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Visiting Ireland for 2 weeks, need advice on data plan

  • 03-08-2009 3:29pm
    #1
    jim2011
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2 ✭


    Hi,

    I am visiting Ireland for 2 weeks, travelling around most of the country. My iPhone is unlocked. I am wondering which carrier/plan would be best for me. I probably use over 50MB/day which was the limitation for a lot of prepaid plans. If you do postpay/billpay, is there any contract? I'm just trying to be able to use the iphone for data, I don't really care much about using it for voice.

    Thanks,
    Jim


Comments

  • #2
    barry181091
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,628 ✭✭✭barry181091


    I don't think you could get a contract for so little time.

    The other option is prepay, which is 99c a day for 50MB then 3c per KB after that, can get very expensive.

    I think your best bet would be to get access to wifi points around the country, You may pick up some free ones but most hotels now offer free wifi and a lot of coffee shops offer free/paid(mostly) wifi too. Also for the times while travelling you have 50MB a day anyway on prepay.


  • #3
    WezzyB
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 429 ✭✭WezzyB


    http://three.ie/handsets_new/3-e160g-white-prepaid-3pay-broadband.htm

    They have a 10 euro a week plan, the modem is 69 euro, just take the SIM out and stick it in your phone. You can send me the modem after the two weeks :D

    The week plan is limited to 2GB per week, alternatively you could go for a month of prepay for 25 euro and have a 10GB cap.


  • #4
    anoble66
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,096 ✭✭✭anoble66


    or you could just buy the PAYG SIM from Three, and for 9.99 you get 1GB of data allowance which lasts for 30 days.


  • #5
    jim2011
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2 ✭jim2011


    Thanks guys. Three sounds like the way to go for me then. Thanks for all your responses. Is 3's service decent?


  • #6
    anoble66
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,096 ✭✭✭anoble66


    as long as your going to be near a fairly populated area you should be fine. If your going to be in the back of beyond in a cottage or something then forget getting 3G.

    here is a link to their 3G coverage map:-

    http://maps.three.ie/threeireland/Pages/Public/CoveragePublicPage.aspx


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  • #7
    Purple Gorilla
    Closed Accounts Posts: 865 ✭✭✭Purple Gorilla


    Yep 3 would be your best bet with the Pre-Pay Data Package but if want coverage, then I'd suggest Vodafone Pre-pay as it would generally have the best coverage in the country incase you are going to places which are far away from main towns. I mean, while you're over here and out and about of you're hotel, would you really need more than 50mb?


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