iD Mobile - 3 months free on any plan -30 day sim-only plans included

DopeTech

Trick or Treat this Halloween?

With iD it’s just one big treat because we’ve got 3 months free minutes, texts and data for you. Just move your number to iD bill pay by November 1st and your treat bag is full for the next 3 months.

Looking at this offer and it seems like you can sign up and get 3 months free and port away again when 3 months are up if you don't want to stay with them.

Thought I would share here as it seems like a good deal.

StaticNoise

Just a quick bit of information for anyone signing up:

- iPhones don't get 4G yet (and any that do receives the data speeds intermittently): this is a restriction made by Apple.
- Service hasn't been too good: they had a major outage during the week whereby all calls and texts wouldn't work.
- Support is good, but they close at 8pm. There is no 24/7 support.
- Account Management on their website is limited and very basic.


(I'm an iD Mobile customer, and also a Three customer- plus, I run MoolaMonkey.com, so I'm being impartial in mentioning the above)

newwan

FrostyJim wrote: »

Looking at this offer and it seems like you can sign up and get 3 months free and port away again when 3 months are up if you don't want to stay with them.

Thought I would share here as it seems like a good deal.

Is it definitely only for 3 months? Uses 3 network iI assume..

DopeTech

newwan wrote: »

Is it definitely only for 3 months? Uses 3 network iI assume..

That's the deal. I don't have any insider knowledge, I can't see them extending it to longer. It wouldn't make business sense if they had people to give them even more free months.

newwan

What iImean is that you're not locked in to another 9 months or more after the free contract ends...

Penny Tration

They've had five outages in the last two months. I wouldn't do it.

DopeTech

newwan wrote: »

What iImean is that you're not locked in to another 9 months or more after the free contract ends...

No when you click on the link you can select 30 day sim only. Nothing in the terms about having to stay longer either.

uck51js9zml2yt

I was in blanch today
Its valid till 1_November.

Fr_Dougal

Penny Tration wrote: »

They've had five outages in the last two months. I wouldn't do it.

Three had an outage yesterday, service was disrupted for most of the day for the majority of customers.

adox

StaticNoise wrote: »

Just a quick bit of information for anyone signing up:

- iPhones don't get 4G yet (and any that do receives the data speeds intermittently): this is a restriction made by Apple.

Just for this network you are talking about I presume?

DopeTech

adox wrote: »

Just for this network you are talking about I presume?

Yes, just iD.

Penny Tration

Fr_Dougal wrote: »

Three had an outage yesterday, service was disrupted for most of the day for the majority of customers.

I'm aware, I'm with Three (bf is ID). Three haven't had outages every couple of weeks though. One or two is normal enough. Five in eight weeks isn't normal.

4real

where does it say you can move away after 3 months?

uck51js9zml2yt

4real wrote: »

where does it say you can move away after 3 months?

If youre on a 30 day sim only, just give 30_days notice

StaticNoise

Tinie

So three months for free sounds good to me. Was going to switch soon anyway off current network (voda).

To those that know, can you just cancel online or is it a long winded process of writing to them etc?

mass_debater

Nico Tasty Monument wrote: »

If youre on a 30 day sim only, just give 30_days notice

Am I missing something. This seems to be only available in bill pay which is term of 12, 18 or 24 months. Doesn't seem to be available on pre pay.

DopeTech

mass_debater wrote: »

Am I missing something. This seems to be only available in bill pay which is term of 12, 18 or 24 months. Doesn't seem to be available on pre pay.

It's only available on bill. 30 day sim only option is there too. You select your plan and scroll to the bottom and choose I don't need a phone.

Tinie

mass_debater wrote: »

Am I missing something. This seems to be only available in bill pay which is term of 12, 18 or 24 months. Doesn't seem to be available on pre pay.

It seems to work on the 30 day one also, whether its meant to or not I dont know.

Acara

Tinie wrote: »

It seems to work on the 30 day one also, whether its meant to or not I dont know.

I was told that it is a 12 month rolling contract. Could you tell me what is a rolling contract. I am existing UPC customer and also on 3 pay as you go. I was going for unlimited calls, texts and data for 25 month. What sold me was calls to any nat landline and network. Because using 3 and v happy with coverage thought this would be the same.

Fr_Dougal

Acara wrote: »

I was told that it is a 12 month rolling contract. Could you tell me what is a rolling contract. I am existing UPC customer and also on 3 pay as you go. I was going for unlimited calls, texts and data for 25 month. What sold me was calls to any nat landline and network. Because using 3 and v happy with coverage thought this would be the same.

A 12 month rolling contract means you're tied into the contract for a year. A 30 day rolling contract is the norm for sim-only contracts(contract without a phone).

I don't think that this would be a 12 month contract.

I'd ignore the 'Total to pay today ' amount, when I joined Three they had the same thing, you only pay when your sim is activated.

Furzy

Acara wrote: »

What sold me was calls to any nat landline and network. Because using 3 and v happy with coverage thought this would be the same.

Tesco Mobile PAYG on same network (which I find very reliable) does unlimited calls to landline & any network if you top up €15 per month. You can use the €15 credit to buy unlimited texts (€10) and 1Gb data (€5) or 5Gb data (€10). Not tied in to any contract.

Furzy

.... note that it says in the screenshot "We will take this as a direct debit from your account every month". Doesn't mention 3 months free and nothing about it in the online T&Cs. I was considering trying it out for the 3m but I know that trying to deal with CPW customer service is like banging your head against a brick wall so I figure it's not worth the potential grief unless there is a very clear statement in writing that they won't start dd until a specified date and that contract can be cancelled with 30 days notice.

Tinie

Furzy wrote: »

.... note that it says in the screenshot "We will take this as a direct debit from your account every month". Doesn't mention 3 months free and nothing about it in the online T&Cs. I was considering trying it out for the 3m but I know that trying to deal with CPW customer service is like banging your head against a brick wall so I figure it's not worth the potential grief unless there is a very clear statement in writing that they won't start dd until a specified date and that contract can be cancelled with 30 days notice.

Confirmed in store its valid on a thirty days contract so you can cancel after two months and receive no charges.

Aquos76

Just be forewarned, the network up to now have had nothing but problems, just take a look at their twitter and FB accounts, Im a customer of theirs since Aug, and I have already moved 2 numbers back to 48months that I switched over on to their staff plans, its just not worth the grief anymore. The amount of times people have been texting me saying "is there something wrong with your phone, I cant get thru to you" despite having full signal.

My wife and eldest son had been using id sims and numerous times i had issues calling their phones, sometimes it would take 3 or 4 times of dialling their number before Id get a ringing tone, and even then, there is no guarantee that the call wouldnt drop

Mimikyu

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Niemoj

How d'ya go about cancelling it?

Can it be done simple enough on the website or do you've to send them formal notice?

groom

Tinie wrote: »

Confirmed in store its valid on a thirty days contract so you can cancel after two months and receive no charges.

How was it confirmed in store? Did you see something in writing? Being told verbally by a salesperson isn't proper confirmation. They'll say anything and often not know the ins and outs and this won't help you when you're trying to get a direct debit refunded.

Muahahaha

StaticNoise wrote: »

Just a quick bit of information for anyone signing up:

- iPhones don't get 4G yet (and any that do receives the data speeds intermittently): this is a restriction made by Apple.
- Service hasn't been too good: they had a major outage during the week whereby all calls and texts wouldn't work.
- Support is good, but they close at 8pm. There is no 24/7 support.
- Account Management on their website is limited and very basic.


(I'm an iD Mobile customer, and also a Three customer- plus, I run MoolaMonkey.com, so I'm being impartial in mentioning the above)

Thanks for the info. Just fyi I went to your website for a gander but its not loading for me on Chrome

Kensington

Just to further echo the sentiments of problems.

The plans all come with 4G, however if you have 4G enabled on the handset and your phone is operating on the 4G network more often than not incoming calls will go straight to voicemail* as the required handoff to 3G to take the call doesn't seem to happen correctly. End result you need to leave the handset on 3G only to be able to have any hope of calls getting through reliably.

And as is par for the course with the Three network when you do this the 3G speeds are so slow as to make them practically unusable.

*Voicemail doesn't seem to work properly either. The vast majority of the time rather than hitting your voicemail greeting your caller will get a looped "Sorry, your call is restricted" message.

StaticNoise

Muahahaha wrote: »

Thanks for the info. Just fyi I went to your website for a gander but its not loading for me on Chrome

Thanks for that heads-up. I've got it blocked at present as I'm redeveloping it, but I hope to have it up later this evening.
Thank you for your information!

corks finest

FrostyJim wrote: »

Looking at this offer and it seems like you can sign up and get 3 months free and port away again when 3 months are up if you don't want to stay with them.

Thought I would share here as it seems like a good deal.

From past experiences with 3,,,,,nightmare to deal with,,,,,, when cancelling,,,,, get some guy in banglaindia,who dissent understand you,and won't take no for an answer,,,,,,,stay away,,,I definitely will

mass_debater

corks finest wrote: »

From past experiences with 3,,,,,nightmare to deal with,,,,,, when cancelling,,,,, get some guy in banglaindia,who dissent understand you,and won't take no for an answer,,,,,,,stay away,,,I definitely will

What had your experiences with three customer support got to do with anything? You won't be dealing with them.

groom

corks finest wrote: »

some guy in banglaindia,who dissent understand you

Might equally be some guy in Clonsilla, Wexford, Balbriggan that dissent understand you

newwan

So feck it i went for it. But saidt i id get them to post it to me. But that will take 5 days and I'd like it tomorrow.

Does anyone know can iIstill collect in store? I coukd cancel it but don't would prefer to just change and collect in store instead...

newwan

They cancelled it for me and were very helpful. Good start so far with id!

myshirt

Bottom line - can I sign up for 30-day sim only, not pay a dime for 3 months, and then move on to another network?
Or is this one of those sneaky offers like Eir where it is €30 a month for four months, and then €82 for 14 more months. Where the €30 a month is in large. And where the €82 a month / 18month contract is in small.

mass_debater

I went for this, I'm still undecided about activating the SIM when it arrives. I have a work phone rarely and make calls it seems texts on my private one, I only really need a 4g data package so not too concerned about their network issues, like any new startup they'll get there eventually. I badly need to get off the 48 network which has gone to crap since O2 got sold to Three, I know Three have bought 48 so their network will improve soon, I'll go back to 48 when they get 4G.

Kensington

mass_debater wrote: »

I went for this, I'm still undecided about activating the SIM when it arrives. I have a work phone rarely and make calls it seems texts on my private one, I only really need a 4g data package so not too concerned about their network issues, like any new startup they'll get there eventually. I badly need to get off the 48 network which has gone to crap since O2 got sold to Three, I know Three have bought 48 so their network will improve soon, I'll go back to 48 when they get 4G.

iD runs on the Three network.....

Aquos76

mass_debater wrote: »

I went for this, I'm still undecided about activating the SIM when it arrives. I have a work phone rarely and make calls it seems texts on my private one, I only really need a 4g data package so not too concerned about their network issues, like any new startup they'll get there eventually. I badly need to get off the 48 network which has gone to crap since O2 got sold to Three, I know Three have bought 48 so their network will improve soon, I'll go back to 48 when they get 4G.

If you think you had problems using 48months then be prepared to have even more using iDMobile, and also not all handsets are capable of getting 4G with iDMobile as they only use 900mhz band compared to three who use both 900 and 1800 bands.

mass_debater

Kensington wrote: »

iD runs on the Three network.....

I know that, but without 4G. In my own area the coverage went to crap after the takeover on 48 but my work phone and ipad on Three has decent coverage and 4g

uck51js9zml2yt

myshirt wrote: »

Bottom line - can I sign up for 30-day sim only, not pay a dime for 3 months, and then move on to another network?
Or is this one of those sneaky offers like Eir where it is €30 a month for four months, and then €82 for 14 more months. Where the €30 a month is in large. And where the €82 a month / 18month contract is in small.

Your first mistake was mentioning Eir.
Your second mistake was not reading the thread.

corks finest

mass_debater wrote: »

What had your experiences with three customer support got to do with anything? You won't be dealing with them.

Thought its 3 customer care,you eventually have to talk to ref tech problems etc?

uck51js9zml2yt

corks finest wrote: »

Thought its 3 customer care,you eventually have to talk to ref tech problems etc?

If you buy a lenovo you dont talk to IBM!

corks finest

Nico Tasty Monument wrote: »

If you buy a lenovo you dont talk to IBM!

Ha,,,,actually did buy a leonovo,,,but yeah I get your drift

Niemoj

Seems like you need to give notice in writing and I'm going to sign up tomorrow so will give notice 60 days in.

Aquos76

Be advised, loads of issues with network again this evening, from about 4pm thru to 7ish calls constantly been dropped, nearly impossible to make a call without it been dropped, people calling iDMobile numbers were getting engaged tones instead of a ringing tone. When calls were connecting, we couldn't hear first 10-15 seconds of the call, not even the phone ringing.

Plenty people getting on to iDMobile on Twitter complaining of same issues during this time frame also

Niemoj

Aquos76 wrote: »

Be advised, loads of issues with network again this evening, from about 4pm thru to 7ish calls constantly been dropped, nearly impossible to make a call without it been dropped, people calling iDMobile numbers were getting engaged tones instead of a ringing tone. When calls were connecting, we couldn't hear first 10-15 seconds of the call, not even the phone ringing.

Plenty people getting on to iDMobile on Twitter complaining of same issues during this time frame also

Wow really? More issues?!

I'm going to try signing up anyway because hey, 3 months free so why not but I really hope these issues iron themselves out.

Three's network has been reliable for me at least so it's odd how this is occurring when they themselves use Three.

Aquos76

Well after another outage today from around 12.30 till 2pm, I finally decided, enough is enough to and I took my last 2 numbers away from them this afternoon. Whatever setup they are using, it's certainly different to that of three and likes of 48 & Tesco, my kids use 48, and three here and they have no issues with signal, or 3G and 4G coverage, whereas the phones with iDMobile were constantly up and down over the last 3-4 weeks.

In fairness to id, the first month wasn't to bad. Their problems seem to have escalated with the launch of virgin who have the very same network agreement with three also, so that could be one of the reason as to why things have been so bad of late.

Niemoj

I placed an order anyway as I mostly use data anyway which usually goes unaffected by those issues.

Having an issue with address verification now whereby I cannot get a bank statement newer than 3 months so I've been on to support anyway.

Got an email saying the order has been despatched so does this mean that a) the order has gone true fine and b) would I still qualify for the 3 months free even though I won't get the sim until Monday at the earliest?

Cheers.

PeterDuggan

Niemoj wrote: »

Would I still qualify for the 3 months free even though I won't get the sim until Monday at the earliest?

Probably best to phone and confirm with iD before activating the new sim. Get the agent's name.