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Google Pixel 4A for €199 on Vodafone - No need to switch number

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,613 ✭✭✭Del007


    Anyone else's pixel 4a getting very hot? Both mine and my wife's is getting very hot at times



  • Registered Users Posts: 27 hg4a5g


    Ordered today evening..hoping for similar outcome..

    At what point can I be sure that my order isn't getting cancelled?

    Any special recommendation to expedite the delivery?



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,020 ✭✭✭beardo81


    Received mine today. Ported a Lyca mobile number over so can confirm it works (and they ain't getting the phone back if it doesn't 😃)

    Looking forward to trying out the Android 12 Beta, that's what I got the phone for!

    Thanks op and SuperValu deal op 👍



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,554 ✭✭✭CyberGhost


    I wonder if some of your Tesco SIMs slipped by chance.




  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,324 ✭✭✭BBMcQ


    Unreal deal. Got my dad a Pixel 4a. Was about to happily spend €199 but the €99 is gunna make me buy 2!



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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,462 ✭✭✭projectgtr


    If its during the initial setup and downloading and installing apps and updates that's pretty normal, under normal use not so much.



  • Registered Users Posts: 1,088 ✭✭✭cunnifferous


    Just got tracking number. Happy days! Fair play OP, this is a helluva deal.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 613 ✭✭✭MisterKipling


    Just to be the devil's advocate 😁, has anyone challenged them on the fact that the image clearly indicates it's the 5g model and under specs it's listed as the screen size and battery Mah from the 5g model too. Seems a pretty significant faux pas and false advertising.



  • Registered Users Posts: 98 ✭✭LillyIsland


    I wouldn't push it... It's good enough that we're getting an unbelievable deal on a phone that's clearly mispriced. Please don't say anything to them until mine disptaches at least 🤣



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 613 ✭✭✭MisterKipling


    Haha yeah I agree, it's a ridiculously good price. I got a dispatched email so fingers crossed.



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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,619 ✭✭✭archfi


    The issue is never the issue; the issue is always the revolution.

    The Entryism process: 1) Demand access; 2) Demand accommodation; 3) Demand a seat at the table; 4) Demand to run the table; 5) Demand to run the institution; 6) Run the institution to produce more activists and policy until they run it into the ground.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,324 ✭✭✭BBMcQ


    Please give it a few days before bringing down the house of cards!!



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,857 ✭✭✭podgeandrodge


    Mine is still pending on my bank account. Ported from 48 (a new sim with no membership but made a call to it to ensure it was live). Hasn't ported from 48 yet and no further email after the order number was emailed to me...



  • Registered Users Posts: 579 ✭✭✭R11


    Excuse my ignorance...but can I just buy this and pop in my Gomo SIM? I've clicked the Supervalu link but I'm at the "Our Plans" page now, do I have to sign up with one of their plans to get this phone?



  • Posts: 44 [Deleted User]


    yes,

    just pick any payg plan.

    its not direct debit.



  • Registered Users Posts: 579 ✭✭✭R11


    Ok,I've picked the Chat Extra plan...now its asking when I would like to switch. I can chose "as soon as possible" or "on a specific date"...saying that my mobile service will, be down for 20 minutes...should I still proceed??



  • Registered Users Posts: 98 ✭✭LillyIsland


    Mine arrived this morning after ordering yesterday morning, didn't get any disptach email, just an order conformation a few hours after I ordered.



  • Registered Users Posts: 1,094 ✭✭✭JohnnyChimpo


    hoping for the same, since ive only had confirmation mail for 2 days and nothing in the "my vodafone" thing when I login.

    I only got a 4a a few months ago for €160 or €180 or whatever, but I chipped the screen the other day so for €99 hey why not


    e: lol it arrived while I was posting

    Post edited by JohnnyChimpo on


  • Registered Users Posts: 579 ✭✭✭R11


    Anyone get it for €99 and using GOMO SIM in it?



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,397 ✭✭✭xtal191


    Are 48 the only ones who give out free sims?



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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,244 ✭✭✭✭MisterAnarchy


    The 5g model is 6.2 inches vs 5.8, I didnt realise that till you mentioned it.

    6.2 is a nice size, 5.8 is a bit on the smaller size.



  • Registered Users Posts: 1,094 ✭✭✭JohnnyChimpo




  • Registered Users Posts: 579 ✭✭✭R11


    Great to hear, so it doesnt sign me up to a Vodafone PAYG Plan also?



  • Registered Users Posts: 1,094 ✭✭✭JohnnyChimpo


    To clarify, I used a spare Eir SIM I had lying around from a few months ago for this exact purpose, put that in at checkout and got a verification code. When the phone arrived I just stuck in my GoMo SIM, the other SIM goes in the bin



  • Registered Users Posts: 579 ✭✭✭R11


    Ok,so I shouldn't sign up to this with my current GOMO number? I've ordered a 48 SIM, will I have to top it up to be able to receive the notification code?



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,865 ✭✭✭dball


    ive a Sim only sim from Eir, can i use this as to set up and then use it in the (supervalu) phone?



  • Registered Users Posts: 1,094 ✭✭✭JohnnyChimpo


    Dont sign up with your current number unless you want to switch to Vodafone (which would be madness cause they suck and are expensive)


    No, you don't need to top up the 48 SIM to receive a code



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,865 ✭✭✭dball


    i got this far , this is at the payment stages,

    i didnt proceed:

    • Your offer will re-activate every time you top up by €20 or more in one go
    • Remember if you top up by €20 or more in one go before the expiry date, your offer will reset and your remaining allowances at the time of top up will not carry forward.
    • Weekly rewards courtesy of Fantastic Days
    • Data Rollover
    • 100 Any network minutes & texts
    • Roaming across Europe
    • For usage outside your Top Up Offer allowance; you’ll be charged our Advantage Plus rates.
    • T&Cs apply.

    I skeptical this wont work after not topping up after the first month.



  • Registered Users Posts: 1,094 ✭✭✭JohnnyChimpo


    Again, you're doing it wrong if you even use the other SIM after "porting" it to Vodafone. And signing up for a PAYG SIM is not the same as a BillPay SIM



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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,865 ✭✭✭dball


    Thanks for the feedback Johnny, what and where am i doing wrong? Sry,not gettin this at all,



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 508 ✭✭✭Sesame


    Thanks to whoever for posting this. Mine arrived yesterday, less than 24 hours after ordering Bought as a gift for someone. For €99 it appears to be a great phone with really good photos, better than my Samsung.😲


    @dball not sure what you are skeptical about. I'm porting my phone from Eir, but I'll move back to a sim only Eir plan straight after the port is complete. Or maybe shop around for another sim only plan.

    I don't want to be on a PAYG Vodafone plan indefinitely as its not the best value. But you only need to port a number to get the deal, your not tied into anything.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 553 ✭✭✭stdidit


    Waiting for a SIM to arrive before pulling the trigger but can anyone advise if going for the Redmi Note 10 5G (available for the same price) over this, purely for the bigger screen is madness or justifiable?

    i.e How do the other specs for both phones compare? Vodafone website is useless for this type of info.



  • Posts: 44 [Deleted User]


    Is boards full of grandads & grannys or something ?



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,211 ✭✭✭✭Suckit


    The Pixel would have a better camera and better performance. If looking, the Oppo Find X2 Neo is on sale for €15 more than the Pixel and would be a better phone than both.

    https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B089658QHN



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,244 ✭✭✭✭MisterAnarchy




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  • Registered Users Posts: 316 ✭✭johnnyfruitcake


    I ordered Monday evening, got the confirmation email and money taken from my account.

    No phone yet

    Anyway I can check the order status?



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,211 ✭✭✭✭Suckit


    Yep, €345 in euro at time of writing. I think it's around €247 now. If you change currency on amazon it will display euros, and not fluctuate, and often works out in your favour, unlike paypal for example.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 238 ✭✭lordsheepface


    Ask them on Live Chat. If you haven't got it by now I'd imagine it has been cancelled due to a mystery "technical glitch". This is normally how things go.


    You won't get any cancellation email, you'll just see the money refund to your account at some point.


    This is the joy of the Vodafone Online store.



  • Registered Users Posts: 222 ✭✭bifl


    Ordered Monday morning. Delivered today.

    Got one single mail throughout giving me an order # immediatly after purchase and that was it.

    Did contact Live Chat just to get updates and they were able to provide a tracking number on Wed (2 days ago)



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,554 ✭✭✭CyberGhost


    I'm on my fifth order.

    Called support and it's exactly as you'd expect. Nobody can explain why orders are being cancelled. This is basically a faceless organization.

    "Technical glitch" we don't know what is going on but we are working on it, please try again in 24 hours.

    There is some other issue for sure. Maybe they're out of stock and their system doesn't have stock management?

    People have tried with Tesco numbers and it has worked, right? So it can't be that. Maybe it's a credit card issue? I'm going to use another one and we'll see what happens.

    Post edited by CyberGhost on


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,865 ✭✭✭dball


    Q: can i stick an Eir Sim only contract sim card in this phone and expect it to work.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 564 ✭✭✭Q&A




  • Registered Users Posts: 149 ✭✭newincity


    thanks to everyone for responding to queries.

    finally placed an order using 48 sim. Fingers crossed.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,857 ✭✭✭podgeandrodge


    same here. money taken now and no further comms.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,133 ✭✭✭Mervyn Skidmore


    I'm using a previous bargain alert Huawei PSmart 2019. Would this be much of an upgrade?



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,459 ✭✭✭corcaigh07


    I've a confirmation email but no record of the purchase on my account on their website and no tracking number. Also, no sign of their Online Chat during the day.

    Did the troll cancel me?



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,838 ✭✭✭✭cormie


    "How much time it took for you to get the status updated to "order received" after placing the order on their website?

    did they push you to purchase the credit while you collected your order from the store?"



    Doesn't seem to be an option to multi quote on the new boards, but to answer your Q's, I forget what step the collect from store option was at, but it was there at some stage. I collected the same day after ordering it online :) I never checked the status after ordering, I only got an email from them, it arrived soon after placing the order, but that was the only email I ever received. They didn't push me to buy any credit once I got to the store :) Bear in mind, this was for the €199 offer, which although a great deal, is nothing compared to the current offer of €99 :o



  • Registered Users Posts: 727 ✭✭✭slimshady007


    No confirmation email when ordered last night and didn't bother setting up an account but money taken from the card. Presumably that's a bad sign?



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,659 ✭✭✭✭machiavellianme


    Possibly. I ordered at midnight and had a dispatched email at 08:15. 1st time trying and used a 48 sim.



  • Registered Users Posts: 231 ✭✭Prunty


    Ordered there now - although I wasted 15 quid on a 3 SIM card - and if the phone arrives I won't be too disappointed at 114 quid. Thanks OP and the poster with the SuperValu deal. Bargain



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