Best Network To Buy Iphone 5

rdogg12794

Im currently on 48 but considering moving so i can get an iphone fairly cheap on bill pay.

Its either between three and and meteor.

I have been meteor before and i liked them, But three are offering the phone for 139 at 40 a month

Meteor have a 40 a month tariff aswell but they have not announced the price of the phone yet.

Three offer unlimited data but I heard they have a bad customer service and 3g speeds

Any input would be appreciated

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mitsybaby

3.. Meteor seem to have lots of issues and bad coverage! I'm with 3 and have very few problems, if any, with them..

Mervyn Crawford

To put the use of up-to-date technology in it's broader context:

........Workers would be fired if they were found carrying any metallic
objects. They had to sit still while working long hours. On the assembly line,
they had to produce an iPhone 5 back plate almost every three seconds, and the reporter had to pick up each plate and mark four points, using an oil-based
paint pen. “Every ten hours, I had to finish 3,000 back plates. After several
hours, I had terrible neck pain,” he wrote..............

http://wsws.org/articles/2012/sep2012/foxn-s25.shtml

Mossess

Mervyn Crawford wrote: »

To put the use of up-to-date technology in it's broader context:


http://wsws.org/articles/2012/sep2012/foxn-s25.shtml

I worked for a certain PC manufacturer in Limerick for a few months, many many years go, and it was the same. That's life

Mervyn Crawford

Well the world market is just that, international. So Ireland, and USA for that matter, have the same difficulties as China in the sense that people have to struggle in low-paid and needlessly punishing work just to survive.

The company that makes the i Phone had profits of 1.4% last quarter.
Under the profit system that's not sustainable unless it is decided to drive down pay and ramp-up production even more - but 'That's life.'

My view would be that in itself is unsustainable as a global economic and social/political system.

And related to the economic model - modern technological developments are nowhere near used to their full potential.

Gumbo

Mervyn Crawford wrote: »

Well the world market is just that, international. So Ireland, and USA for that matter, have the same difficulties as China in the sense that people have to struggle in low-paid and needlessly punishing work just to survive.

The company that makes the i Phone has profits of 1.4% last quarter.
Under the profit system that's not sustainable unless it is decided to drive down pay and ramp-up production even more - but 'That's life.'

My view would be that in itself is unsustainable as a global economic and social/political system.

And related to the economic model - modern technological developments are nowhere near used to their full potential.

here you go, not just the company that makes iPhones. Also the same for Samsung, Sony etc etc

http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-19504381

http://news.yahoo.com/samsung-factories-sound-bad-foxconn-214030203.html

vinnycoyne

Back on topic please.

SK1979

Still no word on Meteor and Vodafone's pricing? Any chance that one (or both) haven't been promised an initial batch?

Mervyn Crawford

Vinnycoyne, would you know a thread or threads that are more closely related to the issue of the i Phone, Samsung, .. factories and working conditions for the manufacturers' staff?

Gumbo

Mervyn Crawford wrote: »

Vinnycoyne, would you know a thread or threads that are more closely related to the issue of the i Phone, Samsung, .. factories and working conditions for the manufacturers' staff?

Here

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> http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=127

guil

SK1979 wrote: »

Still no word on Meteor and Vodafone's pricing? Any chance that one (or both) haven't been promised an initial batch?

They will probably release pricing tomorrow or Thursday at the latest

Mossess

I can't get a word out of eMobile regarding a release date. Makes me worry that they may not have the stock at all.
But based on the iPhone4S tariffs I will probably go with them. If they ever get them in.

Gumbo

Mossess wrote: »

I can't get a word out of eMobile regarding a release date. Makes me worry that they may not have the stock at all.
But based on the iPhone4S tariffs I will probably go with them. If they ever get them in.

i posted on another thread about stock issues. i haveit from a staff memebr in Cork that the irish stock levels are smaller than previous years, and thats why the networks are hesitant to advertise so far.

Like last year posters were up, offers detailed and waiting lists/pre-orders opened, this year.....Nothing!

Mossess

Nothing. Ouch. I guess then the only Network is three. At least they seem to be taking orders and phoning people today with actual delivery dates.

Dades

Mossess wrote: »

Nothing. Ouch. I guess then the only Network is three. At least they seem to be taking orders and phoning people today with actual delivery dates.

Three have this on their order page:

The iPhone 5 is in high demand with Three. Pre-ordered iPhones will be delivered on a first-come, first-serve basis. We cannot guarantee that you will receive your iPhone 5 on Friday 28th. We will contact you on Tuesday 25th to confirm.

So they seem to be just taking orders regardless of how much stock they have. Would be interesting to hear if they contact anyone with a supposed delivery date.

Loomis

Dades wrote: »

Three have this on their order page:


So they seem to be just taking orders regardless of how much stock they have. Would be interesting to hear if they contact anyone with a supposed delivery date.

I got a call tonight just before 7 (English number, don't think it makes a difference but thought I'd mention it) from a guy who said it'd be delivered to me on Friday anytime between 9 and 5.
Here's hoping.

Mossess

Mr. Anderson wrote: »

I got a call tonight just before 7 (English number, don't think it makes a difference but thought I'd mention it) from a guy who said it'd be delivered to me on Friday anytime between 9 and 5.
Here's hoping.

Based on that it looks like Three are the only network with stock.

pmct

Anybody have any idea what the others are going to charge or are they not offering it this friday

Dades

VF on Grafton St (Dublin) just texted me to say that "due to unforeseen stock issues" it was going to be a free-for-all (not their words!) with the store opening at 9am.

Had put my name on a list there last week. The other VF on Grafton St told me the same in person this week.

Mossess

Ah, so they may only have 5 per store then.

opinion guy

rdogg12794 wrote: »

Three offer unlimited data but I heard they have a bad customer service and 3g speeds

Just to clarify this. When you get signal, Three have the fastest data network in the country. The problem is that outside of major towns and cities the reception is shlte. For example I can get no reception, 3g, or even voice if I go to Glendalough.

So really it depends where you live and where you travel. If you live in Dublin city and never leave Three are awesome. If you live in the middle of country and go hiking every weekend they are shlte

rdogg12794

opinion guy wrote: »

Just to clarify this. When you get signal, Three have the fastest data network in the country. The problem is that outside of major towns and cities the reception is shlte. For example I can get no reception, 3g, or even voice if I go to Glendalough.

So really it depends where you live and where you travel. If you live in Dublin city and never leave Three are awesome. If you live in the middle of country and go hiking every weekend they are shlte

thats the thing i live in the country and i struggle for coverage if i walk down the hall i lose coverage and calls are dropped.

whiterebel

I've been all over the country with 3, and some of the best speeds I saw were in Cor, Waterford, Wexford, Donegal and Sligo, yet there are people on the Three forum that couldn't get a 3G signal in Dublin city centre. Same in Cork City, which has always been good for me, but not so good for others. Its a strange network.

rdogg12794

all networks are releasing it this friday but with very limited stock. I went into o2 and three and they said they will have 7 phones in stock, first come first served.

Also there might be a possibility that i might go to college in england next year what happens if i break the contract ? will i get sued or something

opinion guy

whiterebel wrote: »

I've been all over the country with 3, and some of the best speeds I saw were in Cor, Waterford, Wexford, Donegal and Sligo, yet there are people on the Three forum that couldn't get a 3G signal in Dublin city centre. Same in Cork City, which has always been good for me, but not so good for others. Its a strange network.

Put of that list I've been to Sligo and Donegal since I moved to 3 and I found it crappy in those areas.

rdogg12794 wrote: »

thats the thing i live in the country and i struggle for coverage if i walk down the hall i lose coverage and calls are dropped.

I might be wrong but I've always thought Vodafone had the best gneral overall coverage if you are living in stixsville followed by O2 (and by extension those using the O2 network such as emobile).

pmct

Does any body know how long it usually take from for new stock to come in after the first lot from past years

rdogg12794

the girl in the shop said about a week later everything will be flowing as usual

poolboy

I strongly recommend you don't sign up to a contract with 3 or anyone else for that matter without checking the signal where you live. But 3 especially. They are the worst company I ever had the misfortune to be a customer of. Terrible coverage matched only by their customer service.

rdogg12794

i have been with meteor and vodafone and the coverage was ok in some parts of the house. im currently on 48 go conquer and the coverage is good

Mossess

Actually, I think that looking at things as they stand at the moment, Three is the only network you buy an iPhone with. As things stand today.
O2/Vodafone/Meteor & eMobile probably wont have stock in to allow you buy for another 3-4 weeks. (not counting the first 7 people into the store) The last time I looks at O2s data I laughed, they are offering people contracts with 150mbs a month. That is far too low. Personally I’m on wifi for 80% of my days and I’m burning through a gig. And that’s not heavy usage either. I’m currently with eMobile and they have a 2 gig monthly limit with suits now. BUT, If LTE comes in with in 2 years I will want my limit raised. Massively.
People are signing up to contracts now with tiny data limits, when 4G does come in those limits will be eaten in a day. So Three’s all you can eat data is looking good at the moment

(As for coverage, I think it depends on where you are. (I think my house is lead lined))

Dades

I wouldn't be factoring LTE into the equation even with a 24mth contracts.

Also, I'm beginning to think that the Apple media machine has manufactured a false idea of stock levels and that there might just be plenty of handsets to around, if not tomorrow, then within a week or two.

That could be just wishful thinking of course. :pac:

pmct

I got an email from meteor today so I called the number I was talking to someone their that hadn't a clue he told me about the package on the Internet so I asked him if it's possible to get a shorter contract he told me on a 18 month contract the iPhone would cost €600 and 45 a month. I currently pay 15 a month for the same plan so that's 600 plus 30 a month for 18 that works out at 1140 for the phone do the think we're idiots

rdogg12794

do they have 12 month contracts on any network apart from o2 ?

MrWorf

I have an iPhone 4S with Vodafone and want to get the iPhone 5 maybe on a different network due to limited data (2G) from Vodafone. Does anyone know about 3 or Meteor coverage in Cork city and/or Enniscorthy town as I would be in these two areas mostly. Thanks.

mitsybaby

MrWorf wrote: »

I have an iPhone 4S with Vodafone and want to get the iPhone 5 maybe on a different network due to limited data (2G) from Vodafone. Does anyone know about 3 or Meteor coverage in Cork city and/or Enniscorthy town as I would be in these two areas mostly. Thanks.

I can't speak for enniscorthy town but in Wexford town the coverage is good with 3.. I don't have any issues with 3's coverage overall but the 3G coverage can be a bit hit and miss the odd time, never an issue making calls tho...

And personally I don't rate meteor at all but a lot of my friends are with thm and are happy enough, I don't trust their coverage though...