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

Saw it on another thread 32 Euros a month with a 30 day sim only contract bill pay unlimted minutes to mobiles and landlines and 15 gigs data

Currently trying out 48. There are a few numbers which I can't call ( Vodafone + Three). They are looking into it, saying taking longer to fix than thought. In fairness keeping me well informed and offered me free month.
Wondering if anyone else has had this problem with 48 or anyone else?

pms7 wrote: »

Currently trying out 48. There are a few numbers which I can't call ( Vodafone + Three). They are looking into it, saying taking longer to fix than thought. In fairness keeping me well informed and offered me free month.
Wondering if anyone else has had this problem with 48 or anyone else?

Yeah, I got this too for a couple of days (the annoying American woman's voice saying "Sorry, that's one number you're not allowed to call"?). Funny thing was, the number in question was my wife's, who had just joined up and ported her old Meteor number over at the same time as me. Texts weren't going through either, although she could ring and text me no problem.

In fairness they were quick enough to sort it and also gave me a free €10 membership for the inconvenience... (I'd been wondering if they could get it to work the other way round! )

Re the comments above about steep international charges (50c/min, 25c per text) — yes, that's the one drawback (and I kinda miss the webtexts). I think I'm gonna get a Lycamobile SIM just for use when abroad and for calling my daughter in the UK (yes, I am not aged 18-22... ).

Otherwise a happy camper so far, although it's early days yet. Oh, and it's 20 minutes of calls to landlines, not 15.

Herrick wrote: »

I'm 23 and wondered have any of you outside the 18-22 bracket who have joined had any problems so far? Like have they checked your age or requested proof of age?

Lots of people outside the age bracket have joined. Some have reported them doing spot checks at enrollment time - not thereafter.

Also silly question but if you ported your old number over to 48 while claiming to be inside the 18-22 bracket and they were to find out you were older than you claimed, if they were to cut you off, can they refuse to allow you to port your number (I'm 086) to another network?

I doubt it. If they did then ComReg might have something to say about it...

It's just I read a post in another thread somewhere here saying it may be dodgy...

You mean the 48 offering/service? I haven't had any major problems with it having joined last year.

I'd be very surprised if they tried that. I don't think that the T&Cs allow them to keep your number in such circumstances.

I got mine as soon as it came out, now 28. I was thinking they might catch on if I changed my number over aswell so got a new number. Glad I did cause the network coverage was terrible in spots where I spend most my time. I stopped using it months ago, must check and see is it still working..

TM wrote: »

48 are terminating their internet add-ons from 20th February.

http://help.48months.ie/entries/22982233-Removing-internet-add-ons-Bad-idea

They are also terminating the €10 "unlimited" calls and texts to any mobile network standard membership imminently (but no date provided):

http://www.askaboutmoney.com/showpost.php?p=1313558&postcount=5

The €10 "unlimited" calls and texts offer will still apply to current members, just wont be available to new members.

Lelantos wrote: »

So if you join between now & 19th you will still be able to avail of the unlimited scheme?

Well it doesn't give an exact date for the termination of the unlimited deal, so if you are thinking of joining, the sooner the better I'd imagine.

Just got this email


Hi Kevin,

When we launched 48 this time last year, the idea was to do things differently and to mix things up. A year later and we're about to do it again. We've some interesting new things on the way.

But we're going to have to stop some stuff too to make this happen. What stuff? Well our '€10 all calls and all texts deal' will soon only be available to existing customers (you) and not new customers.

Does this affect you? Nope. As an existing customer you'll still get all calls and texts for €10. And while we have some interesting, possibly market-changing plans on the way for everybody, new customers will not be getting our original €10 plan.

These changes will kick off in weeks not months, so if you’ve friends 18-22 thinking about making the move, let them know, we won’t be advertising this. This isn’t a ‘Sale Must End’ gimmick to get people to join and we definitely aren’t going anywhere.

We just wanted to keep you in the loop and let you know that some new deals are in the works. We’ll post on our FB page closer to the launch date.

48 Crew,

Go Conquer

How are is everybody finding this network? thinking about moving from lyca to 48, that E10 a month deal sounds good as i don't use internet in my phone.

TM wrote: »

... the only support offered is online via their forums or help tickets (i.e. you will never get to talk to anybody about problems you might have!)

So, to paraphrase - when you have a problem that needs operator attention, you are fcuked.

As in: Don't call us. We won't call you.

Or am I missing something?

Captain Morgan wrote: »

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Until the moment arrives when you do have to call them. No wi-fi, no friend's phone, no PC - nothing but your phone. What then?

Simply that they only do support online. You can't call them & they won't call you. Just the way that they do it. Keeps costs down I guess. I've had a couple of support issues & was happy with how they dealt with them. Some people might want/prefer helpline support in which case maybe 48 is not the right network for them. Horses for courses (& burgers :-).

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