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

Esel · 17-03-2012 1:26am

mcw92 wrote: »

Its called a 'Fair Usage Policy' all plans that say unlimited usage have a fair usage policy.
Every network that says either unlimited texts/calls/data always has a fair usage policy.

48 T&C - Fair Usage

Fair usage policy extract:

..... fair use threshold currently set at 3,000 minutes and 5,000 text messages for every monthly period that applies. Your use may also be considered by us to be excessive where you call more than 100 different phone numbers or text more than 200 different numbers over the course of any monthly period that applies. ....

Sure you'd be frying your brain @ 100 minutes talktime a day!

Won't someone think of the children?

lazlo · 17-03-2012 4:37pm

I'm still having problems with them

E30i · 17-03-2012 5:41pm

Has anybody noticed an issue with receiving calls from Vodafone on the 48offer? People ringing me are getting a number not inuse message. I don't know how many calls I'm missed. I switched from Meteor just over a week ago. I've reported it to 48.

blubloblu · 18-03-2012 12:43am

I've started to get spam texts after switching to 48. Because they're shortcode numbers, I can't text back STOP.

doxy · 18-03-2012 1:39am

E30i wrote: »

Has anybody noticed an issue with receiving calls from Vodafone on the 48offer? People ringing me are getting a number not inuse message. I don't know how many calls I'm missed. I switched from Meteor just over a week ago. I've reported it to 48.

I've had friends on all networks telling me they can't get my number to ring. I'll have to port away from them again if this continues.

fl4pj4ck · 18-03-2012 10:29pm

doxy wrote: »

I've had friends on all networks telling me they can't get my number to ring. I'll have to port away from them again if this continues.

happened to me with Tesco Mobile some time ago, terrible experience wondering all the time if people cab get through

pissed · 18-03-2012 10:48pm

Network now showing as "Tesco Mobile"

upandcumming · 19-03-2012 4:58pm

My friend is on O2 billpay and it costs him 9cent per text to me on 48. On the bill it comes up as Tesco Mobile.

Kotek Besar · 19-03-2012 6:49pm

It's because Tesco Mobile and 48 are both MVNOs piggypacking O2.

E30i · 20-03-2012 5:26pm

E30i wrote: »

Has anybody noticed an issue with receiving calls from Vodafone on the 48offer? People ringing me are getting a number not inuse message. I don't know how many calls I'm missed. I switched from Meteor just over a week ago. I've reported it to 48.

I've been on to 48 and received this reply, issue is still present.

'This has been identified as a routing issue between Vodafone and 48.

Both parties are involved here and need to sort this out between them.

We have guys working on it now so we hope to have this sorted soon for you'

psychward · 21-03-2012 6:26am

with all the teething problems I think I will hold onto my 48 sim card and not port my number over to it until people actually stop coming out with basic bread and butter problems like not being able to receive sms and phone calls etc. If you cant even receive calls then it's far better to ditch the phone altogether and use a phonebox (if I could find one) . Its such an absolutely basic issue that it should be fixed soon ? Has 48 refunded anyone their 10 euro for not giving them the service they paid for ?

the groutch · 21-03-2012 9:53am

sounds like some bad karma headed the way of t he operator for their blatant age discrimination.

dolallyoh · 21-03-2012 11:40am

Kotek Besar wrote: »

It's because Tesco Mobile and 48 are both MVNOs piggypacking O2.

There are loads of other mvnos also though. They don't all show up as each other.

jmorrisey · 21-03-2012 12:29pm

sim failure, no text, no calls, network to network problems...........they werent kidding when they said the next 48 months are about to get interesting

blu3i · 21-03-2012 6:15pm

i had the problem last friday were i couldn't make calls or send texts but it was fixed in a few hours and there giving all customers a weeks free membership to make up for the few hours we lost and there very good at keeping customers updated on there Facebook page id advise anyone whos thinking about it to switch over or like i did get a second phone and the sim and try it out for a month
this video explanes allot
http://youtu.be/qWgCSSpiP5I

ft9 · 21-03-2012 6:25pm

Anybody on 48 with an i phone 4? Any problems, or all going smooth?

blu3i · 21-03-2012 6:29pm

ft9 wrote: »

Anybody on 48 with an i phone 4? Any problems, or all going smooth?

working perfect for me just make sure u order the micro sim

ft9 · 21-03-2012 6:36pm

blu3i wrote: »

working perfect for me just make sure u order the micro sim

If I order a micro sim they will have to switch my number onto it, meaning I'll be without a phone for a few days, so I'm just gonna cut my normal sim down to size.

Amazing how we went from not having phones to not being able go without them for 2-3 days!

blu3i · 21-03-2012 6:41pm

ft9 wrote: »

If I order a micro sim they will have to switch my number onto it, meaning I'll be without a phone for a few days, so I'm just gonna cut my normal sim down to size.

Amazing how we went from not having phones to not being able go without them for 2-3 days!

ha ya that sucks, you could order a micro sim and use it as a template for cuting your normal sim out if ur not sure about the size

Walter White · 21-03-2012 7:37pm

blu3i wrote: »

i had the problem last friday were i couldn't make calls or send texts but it was fixed in a few hours and there giving all customers a weeks free membership to make up for the few hours we lost and there very good at keeping customers updated on there Facebook page id advise anyone whos thinking about it to switch over or like i did get a second phone and the sim and try it out for a month
this video explanes allot
http://youtu.be/qWgCSSpiP5I[/QUOTE]

How did you get a weeks free membership ??? I just logged into my account to check and my membership still finishes on the same date....:rolleyes:

ft9 · 21-03-2012 7:56pm

Just got this E-mail from them....

Hi FT9,
As you know last Friday was pretty much a disaster. Our data centre flooded causing a complete outage on the 48 network. We worked throughout the day to get this fixed and everything was sorted that evening.

We’re going to be working with our third party suppliers in the future, providing them with wellies and raincoats, as well as the technical stuff to make sure this doesn’t happen again.

We were gutted by this because we’re a new network, you guys have been the first to become 48 members and your support has been immense.

Yesterday, we posted a vote on Facebook allowing you to decide what should happen when the 48 data centre floods. Loads of you opted for a week’s free membership. So over the next couple of days we’ll be extending your current membership by 7 days to thank you for your support.

Go Conquer,

48 Crew

blu3i · 21-03-2012 7:59pm

Walter White wrote: »

How did you get a weeks free membership ??? I just logged into my account to check and my membership still finishes on the same date....:rolleyes:

they haven't added it on yet as far as i no

EDIT: what ft9 said

phasers · 21-03-2012 8:32pm

As you know last Friday was pretty much a disaster. Our data centre flooded causing a complete outage on the 48 network. We worked throughout the day to get this fixed and everything was sorted that evening.

We’re going to be working with our third party suppliers in the future, providing them with wellies and raincoats, as well as the technical stuff to make sure this doesn’t happen again.

We were gutted by this because we’re a new network, you guys have been the first to become 48 members and your support has been immense.

This meant that when you went on to renew your membership last weekend you couldn’t do it. To make it up to you we’ve renewed your membership for you and it’s on us. We’ll be dropping this onto your account in the next couple of days.

I got this email, no mention of it being only a week.

blu3i · 21-03-2012 9:59pm

phasers wrote: »

I got this email, no mention of it being only a week.

looks like u get a month becouse u tryed to renew on that day
this is the email i got

Hi Stephen,
As you know last Friday was pretty much a disaster. Our data centre flooded causing a complete outage on the 48 network. We worked throughout the day to get this fixed and everything was sorted that evening.

We’re going to be working with our third party suppliers in the future, providing them with wellies and raincoats, as well as the technical stuff to make sure this doesn’t happen again.

We were gutted by this because we’re a new network, you guys have been the first to become 48 members and your support has been immense.

Yesterday, we posted a vote on Facebook allowing you to decide what should happen when the 48 data centre floods. Loads of you opted for a week’s free membership. So over the next couple of days we’ll be extending your current membership by 7 days to thank you for your support.

Go Conquer,

48 Crew

E30i · 22-03-2012 8:30am

E30i wrote: »

I've been on to 48 and received this reply, issue is still present.

'This has been identified as a routing issue between Vodafone and 48.

Both parties are involved here and need to sort this out between them.

We have guys working on it now so we hope to have this sorted soon for you'

Can anyone receive calls from Vodafone Mobiles who has switched? I can't believe there isn't more urgency to sorting this. The only reason I haven't ported away is that it may be outside their control partly with other operators dragging their heels but I am porting away tomorrow if not resolved. A week free is useless if you can't receive calls or texts from customers of the biggest network in the country (But I haven't even been offered that yet!!)

phasers · 22-03-2012 10:54am

I can receive calls from Vodafone numbers.

blu3i · 22-03-2012 12:19pm

i can receive calls from Vodafone as well, no problem

commited · 23-03-2012 3:26am

Guys, I'm coming back to Ireland for 3 weeks tomorrow, is this the best deal available for a simcard? Also, can I get it for just a month or am I locked in for longer. Any suggestions to a decent alternative?

blu3i · 23-03-2012 4:06am

commited wrote: »

Guys, I'm coming back to Ireland for 3 weeks tomorrow, is this the best deal available for a simcard? Also, can I get it for just a month or am I locked in for longer. Any suggestions to a decent alternative?

no your not locked into a contract you just pay €10 every month you want to use it, takes 3 to 4 days for the sim to come so order it before your home so youl have it when u get back here, i would defiantly recommend it, its the best deal i could find

commited · 23-03-2012 4:48am

Thanks for that, I've already ordered a sim, so hopefully it will be there waiting for me when I arrive!

Jesus Wept · 23-03-2012 4:55am

Their glib retarded messages are pretty annoying, glad I didn't switch.

dolallyoh · 23-03-2012 12:15pm

The-Rigger wrote: »

Their glib retarded messages are pretty annoying, glad I didn't switch.

I switched from VF to 48 - bill went from 23 pm to 10 pm. Pretty decent price to pay for the hokey messages.

James__10 · 23-03-2012 1:27pm

I'm with 02 since xmas (prepay) i've got a BB Curve 8520. Would I still be able to use BBM with go conquer? and how would I top up?

psychward · 23-03-2012 1:51pm

dolallyoh wrote: »

I switched from VF to 48 - bill went from 23 pm to 10 pm. Pretty decent price to pay for the hokey messages.

I'll switch once I start hearing that their network is reliable. Last thing I need is for someone to be attempting to contact me about a wedding or a funeral or a relative visiting Ireland from America etc and thinking I am ignoring them due to the network failing.

upandcumming · 23-03-2012 2:37pm

psychward wrote: »

I'll switch once I start hearing that their network is reliable. Last thing I need is for someone to be attempting to contact me about a wedding or a funeral or a relative visiting Ireland from America etc and thinking I am ignoring them due to the network failing.

You've more chance of winning the lottery five times in a row than any of that happening.

Solair · 23-03-2012 7:40pm

It's hosted on the O2 network. There shouldn't be any issue.

cookie1977 · 23-03-2012 7:43pm

James__10 wrote: »

I'm with 02 since xmas (prepay) i've got a BB Curve 8520. Would I still be able to use BBM with go conquer? and how would I top up?

No you won't as 48months don't support blackberry services.

ft9 · 23-03-2012 8:21pm

psychward wrote: »

I'll switch once I start hearing that their network is reliable. Last thing I need is for someone to be attempting to contact me about a wedding or a funeral or a relative visiting Ireland from America etc and thinking I am ignoring them due to the network failing.

I'm on it since the start and I have no real issues at all. Great coverage.

E30i · 24-03-2012 7:34am

I switched 2 weeks ago and I've been missing calls and texts from Vodafone Numbers since then. Call will get 'Number not in use'. I've been on to 48 e-mail support daily and still no resolution. I'm switching back to Meteor today. Great offer but worthless in my opinion as I haven't received the service.

Be aware of this before you switch

BROWNE51 · 24-03-2012 10:39am

Apart from the network failure Friday week,I have no problems with them.Service is fine in any areas I have been , data can be a bit slow at times but other than that they are fairly solid.Incredible value in my opinion and I have wasted alot of money on mobile contracts over time !.Best deal out there in my opinion.

Fenian Army · 24-03-2012 4:24pm

Guys, I'm trying to buy membership/top up withmy virtual visa card, any idea why it's not working?

dory · 24-03-2012 10:11pm

I registered online about 2 hours ago and still no confirmation email (which means I can't log in and buy credit). Anyone any idea what's up?

leaveiton · 25-03-2012 4:58pm

Just wondering about something. I was with Meteor before and had a free calls deal, but as part of the fair use policy the calls couldn't go over an hour. So if I was talking to someone for a long time I'd have to hang up after an hour and call back. Does the same thing apply with 48? I can't see anything in the T&Cs about it, and I'm not exactly sure how they'd charge you for extra usage if you don't actually have any credit once you pay membership.

upandcumming · 25-03-2012 9:52pm

leaveiton wrote: »

Just wondering about something. I was with Meteor before and had a free calls deal, but as part of the fair use policy the calls couldn't go over an hour. So if I was talking to someone for a long time I'd have to hang up after an hour and call back. Does the same thing apply with 48? I can't see anything in the T&Cs about it, and I'm not exactly sure how they'd charge you for extra usage if you don't actually have any credit once you pay membership.

No. Its 3000 Minutes and 5000 texts. That is it. Why are so many people complicating something so simple.

leaveiton · 25-03-2012 10:43pm

upandcumming wrote: »

No. Its 3000 Minutes and 5000 texts. That is it. Why are so many people complicating something so simple.

Not trying to complicate things, just wondering if I should still be bothering with hanging up after 60 minutes since it can get pretty annoying, that's all

Thanks for the help, anyway!

niallkkk · 27-03-2012 1:15am

does anyone know how to get onto the net i cant seem to since i changed

lazlo · 27-03-2012 1:19am

niallkkk wrote: »

does anyone know how to get onto the net i cant seem to since i changed

switch on Data Roaming. Ignore any warnings, you won't be charged more than the 2 euro and it will work. Use the settings they list for your handset in you APN config too.

Limestone1 · 27-03-2012 9:12am

leaveiton wrote: »

Not trying to complicate things, just wondering if I should still be bothering with hanging up after 60 minutes since it can get pretty annoying, that's all Thanks for the help, anyway!

I think you should definitely hang up after 60 minutes on a mobile phone .....

The Ayatolla · 31-03-2012 11:40am

Can you move and keep your same number?

JTMan · 31-03-2012 11:48am

The Ayatolla wrote: »

Can you move and keep your same number?

Yes.

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

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