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48months New 02 MNVO

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  • 27-01-2012 1:51pm
    #1
    Kenny Powers
    Registered Users Posts: 980 ✭✭✭


    I saw this in Bargain Alerts what are your thoughts on this?

    48months.ie


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    Sponge Bob
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 25,234 ✭✭✭✭Sponge Bob


    Are they licenced ??

    Where are the T&Cs


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    Random
    Closed Accounts Posts: 19,082 ✭✭✭✭Random


    it seems bizzare.
    the ba thread suggests they launch proper on monday
    various people on the ba thread claim to have contacted telephonica and verified it


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    Vanderlay Industries
    Registered Users Posts: 44 ✭Vanderlay Industries


    Ad for this is up on youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_xcA_0VypQ. A bit different to the normal network ads....


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    quad_red
    Registered Users Posts: 5,561 ✭✭✭quad_red


    How can you limit access based on age? Isn't that illegal?

    If you're living in those reckless 48 months between your 18th and 22nd birthday, step right on up. If you're not, sorry; don't hate.


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    Atomic Pineapple
    Registered Users Posts: 18,272 ✭✭✭✭Atomic Pineapple


    quad_red wrote: »
    How can you limit access based on age? Isn't that illegal?

    If you're living in those reckless 48 months between your 18th and 22nd birthday, step right on up. If you're not, sorry; don't hate.

    If it was then it would be illegal to limit the sale of alcohol, tobacco and other items to under age citizens would it not? ;)


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    Kenny Logins
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    draffodx wrote: »
    If it was then it would be illegal to limit the sale of alcohol, tobacco and other items to under age citizens would it not? ;)

    No...


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    quad_red
    Registered Users Posts: 5,561 ✭✭✭quad_red


    draffodx wrote: »
    If it was then it would be illegal to limit the sale of alcohol, tobacco and other items to under age citizens would it not? ;)

    The Equal Status Act bans discrimination to anybody buying goods, using services, obtaining accommodation and attending educational establishments on the basis of age (among other things).


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    metalfest
    Registered Users Posts: 1,016 ✭✭✭metalfest


    I'm reminded of an episode of Friends where Chandler's ad campaign was that the rollerskates were "not for adults".

    Filled out the form to get a new sim on their site, no question of age, it would appear to be a marketing ploy :pac:


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    Atomic Pineapple
    Registered Users Posts: 18,272 ✭✭✭✭Atomic Pineapple


    Kenny Logins wrote: »
    No...
    quad_red wrote: »
    The Equal Status Act bans discrimination to anybody buying goods, using services, obtaining accommodation and attending educational establishments on the basis of age (among other things).

    I was joking!


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    quad_red
    Registered Users Posts: 5,561 ✭✭✭quad_red


    draffodx wrote: »
    I was joking!

    Too late! You have our permission to punch yourself in the face. ;)


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    Atomic Pineapple
    Registered Users Posts: 18,272 ✭✭✭✭Atomic Pineapple


    quad_red wrote: »
    Too late! You have our permission to punch yourself in the face. ;)

    Will a shameful face palm do??


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    HigginsJ
    Registered Users Posts: 7,317 ✭✭✭HigginsJ


    yea just seems to be a marketing ploy from o2. The company number is telefonica ireland. Would be interesting to see what prefix u get when u get ur sim.


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    Fresh Pots
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    HigginsJ wrote: »
    yea just seems to be a marketing ploy from o2. The company number is telefonica ireland. Would be interesting to see what prefix u get when u get ur sim.
    You'll get an 089 number, it'll be just like the 90's again!


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    Kenny Powers
    Registered Users Posts: 980 ✭✭✭Kenny Powers


    TheTechGuy wrote: »
    You'll get an 089 number, it'll be just like the 90's again!

    The 90's??? I think your mixing it up it 088.

    Are you sure its an 089 number Tesco's numbers are 089


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    Lynchy747
    Registered Users Posts: 167 ✭✭Lynchy747


    It is not a marketing ploy by o2 its simply a Mobile Network Virtual Operator, operating on the o2 network. It is unrelated..................


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    spider_pig
    Registered Users Posts: 1,310 ✭✭✭spider_pig


    Kenny Powers wrote: »
    The 90's??? I think your mixing it up it 088.

    Are you sure its an 089 number Tesco's numbers are 089

    its 089 alright activated my sim earlier just have to get my number swapped over noting there to stop u getting set up if your over the age like me :D


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    Mimikyu
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    metalfest
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    so it's all legit? brilliant offer!


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    Mimikyu
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    Lynchy747
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    Captain Morgan wrote: »
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    It is basically o2 though. Owned by Telefonica which o2 is also a part of.

    Telefonica is an international mass media group, so its not O2. For example O2 will not be accountable for their revenue?


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    Solair
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    Well, they're not a mass media group. Telefonica are one of the world's largest traditional fixed line and mobile operators.

    They are the Spanish equivalent of Eircom or BT but they are enormous and have a huge global footprint and revenues of about €60bn Euro / year and 299.7 million customers. So, basically an absolutely giant organisation by any standards.

    It will certainly be interesting to see what happens to them when that brand comes into conflict with the Equal Status Act.

    It seems a little silly to me.

    The site also comes across as sleazy rather than 'fun'. My immediate impression when I clicked the link was oh, that must be spam link that hijacked my browser. This appears to be the landing page for some cheap and nasty porno spam site.

    Text from the free SIM link :
    www.48months.ie wrote:
    Cheap and easy sim card seeks 18-22 year old to share some wild nights and maybe more. Interested?
    Fill in your details and we'll pop a sim in the post.


    Also interesting:
    From terms and conditions:
    3.2 We reserve the right to limit the availability of the 48 Services for people in certain age categories (details of the age categories which qualify to use the 48 Services are published on www.48months.ie).
    So, basically age discrimination. It'll be interesting to see if that's compatible with the Equal Status Act.
    4.8 We do not offer Age Restricted Services as part of the 48 Services.
    “Age Restricted Services” means services of an adult nature which are generally specified for use by people aged 18 or over.

    Why not? You are marketing this to adults i.e. 18 to 22 year olds. To block their access to these services is also a bit weird.


    O2/Telefonica : could you not have just launched GiffGaff Ireland ?!


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    Sponge Bob
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    They don't discrimate on your telling them what age you are. Unless you try porting to them which is most ill advised given their T&C's. Take the 089 number and be happy. :)


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    #24
    Solair
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,230 ✭✭✭Solair


    I think I'll be giving it a skip!

    More interesting MVNOs launching in March :)


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    #25
    JTMan
    Registered Users Posts: 5,536 ✭✭✭JTMan


    Solair wrote: »
    It will certainly be interesting to see what happens to them when that brand comes into conflict with the Equal Status Act.

    Email info@equality.ie and complain about age discrimination, the more people who do the more likely Telefonica will be forced to change things.
    More interesting MVNOs launching in March

    Are you talking about BlueFace? or are you aware of another MVNO launching?


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    ted1
    Registered Users Posts: 23,265 ✭✭✭✭ted1


    It's the norm in Ireland for a perent company to have mobile subsidiaries eircom have emobile and meteor, Telefonica have o2 and 48.


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    jay93
    Registered Users Posts: 3,323 ✭✭✭jay93


    Would it not be better if Telefonica improved o2's price plans instead of leaving o2 dead with useless plans?

    Also there is 48,more mobile, blueface, and another to be confirmed MVNO setting up in Ireland.

    So we will now have O2,Vodafone,Meteor,3,E-mobile,Postfone,Tesco Mobile,48,Blueface,More Mobile.

    Very interesting stuff sudden rush of MVNO market in Ireland this year.


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    JTMan
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    jay93 wrote: »
    So we will now have O2,Vodafone,Meteor,3,E-mobile,Postfone,Tesco Mobile,48,Blueface,More Mobile.

    Plus Lycamobile Ireland (soon) and UPC (sometime this year) and there are clearly whispers/rumors of other MVNOs on the way.

    We now have 12 mobile operators including pending launches.
    jay93 wrote: »
    Would it not be better if Telefonica improved o2's price plans instead of leaving o2 dead with useless plans?

    Nah. Telefonica, like most big incumbents, think they are more profitable by taking advantage of inertia.


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    Solair
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,230 ✭✭✭Solair


    ted1 wrote: »
    It's the norm in Ireland for a perent company to have mobile subsidiaries eircom have emobile and meteor, Telefonica have o2 and 48.

    Eh, not to be pedantic or anything, but it's not the norm. Eircom has Meteor/Emobile as dual branding. However, until this 48 launch, nobody else has done a split brand/sub brand in Ireland.

    Vodafone and Three are single brand operators.


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    015775
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    Fungus wrote: »
    Plus Lycamobile Ireland (soon) and UPC (sometime this year) and there are clearly whispers/rumors of other MVNOs on the way.

    We now have 12 mobile operators including pending launches.
    lycamobile supposed to be launched around may this year it was to launch last year but they had miner problums


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    015775
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    Kenny Powers wrote: »
    The 90's??? I think your mixing it up it 088.

    Are you sure its an 089 number Tesco's numbers are 089

    so will lycamobile upon release they will have 089 numbers using 02 network but there a solo network


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