48.ie - Was 7.99/month - 100 GB, all calls, all texts, 10 GB EU data - [Now 10.99]

What did they give you, a free months credit or more than that? Not sure if I want to get into battle with them just to get 7.99 of credit. Agree it is a shambles and they definitely know of the problem

Very strange that it suddenly began working without you changing any settings, definitely seems they did something in the background that they hadnt done before.

Comreg act as an intermediary between customer and phone company. I used them before when Vodafone left me without working internet for almost 2 months. In the end I got half price internet for the remainder of the contract which was 16 months worth so it was worth doing as it saved me just under 370 euro over the remainder of the 24 month contract. You have to complain to the phone company first though and give them a chance to resolve it, if they dont then you can escalate it to Comreg. None of which is much use when you are abroad there and then and dont have roaming, Comreg allow a company 21 days to respond when you complain to them so it is not a quick process. Id imagine as well that a phone company would only offer minimal compensation for you not being able to roam for a few days on holiday, it probably wouldnt be worth the hassle.

yeah Im similar, Im running both my phone and router off 48 sims. For 2 x 7.99 a month its a bargain for all my phone and internet usage. I was paying 45 a month to Vodafone for their mobile router and broadband so 48 is a big saving in comparison and the router I spent 110 quid on has more than paid for itself by now. Plus Im getting slightly faster speeds than I was on Vodafone.

But its just the roaming thats the worry. When I go abroad next I'll get all the possible APN settings from this thread and the one on 48s Community forum but I'll also be fully prepared to buy a local sim if I have to. Even if it costs a tenner for a few days data its still better than being left stranded.

But in your case you are travelling for work so you really need certainty. Id say it would be worth your while getting a PAYG Vodafone or Three sim before travel

If your phone can take an eSIM then you can sign up on vodafone.ie and be working away in about 20 minutes.

The esim is built into the phone itself, Redmi 5 doesn't have one.

Anyone left 48 to An Post Mobile, and noticed an improvement in data?

before I switched to 48 I tried a few sims, and there wasn't much of a difference in speed and coverage. But now I'm on 48, the data seems slow and unreliable. I couldn't use it as temporary hotspot to get my work emails. Its just too slow.

3 own the 48 network.3 is the 2nd largest operator in the Republic-high profile enough.But would Comreg hide behind the legal seperation of 3 and 48?

Has anyone before they have travelled recently got onto 48 in advance to see if they are any known issues in the country they will be travelling to?

Thanks for the info. I’ve been with most of the networks over the years and have never had a problem with roaming. Always just connects to a local network.

I’m glad I saw this thread though and I’ve got a Vodafone eSIM set up on my phone for if 48 (likely) doesn’t work.

I noticed the 48 SIM is showing as Proximus (which seems to be a Belgian network) in the SIM settings. Whereas Vodafone shows it’s a Vodafone SIM.

I have roamed in the UK and Spain in the last few weeks. For the UK there was no reconfiguration needed just connected to O2 UK. Spain I just had to add the 48 APN as it was set to Belgacom. I just setup a new 48 APN: 48months.liffeytelecom.com and left everything else blank. Saved and clicked the button. Worked straight away with no need to reboot. Connected to Vodafone ES. 3mbps down and 1mbps up. Calls and text also worked ok. As mentioned earlier on the thread if using a dual SIM the Vodafone Ireland 5GB add-on works flawlessly. I have it as an esim on a pixel. €5 for 5GB (verified working in UK and Spain straight out of the blocks) Going abroad in a few weeks so can update of the roaming works straight off on 48 as I have saved the APN to the roaming profile

You will get 4G when they feel like providing it.

Hi All,

I didnt top up my account for a few months but went to reactivate it today, but it shows my email as invalid and I cant log in to reactivate my account. Is the account just gone?

Does anyone know if there is a way to add roaming data? I’ve used my 10Gb and have tried the spot me and swop options but it doesn’t seem to work.

Thanks. That will be for roaming will it? I do have 85Gb left for the month but have used my 10GB. I swooped some minutes for 3 GB but I don’t think you can use any of that for roaming.