eMobile unlimited phone plan for €49/month - whats the catch?

ongarite

Saw this on Silicon Republic this morning and now on the Eircom PR website.
It sounds far too good to be true IMO, must be a catch?

“Select Unlimited Talk&Text”, eMobile’s new plan offers the best value talk and text bill pay plan in the entire market. Starting at €49 per month the plan gives customers unlimited calls and texts to any Irish mobile and landline in Ireland.

Currently none of the other mobile operators offer consumers a truly unlimited plan. We are very confident that with our new plan our customers won’t be worried about breaking any limits because there are “no limits”. Our customers have complete freedom to talk and text as much as they want.

Our Select Unlimited Talk&Text plan gives eMobile customers a whopping 45,000 minutes a month to any Irish mobile and landline. This is pretty significant when you take the fact that there are only 44,640 minutes in a 31 day month!

On top of that, we’re giving customers a phenomenal 10,000 texts a month to any mobile network and landline in Ireland. This works out at 322 texts a day! When you consider that the average texter sends 192 texts a month, even champion texters won’t run out of texts with our plan.

True to our word – it really does knock the socks off other bill pay plans in the market. Considering this plan is available for €49 for an eircom customer and €59 for a non eircom customer we think that’s pretty great value!

Eircom PR

reverenddave

it looks pretty good

O2 do the same thing for €50 a month 18 month contract
and wiht O2 you get a ''''''''free''''''' iphone

jimmycrackcorm

It's €59 for non-eircom customers and then data add-on is extra... Sheen getting duller.

Arkslippy

You also need to port to EMOBILE / meteor network, which no offense are the worst for customer care and coverage.

The o2 one is plus vat though so its more like 80 quid.

Arkslippy

Looked at the release and its good value. It will lead to a similar plan from the others.

If you'd like it at the lower rate, just port onto a non contract plan or ring their customer service and they'd give you the same plan for porting your number if you insist on it.

reverenddave

Arkslippy wrote: »

You also need to port to EMOBILE / meteor network, which no offense are the worst for customer care and coverage.

The o2 one is plus vat though so its more like 80 quid.

since when was VAT 60% ????

drunkmonkey

ongarite wrote: »

must be a catch?

It's a misprint. It's €89pm

3's one is better at €95pm as it includes all calls to the UK & NI and you can get 19GB of data for tethering included and a free iphone4 or similar.

Pyro Boy

drunkmonkey wrote: »

It's a misprint. It's €89pm

3's one is better at €95pm as it includes all calls to the UK & NI and you can get 19GB of data for tethering included and a free iphone4 or similar.

That is one big MISPRINT if it is that.

reverenddave

in the press release it says €9 3-4 times and 59 3-4 times i dont think eircom are so bad that they make 6-8 misprints in a single page

drunkmonkey

reverenddave wrote: »

in the press release it says €9 3-4 times and 59 3-4 times i dont think eircom are so bad that they make 6-8 misprints in a single page

If you were 4 billion in debt wouldn't you try anything for a few sales.

reverenddave

drunkmonkey wrote: »

If you were 4 billion in debt wouldn't you try anything for a few sales.

if I was 4 billion in debt i'd be standing in front of the next train:p

surely they cant get away with it if they are lying though
the financial regulator or whoever it is would have something to say about it

drunkmonkey

I'd say there is a bit of a misprint in the way sp have worded the article but reading the Eircom press release the offer looks real.
No sign on the emobile site about the offer yet.

DrumSteve

drunkmonkey wrote: »

It's a misprint. It's €89pm

3's one is better at €95pm as it includes all calls to the UK & NI and you can get 19GB of data for tethering included and a free iphone4 or similar.

No misprints, I went through this offer yesterday when I seen it to make sure for myself.Eircom customers pay €49 a month for unlimited calls and texts. Non Eircom pay €59.

frag420

Would a meteor customer count as an eircom customer as they are more or less the same company??

DrumSteve

frag420 wrote: »

Would a meteor customer count as an eircom customer as they are more or less the same company??

Na you'd need an Eircom Account from what I can see.

uppishhauk

with the 12 month contract its €64 or €54 if your an Eircom costumer
with the 18 month conrtact its €59 or €49 if your an Eircom costumer

basicly €10 discount for being an Eircom costumer
due to start tomorrow (03/03/2011)

evolutionqy7

if i remember it right from irish times the "unlimited" is just marketing. Its limited to thousands of mins and texts cant remember how much but its in thousands

Ghandee

Hopefully we can.expect others to.follow suit now?
Won't be holding my breath though :mad:

evolutionqy7

Well tbh i wont go near em till they get something reasonably better than i get currently on meteor.

200/200 + 1GB + free calls and texts to meteor for 25 p/m on meteor bill pay lite

uppishhauk

evolutionqy7 wrote: »

if i remember it right from irish times the "unlimited" is just marketing. Its limited to thousands of mins and texts cant remember how much but its in thousands

its like 45,000 min which makes it so if you were on the phone 24/7 you still can't go over the limit hence unlimited, its the same on all networks that have an unlimited plan because no matter what system the network uses, it must have a figure so they just put it at a figure it not possible to break,

on the sms its 10,000 per month so it is possible but unlikely to go over (10,000 is the average number of sms one person sends every 4 years)

evolutionqy7

uppishhauk wrote: »

on the sms its 10,000 per month so it is possible but unlikely to go over (10,000 is the average number of sms one person sends every 4 years)

well sms is the problem. if your a part of an organisation and you need to keep 10-100++ constantly informed that 10k texts not gonna last ya long

batman2000

But this is not for an organisation..Its aimed at home/domestic users:

Still, even if your not an eircom customer, still looks to be good value

http://www.emobile.ie/phonesplansmore/plans/postpay/compare/

evolutionqy7

Lol id never pay more than 30 quid on bill pay plan unless i needed to do alot of business calls.

OwaynOTT

batman2000 wrote: »

But this is not for an organisation..Its aimed at home/domestic users:

Still, even if your not an eircom customer, still looks to be good value

http://www.emobile.ie/phonesplansmore/plans/postpay/compare/

99 cent per day for 50mb of data, so 30 euro per month for data and its only a little bit per day. Good luck with that.

Kensington

OwaynOTT wrote: »

99 cent per day for 50mb of data, so 30 euro per month for data and its only a little bit per day. Good luck with that.

That's the rate without an add-on.

With an add-on:
€9.99 for 1GB.
€14.99 for 10GB.

Upptowngirl

It is excellent value..€49 if you are an Eircom customer and €59 if you are not an Eircom customer for an 18 month contract. 45,000 mins and 10,000 texts per month.. Class. Think its the best on the market at the minute.. Lots of phones available free on the plan... Well worth investigating..

Kristopherus

Upptowngirl wrote: »

It is excellent value..€49 if you are an Eircom customer and €59 if you are not an Eircom customer for an 18 month contract. 45,000 mins and 10,000 texts per month.. Class. Think its the best on the market at the minute.. Lots of phones available free on the plan... Well worth investigating..

And you work for E-Mobile:rolleyes::D:confused:

bd250110

It would be 69/74 Euro for me, with data as a non-Eircom customer. Quite an attractive offer. The comparable offer on 3 is 90 Euro. Unsurprisingly o2 offer nothing comparable. Nor do Vodafone, although their roaming product is really quite good.
It's defiantly the best post-pay offer on the market at the moment, Voda, and o2 especially, are looking increasingly uncompeditive.

evolutionqy7 wrote: »

Lol id never pay more than 30 quid on bill pay plan unless i needed to do alot of business calls.

I have a serious issue with this statement. It's utterly pointless being on a "cheap" tariff if you go over the number of calls and/or texts in your allowance. You might be paying 60+ euro per month, every month. I've seen it time and again. It's all about matching the usage and tariffs and getting the best deal. Not the cheapest possible tariff, which are usually bad value.

Upptowngirl

Kristopherus wrote: »

And you work for E-Mobile:rolleyes::D:confused:

I was taking info from previous posts.... I assume you read them?? No need to be confused, it is quite a good offer...

irishh_bob

id jump at this offer if i could be sure of a decent reception , i get the impression that E - mobile coverage is quite poor compared to vodafone etc , i live in rural ireland and i have trouble getting a signal with vodafone some times let alone the likes of E mobile

evolutionqy7

bd250110 wrote: »

I have a serious issue with this statement. It's utterly pointless being on a "cheap" tariff if you go over the number of calls and/or texts in your allowance. You might be paying 60+ euro per month, every month. I've seen it time and again. It's all about matching the usage and tariffs and getting the best deal. Not the cheapest possible tariff, which are usually bad value.

Well that never really happens ive had an issue with this in last BP cause didnt have free texts and calls to meteor. Now that i got it i can guarantee you i wont go over calls or texts. Only time i went over Meteor bill i paid 38 euro instead of 30.

irishh_bob wrote: »

id jump at this offer if i could be sure of a decent reception , i get the impression that E - mobile coverage is quite poor compared to vodafone etc , i live in rural ireland and i have trouble getting a signal with vodafone some times let alone the likes of E mobile

You would be surprised Ive got better coverage with Meteor in Dublin city centre than with Vodafone. Down the country side i see no difference in the area i live in. They all seem the same.

It really depends on the location. All networks have bad and good spots. There is no superior one.

Mimikyu

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OwaynOTT

Meteor's coverage is quite poor in 'rural' areas like Nenagh and Roscrea in Tipperary. I don't think they even have 3g coverage in Nenagh. So pointless getting a smartphone really.
Was with them before so I know what there coverage is like and if you go to really rural areas the coverage is usually piss poor for just calls so can't imagine what the 3g data is like.
Still if your in a good coverage area, and you plan on staying there the majority of the time, it's a good offer for the price.

No iPhone though, wonder why.

evolutionqy7

OwaynOTT wrote: »

Meteor's coverage is quite poor in 'rural' areas like Nenagh and Roscrea in Tipperary. I don't think they even have 3g coverage in Nenagh. So pointless getting a smartphone really.
Was with them before so I know what there coverage is like and if you go to really rural areas the coverage is usually piss poor for just calls so can't imagine what the 3g data is like.
Still if your in a good coverage area, and you plan on staying there the majority of the time, it's a good offer for the price.

No iPhone though, wonder why.

Idk i have good 3G coverage the whole way from Dublin up to about Mullingar. So as said before it varies for every network and not just meteor. Even though 3G isnt available everywhere meteor have a very good edge coverage which works fine for apps and light web browsing.

They have stated a long time ago that their sticking to Android line up for their high end phones. Who wants the iPhone?

Ive tethered my phone to internet though the laptop and through a Three USB stick and always got faster internet speeds in 3G area with meteor.

chrislad

OwaynOTT wrote: »

Meteor's coverage is quite poor in 'rural' areas like Nenagh and Roscrea in Tipperary. I don't think they even have 3g coverage in Nenagh. So pointless getting a smartphone really.
Was with them before so I know what there coverage is like and if you go to really rural areas the coverage is usually piss poor for just calls so can't imagine what the 3g data is like.
Still if your in a good coverage area, and you plan on staying there the majority of the time, it's a good offer for the price.

No iPhone though, wonder why.

I have fine coverage in Nenagh, as does my mother. I get 3G in spots, out near the Springfort Mall place, but it's certainly not widespread. Out near Springfort, internet speeds are much faster than Vodafone, which was falling back to GPRS.

drunkmonkey

evolutionqy7 wrote: »

They have stated a long time ago that their sticking to Android line up for their high end phones. Who wants the iPhone?

Ive tethered my phone to internet though the laptop and through a Three USB stick and always got faster internet speeds in 3G area with meteor.

About 50 million people wanted iphone:P, You don't choose not to stock iPhone, Apple choose not to supply you. All the other networks have Android/Apple but they all have at least reasonable 3G coverage.
Meteor haven't much of a 3G network and I doubt they will be allowed iphone until that changes.

long_b

FWIW, where I work/commute I find Meteor's coverage to be as good if not better than the other networks. It gives by far the best speed where I live too.
It all depends on where you'll be using your phone I suppose

evolutionqy7

drunkmonkey wrote: »

About 50 million people wanted iphone:P, You don't choose not to stock iPhone, Apple choose not to supply you. All the other networks have Android/Apple but they all have at least reasonable 3G coverage.
Meteor haven't much of a 3G network and I doubt they will be allowed iphone until that changes.

Well if a person wants one so badly they can always get one in Apple store and hop a micro sim into it

irishh_bob

currently on a 100 min per mth plan for 29 quid with vodafone , rang them the other day and told them i wanted to leave , they immedietley doubled my minutes to 200 per month for the same price plan

currently , im having fun trying to buy a 2nd hand iphone or blackberry , one of the advantages of a rescession is that you can be a real mean bastard when it comes to buying stuff , as far as im concerned , even an item was never used , if its 2nd hand , its half price and no more , some phone owners seem to believe its enought to knock 50 quid of a 250 quid phone

finnegan101

ongarite wrote: »

Saw this on Silicon Republic this morning and now on the Eircom PR website.
It sounds far too good to be true IMO, must be a catch?



Eircom PR

they need t offer thoses prices because their non existent customer service, their dishonesty and blatant lies.

in july 2011 When i first moved to emobile, I started to receive phone calls that were intended for a business man from the other side of the country.... believing they were speaking to the correct persons answer machine, i was receiving personal voice mails from friends, accountants etc etc intend for someone else.... they basically gave me his number!!! and with this i knew all about his business, his financial status, his customers......

march 2012, and despite countless phone calls, registered letters, emails, everyday there is just another lie..... 7 months after requesting a copy of my contract, they supplied me with a request to my number, along with vodafone terms and conditions!!!!! still cant figure that one out, but they insist i have been sent the correct information !!!!

The constant lies by staff, managers, supervisors is endless, the only thing that appears to be certain is that another lie is only a phone call away....

when they are caught out with lie after lie, they just terminate the call....

the only advise i could give anyone is run amile from emobile, and make sure you tell anyone you know the same....

Vahevala

What I love about 3, is that they don't give you a set number of texts, I don't send many texts so pointless giving me a few hundred when I don't use them..

What puts me off about e-mobile is that their ad's make me cringe!! :eek: I spend about 40.66 per month with three and I can't fault it one single bit!