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Clear Mobile - New 5G 12.99/14.99 Deal 2025?

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  • #572
    TheDriver
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,178 ✭✭✭✭TheDriver


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123738658#Comment_123738658

    are you roaming on same network as vodafone sim? Is it getting 4g?



  • #573
    aaf
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,102 ✭✭✭aaf


    Anyone have a referral code please?



  • #574
    TheDriver
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,178 ✭✭✭✭TheDriver


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123739266#Comment_123739266

    PM sent



  • #575
    pfftdetail
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 770 ✭✭✭pfftdetail


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123738658#Comment_123738658

    Make sure the APN settings are exactly like this, then reboot the phone.

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  • #576
    TheDriver
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,178 ✭✭✭✭TheDriver


    Ported on time and promptly today and sim sprung into life. Happy so far, haven't noticed edge and have gotten a few high speeds too.

    Q, do I use clear or vf apn as both are listed.



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  • #577
    Glaceon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 3,528 ✭✭✭Glaceon


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123745801#Comment_123745801

    Both work at home but I think you need the Clear one if roaming, at least that's what they say.



  • #578
    Micky 32
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,647 ✭✭✭Micky 32


    In France at the moment. I’m on Vodafone and works perfectly. Herself is on Clear and currently not receiving calls but can make calls.


    EDIT : Now working again.


    interestingly wifi calling works for her in France.

    Post edited by Micky 32 on


  • #579
    wassie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,237 ✭✭✭wassie


    Similar experience in France also. Clear was switching constantly between 3G, 4G & 5G.

    VF was stable at 5G.



  • #580
    Aquos76
    Moderators, Regional South East Moderators Posts: 9,299 Mod ✭✭✭✭Aquos76


    Are data speeds still restricted with clear, I remember when they first launched they had a 5mb restriction or something like that anyway.



  • #581
    NotShero
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,453 ✭✭✭NotShero


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123754707#Comment_123754707

    Nope, no speed limit now. It started out at 5Mb/s, then It went to around 85Mb/s a few months ago and now recently they removed that also.



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  • #582
    TheDriver
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,178 ✭✭✭✭TheDriver


    I'm pulling down nearly a gig in a speed test in urban areas so yes, cap is gone.



  • #583
    Cork981
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 891 ✭✭✭Cork981


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123754707#Comment_123754707

    All restrictions are gone by the looks of it.

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    Post edited by Cork981 on


  • #584
    Aquos76
    Moderators, Regional South East Moderators Posts: 9,299 Mod ✭✭✭✭Aquos76


    What way to Clear operate their billing cycles, I am currently with GoMo on the original 9.99 plan and their billing is each calendar month, I am thinking of trying out Clear for a month or so and thinking, am i as well to wait till after the first of the month to sign up or does it make a difference. I see they currently have a first month free offer running.



  • #585
    Micky 32
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,647 ✭✭✭Micky 32


    In Italy at the moment. Both Clear and Vodafone phones working flawlessly . Both have VoLTE here.



  • #586
    Roberto_gas
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,918 ✭✭✭Roberto_gas


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123759128#Comment_123759128

    Runs month to month on the day you registered. Here is a referral if you need.

    Clearmobile referral



  • #587
    Seanh111
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 102 ✭✭Seanh111


    I'm currently back in Ireland from the UK for the weekend. I'm roaming on Vodafone Ireland and my Dad is on Clear. I'm getting much more respectable download speeds on my phone than his (both are poor as very rural, 28mbps for me and 9 for him).

    Is this just down to different phones or anything I could be doing wrong? Tried both Vodafone and Clear APNs.



  • #588
    wassie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,237 ✭✭✭wassie


    This was our experience in France.

    MVNOs (Mobile Virtual Network Operators) generally have lower data priority than the actual network operator's own subscribers, especially during roaming. This is because roaming agreements often prioritize the host network's users.

    Additionally, some roaming agreements for MVNOs may not include access to the latest network technologies, such as 5G, or may have data speed caps, leading to a slower experience.



  • #589
    TheDriver
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,178 ✭✭✭✭TheDriver


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123767683#Comment_123767683

    Excuse my ignorance but I'm lost. If you're a clear customer, how are u roaming in Ireland?



  • #590
    Seanh111
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 102 ✭✭Seanh111


    Sorry if I wasn't clear (pardon the pun). I'm over from the UK for the weekend so roaming on Vodafone. My Dad lives in Ireland and is on Clear so just comparing the speeds.

    Interestingly I also have a WiFi dongle on Vodafone which is also getting better speeds than his phone on Clear but perhaps it is just a MVNO reason.



  • #591
    pfftdetail
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 770 ✭✭✭pfftdetail


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123767683#Comment_123767683

    What phones do you have? Some phones like the Google Pixel series have terrible modems in comparison to Samsung flagships.



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  • #592
    pfftdetail
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 770 ✭✭✭pfftdetail


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123767876#Comment_123767876

    Thanks for the AI written comment that doesn't show your actual experience but instead is just a statement? I had no issues bar getting the initial connection while roaming abroad by fiddling with the APNs, but I had full 5G speeds and VoLTE.



  • #593
    Seanh111
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 102 ✭✭Seanh111


    I actually have a Pixel 8 and my Dad a Samsung Galaxy XCover 5.



  • #594
    pfftdetail
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 770 ✭✭✭pfftdetail


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123769160#Comment_123769160

    The Pixel 8 is a 2023 flagship, the Galaxy XCover5 is a 2021 rugged phone, it probably has a worse modem.



  • #595
    wassie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,237 ✭✭✭wassie


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123768530#Comment_123768530

    I misread the post and responded assuming the poster was roaming outside of Ireland. But that was my actual experience

    But shure, you dont like a post and so it must be AI posted.



  • #596
    pfftdetail
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 770 ✭✭✭pfftdetail


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123774416#Comment_123774416

    You spelled prioritise with a z.



  • #597
    wassie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,237 ✭✭✭wassie


    Ah you got me…..becauze of a typo.

    By the way, my info came form a mate who is an teclo engineer after I asked him why we had such differences experiences in roaming with VF, Clear & Roaming a couple of weeks ago in France (unlike your 'perfect' roaming record). I must check to make sure he is an actual human. Very hard to tell these days….



  • #598
    pfftdetail
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 770 ✭✭✭pfftdetail


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123775405#Comment_123775405

    Ah yeah, your mate the teclo engineer, the one that works at Clear Mobile, I know him, old Donnie McHugh, good lad.



  • #599
    Aquos76
    Moderators, Regional South East Moderators Posts: 9,299 Mod ✭✭✭✭Aquos76


    Reviews of clear mobile are shocking to say the least on trustpilot, i signed up today requesting a new number in the hope of porting over my number after trying out the network, is this still going to be possible, some of the reviews seem to indicate it may not me?



  • #600
    NotShero
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,453 ✭✭✭NotShero


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123777203#Comment_123777203

    No unfortunately it’s not, unless you are currently on Vodafone afaik.

    People mainly go on Trustpilot to complain so it’s a bit skewed that way, all of the providers have bad ratings on it.

    Customer Support will give you a refund if you contact them and make a new order, you’ll have to select to port your number at the time of ordering.



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  • #601
    dulpit
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,575 ✭✭✭✭dulpit


    I switched to clear last week (eventually, the porting took ages due to an error in my part in selecting the date and them not being able to change it) and so far for me in Cork the coverage is definitely better and stronger than my old network of eir.

    Speed-wise, haven't noticed any difference when I have coverage but that was never an issue for me. So far, I'm pleased.



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