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

corcaigh07 · 23-07-2021 9:40am

https://boards.ie/discussion/comment/117649163#Comment_117649163

It arrived! No tracking number or anything. Ordered late on Wednesday and already here. Need a case for it now 🙂

Kintarō Hattori · 23-07-2021 9:40am

Not to ask a stupid question but... when goingg through the checkout process it wants you to select a montly plan. I assume you don't actually get charged for this each month?

JohnnyChimpo · 23-07-2021 10:01am

https://boards.ie/discussion/comment/117650288#Comment_117650288

NO, as long as you select a PAYG rather than BillPay plan, there is no implied contract. Theyre not gonna send the Vodafone goons around your house to repossess your phone if you dont buy credit

machiavellianme · 23-07-2021 10:04am

Pick a pay as you go plan. You'll be throwing the temporary sim in the bin anyway so you needn't worry about monthly payments. Just insert your existing sim and forget all about Vodafone ever existing!

dingle1969 · 23-07-2021 10:33am

https://boards.ie/discussion/comment/117650399#Comment_117650399

Thanks for this

Firblog · 23-07-2021 10:37am

Purchased one on Wednesday night, arrived this morning: €199 - had only read the OP... thanks op

Purchased one yesterday morning - €99 - hasn't arrived yet - read further through the thread and found the supervalu rewards post - thanks to that poster too.

I used a free lycamobile sim to switch, just popped it into my phone, gave that number to vodafone to verifiy and entered the code onsite; hoping to have it today / Monday.

Whatever happens will be selling my 8mth old Redmi Note 9 to CEX, and good riddance to it, piece of crap..

R11 · 23-07-2021 11:32am

48 SIM arrived this morning so order placed for Pixel 4a at €99.......gonna switch my broadband over to VF in about 2 weeks, will they be able to see that I'm not using their PAYG Chat Extra plan? It'll be same delivery address...

donnacha · 23-07-2021 11:44am

Folks, my 48 sim arrived. Even though I've activated it for the 'try before you buy' but the number doesn't receive texts/calls - do I need to sign up for a membership in order to get the porting text from Vodafone?

xtal191 · 23-07-2021 11:47am

https://boards.ie/discussion/comment/117650947#Comment_117650947

No you don't need a membership

donnacha · 23-07-2021 11:47am

https://boards.ie/discussion/comment/117650947#Comment_117650947

scratch that request - just took a bit of time to activate

Prunty · 23-07-2021 1:11pm

Dispatch email received already having ordered this morning - class. Anyone find any decent cases?

dball · 23-07-2021 2:15pm

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B08FRHGY4M/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

long_b · 23-07-2021 3:20pm

It's been said before but oh my good Jebus the website is getting worse.

Wouldn't accept the code earlier, then it did but no confirmation mail sent.

Went back in there now twice and got this beauty

"Something wrong happened. Try again later".

JDxtra · 23-07-2021 4:48pm

The SuperValu offer page now shows this phone as €99.

It's like Russian roulette though ordering from Vodafone.

Ezio Auditore · 23-07-2021 5:24pm

https://boards.ie/discussion/comment/117652774#Comment_117652774

Yeah I ordered this phone finally after getting a 48 SIM last night, only to find that, while the money is pending in my bank the order didn't go through. Been trying to order it again for the last hour and it keeps saying error when I go to pay.

Vodafone website is a shambles.

hg4a5g · 23-07-2021 5:44pm

My friend ordered pixel 4a5g and unknowingly selected "keep my number" instead of "get a new number" and even entered verification code. Hence, a port out request has been sent. Is there any way to revive the number without porting it to Vodafone?

Or shall he consider that number as void and get a new number?

Mervyn Skidmore · 23-07-2021 5:45pm

https://boards.ie/discussion/comment/117652948#Comment_117652948

I ordered last night too. Money pending in account and received an email saying they've received my order and giving me an order number. No dispatch email though.

Jacob55 · 23-07-2021 6:02pm

I ordered this evening, 99Euro was taken from my card but I did not get any confirmation email. When I registered and logged in, I can see a Pay As You Go - order with status open but there are no details of the phone or anything.

Does that sound right or strange?

Thanks to all posting here for the support with the Vodafone site and for the OPs for alerting to the offers!

dball · 23-07-2021 8:07pm

payment is pending in my account all day. so not filled with confidence.#

Then i get this in my email with an post tracking:

Order Number: 001188XXXX

Your delivery has been sorted DUBLIN 11, at 17:22 on 23 July 2021

gone from not filled with confidence to slightly optimistic !

handofdog · 23-07-2021 8:26pm

Ordered late on Wednesday evening (21st) and it was delivered this morning (23rd) by DPD.

Stunning value! Thanks @darconio and @Gerrymandering reborn

StopWatch · 23-07-2021 10:10pm

Jaysus, that website is a trial. After maaaaany hit and miss attempts over the last few days, I now have a order in. Now I just close my eyes and cross my fingers and hope for no "technical glitch"

I like the price, but it'd put you off being a vodaphone customer forever

Dues Bellator · 23-07-2021 10:20pm

Hi I hope it's ok to ask this here, the google pixel series of phones could someone ELI5 the updates to android 9 ,10 and 11 is each handset limited to the amount of upgrades it gets or is it say the same like 2 you get with a Samsung S10. TIA

BBMcQ · 23-07-2021 10:48pm

What a bargain. Potential bargain of the year. Ordered 48 sim Monday. Got sim Wednesday. Order phone Wednesday evening. Got phone by registered An Post today.

Amazon order is out now for a screen protector and case. Thanks so much for the OP and the OP of the SuperValu deal!

bifl · 23-07-2021 11:33pm

https://boards.ie/discussion/comment/117654277#Comment_117654277

For me its the possibilty of WiFi calling - plan permitting

And the backup of photos to google cloud (which is normal) but in hi-res

CyberGhost · 23-07-2021 11:53pm

Right, seems like the miracle has happened and I actually managed to order it.

Contacting their support is absolutely useless so don't bother unless you're just checking order status, which you can on the website anyway. The support staff themselves are nice and all but they can't help with anything because they have no visibility of anything.

Here's what I did.

Used:

Same Vodafone account Email (their support told me to try ordering without creating an account - Nonsense advice, it failed AND I could not track what was happening).
Different (Lycamobile) SIM card. I tried this before and it did not work when I just used Lyca and kept everything the same.
Different shipping address.
Different contact email.
Different contact number.
Different credit card.

Something in their system could be messed up and once you use the same information it may be getting cancelled.

Or it could would be the credit card. Maybe once you use the card several times the card authorization vendor they use blocks it temporarily.

It could be that they're out of stock in some areas and the change of address means it was stocked from another warehouse.

Or they may have actually fixed it, but let's not get into fantasy.

But, on a positive note. What an incredible deal! It was worth a few days of hassle and 5 or 6 (lost count) €99 pending charges on my account. Thank you again @Gerrymandering reborn and @darconio

See you all next year for the Pixel 5a reunion 😄

R11 · 24-07-2021 7:36am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117654277#Comment_117654277

Just curious-What screen protector and cover did you get?

ionapaul · 24-07-2021 9:01am

Ordered late Thursday night, arrived a few minutes ago via delivery van! What a great deal - thanks OP.

JDxtra · 24-07-2021 10:57am

Usual poor experience for me again. Three orders submitted, each one cancelled. Payment appears on card. No explanation for cancelling. Supprort unhelpful as usual. Waste of time.

JDxtra · 24-07-2021 11:33am

Here is my theory. Orders go through a credit/fraud team. This team has to process orders after a certain period of time. I think during busy periods they just cancel random orders to save them for reviewing them.

honda boi · 24-07-2021 12:00pm

Ordered one yesterday for my mother

Only got confirmation email.

Checked this morning and it's cancelled.

How long before money returns to account does anyone know?

JDxtra · 24-07-2021 1:35pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117655422#Comment_117655422

A week.

bennyineire · 24-07-2021 1:44pm

Hi All,

So just to be clear when ordering this.

The Supervalu offer only works if you are a current Vodafone customer?

To get the phone if not a Vodaphone user do below

1)Pick the option "Get a new number"

2)Choose a top up plan

3)But your phone for €199

4) When you get the phone throw away your new vodafone sim and put in your won sim

machiavellianme · 24-07-2021 1:52pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117655724#Comment_117655724

Or

Order free 48 sim
When 48 sim arrives, activate it for free
Use the Supervalu link to navigate to the Vodafone website: https://supervalu.ie/rewards/exclusive-vodafone-offer-with-real-rewards
Select the Pixel 4a and keep your number
Enter your new 48 sim number
Enter the validation code they text you
Enter the VFSV12 discount code
Complete checkout and pay €99
Chuck 48 sim in the bin
Pray!

nephster · 24-07-2021 1:58pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117655724#Comment_117655724

It's the other way around, it won't work for current VF customers. The Supervalu code works for those moving number, so put it in! You'll get the phone for €99, assuming your order goes through.

You want a new, disposable SIM (from Eir, 48 etc.) to port as otherwise the real number you use will be moved to VF. That disposable new number gets moved to VF, but as you say you don't use the new VF SIM which then gets that new number; that goes in a drawer in case you ever need to port a number for a deal on another network. As the phone is unlocked, you can put in your original, "real" SIM and happily work away.

bennyineire · 24-07-2021 2:21pm

Thanks nephster and machiavellianme, makes sense now.

bazz26 · 24-07-2021 3:53pm

Is the phone unlocked bought through the Supervalu deal?

hg4a5g · 24-07-2021 4:26pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117656137#Comment_117656137

Yes... All pixel phones are unlocked.

BBMcQ · 24-07-2021 4:36pm

This is the screen protector

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B088GQH5S2/ref%3Dcm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_PS1DPQZ4MHPV8VD6JEZG

and this is the case (the father loves these style cases)

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0897VMFCY/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_4EC9XXYRR3QQ3SZDZ1JM

GalwayGaillimh · 24-07-2021 6:31pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117630514#Comment_117630514

If you login to the Vodafone account it creates you can see the order status...I ordered last Sunday looked good confirmation email etc when I looked Monday was cancelled...the money still not refunded yet either...Vodafone saying they don't have it bank saying it's somewhere between Vodafone and them in cyberspace...will order again Monday or Tuesday when I get first refund back...was lads on here before with four or five cancelled orders waiting.on refunds...no rhyme nor reason to it either...

JDxtra · 24-07-2021 8:59pm

Anybody with cancelled orders - please complain to Vodafone Ireland on Twitter. They are the most responsive. They may not be able to resolve, but the more people that complain the better. Vodafone may (finally) realise they have an issue and go investigate properly. Don't bother with the team on the Vodafone online support chat, they appear helpful but are largely powerless.

Suckit · 24-07-2021 9:47pm

Anyone able to order a 48 SIM today?

I have been trying all day - 2 phones, 2 laptops, one with windows, one with Ubuntu, no VPN on, turned off adblock, changed to sim provider network, changed browsers...

I keep getting this message

Probably easier to go into an Eir shop tomorrow and get a PAYG SIM.

podgeandrodge · 24-07-2021 9:48pm

So I got onto chat today, and they gave me a tracking number, seems to have been milling around An Post locations, but should get it in next day or 2.

An Post don't deliver Sunday do they?

bazz26 · 24-07-2021 11:13pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117657369#Comment_117657369

I got this too using Chrome, I switched to Edge and it worked fine after that.

newincity · 24-07-2021 11:38pm

I am trying to check the status of my order but am unable to login into my Vodafone account

An error occurred trying to process the login request.

Please try again.

I have tried multiple browsers. Any other way?

Order placed on 22nd June but received no update yet.

machiavellianme · 25-07-2021 8:39am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117657733#Comment_117657733

22nd June? The jig is up. Check your bank statement that you have been refunded and try again. Orders placed on July 22nd have been delivered by now!

Ekerot · 25-07-2021 11:23am

OOS :(

newincity · 25-07-2021 12:12pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117658167#Comment_117658167

Sorry I meant 22nd July.

But is it common to unable to login to Vodafone account?

25-07-2021 12:25pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117656237#Comment_117656237

All Pixel phones are not unlocked. All Pixel phones bought through Vodafone so far are, however, unlocked.

Cookiee · 25-07-2021 2:16pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117657373#Comment_117657373

You should get it on Monday, they don't tend to deliver on sundays

Suckit · 25-07-2021 3:08pm

Getting message that the basket is locked and they cannot proceed any further, then if I click again, I get log in to vodafone or register screen.

Trying to register I get

We're sorry, but we're unable to complete your request.

You can't register at the moment because you are not a Vodafone customer. Switching to Vodafone is easy. Find out how to switch. This has been logged as error (SRV-REG-02) - which tells us more about the problem.

(UNIQUE_ERROR_CODE : x744g9wQy2YZPPXJQbqrDvWWqRFcCTQQn92fwk2tH42pfxNbL0Hc!)

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

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