Eir GoMo - €9.99/month SIM only (unlimited calls, texts and 80GB data, 10Gb EU Roam

Aquos76 · 31-10-2019 10:05PM

Sleeper12 wrote: »

Checking emails is about all that'd be useful for

Or about 5 mins using Instagram or Snapchat😂

killbillvol2 · 31-10-2019 10:07PM

Aquos76 wrote: »

Not unlimited data, it’s restricted to 200mb

It's not. You get your home allowance on bill pay Red Roaming.

31-10-2019 10:07PM

When roaming outside the EU the best option is to buy a local sim. Many airports have vending machines with them. The only downside is that you don't have your own number to receive calls

31-10-2019 10:09PM

killbillvol2 wrote: »

It's not. You get your home allowance on bill pay Red Roaming.

Doesn't seem to be the case when selecting bill pay -> USA here.

Aquos76 · 31-10-2019 10:09PM

killbillvol2 wrote: »

It's not. You get your home allowance on bill pay Red Roaming.

Strange, no mention of that here

Lennyzip · 31-10-2019 10:13PM

Has anyone who received the SIM just waited to port over for a while to test it out . Might try that as don't want to be completely without my original number .
I'm assuming in theory here that once your original SIM goes dead it's a successful port over or have people been left with nothing, ie can't make calls or use data . Is that one of the main issues people here are encountering with the porting ? Basically a non functioning phone?

killbillvol2 · 31-10-2019 10:30PM

Aquos76 wrote: »

Strange, no mention of that here

As with everything on the VF website it depends on where you look (if you can find it at all).

This is what it says for me:

Travelling outside the EU
If you’re travelling outside Europe, Vodafone RED Roaming is a simple and cost effective option. RED Roaming gives you unlimited calls and texts back to Ireland and within the country you’re visiting. It also gives you your home allowance of data and international minutes.* All of this is available for a small fixed daily fee, so you don’t need to worry about large bills on your return.

killbillvol2 · 31-10-2019 10:33PM

Sleeper12 wrote: »

When roaming outside the EU the best option is to buy a local sim. Many airports have vending machines with them. The only downside is that you don't have your own number to receive calls

I spend about 12+ weeks every year outside the EU. Dual sim phone is the way to go.

In any case we're way off topic.

keos · 31-10-2019 10:43PM

killbillvol2 wrote: »

As with everything on the VF website it depends on where you look (if you can find it at all).

This is what it says for me:

Travelling outside the EU
If you’re travelling outside Europe, Vodafone RED Roaming is a simple and cost effective option. RED Roaming gives you unlimited calls and texts back to Ireland and within the country you’re visiting. It also gives you your home allowance of data and international minutes.* All of this is available for a small fixed daily fee, so you don’t need to worry about large bills on your return.

Is that, by any chance, for business customers only?

killbillvol2 · 31-10-2019 10:54PM

keos wrote: »

Is that, by any chance, for business customers only?

Not sure. The site is a nightmare to navigate.

jclack · 31-10-2019 10:54PM

Not a great start with them anyway, ordered on 16th October and still no sign of SIM. contacted them and they said can take up to 10 working days and now on day 11, looks like you do get what you pay for.

physioman · 31-10-2019 11:12PM

lighthouse wrote: »

Won't end tonight but I suspect they will pull it when they get their 100,000 Have read posts here they are "well on their way" to getting there, someone posted they heard this on radio yesterday but who knows?

I can see them getting close to 100k signing up but keeping them may be more problematic.

dfarrelly96 · 31-10-2019 11:25PM

Lennyzip wrote: »

Has anyone who received the SIM just waited to port over for a while to test it out . Might try that as don't want to be completely without my original number .
I'm assuming in theory here that once your original SIM goes dead it's a successful port over or have people been left with nothing, ie can't make calls or use data . Is that one of the main issues people here are encountering with the porting ? Basically a non functioning phone?

The SIM going dead does not mean the port was successful, my Dad's original SIM is gone dead, but not moved to the new SIM, so now nobody can contact him in his original phone, and he cannot make calls or texts

Gooser14 · 31-10-2019 11:33PM

dfarrelly96 wrote:

The SIM going dead does not mean the port was successful, my Dad's original SIM is gone dead, but not moved to the new SIM, so now nobody can contact him in his original phone, and he cannot make calls or texts

Is his phone locked to the original SIM service provider? Has he inputted the new SIM pin code?

will_forde · 31-10-2019 11:36PM

My GoMo experience so far:
- Ordered on Wednesday 16 October at 1:42AM.
- Sim arrived on Tuesday 22 October.
- Sim not activating.
- Contacted support on Thursday 24th and had to order a replacement sim.
- Sim started working few hours later.
- Contacted support again to cancel sim replacement.
- Port occurred on Friday 25 October at 12 PM, took 5 minutes.
- Good reception, all works, Happy.
- Sim replacement went ahead on Sunday at 1PM anyway.
- Service deactivated.
- Still waiting on replacement sim.

So I now have no phone service with GoMo and no idea as to when I will receive my replacement sim.
Had to get a temporary sim from Vodafone to get me by.

Capt'n Midnight · 01-11-2019 12:27AM

Drumpot wrote: »

Anybody any feedback on this?

Thinking of buying two sims and replacing what is effectively the same service with three for 35e?!!

Going back to the days of dial up your experience depends on which network has spent the most recently on infrastructure in your area.

Dual sim phone and using your old SIM for voice only ?

It's a Ryanair service so no frills. 30 day contract means you can port out to a different operator anytime for the loss of up to a tenner if you don't want to wait for or endure poor customer service.

Jeff2 · 01-11-2019 12:37AM

Is it just me or is the thread on boards for FAQ GoMo down.

Capt'n Midnight · 01-11-2019 12:39AM

Aquos76 wrote: »

80GB isn’t very much to replace fixed line BB, streaming Netflix, Spotify and general browsing on a laptop, tablet or smartTV wouldn’t be long about using up that allowance.

You can get another 80Gb for a tenner more with a second SIM in an old phone you probably have lying in a drawer.

On a dual SIM phone to change the SIM used for data, it's unlock, slide , *tap*, done.

Virgin are upping prices again. So the guts of €60 come January.
If speed and swapping SIMs isn't an issue you could get 480GB for that.

TheDriver · 01-11-2019 12:41AM

Capt'n Midnight wrote: »

Going back to the days of dial up your experience depends on which network has spent the most recently on infrastructure in your area.

Dual sim phone and using your old SIM for voice only ?

It's a Ryanair service so no frills. 30 day contract means you can port out to a different operator anytime for the loss of up to a tenner if you don't want to wait for or endure poor customer service.

They're all becoming Ryanair, you should try getting to talk to a human with vf.

tuxy · 01-11-2019 12:52AM

2 sims is enough for many households, 160GB cap so watch videos in standard definition and problem solved. Well worth it for many who want to save €40 a month. I'd say loads of people would do that to even save €15 a month.

1 hour SD video = 1 GB
1 hour spotify normal quality = 40MB

cormie · 01-11-2019 05:31AM

Folks, got my first bill.

Things to note:

VAT is stated on the bill, so anyone needing to claim VAT back, can do so

I've accepted that I don't think I'll be getting a vat receipt for the first €9.99 I paid, no biggie I guess.

The calls to the UK number listed are €0.19 minimum once a connection is made, because I remember trying to call the number and it didn't even ring through from what I remember, it just went straight to saying the phone number was out of coverage or something to that nature.

The SMS is an issue. I posted earlier saying when I get calls, they come up on my phone as +35308X as opposed to +3538X, I tried to SMS two numbers straight from my the dialer and it now appears that the SMS were sent to 0086 and 0087 instead of 086 and 087 and one is saying China and the other Satellite/Maritime

The UK SMS is ok.

Service and everything fine for me, and even with these extra charges, it's nothing compared to my "everything in package" base price of my previous provider.

lighthouse · 01-11-2019 06:43AM

cormie wrote: »

Folks, got my first bill.

Things to note:

VAT is stated on the bill, so anyone needing to claim VAT back, can do so I've accepted that I don't think I'll be getting a vat receipt for the first €9.99 I paid, no biggie I guess.

The calls to the UK number listed are €0.19 minimum once a connection is made, because I remember trying to call the number and it didn't even ring through from what I remember, it just went straight to saying the phone number was out of coverage or something to that nature.

The SMS is an issue. I posted earlier saying when I get calls, they come up on my phone as +35308X as opposed to +3538X, I tried to SMS two numbers straight from my the dialer and it now appears that the SMS were sent to 0086 and 0087 instead of 086 and 087 and one is saying China and the other Satellite/Maritime The UK SMS is ok.

Service and everything fine for me, and even with these extra charges, it's nothing compared to my "everything in package" base price of my previous provider.

Was that sent to you via email?

DopeTech · 01-11-2019 06:50AM

lighthouse wrote: »

Was that sent to you via email?

Got an email with a link to view mine in mygomo

testtech05 · 01-11-2019 06:58AM

Lennyzip wrote: »

Has anyone who received the SIM just waited to port over for a while to test it out . Might try that as don't want to be completely without my original number .
I'm assuming in theory here that once your original SIM goes dead it's a successful port over or have people been left with nothing, ie can't make calls or use data . Is that one of the main issues people here are encountering with the porting ? Basically a non functioning phone?

I'm doing this now. Cancelled my port until I suss out if the network is ok for what I need.

RunnerDub · 01-11-2019 07:26AM

I was expecting a 1st bill of €15 approx, €9.99 & broken period rent from 15th Oct to 31st Oct. Its just €9.99 ??

Fann Linn · 01-11-2019 07:28AM

RunnerDub wrote: »

I was expecting a 1st bill of €15 approx, €9.99 & broken period rent from 15th Oct to 31st Oct. Its just €9.99 ??

Yep. Same here.

Inviere · 01-11-2019 07:30AM

Due to port today, do I just wait for old sim to be deactivated, and then pop in new sim?

Fann Linn · 01-11-2019 07:32AM

Inviere wrote: »

Due to port today, do I just wait for old sim to be deactivated, and then pop in new sim?

Yes. When you see '999 calls only' make the swap.

Sad Professor · 01-11-2019 07:41AM

My port took over 2 hours on Tuesday and my old SIM went dead long before the new SIM started working with my number. And iMessage/Facetime took another couple of hours to sort themselves. But all going well since. Very pleased with it.

dfarrelly96 · 01-11-2019 07:44AM

Gooser14 wrote: »

Is his phone locked to the original SIM service provider? Has he inputted the new SIM pin code?

I don't think he phone was locked however I am not too sure, he was with eir. He is able to make calls and texts from the GoMo number though.

Eir GoMo - €9.99/month SIM only (unlimited calls, texts and 80GB data, 10Gb EU Roam

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