Some new deals
Is it safe to assume the Xiaomi is unlocked , can someone confirm and what about the others ?
https://n.vodafone.ie/shop/pay-as-you-go-phones.html
I posted about this earlier in the thread. If you start typing your address then select it from a list off addresses (as opposed to typing eircode and letting the checkout automatically fill your address) you get a complete billing address in the confirmation email. This worked for me after 2 cancelled orders and got the phone posted out on the 3rd order. However posters have since said they had cancelled orders even after typing the start of their address so it seems no-one knows what the kiss of death is for sure.
Yeah, 48, Lyca etc will never work. Has to be Three or Eir to stand a chance.
You might be blocked now too for trying 48 first; they might be onto the fact you're not really "switching" and cancel the order.
First order cancelled but I'm putting that down to me chancing my arm with a 48 SIM. Got a confirmation email and all but it did have an incorrect address mentioned "Billing address Please enter your address, Dublin, 000000" cancellation email came the next morning.
Got a new 3 SIM today and tried again with different credit card. Again order is showing as successful but the confirmation email has the same incorrect "Billing address Please enter your address, Dublin, 000000" I'm wondering is this the kiss of death? Is this the same for everyone or have the successful orders had the correct address?
Play dumb and say you already bought the credit online and will top it up later.
I think you can order online and have it Click & Collect to a store that has it in stock. The payment will be taken online and not in store so will be same amount, there is a risk of being asked to top up by €20 when collecting.
Popped in store in Liffey Valley and they were only doing 50 quid off the 6a. They had 150 off some other models but said 6a was online only.
Interested in this also..
Just to update on the Eir saga, rang the store I bought the sim card from 10+ times throughout the day and never got an answer, just an answering machine after ringing out. Tried the support number and after a 5 min wait got through to a person who couldn't see the number listed anywhere and advised I'd need to speak to sales but they only work Mon-Fri. Eventually went back to the store and after looking at the receipt confirmed it was incorrectly sold and the number would never work. Apologised and gave me another sim card which is now working as expected. I asked them about not being able to answer the phone and they said they don't have a working phone in store and again apologised so quite a poor reflection on a telecommunications company.
Anyway now ordered the Redmi Note 11 Pro 5G from Vodafone porting that Eir number across so time will tell if that gets cancelled. I did purchase three Pixel 3a back in Nov 2019 at the great price of €180 which are still going strong, think they required 5 orders in total as 2 got inexplicably cancelled. This order for the Redmi Note 11 however required me to select a monthly plan before it would allow me to proceed, the total payable was €170 so presume I can just cancel the monthly plan once the phone arrives and that number is ported across.
Is the current pixel 6a offer available in store or just online?
There is no "normal" when it comes to that site.
Ordered the Redmi Note 11 pro on Thursday evening and got confirmation order email. Got nothing since.
Is this the norm?
My personal number is on Vodafone on that €20 plan (10gb data and all calls and texts). Their coverage is not as good as it was years ago. If it wasn’t for wifi calling I’d be unable to stay on Vodafone. The only reason I am with them is that I have a work phone from 3 and Vodafone are the only network currently supporting esim. I don’t want to carry two phones. Once 3 or another networks offer esim I’ll be moving my personal number over.
Moving network is not hard but maybe just be careful if signing up for any business plan that your work don’t become owner of your number if it’s used for both work and personal
Thanks a mill for replies… I’d prefer to stay with Vodafone, I’m a traditionalist for no reason only hate change!! Also I have only known iphones and can’t handle that change either 😬😂😂 I’d say I’d manage payg, the 20 euro one. Anyone have this?
Nice one thanks, and just found this too on VF's own website!!!
"To use your phone on another network, you will need to unlock it. Phones network locked to Vodafone are compatible with Clear Mobile, and do not need to be unlocked for use with this affiliate network. TCL, Google Pixel 5, Xiaomi, Redmi and Oppo phones purchased from Vodafone Ireland are already unlocked."
He was talking sh**e
Just grabbed Note 11 in local store using Three SIM. Sales guy reminded me multiple times new phone is locked to VF. He's wrong, right? Can someone who got this model confirm before I open and throw in an eir SIM please!
You could sign up to this business plan getting your employer to pay for it as they should. - Simo Campaign Form (three.ie) €15ex vat for 12 months and then €25 ex vat afterwards for unlimited calls,texts and 5g data.
And then purchase a phone unlocked from anywhere. Pixel 6a would be my recommendation.
Can go with likes of gomo for basically unlimited data, calls & texts and then buy a sim free phone. That's 13 eur a month so maybe could get bigger budget for phone.
Thanks for the suggestions, tried the EIR sim in two different unlocked phones and both just have a single sim slot. When I try ringing the number it says it's not recognised and to try again later.
I thought I might have to register or activate the number on EIR website as the sales assistant didn't ask for any details such as name etc and I paid in cash. When I go to the my.eir website to register and input the number given it just says it's an invalid number and don't see an alternative means of activating on the eir website.
I only bought the sim card in store as I was passing one and it would save time waiting on delivery. Guess I'll have to try ringing EIR and their notoriously bad customer service to try and sort.
Your phone might be locked to another network or the new eir number might need activation online...
Those I ordered online from EIR worked right away. What happens if you try to dial the number of the EIR SIM?
The phone you are putting the SIM in, is it by chance a dual SIM phone and perhaps you have one of the SIM trays disabled for calls/texts within the network options on the phone, perhaps try the other empty slot if it is.
Any chance of a weekend delivery I wonder?
Bought an EIR sim in a physical shop this evening for €10, inserted it into my phone and it requests and accepts the PIN code ok. Phone shows the name as EIR but then Mobile Network Not Available if I try and make a call to test. Text messages from other numbers to the new EIR phone number are not being received. Even if I try and register on the my.EIR website it says "Invalid phone number" when I input the number given.
Any ideas, does it take a certain number of hours after purchasing a sim card before the number is activated or something odd like that with EIR? Never had an EIR sim or any dealings with EIR previously.
This is all in an attempt to purchase the Redmi Note 11Pro as part of porting over the new EIR number
Would def try for the note 11 pro 5g online with a 10 euro eir sim. Then get your number ported over to the best 5g sim only deal from whatever network has it for 25 euro. Xiaomi phones are always unlocked.
Just after giving it a go on the 11, money taken hopefully it all goes through ok.
Ordered yesterday at lunchtime and got a shipping confirmation earlier on. They probably held back some of the early stock which was selling fast in order to sell them for today. ordered a second one for my wife being deilvered to her work address after got the confirmation that mine was shipped. Will see if they still despatch.
Vodafone Galway shop Street out of stock of note 11 pro 5g... pointless ordering on Vodafone website as odds are it will be cancelled
I got the Nokia G50 from earlier in this thread. Fell last week and the screen smashed but it was fairly annoying with only 4 GB.
Just received a mail that my note 11 pro has been despatched.
if anyone could help Id really appreciate it. I have been told by my workplace that they'll cover new phone (c. €200) and bills but to a max of €25 a month. There seems to be no offer with VF for that price. Im wondering should I look to switch now on Black friday and go with a payg and an iphone 8? Seems to be a good deal on that? I currently have a really old 6s thats at the end of life! Im a customer with VF on a sim only bill pay...thanks
Iv put through 4 orders through for Redmi pro 11, also went in store. There is prob no stock of this. Has anybody successfully placed order recently ?
Cant order anything online, always cancelled
