's great. If I get the SIM, can get on the network and actually get the deal, it'll be fantastic .......

... as I said yesterday .... well 2 out of 3 ain't bad!

Walter White · 03-02-2012 10:41pm

Oracle wrote: »

... as I said yesterday .... well 2 out of 3 ain't bad!

Very true... lol

Etnies · 03-02-2012 11:26pm

Really have to laugh at the amount of paranoid people posting at the start of this thread and the amount of time they wasted googling,emailing and making phone calls.. Really.. why care that much.. anyway.. good deal that gonna order one for the gf.

dowtchaboy · 03-02-2012 11:27pm

Skepticism wrote: »

Yeah that'd work considering there's no place to fill in words like that. Unless of course your address is:

IthinkI'mcool
Likeomg
l33t

I think I've just found someone who DOES qualify.... (or will on his next birthday)....

Like - random!

bazmc35 · 04-02-2012 1:19am

got my sim card this morning but can't pay membership with credit card it says its not up and working yet, but i can't find any shop in sligo selling top up for 48, everybody says never heard of them any ideas where i can top up???

Lynchy747 · 04-02-2012 1:28am

bazmc35 wrote: »

got my sim card this morning but can't pay membership with credit card it says its not up and working yet, but i can't find any shop in sligo selling top up for 48, everybody says never heard of them any ideas where i can top up???

Any payzone outlet. Its a pink sign with either "Payzone" on it or "Alphrya" on it.

upandcumming · 04-02-2012 1:40am

Go to any shop with payzone and get them to check the machine... I went to my nearest shop and he found it after a minute. No problem at all!

Oracle · 04-02-2012 1:45am

bazmc35 wrote: »

got my sim card this morning but can't pay membership with credit card it says its not up and working yet, but i can't find any shop in sligo selling top up for 48, everybody says never heard of them any ideas where i can top up???

You can locate your nearest Payzone outlet on this page: http://www.payzone.ie/

Has anyone successfully managed to pay the membership and get the free calls and texts?

Lynchy747 · 04-02-2012 1:48am

irishgrover wrote: »

The business model seems to have two core and diverging assumptions

a.) Most young people don't user the internet on their phone
b.) Most your people who do use the internet are too dumb to figure out they will be screwed on data charges.

Not sure I would bet a lot of money on either being true....

I can't believe you're actually saying this. The €2 a week thing is cheaper than the cheapest existing daily 69c thing with meteor. The 2 euro covers 7 days with 500MB exceeding meteors 350mb daily combined 7 day cycle.

In comparison to threes deal it is cheaper on a per month basis. You spend 10 euro on membership and 8 euro for 4 weeks data.

In conclusion, I'm part of the target market demograph and from my above research It is clear to me the positives outweigh the negatives. And I am certainly neither of the two afore mentioned groups.

Jesus Wept · 04-02-2012 2:53am

I am er.. also part of the target market demographic.

Yesss

Oracle · 04-02-2012 3:10am

The-Rigger wrote: »

I am er.. also part of the target market demographic.Yesss

Yes indeed, I notice you started posted on Boards in 2006, at the tender age of 12 or was it 16? I started posting here in 2003, just 9 years old .....

digitaldr · 04-02-2012 3:38am

Lynchy747 wrote: »

I can't believe you're actually saying this. The €2 a week thing is cheaper than the cheapest existing daily 69c thing with meteor. The 2 euro covers 7 days with 500MB exceeding meteors 350mb daily combined 7 day cycle.

In comparison to threes deal it is cheaper on a per month basis. You spend 10 euro on membership and 8 euro for 4 weeks data.

In conclusion, I'm part of the target market demograph and from my above research It is clear to me the positives outweigh the negatives. And I am certainly neither of the two afore mentioned groups.

That data deal is a special introductory offer - there's no details about what pricing will be after it ends other than some sh*ite about hourly charges/midnight expiry etc.

Fresh Pots · 04-02-2012 10:41am

digitaldr wrote: »

That data deal is a special introductory offer - there's no details about what pricing will be after it ends other than some sh*ite about hourly charges/midnight expiry etc.

Thats whats putting me off switching over, i mailed them to ask what we would be paying after this offer ends and I was told the boss hadn't told them yet! I'm all for a company aimed at 18-22 year olds but it sounds like the boss called the company 48months coz thats his age.

podgeandrodge · 04-02-2012 2:01pm

Oracle wrote: »

Has anyone successfully managed to pay the membership and get the free calls and texts?

anyone? I want to purchase a topup but I want to use it for membership...not have credit and still no membership...

podgeandrodge · 04-02-2012 2:45pm

upandcumming wrote: »

Go to any shop with payzone and get them to check the machine... I went to my nearest shop and he found it after a minute. No problem at all!

my shop looked it up on their payzone with no luck, they had everyone else incl. the old just mobile..

spider_pig · 04-02-2012 4:26pm

Oracle wrote: »

Has anyone successfully managed to pay the membership and get the free calls and texts?

wondering this my self?
the network is also showing on my phone as tesco mobile

spider_pig · 04-02-2012 6:34pm

podgeandrodge wrote: »

anyone? I want to purchase a topup but I want to use it for membership...not have credit and still no membership...

had the same issue first answer i couldn't understand a word of it have since got this reply only thing is how do you do it i cant see the option on site where is says pay membership by topup

Sorry that you’re still confused. I’ll give it another go at explaining.
So, firstly you need to top up your phone with the €10 Voucher, (remember you don’t need a membership to add credit to your account)
But you can’t do anything with this €10 as you haven’t paid your membership fee; with me so far?
What you can do is use that €10 credit as your membership fee (purchase your membership fee with your balance) and that’s you sorted!
Then what you will have is €0.00 on your balance, but will have free calls and texts to any network in Ireland for a month.
Hope this is a bit better, anything else at all get back to me.
Thanks again,
Greg @ the 48 care crew
Go Conquer!

spider_pig · 04-02-2012 6:51pm

just got this reply

Once you have applied your voucher to your phone, you should then see on your account that you can pay using your balance.
Let me know how it goes. If it doesn’t go according to plan, send me in some screen shots of what happens and we’ll get to the bottom of it.
Speak soon,
Greg @ the 48 care crew
Go Conquer!

doxy · 04-02-2012 7:00pm

When I go into a payzone outlet do I ask for a general €10 payzone voucher, or one specifically for 48hours? Sorry, I've never used payzone before so I don't know how it works.

podgeandrodge · 04-02-2012 7:18pm

doxy wrote: »

When I go into a payzone outlet do I ask for a general €10 payzone voucher, or one specifically for 48hours? Sorry, I've never used payzone before so I don't know how it works.

You ask them for a '48' topup voucher - but you may be lucky to find a payzone outlet that can find it as an option on their terminal - someone on here as had success, I have not in a Supervalu.

I rang Payzone and they say "all terminals" should have 48 since a few days ago but maybe there are some terminals still need to be updated.

podgeandrodge · 04-02-2012 7:51pm

SCORE! I'm 19 again! Topped up in a Spar, then new option online to pay membership with balance - done! I think I only joined for the sheer challenge! First call made successfully.

doxy · 04-02-2012 7:53pm

podgeandrodge wrote: »

You ask them for a '48' topup voucher - but you may be lucky to find a payzone outlet that can find it as an option on their terminal - someone on here as had success, I have not in a Supervalu.

I rang Payzone and they say "all terminals" should have 48 since a few days ago but maybe there are some terminals still need to be updated.

Thanks for that, I'll see if I can pick one up tomorrow.

TheDriver · 04-02-2012 8:34pm

I filled out for my free sim and nothing about my age etc, whats the story?

spider_pig · 04-02-2012 8:36pm

TheDriver wrote: »

I filled out for my free sim and nothing about my age etc, whats the story?

comes up when you register sim its just a date of birth thing i just put in i was 18 at the start of january and got sim and topped up no problems at all have the free calls and text here too

'48' Mobile operator - Prepaid offer - 3000mins & 5000 texts €10per month

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