48.ie €12.99 p/m Sim Card

Treppen · 16-12-2023 7:34am #1

As the title says.

I'm with 48 for last 5 years now in the old €7.99 deal and happy with connection. Roaming is a pain abroad though, but I usually just order a SIM from Amazon before going.

Offer ends in 2 days.

Refer a friend for €10 credit. So I suppose we could do a referral chain by PM, fell free to pm me, then next on list gets it.

RurtBeynolds · 16-12-2023 7:40am

Sorry, what is the offer? Referring a friend?

questionmark · 16-12-2023 8:24am

Ask 48 for a new SIM and that should fix roaming issue.

Treppen · 16-12-2023 8:59am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121502092#Comment_121502092

€12.99 a month

A Law · 16-12-2023 9:29am

I think the 2 day count down on their page is for the SIM to be delivered for Christmas. The price has been 12.99 for a long time now. Unless they're putting it up? Roaming only seems to be a problem if you don't go into the SIM menu and select "when abroad" options. I've never had a problem in the UK or France but maybe I've been lucky.

Treppen · 16-12-2023 9:50am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121502240#Comment_121502240

Ok thanks I'll check out the roaming suggestions. I thought it was a good bargain compared to the other €20 per month offerings from other companies.

RurtBeynolds · 16-12-2023 10:23am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121502181#Comment_121502181

Isn't that their standard price plan?

Treppen · 16-12-2023 11:29am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121502348#Comment_121502348

I don't know, I just saw the add. I have family on the €20 plans with VM and Eir. So I'm switching.

I think it's a bargain anyway.

zell12 · 16-12-2023 11:32am

advertising works!

gipi · 16-12-2023 11:34am

Yes, it's their current standard plan.

There's also a 12.99 activation fee, charged when you buy your first month's plan.

Gumbo · 16-12-2023 12:13pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121502181#Comment_121502181

Standard price I thought. Not an offer.

A Law · 16-12-2023 12:14pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121502271#Comment_121502271

On my android there is an app called SIM toolkit. One of the menu options is When Abroad and you can manually select international. You'll have to select national when you come home.

Gumbo · 16-12-2023 12:15pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058327117/48-ie-12-99-p-m-sim-card

48 launched 3 years ago. There’s a massive referral thread already. I’m with them since their first week, moving from GoMo.

Gumbo · 16-12-2023 12:16pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121502644#Comment_121502644

You used to have to do this on their early SIM cards, on iOS it’s in sim settings.

They promoted a new SIM card recently, you can request one in app and it’s supposed to auto change when roaming. It worked flawlessly for me in Turkey last year.

zell12 · 16-12-2023 12:24pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121502648#Comment_121502648

They are around a decade+ https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/76844977

Gumbo · 16-12-2023 12:34pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121502662#Comment_121502662

That was the old 48 months. I remember signing up a colleague to them. You had to enter a date of birth that meant you were between the ages of 18-22 at the time, hence the name 48 months.

Aimed at a “youth” network.

When “48” launched (as in the OP) it was vastly different to the 48 months endeavor.

bk · 16-12-2023 1:22pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121502700#Comment_121502700

Nope, the exact same company, simply rebranded. Always been a sub brand of the Three network.

Yes originally they were trying to aim at the youth market, but the whole 18 - 22 limitation is actually illegal, it was easily bypassed at the time and they quickly dropped it.

Folks who signed up for 48 months originally are still on 48 and can use the same sim card, etc.