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Recovering Meteor number?

  • 01-02-2007 4:30pm
    #1
    OfflerCrocGod
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,334 ✭✭✭


    I have a Meteor mobile that I haven't topped up in nearly 2 years now and as you can imagine it's gone dead. I phoned up Meteor and asked them if there is any point in putting in credit into the phone and they said no the number is now being recycled or at least will be in one or two years. I just wanted to check with people who have a better clue then me about these things as to my chances of getting my number back after so long - is it 0, no hope? If everyone agrees that I have no hope then I was thinking of getting a cheap Samsung (C130) from Meteor as my new phone as from what I can gather it has a better screen then the equally priced Nokia 2310; does that sound good am I right?


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  • #2
    Sam Vimes
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,611 ✭✭✭✭Sam Vimes


    not really any chance. you've lost all claim on the number and its probably been given to someone else. best just get a new phone. the c130's not great to be honest. if you were you i'd splash out and get at least one of the €99 models. avoid the moto l6 though


  • #3
    Urban Weigl
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,784 ✭✭✭Urban Weigl


    Have you considered going with O2?


  • #4
    OfflerCrocGod
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,334 ✭✭✭OfflerCrocGod


    Urban Weigl wrote:
    Have you considered going with O2?
    Why o2? I just want a pay as you go cheap as chips phone I was under the impression meteor was the best PAYG operator?


  • #5
    Random
    Closed Accounts Posts: 19,080 ✭✭✭✭Random


    Why would you want a 2 year old number back anyway? If it's not been used in 2 years, surely no one has it, and it's no great loss losing it?

    Anyhow ... sometimes if the number is still available they can recover it for you. I'd ring care again and ask a different agent. If they say no aswell then just grab a new SIM.


  • #6
    OfflerCrocGod
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,334 ✭✭✭OfflerCrocGod


    It's cheaper to get a number working again and trowing €20 into it then getting a new phone I don't need a new phone just need something that texts and takes phones calls - which is why I'm going for the cheapest meteor.


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  • #7
    Random
    Closed Accounts Posts: 19,080 ✭✭✭✭Random


    OfflerCrocGod wrote:
    It's cheaper to get a number working again and trowing €20 into it then getting a new phone I don't need a new phone just need something that texts and takes phones calls - which is why I'm going for the cheapest meteor.
    A Meteor SIM with a new number is free, you just need to buy 10 euro credit.

    You can use your old Meteor phone with this new SIM.


  • #8
    OfflerCrocGod
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,334 ✭✭✭OfflerCrocGod


    ciaranfo wrote:
    A Meteor SIM with a new number is free, you just need to buy 10 euro credit.

    You can use your old Meteor phone with this new SIM.
    Tbh as I was going to get a new number I was going to go the full hog and also get a new phone as the phone I have is ancient and really quite crap - also you do get a nice bit of free credit with a new phone which I am not sure you get with a SIM purchase.


  • #9
    Sam Vimes
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,611 ✭✭✭✭Sam Vimes


    OfflerCrocGod wrote:
    Tbh as I was going to get a new number I was going to go the full hog and also get a new phone as the phone I have is ancient and really quite crap - also you do get a nice bit of free credit with a new phone which I am not sure you get with a SIM purchase.
    i think you get 20 or something but you do get more with a phone


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