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Sim only - advice please

  • 26-09-2016 04:22PM
    #1
    duffer247
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 259 ✭✭


    Hey
    My niece is coming over for a month from Denmark and she's asked me to pick up a sim for her phone - I presume I can go into any phone shop and get one? She'll be calling and texting Dk a lot so I guess there's one that are better set-up for that?
    Is there better value to getting phone and sim and keeping the phone myself?
    I've been bill pay contract all my life so I'm really at a knowledge loss here, all advice appreciated.
    D


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  • #2
    snubbleste
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 31,119 ✭✭✭✭snubbleste


    If it's a month, then Tescomobile (free with €15 topup) or Lycamobile(free online) are the recommendations.
    Ask her if her phone is unlocked to take another network's sim first.


  • #3
    duffer247
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 259 ✭✭duffer247


    Thanks! I'll check with her


  • #4
    Bravobabe
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 411 ✭✭Bravobabe


    Hi

    Very important that her phone is unlocked.

    If she is using it for calling Denmark - How much will she save compared to using her own sim
    (I might be wrong here - but I thought the savings would be made on a) Data (Facebook, emails etc) b) making local calls (in Ireland)

    The Lycamobile international plan looks very good value (but I have no experience of them (€10 for 300 min & 3 GB of data)

    See some links for costs / offers involved
    https://www.meteor.ie/plans/international_call_rates/.

    Phone for yourself: Well do you need a phone? If you need to update your current model - It might be an option. But to get anything half decent you will be spending €120 plus and you will be locked to a network unless you buy a HTC phone or get an unlocking code.

    Post up what you go with and how it works out - for the benefit of others

    http://www.lycamobile.ie/en/bundle?id=NT


  • #5
    duffer247
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 259 ✭✭duffer247


    Brother confirmed phone is unlocked, but thanks for the warning
    You're probably right on the data, she's 15 so I guess its gonna be high usage rather than ringing home


  • #6
    duffer247
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 259 ✭✭duffer247


    update;
    We ending up going into Carphone Warehouse and got a 3 sim. €22 including €20 in credit, free calls and text and a good load of data. Its set-up for just 30 days but can be reactivated when my niece comes back over at Christmas etc.
    She's happy so all is good


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  • #7
    Bravobabe
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 411 ✭✭Bravobabe


    Hi

    3 seems to be good on the data (both my kids (20 something's) use 3 pay as you go for their data plan).

    I think when you top-up by €20 you get 30 days of all you can use data (subject to fair usage)

    Best of luck


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