Pixel 9a

I wouldnt even bother with the Shop St mall if they are giving you the run around. Ive used them before and they were the typical bollix sales assistants - Theres 2 other VF stores in Galway.

Failing that even head out to Athenry. I was there earlier this year and the staff there are actually sound and cant do enough to help.

Oh they didn't call me back so I went in and spoke with the manager and explained about advertising standards authority and consumer protection false advertising etc..

Genuinely it seems my phone is not on the in store system yet is on the website trade in offer...oh was told offer only available if I port my number...I said website says I can get a new payg number...tried to tell me phone was locked to Vodafone...I said that's nonsense theirs a EU directive making it illegal for providers to lock handsets...

Anyways was told then offer only available till the end of the month and I said it says 30th June on the website lol

Told her put a phone aside for me I don't want to be told they are sold out when she does get back to me...which she will as she knows I ain't messing about...

Anybody know what app they download onto the phone to test?

Retail Vodafone trade in I think.

To avoid most of the lies, locked to Vodafone nonsense and having to buy credit, could you just say that you are buying the phone as a present for your mom or wife and they are already on Vodafone network

I just took it out as a new number - they never asked if I needed credit

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I don't think they even bothered registering mine either. I had to ring them to try set up esim and after an hour on the phone it's still not working but I think myvodafone my account is set up properly now.

So many elements of the process didn't work so it wouldn't give me any incentive to move to the Vodafone network at all.

When buying the phone they put a sticky with the new number on it. They added the credit and activated a plan in the shop for me so it'll just show up as 0.50 cent credit once the plan is activated.

If anyone is wondering about the app they use to test, there's a web-based version on the site if you go partly thru the trade-in process on your phone. You can use that as a guideline and then trade in in-store if the phone is healthy, though as we've seen across the thread, the models accepted differ online.

Thanks to a good Spiegel case, the S9 was remarkably in near perfect condition, despite numerous drops, falls, kicks.. We couldn't even find a scratch on the screen. And still working perfectly. Only problem was the wired usb charging port was faulty so the phone could only be charged wirelessly.

What store was that? Anyone get in with no hassle/switching etc in Liffey Valley

I brought 2 phones into Drogheda store. Redmi 6 and iphone 8. they wouldnt take the former at all. screen was broke on the iphone but they they took it anyway. I had just recieved a 48 sim in the post and brought that in. they said i would have to port that number over to vodafone which they did instore. Had to buy their vodafone SIM with 20 credit on it. total cost was 216 and they said the phone was locked to vodafone but i knew it wasnt. i'll use the vodafone credit and then get the number ported back. They didnt have any decent covers in the shop so i got this one on amazon ….

https://www.amazon.ie/dp/B0DYF8GW4J?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title

PS if you ring ahead with IMEI number they will tell you whether the phone is eligible for trade in so might save you a wasted trip