Vodafone X - €20 Prepay Offers

yabadabado wrote: »

I set up a recurring top up.Its on the Vodafone app,handiest option.

Would that make it tricky if you wanted to change plans?

somebody_else wrote: »

I was asked to show student I'd card yesterday in Dundrum vodafone shop ?!

Tom
Ps. I moved to vodafone X my and wife number no problem in other shop.

People get told different things due to human error I’ve noticed
Best option is to get the SIM card and sort the deal out yourself rather than asking a shop assistant to do it

somebody_else wrote: »

I was asked to show student I'd card yesterday in Dundrum vodafone shop ?!

Tom
Ps. I moved to vodafone X my and wife number no problem in other shop.

The Vodafone website and T&Cs have always clearly mentioned that Vodafone X is for students and U25s only.

It is not a problem for non-students to get the offer overall and I suspect they have been voluntarily lax about their own rule as it is a good way to gain new customers - but technically the staff in Dundrum was just enforcing what is written on Vodafone’s own documentation.

See the T&Cs here: https://n.vodafone.ie/terms/pay-as-you-go.html

Under the “Vodafone X from April 1 2019” section (i.e. a recent update and not some outdated terms), it clearly says:

1. Eligibility: This Offer is only available to new and existing Vodafone customers that are students or under the age of 25. This Offer has been specifically created for students/under 25s with a valid student card or ID. For age verification purposes you will be asked to provide valid proof of age as Vodafone may require. Student offers are standard practice and are regularly seen across many businesses e.g. student travel cards, retail and cinema discounts.

OmegaGene wrote: »

Most Vodafone shops had banners saying the offer is open to all, the person in dundrum was probably just out of 2 day Vodafone school and being a jobsworth

The T&Cs and website have always clearly stated the opposite though, and they were updated recently with no change en extend the offer to everyone. So I’m not sure what the story is with those banners, but if they did have them they are in contradiction with the company’s own terms.

MentalMario wrote: »

I've a feeling I've a dodgy sim or something but I'm finding Vodafone signal to be terrible. Way worse than Eir which doesn't feel right.

Anybody else have issues?

Kilkenny /Waterford area.

PAYG network is poor. I've this offer on one phone, and my work one is a vodafone bill. Should be the exact same network signal on both but ill just about get 1 bar on Payg at the same time I've nearly full bars on the bill one.

MentalMario wrote: »

I've a feeling I've a dodgy sim or something but I'm finding Vodafone signal to be terrible. Way worse than Eir which doesn't feel right.

Anybody else have issues?

Kilkenny /Waterford area.

PAYG network is poor. I've this offer on one phone, and my work one is a vodafone bill. Should be the exact same network signal on both but ill just about get 1 bar on Payg at the same time I've nearly full bars on the bill one.

Grumpypants wrote: »

MentalMario wrote: »

I've a feeling I've a dodgy sim or something but I'm finding Vodafone signal to be terrible. Way worse than Eir which doesn't feel right.

Anybody else have issues?

Kilkenny /Waterford area.

PAYG network is poor. I've this offer on one phone, and my work one is a vodafone bill. Should be the exact same network signal on both but ill just about get 1 bar on Payg at the same time I've nearly full bars on the bill one.

disagree,mine in Carrigaline ( piss poor area for eir/ metror) has my speed at 25 mb plus normally, highest at 47

People have said on hot deals website for ages how Vodafone in the U.K. have different tiers depending on wether you’re bill pay or what level of rolling contract deal you have, some can’t even get 4g in central London on the cheap plan, I’m guessing it’s the same here but I’ve no issues since moving from bill pay to this plan

Has anyone noticed that being on this plan has blocked access to 'ahem' "certain sites"?

My first month is due to expire tomorrow. Do I need to top up just before it expires or just top up the 20 again tomorrow?

CoBo55 wrote: »

Has anyone noticed that being on this plan has blocked access to 'ahem' "certain sites"?

Never caused trouble for me, but I think Vodafone has some type of content filter enabled by default for prepaid offers which you can have removed by showing a proof of age/ID at one of their stores (or emailing it to customer service).

Grumpypants wrote: »

Found that i can use all the extra unused credit to pay for a Disney life subscription for the kids ! Saves a fortune on dvds.

How do you have unused credit ?