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

Walter White · 06-02-2012 7:24pm

spider_pig wrote: »

ridiculous service but you get what you pay for, im stuck here all day with no phone after paying for a service im not receiving

My sympathies... I had no phone all weekend but it got sorted earlier and they gave me a free month for inconvenience... haven't been off it since, I plan to get my moneys worth...

.. It is some deal...

spider_pig · 06-02-2012 7:41pm

Walter White wrote: »

My sympathies... I had no phone all weekend but it got sorted earlier and they gave me a free month for inconvenience... haven't been off it since, I plan to get my moneys worth... .. It is some deal...

its back now

where is the mention of the free month i did get a mail saying there would be compensation alright

spider_pig · 06-02-2012 7:45pm

just checked there and i got a free month and 10 euro balance added to my account

i wont have to top up until 4th of may

Walter White · 06-02-2012 7:51pm

spider_pig wrote: »

just checked there and i got a free month and 10 euro balance added to my account i wont have to top up until 4th of may

Same here.. Well worth the inconvenience...:p

ft9 · 06-02-2012 8:11pm

Walter White wrote: »

My sympathies... I had no phone all weekend but it got sorted earlier and they gave me a free month for inconvenience... haven't been off it since, I plan to get my moneys worth... .. It is some deal...

How did you sort it out?

Having same problem myself

Walter White · 06-02-2012 8:16pm

ft9 wrote: »

How did you sort it out?

Having same problem myself

Logged on and clicked on help and sent them a message telling them what the problem was.... As I said this happened on Friday and was just sorted today.... But as I also said worth it in the end..

podgeandrodge · 06-02-2012 8:46pm

anyone know what happens if you don't renew membership after the first month i.e. I know it expires but how long do you have to reactivate it?

e-sull · 06-02-2012 9:54pm

Wow, some of the people on here (certain people in particular) really need to calm down and get over themselves.. Fine, you might be outside the age bracket and be píssed off over that because you're paying more.. Fine. But trying to get a new, enterprising business to shut down just after it setting up in the middle of this recession on the grounds of equality is just pathetic.. It just goes to show the ridiculous amount of free time that some people have at the moment.. How about some of you chronic neigh-sayers get down from your high horse or up off your árse and take a leaf out of 48's book.. Get busy starting the businesses that will get us out of this mess instead of trying to kill off any hope of regeneration of our economy.

That is all.

BlackWizard · 06-02-2012 9:54pm

Dammit. I got caught out with the credit thing during porting.

I lost a months subs. Well I sent them a strongly worded apology about next email they will receive from me. Then I sent the second email. Should hear back tomorrow I hope!

spider_pig · 06-02-2012 10:14pm

if they opened it up to the public they'd surely make more money then restricting there service, cant get me head around it

Walter White · 06-02-2012 10:56pm

e-sull wrote: »

Wow, some of the people on here (certain people in particular) really need to calm down and get over themselves.. Fine, you might be outside the age bracket and be píssed off over that because you're paying more.. Fine. But trying to get a new, enterprising business to shut down just after it setting up in the middle of this recession on the grounds of equality is just pathetic.. It just goes to show the ridiculous amount of free time that some people have at the moment.. How about some of you chronic neigh-sayers get down from your high horse or up off your árse and take a leaf out of 48's book.. Get busy starting the businesses that will get us out of this mess instead of trying to kill off any hope of regeneration of our economy.

That is all.

Well said.... Plenty of grumpy old men....

Vurnon San Benito · 06-02-2012 11:21pm

spider_pig wrote: »

if they opened it up to the public they'd surely make more money then restricting there service, cant get me head around it

I'm assuming they're perhaps taking a loss or just about breaking even until the second year and so on.

Perhaps they'll launch a new plan for other age brackets.

Considering switching meself from 3 - although Three are pretty good.

stacexD · 06-02-2012 11:23pm

spider_pig wrote: »

if they opened it up to the public they'd surely make more money then restricting there service, cant get me head around it

My guess would be that 18-22 is where o2 get the least of their business, most of the people i know either go to meteor or 3 for iphones, so keeping it 18-22 means they won't lose all their customers
Probably wrong but that's my guess at least!

drunkmonkey · 06-02-2012 11:25pm

spider_pig wrote: »

if they opened it up to the public they'd surely make more money then restricting there service, cant get me head around it

o2 are already loosing customers rapidly to other networks, the last thing they want to do is launch an mvno on their own network and carve up their own pay as you go and bill pay base. I'd guess tesco took more people from o2 than they did any other network as "it's on the o2 network".

bren2001 · 07-02-2012 12:31am

e-sull wrote: »

Wow, some of the people on here (certain people in particular) really need to calm down and get over themselves.. Fine, you might be outside the age bracket and be píssed off over that because you're paying more.. Fine. But trying to get a new, enterprising business to shut down just after it setting up in the middle of this recession on the grounds of equality is just pathetic.. It just goes to show the ridiculous amount of free time that some people have at the moment.. How about some of you chronic neigh-sayers get down from your high horse or up off your árse and take a leaf out of 48's book.. Get busy starting the businesses that will get us out of this mess instead of trying to kill off any hope of regeneration of our economy.

That is all.

Ha, I am 20 and dont understand how this is legal. If I wasnt in this age bracket Id be kicking up a fuss about this, its absurd that they started it but Im switching and getting as long as I can out of it!!!

drunkmonkey · 07-02-2012 12:34am

bren2001 wrote: »

Ha, I am 20 and dont understand how this is legal.

It doesn't seem to be legal.

padocon · 07-02-2012 1:01am

It's a "membership", I presume the law is different?

Fresh Pots · 07-02-2012 1:29am

So say a 22 year old signs up now, will they get kicked off the network when they hit 23? Seems like a crazy way to run a business.

augusta24 · 07-02-2012 12:35pm

So what's the story with this? Are they checking up on ages or can you just pretend your this age??

Tar.Aldarion · 07-02-2012 3:06pm

not as good as 3's deal as it doesnt include net.

20e top up, free calls (call any network at weekend) + texts + free net + free 10e credit.

stacexD · 07-02-2012 3:28pm

Tar.Aldarion wrote: »

not as good as 3's deal as it doesnt include net.

20e top up, free calls (call any network at weekend) + texts + free net + free 10e credit.

net is only €2 a week

pissed · 07-02-2012 3:32pm

stacexD wrote: »

net is only €2 a week

Only until end of Feb.

stacexD · 07-02-2012 3:51pm

pissed wrote: »

Only until end of Feb.

Does the €10 change price at all?

pissed · 07-02-2012 5:35pm

Dont know. The €2 data seems to be only valid until the end of feb. Then there was mention of data by the hour ..... have to wait and see.

Soarer · 07-02-2012 5:39pm

stacexD wrote: »

net is only €2 a week

pissed wrote: »

Only until end of Feb.

Pah!

The internet is just a fad. It'll never last.

JTMan · 07-02-2012 6:43pm

pissed wrote: »

Dont know. The €2 data seems to be only valid until the end of feb. Then there was mention of data by the hour ..... have to wait and see.

More than a mention, Telefonica/48 have stated that it will be on a pay by the hour basis, on the 48 website.

podgeandrodge · 07-02-2012 7:47pm

Tar.Aldarion wrote: »

not as good as 3's deal as it doesnt include net.

20e top up, free calls (call any network at weekend) + texts + free net + free 10e credit.

So it's not as good as 3's deal from your point of view given your usage

From someone else's point of view:

3 deal - 100 mid week minutes and loads of weekend minutes - total cost €20 - useless!!

48 deal - 3000 minutes for the month at any time mid-week or weekend - €10. Pretty damn good!

If you even take a tenner off the 3 deal to allow for internet there is no question of what deal is better minutes wise.

JTMan · 07-02-2012 7:54pm

Absolutely, it all depends on a the users usage profile. However, for an increasing number of people, their usage profile is heavily data focused. If your usage profile includes data then you are better off with 3.

rolexeagle1 · 07-02-2012 8:17pm

The 10euro charge will never change, new internet promotion at end of Feb I would presume as they will have to stay competitive.

Doesnt matter if you arent in the age bracket of 18-22, sure just put in your age as 1993 or whatever. Its a PAYG sim so not really a concern.

Guaruntee you wont get kicked off when you turn 22, its all marketing, trying to be cool and get that age bracket. Look at the ads, just heard one on the radio and it was some lads saying he was going to be spanking MILFs. haha

Fresh Pots · 07-02-2012 8:34pm

Anyone still not received their sim? I requested one on the 27th and still nothing.

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

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