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Smartphone or not?

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  • 17-01-2014 10:46pm
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    Sean_pop
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    I would like to have a smartphone of course, but the reason i don't have one yet is quiet frankly the cost of the phone if you go pay as you go and the lengthy contract if you go bill pay.

    It would be handy to have for banking, football results and countless other things im sure but I cant see why it is really worth the cost, when i can check all these things on a laptop or at a computer in work.

    Unless i can find a better price than €35 per month on bill pay, i think i will continue using the brick i have now.

    Any suggestions on bill pay options that i may have over looked would be greatly appreciated.


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    Mimikyu
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    ABajaninCork
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    Have you looked at e-Mobile? My husband & I were in the same boat. Wanted a smartphone, but didn't want to pay silly money either for the phone or the tariff as we're not heavy users.

    We're both on a tariff that costs us E15 monthly each on a 18 month contract. The phones have the data turned off, so we can't inadvertently use it (either here or abroad), and we don't make many calls. If we need to use the smartphone features, then there are plenty of free wi-fi spots where we can quickly check mail, etc or use the internet at home.


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    Sean_pop
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    No I am PAYG at the moment. How much data do you know is with PAYG plans from €10-€20 a month??


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    kc90
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    Sean_pop wrote: »
    No I am PAYG at the moment. How much data do you know is with PAYG plans from €10-€20 a month??

    There are some great smart phones available for under a €100, particularly last season models. Differences between the newest and previous model of any brand are usually minor, and if you've never had a smart phone, you won't notice the difference. You'd be able to stick with PAYG and change to bill pay if you want to upgrade.
    The major thing would be the OS you're looking for. If you want iOS/iphone, it's going to cost you. There's a huge choice of androids, so you can something on any budget. Windows are a bit more limited and you really get what you pay for.


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    Mimikyu
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    baldshin
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    If I were you I'd go for a Moto g from meteor(€150), €2 to get unlocked on eBay and then go for Threes €20 a month prepay deal.


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    sawdoubters
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    you can have a smartphone and have cheap payg turn off data and use viber or skpy or google voice

    they had this for 89 euro its 100 pounds now but price changes,its sim free so you can move it around

    http://www.amazon.co.uk/Nokia-Lumia-Free-Windows-Smartphone/dp/B00BM24PMY/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1390014966&sr=8-1&keywords=nokia+520


    heres a good deal on payg
    they use o2 service some people say its no good outside towns I don't know

    http://www.48months.ie/deal


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    yawhat!
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    I'd recommend going android over windows phone. Windows store is painful.


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    dudara
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    Moved to the Mobiles forum

    dudara


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    Sean_pop
    Registered Users Posts: 301 ✭✭Sean_pop


    ABajaninCork wrote: »
    Have you looked at e-Mobile? My husband & I were in the same boat. Wanted a smartphone, but didn't want to pay silly money either for the phone or the tariff as we're not heavy users.

    We're both on a tariff that costs us E15 monthly each on a 18 month contract. The phones have the data turned off, so we can't inadvertently use it (either here or abroad), and we don't make many calls. If we need to use the smartphone features, then there are plenty of free wi-fi spots where we can quickly check mail, etc or use the internet at home.


    I would like to stay away from any sort of contract as I know a couple of people said they had nothing but problems. I be like yourself, I don't actually use my phone alot. But some of the features that smartphones offer, would be ideal for checking emails banking etc.


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    Sean_pop
    Registered Users Posts: 301 ✭✭Sean_pop


    sawdoubters wrote: »
    you can have a smartphone and have cheap payg turn off data and use viber or skpy or google voice

    they had this for 89 euro its 100 pounds now but price changes,its sim free so you can move it around

    http://www.amazon.co.uk/Nokia-Lumia-Free-Windows-Smartphone/dp/B00BM24PMY/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1390014966&sr=8-1&keywords=nokia+520


    heres a good deal on payg
    they use o2 service some people say its no good outside towns I don't know

    http://www.48months.ie/deal

    This sounds very interesting. I will have a look into this thanks:)


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