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Google Pixel 3a €249 on Vodafone (In Stock!)

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    #632
    BakeMeACake
    Registered Users Posts: 94 ✭✭BakeMeACake


    Stupidity. No answer for thar

    Roberto_gas wrote:
    why would you do that ?


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    #633
    millie12345
    Registered Users Posts: 150 ✭✭millie12345


    BakeMeACake wrote: »
    Stupidity. No answer for thar


    Sorry if I am stupid but I thought I needed a sim from a different provider to port to avail of €179.99. Is that not the case.


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    #634
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    millie12345 wrote: »
    Sorry if I am stupid but I thought I needed a sim from a different provider to port to avail of €179.99. Is that not the case.

    Read the first post in full. :)


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    #635
    millie12345
    Registered Users Posts: 150 ✭✭millie12345


    Lord Spence wrote: »
    http://shop.vodafone.ie/shop/phones/google-pixel-3a-pay-as-you-go-just-black

    Ok so this seems like a great deal for a very good mid range phone with a flagship camera in it, €399 on the google store at the moment and it will drop to at least €349 on black friday but I cannot see it getting as cheap as €249.

    Review here https://www.tomsguide.com/us/google-pixel-3a,review-6452.html

    Ok so the deal is only valid if you are porting you number to vodafone, so I just ordered a free sim from eir which I received in a few days, popped in my eir sim to get the verification code then put my 3 sim back in and completed my purchase.


    This one.


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    #636
    millie12345
    Registered Users Posts: 150 ✭✭millie12345


    I did order a sim from eir on Monday but it hasn’t arrived yet. Forgive my stupidity but I did post that earlier. What am I missing?


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    #637
    Roberto_gas
    Registered Users Posts: 3,999 ✭✭✭Roberto_gas


    millie12345 wrote: »
    Sorry if I am stupid but I thought I needed a sim from a different provider to port to avail of €179.99. Is that not the case.

    order a free sim from eir.....

    https://www.eir.ie/mobile/prepay/free-sim-cards/

    once you get the sim order the phone by selecting not a vodafone customer --> pay as you go

    follow the steps to get port code on your eir sim and order !

    Simples...


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    #638
    NATLOR
    Registered Users Posts: 2,290 ✭✭✭NATLOR


    millie12345 wrote: »
    How do I order without a sim?

    You just had to either go to a phone shop eg eir and buy one, or order a free one online


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    #639
    Roberto_gas
    Registered Users Posts: 3,999 ✭✭✭Roberto_gas


    millie12345 wrote: »
    I did order a sim from eir on Monday but it hasn’t arrived yet. Forgive my stupidity but I did post that earlier. What am I missing?

    strange i have got sim in 2 days post order from eir...try again..

    just dont collect the phone incase you want to order again.


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    #640
    millie12345
    Registered Users Posts: 150 ✭✭millie12345


    Roberto_gas wrote: »
    order a free sim from eir.....

    https://www.eir.ie/mobile/prepay/free-sim-cards/

    once you get the sim order the phone by selecting not a vodafone customer --> pay as you go

    follow the steps to get port code on your eir sim and order !

    Simples...

    If you read my earlier posts I did order a sim from eir on Monday but it still hasn’t arrived. I have read the posts.


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    #641
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    millie12345 wrote: »
    If you read my earlier posts I did order a sim from eir on Monday but it still hasn’t arrived. I have read the posts.

    Why would spend an extra 100 euro instead of waiting a few more days for your sim or getting a sim in a shop for 10 euro?


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    #642
    mightybashful
    Registered Users Posts: 1,254 ✭✭✭mightybashful


    millie12345 wrote: »
    If you read my earlier posts I did order a sim from eir on Monday but it still hasn’t arrived. I have read the posts.

    End of the day you only paid 30€ more than everyone who got them when the offer was first posted. Still a decent phone for a decent price.


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    #643
    raxy
    Registered Users Posts: 828 ✭✭✭raxy


    Just ordered now. Went through ok so will see what happens.
    Not sure how if I ordered because I want the phone or just to see if I actually get it after the mess it's been over the last few days.


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    #644
    emy
    Registered Users Posts: 209 ✭✭emy


    I had a eir sim card around and used it, it worked and paid 179, I think is good buy, if comes.


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    #645
    Quackster
    Moderators, Regional South Moderators Posts: 5,754 Mod ✭✭✭✭Quackster


    millie12345 wrote: »
    Probably a stupid question but has anyone got a spare EIR sim that they would be willing to allow me use to get a phone using the porting ?

    I have a spare 48 SIM you could use. PM me if still interested.


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    #646
    biebiebie
    Registered Users Posts: 1,950 ✭✭✭biebiebie


    raxy wrote: »
    Just ordered now. Went through ok so will see what happens.
    Not sure how if I ordered because I want the phone or just to see if I actually get it after the mess it's been over the last few days.

    Same, although I already tried and failed.
    It's more of a challenge to me now.
    Heck it's on my bucket list.


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    #647
    Weltsmertz
    Registered Users Posts: 308 ✭✭Weltsmertz


    biebiebie wrote: »
    Same, although I already tried and failed.
    It's more of a challenge to me now.
    Heck it's on my bucket list.

    I felt the same. The more difficult it became the more I wanted it. But only at €179.99.
    How many people have such an interesting story about how they got their phone.
    Many do something boring like go into a shop, consider different models and buy one.


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    #648
    BakeMeACake
    Registered Users Posts: 94 ✭✭BakeMeACake


    Weltsmertz wrote:
    I felt the same. The more difficult it became the more I wanted it. But only at €179.99. How many people have such an interesting story about how they got their phone. Many do something boring like go into a shop, consider different models and buy one.


    That is so true. The more I couldn't have this phone the more it was the only phone I would be happy with. How crazy is that


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    #649
    TimHorton
    Registered Users Posts: 1,058 ✭✭✭TimHorton


    Phone is a real bargain . Actually opened last night to update it to Android 10 and add it Google Family , Excellent Phone for 179 ,


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    #650
    Roberto_gas
    Registered Users Posts: 3,999 ✭✭✭Roberto_gas


    Dont forget unlimited photo storage to google photos


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    #651
    Weltsmertz
    Registered Users Posts: 308 ✭✭Weltsmertz


    Roberto_gas wrote: »
    Dont forget unlimited photo storage to google photos

    Nope. The Pixel 3 has unlimited storage at original quality. The 3a only has the same unlimited reduced quality as everyone gets with any phone. So in that respect it is a serious downgrade from previous Pixel phones.


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    #652
    Roberto_gas
    Registered Users Posts: 3,999 ✭✭✭Roberto_gas


    Weltsmertz wrote:
    Nope. The Pixel 3 has unlimited storage at original quality. The 3a only has the same unlimited reduced quality as everyone gets with any phone. So in that respect it is a serious downgrade from previous Pixel phones.


    Ahh thanks for clarifying


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    #653
    Weltsmertz
    Registered Users Posts: 308 ✭✭Weltsmertz


    Roberto_gas wrote: »
    Ahh thanks for clarifying

    Although you still get 15GB of storage at original quality same as everyone. Which is quite a lot. In four years I've used 3GB.
    So depends how many photos you want to keep. And the 4 doesn't have unlimited either. And that costs €800.


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    #654
    flexcon
    Registered Users Posts: 1,621 ✭✭✭flexcon


    Weltsmertz wrote: »
    Although you still get 15GB of storage at original quality same as everyone. Which is quite a lot. In four years I've used 3GB.
    So depends how many photos you want to keep. And the 4 doesn't have unlimited either. And that costs €800.

    Off topic but at this stage I feel we are a family getting over the line together :

    “Can you pay monthly to up that 15GB?” Like iCloud on iOS?


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    #655
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    flexcon wrote: »
    Off topic but at this stage I feel we are a family getting over the line together :

    “Can you pay monthly to up that 15GB?” Like iCloud on iOS?

    I pay something like €2/month out of my phone credit for 200gb Google Drive storage. I assume your photos can be stored there.


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    #656
    coldfire1x
    Registered Users Posts: 3,354 ✭✭✭coldfire1x


    Anyone who got this phone, does it come unlocked?


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    #657
    Weltsmertz
    Registered Users Posts: 308 ✭✭Weltsmertz


    coldfire1x wrote: »
    Anyone who got this phone, does it come unlocked?

    All pixels are unlocked.


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    #658
    ahlookit
    Registered Users Posts: 1,710 ✭✭✭ahlookit


    Out of stock again on Vodafone website


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    #659
    adocholiday
    Registered Users Posts: 1,856 ✭✭✭adocholiday


    ahlookit wrote: »
    Out of stock again on Vodafone website

    I just bought an eir sim too. Damn!


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    #660
    BakeMeACake
    Registered Users Posts: 94 ✭✭BakeMeACake


    So I rang Vodafone (India) customer services on Thursday. I was not amicable. They said my request was cancelled and I needed to ring them in two days time to confirm a refund. Now this made me less amicable. But I did notice they did refund me yesterday. What a bunch of characters they are. So refund done, now just waiting on delivery of my phone that suddenly I want more than anything :-)


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    #661
    WhiteMemento9
    Registered Users Posts: 1,573 ✭✭✭WhiteMemento9


    BakeMeACake wrote: »
    So I rang Vodafone (India) customer services on Thursday. I was not amicable. They said my request was cancelled and I needed to ring them in two days time to confirm a refund. Now this made me less amicable. But I did notice they did refund me yesterday. What a bunch of characters they are. So refund done, now just waiting on delivery of my phone that suddenly I want more than anything :-)

    Good luck!

    They also auto refunded all my failed charges. The call center staff don't seem to have a clue and wing the information.

    In the same boat on waiting for delivery, I made one last attempt at getting this yesterday. It looks more promising than the other orders as it has gone to due for dispatch where none of my previous orders made it that far so fingers crossed.


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