Move from O2

ct5amr2ig1nfhp

Hi,
Coming to the end of my contract with O2. Currently on Active Life 250 (€50).
Am thinking of moving networks.

The Meteor Talk 300 looks very good. Free voice mail. Free calls/text to Meteor numbers. 300 free mins included.

Can someone confirm that if I purchase the 5c text add-on (150 for €7.50), then my "free texts" to Meteor numbers are actually deducted from my Add-on bundle?

Thanks
ambrose :cool:

lfc1892

I don't know but

Before you move to Meteor, look for the threads about Roaming with their network. They don't half make it difficult

Sam Vimes

lfc1892 wrote:

I don't know but

Before you move to Meteor, look for the threads about Roaming with their network. They don't half make it difficult

on prepay you have to top up by 60 euro and give credit card details. on bill, if you want roaming immediately you have to give an advance payment of 60 which comes off your bills. i'm fairly sure they'll activate it for free after 3 months

@ the op, i don't know. ring them and ask on 1905

BuffyBot

on prepay you have to top up by 60 euro and give credit card details.

For some countries

Blackdragon

BuffyBot wrote:

For some countries

I believe it applys for all roaming

Sam Vimes

Blackdragon wrote:

I believe it applys for all roaming

no he's right. england, france, spain and a few others don't require the 60 top up

Blackdragon

Commander Vimes wrote:

no he's right. england, france, spain and a few others don't require the 60 top up

My Mistake

rebel.ranter

Before you leave O2 why don't you ask if they can do anything to improve your package?? You might even get 20% extra for renewing, it's worth a shot anyway.
Check http://www.callcosts.ie & enter your call/phone use behaviour. It will give you an unbiased comparison.
You should be able to squeeze a bit extra free out of the networks if you haggle, e.g a text bundle, extra minutes etc.

Random

rebel.ranter wrote:

Before you leave O2 why don't you ask if they can do anything to improve your package?? You might even get 20% extra for renewing, it's worth a shot anyway.
Check http://www.callcosts.ie & enter your call/phone use behaviour. It will give you an unbiased comparison.
You should be able to squeeze a bit extra free out of the networks if you haggle, e.g a text bundle, extra minutes etc.

25% extra mins when you upgrade I think is their latest offer on the website.

ct5amr2ig1nfhp

Well after speaking with four customer service reps on 1905. Two have told me that yes my Meteor texts will be deducted from the add-on, while two have told me that they won't!

Few reasons for changing from O2. Lack of free calls/texts to O2 numbers, charged for listening to voicemail (now the only operator to do so), website/text issues and call/text costs are generally higher outside my inclusive minutes.

Edit: T'is a pity inclusive minutes aren't carried forward.

Sam Vimes

kingambrose wrote:

Few reasons for changing from O2. Lack of free calls/texts to O2 numbers, charged for listening to voicemail (now the only operator to do so),

except for 3 bill pay. only their prepay customers get free voicemail

ct5amr2ig1nfhp

I stand corrected CV. 3Pay customers get charged for listening to voicemail. Bit silly really, charging your bill pay customers for voicemail and not their pre-pay customers.

One other issue. WTF is with the O2 website constantly asking me to change my password. I must be asked every fecking 2 weeks?!

Sam Vimes

kingambrose wrote:

I stand corrected CV. 3Pay customers get charged for listening to voicemail. Bit silly really, charging your bill pay customers for voicemail and not their pre-pay customers.

One other issue. WTF is with the O2 website constantly asking me to change my password. I must be asked every fecking 2 weeks?!

could well be an anti AFT measure

lfc1892

With O2, Inclusive minutes and texts CAN be carried forward, up to a maximum of a full months allocation.

Free voicemail. How much time do you spend on 171 a month? I can assure you it adds up to very little and costs a lot less than you think (especially with per second billing).

Sam Vimes

lfc1892 wrote:

With O2, Inclusive minutes and texts CAN be carried forward, up to a maximum of a full months allocation.

i think he was talking about meteor. i almost posted this too til i read it again

lfc1892 wrote:

Free voicemail. How much time do you spend on 171 a month? I can assure you it adds up to very little and costs a lot less than you think (especially with per second billing).

but then the point is its really scabby not to have free voicemail, especially when the rest of them do (except 3 but the less said about them the better).

15c a minute for voicemail was enough for me to disable it. if someone can't get through to me i'll get a missed call. if they're on private then tough luck

ct5amr2ig1nfhp

As CV says.

Also if voicemail was free I'd actually use it.

EDIT: I see all 3 customers now have free voicemail (new tariffs).