Orange Sims In Ireland?

OutlawPete

Hi,
Was just looking at the Orange.co.uk websites and couldn't believe how cheap GPRS is compared to Irish Networks.

I'm on O2 and it's 10 for 1mb which is just eight or so pages on Ebay etc. I have honestly spent 180 Euros just using my phone to browse for half hour each day on the way home from work.

Anyway i was thinking about getting an Orange Sim and paying the roaming fee. It works out much cheaper Am i missing something?

tabatha

i have an orange sim card. i bought it in england as i go over quite a bit and it is so cheap to call on it. much cheaper than roaming with 02.

OutlawPete

Hi, is it true that it uses the O2 Network here as some rest of partnership?

Have you used GPRS in Dublin with it? Was just on Ebay and there are hundreds of Orange sims for 99p

jrey1981

Nico22 wrote:

Am i missing something?

Correct me if I am wrong but the Orange website says it is £8 per MB which surely is more expensive...

Roaming calls dont look that cheap either...!

tabatha

A pay as you go SIM Card is an easy way to join Orange - just pop it into an Orange phone to start using our services.
free calls, texts and more
Join Orange and enjoy the following benefits:
one fixed rate all day
up to 1000 free texts and 1MB of free Orange World access a month - simply top-up by a total of £10 or more a month
free evening calls for five years - simply top-up by a total of £10 or more a month





this is the cost of using gprs from the uk

pay monthly


Orange World Access (GPRS) monthly price MB included cost per MB out of bundle
Orange World Access 4 £4 4MB £1 per MB
Orange World Access 10 £8 10MB £0.80 per MB
Orange World Access 25 £16 25MB £0.70 per MB
Orange World Access 80 £41.13 80MB £0.65 per MB
Orange World Access 400 £52.88 400MB £0.59 per MB
Orange World Access Max £88.13 N/A* N/A*



* subject to a fair usage policy of 1000MB per month

pay as you use:


MB used price per MB
0-3 £3.00
3-15 £2.00
15+ £1.00



1MB is approximately equal to:

* 160 wap pages
* or viewing 20 web pages
* or downloading 10 games
* or downloading one high quality music track
* or sending around 100 short emails each containing up to 100 words
* or sending/downloading up to four video clips

pay monthly

Call 150 from your Orange phone. When you try Orange World Access for the first time, your first month is free. Terms apply.



pay as you go

Choose to either pay as you use at £4 per MB, or purchase an Orange World Access 4 bundle for £4.

Call 450 from your Orange phone to buy Orange World Access 4, or for more information on pay as you use, and enjoy your first month free. Terms apply.

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see what's new on Orange World





my phone is using vodaphone when on over in ireland.

OutlawPete

Hi, first .. thanks for posting that .. If you look close it says that over 15mb and you only pay 1 Quid per mb. Well I've just been on another forum and there is now a special 1 Quid Per Day for unlimited Wap. The guy is from Newry and says when he goes to Dundalk his phone switches to O2 Ireland and he's charged at Orange rates. Well i'm gonna have to try this now. There only a quid on Ebay and you can top up online

OutlawPete

my phone is using vodaphone when on over in ireland.

Tabatha, your phone switches to Vodafone when in the Republic? Thought Orange was carried by O2 here?

BuffyBot

Nope, my Orange phone from the UK has used both Vodafone and Meteor as the roaming network in the past.

OutlawPete

BuffyBot wrote:

Nope, my Orange phone from the UK has used both Vodafone and Meteor

Oh, okay .. and you've never been charged Meteor or Vodafone rates? just your standard Orange roaming charges or non-roaming charges? Sorry for so many questions .. just suprised that everyone in Ireland doesn't have an Orange sim if this is the case. Anyway, i've ordered one off Ebay and i'll post back and let everyone know how I get on with Wap charges etc, Nico

jrey1981

I see, you are using them for when you cross the border or are in the UK. Makes sense...

tabatha

i use mine for when i am in the uk and when i go north...so much cheaper than roaming

BuffyBot

I get charged roaming rates when used here in Ireland.

OutlawPete

BuffyBot wrote:

I get charged roaming rates when used here in Ireland.

Hi Buffy, which network does your Orange sim use to Roam on and have you tried GPRS while roaming and if so any idea the cost per kb?