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

Lord Spence · 2019-11-05 09:39:27

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…

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#212 15-11-2019 6:50pm
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Would the P30 Lite be a good match for this?

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#213 15-11-2019 7:00pm
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Kenny Powers wrote: »

Would the P30 Lite be a good match for this?

Specwise they both look similar enough. The Huawei actually has more storage.

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#214 15-11-2019 7:05pm
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BakeMeACake wrote: »

Why does one need to pay eir anything? I ordered a free SIM card from them which arrived today purely for the purpose of porting the number

Because the deal might be expired by the time the SIM arrives next week.

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#215 15-11-2019 7:17pm
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Getting same error when I try to pay.

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#216 15-11-2019 7:17pm
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Kenny Powers wrote: »

Would the P30 Lite be a good match for this?

Its on littlewoods for 260

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#217 15-11-2019 7:17pm
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Basil3 wrote: »

Because the deal might be expired by the time the SIM arrives next week.

Looks like the deal runs until the 2nd of December, this is part of their black friday promotions

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#218 15-11-2019 7:21pm
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TheDriver wrote: »

Its on littlewoods for 260

100 off it on Vodafone

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#219 15-11-2019 7:23pm
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Lord Spence wrote: »

Looks like the deal runs until the 2nd of December, this is part of their black friday promotions

Crazy if they have that amount of stock to move, yet don't bother supplying any stores.

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#220 15-11-2019 7:40pm
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Basil3 wrote: »

Crazy if they have that amount of stock to move, yet don't bother supplying any stores.

It is but store shoppers I would imagine are less bargain savvy and just get caught up in the christmas rush and vodafone are taking advantage of that.

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#221 15-11-2019 8:58pm
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Hi there
Would the P30 lite be sim free

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#222 15-11-2019 9:24pm
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Has anyone used a 48 sim to order this phone? I remember a previous Vodafone switch offer and it wouldn't allow porting from 48.

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#223 15-11-2019 9:28pm
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Dante7 wrote: »

Has anyone used a 48 sim to order this phone? I remember a previous Vodafone switch offer and it wouldn't allow porting from 48.

I did that with 48 today.

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#224 15-11-2019 9:50pm
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loki7777 wrote: »

I did that with 48 today.

Thanks for that. I have a 48 sim lying in a drawer. I'll use that. Save me having to order one from Eir.

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#225 15-11-2019 10:04pm
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Anyone successfully managed to use Vodafone's payment system since. Have tried a few times but always the error message

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#226 15-11-2019 10:07pm
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BakeMeACake wrote: »

Anyone successfully managed to use Vodafone's payment system since. Have tried a few times but always the error message

No luck it’s the whole website though so doesn’t seem to be a specific issue with pixel

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#227 15-11-2019 10:08pm
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BakeMeACake wrote: »

Anyone successfully managed to use Vodafone's payment system since. Have tried a few times but always the error message

I’ve been trying to buy for the last hour and keep getting errors. I might try agin tomorrow.

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#228 15-11-2019 10:43pm
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Same here, I think... you get as far as the "Verified-by-Visa" page, and then when you click "Continue" you get this?

Sorry there seems to be a problem - you may have entered the wrong credit card type. Please contact your credit card provider if the problem continues. (DF-ATG-03)

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#229 15-11-2019 10:50pm
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peckerhead wrote: »

Same here, I think... you get as far as the "Verified-by-Visa" page, and then when you click "Continue" you get this?

Same here. But Vodafone website is in general pretty terrible and buggy. . May or may not be related to blocking Pixel sales.

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#230 15-11-2019 11:44pm
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Weltsmertz wrote: »

Same here. But Vodafone website is in general pretty terrible and buggy. . May or may not be related to blocking Pixel sales.

I tried buying some accessories just now and same issues

Isn’t related to pixel it seems.

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#231 16-11-2019 12:28am
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Just FYI I was in Vodafone Blackrock today inquiring about a refund for the one I bought last week so I could buy again with the additional €70 off. I had a look at their brochure while waiting and it said there was only €50 off this if you switch. It's possible the offer online may change to reflect this.

For those wondering you cannot do a refund in store if you bought the phone online. Needs to be sent back by post.

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#232 16-11-2019 12:50am
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anyone that has had payment refused may want to check their account as the money was taken out of mine however I do not have an order number and Vodafone chat said you have to wait 24-hours to see if it rectifies itself

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#233 16-11-2019 9:01am
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for anybody who has one, whats the usable amount of phone memory.... like is it stacked with VF bloatware?

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#234 16-11-2019 9:03am
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daheff wrote: »

for anybody who has one, whats the usable amount of phone memory.... like is it stacked with VF bloatware?

No bloat, completely stock

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#235 16-11-2019 11:17am
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Tried again this morning. It's still failing when trying to payðŸ˜Ÿ

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#236 16-11-2019 11:21am
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BakeMeACake wrote: »

Tried again this morning. It's still failing when trying to payðŸ˜Ÿ

Sam here. I have tried multiple times since 4am this morning and have had no luck.

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#237 16-11-2019 11:24am
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Heres a thread from five years ago. Vodafone engineers are working hard to resolve the issue.

https://touch.boards.ie/thread/2057227891/1/#post90785258

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#238 16-11-2019 11:45am
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So that's why their "Talk to...." page here on Boards got pulled? I only realised when I discovered this morning that their online chat and phone support shut down for the weekend. And their various social media platforms are equally unresponsive. Why even bother, like?

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#239 16-11-2019 12:04pm
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Also getting payment error and tried with a few different cards both debit and credit.

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#240 16-11-2019 12:09pm
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WhiteMemento9 wrote: »

Also getting payment error and tried with a few different cards both debit and credit.

Seems Vodafone decided to activate the errors to block ordering online a few hours after they announced their Black Friday deals.
The positive though is that this may not be unique to Pixel orders and they will probably allow online ordering again at some stage.

Be aware though that based on their business practices over the years this is not incompetence or "technical issues" it is planned and deliberate.

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#241 16-11-2019 12:17pm
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Weltsmertz wrote: »

Seems Vodafone decided to activate the errors to block ordering online a few hours after they announced their Black Friday deals.
The positive though is that this may not be unique to Pixel orders and they will probably allow online ordering again at some stage.

Be aware though that based on their business practices over the years this is not incompetence or "technical issues" it is planned and deliberate.

The Pixel deal is an online exclusive deal. Why would they be trying to block people from ordering a deal they have on the site that can't be got through other channels?

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