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Preloaded data SIM

  • 17-05-2021 08:08PM
    #1
    mp3ireland2
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    Do these exist in Ireland or do I need to get a UK one and risk with it? I want an internet SIM for emergencies, we use 48.ie for both our phones and 2 Sims for house internet. Today 48 went down for an hour and my wife couldn't work, so wanted to get a 2 year card with 48gb data for emergencies.. But can't find anything like this in Ireland


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  • #2
    ted1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,651 ✭✭✭✭ted1


    mp3ireland2 wrote: »
    Do these exist in Ireland or do I need to get a UK one and risk with it? I want an internet SIM for emergencies, we use 48.ie for both our phones and 2 Sims for house internet. Today 48 went down for an hour and my wife couldn't work, so wanted to get a 2 year card with 48gb data for emergencies.. But can't find anything like this in Ireland

    Just move the phones or the internet sims to a gomo or another operator who doesn’t use the three network


  • #3
    mp3ireland2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,914 ✭✭✭mp3ireland2


    ted1 wrote: »
    Just move the phones or the internet sims to a gomo or another operator who doesn’t use the three network

    Yeah it'll be an extra €8 a month though, as we pay €7.99 on each SIM. The network only went down twice in about six months so was just looking for a non subscription back up but looks like I'll need to get a UK one, based on what I can find


  • #4
    ted1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,651 ✭✭✭✭ted1


    mp3ireland2 wrote: »
    Yeah it'll be an extra €8 a month though, as we pay €7.99 on each SIM. The network only went down twice in about six months so was just looking for a non subscription back up but looks like I'll need to get a UK one, based on what I can find

    You need to ensure the uk one doesn’t use the three network.


  • #5
    mp3ireland2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,914 ✭✭✭mp3ireland2


    ted1 wrote: »
    You need to ensure the uk one doesn’t use the three network.

    Yeah I opted for a vodafone one, £36 for 24GB which lasts for 2 years, and the roaming covers Ireland and 50 other countries


  • #6
    Capt'n Midnight
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    ted1 wrote: »
    Just move the phones or the internet sims to a gomo or another operator who doesn’t use the three network
    The only choices then were
    Vodafone / An Post
    Eir / Gomo

    Everyone else piggybacks off Three


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  • #7
    mp3ireland2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,914 ✭✭✭mp3ireland2


    Capt'n Midnight wrote: »
    The only choices then were
    Vodafone / An Post
    Eir / Gomo

    Everyone else piggybacks off Three

    Thanks, I sent for a vodafone UK SIM as nothing in Ireland offered anything like "24gb that can be used over a period of 2 years" for £35 which was exactly what I needed, all the Irish ones require a monthly payment, this method allows be an economical backup if the network goes down for an hour or two, without having to pay for a months use.
    There was an outage of internet for about 8 hours on 48 network across the country, but three was still working... That was an odd one, so mainly need for emergencies like that, had to top up €20 on a three SIM that day


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