lack of competition between O2 and Vodafone

idontknowmyname · 07-02-2005 07:28PM #1

Anyone else sick of paying the highest mobile phone charges in europe??

I'm so sick of it, it costs a fortune to make phone calls during the weekdays, texts are expensive.
At least O2 have the text bundles where you can buy 100 for €7.50 or 200 for €15, Vodafone are so stingy they dont offer anything like that, ok they have this offer of 6cent a text but thats only til march!

Meteor seem to be pretty decent with their free txt msgs between other 085 people as long as you top up by €20 each month, only thing is their coverage aint great, but it is getting better.

ComReg are apparently going to force both networks to compete more, which they are both threatening to go to court over.....the UK has the best mobile networks where there's loads of operators clammering to get customers, so they have to compete if they are to stand a chance

LegacyUser · 07-02-2005 07:32PM

you sound like my economics teacher. all she goes on about.

I agree though...

idontknowmyname · 07-02-2005 07:38PM

well i am a 4th yr college student so i've picked up a thing or two

Wertz · 07-02-2005 08:11PM

Pisses me off no end that everytime I switch on the TV/Radio/Net there's something sponsored by either company. Sure companies need to advertise but sinking the huge profits they make on the back of Irish network users into the likes of Man U or Ferrari (as if they need it) annoys the sh*te out of me.

I realise that these are global companies and that only a small part of their income is generated in the Irish market, but apart from a gaelic team (cork?) and some FAI side where else is this sponsorship seen in the Irish market?
God forbid that they do something worthwhile like sponsorship of schools events or similar...

Mimikyu · 07-02-2005 08:16PM

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Pyr0 · 07-02-2005 08:20PM

idontknowmyname wrote:

Meteor seem to be pretty decent with their free txt msgs between other 085 people as long as you top up by €20 each month, only thing is their coverage aint great, but it is getting better.

I thought they stopped that,it only still works with old 085 sim cards now I think.....

Mimikyu · 07-02-2005 08:23PM

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Pyr0 · 07-02-2005 08:30PM

Damn....*watches shimmer of hope drift away*

sceptre · 07-02-2005 08:31PM

idontknowmyname wrote:

Vodafone are so stingy they dont offer anything like that

They do for pay monthly (8 euros for 100 IIRC). Having said that, Vodafone and O2 don't appear to be all that interested in competing to take market share from each other.

breadmonkey · 07-02-2005 08:32PM

I was recently (reliably) informed that meteor are now using the 02 network, and have the same, complete, coverage.

Mimikyu · 07-02-2005 08:36PM

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omnicorp · 07-02-2005 08:39PM

they do, but only wher ethey don;t have any coverage at all, do in some areas you still have 1/2 bars wheras o2 might have 4/5 bars.

I moved to o2 and their phone-calls are expensive but I don't make any but their texts are much cheaper than vodafone.

One of the worst things is that you can only buy certain phones on one network.
Especially those Vodafone live phones where you can never move network, there should be a rule against that

kinkstr · 07-02-2005 08:39PM

ross*k wrote:

I was recently (reliably) informed that meteor are now using the 02 network, and have the same, complete, coverage.

yep, there sharing the masts, or whatever there called

omnicorp · 07-02-2005 09:03PM

only in areas where Meteor have no coverage at all

Lump · 07-02-2005 10:09PM

Ah, thank god for cheap mobile stuff in the Uk. I pay £30 a month, get 500 minutes and 750 texts a month. I think even an addicted texter would find it hard to eat through that many texts. Plus I got a free phone, which I flogged on e-bay for 200 nicker. That's basically the first seven months free telephone stuff.

John

sceptre · 07-02-2005 10:35PM

omnicorp wrote:

only in areas where Meteor have no coverage at all

Indeed. Mostly Donegal (where Meteor's lack of coverage is pretty legendary). Meteor users in say, Cork city won't be using anything other than a Meteor mast regardless if the reception is great or rubbish in their particular area.

byte · 07-02-2005 11:20PM

Yeah, its €6 for 100 texts bundle for either RTG or postpay. After April it'll be €8 per 100. Both are OK deals, with the exception that you're only allowed one bundle per month!

sceptre wrote:

They do for pay monthly (8 euros for 100 IIRC). Having said that, Vodafone and O2 don't appear to be all that interested in competing to take market share from each other.

Adam · 07-02-2005 11:30PM

Lump wrote:

Ah, thank god for cheap mobile stuff in the Uk. I pay £30 a month, get 500 minutes and 750 texts a month. I think even an addicted texter would find it hard to eat through that many texts.

John

I send up on 200 texts....a day.... :eek:

Spunog UIE · 07-02-2005 11:33PM

those o2 bundles, do they included mms msgs? *hugs my meteor card*

NotMe · 07-02-2005 11:38PM

fade_to_grey wrote:

I send up on 200 texts....a day.... :eek:

I'm surprised you have time to post on the internet.

Adam · 07-02-2005 11:42PM

its basically a subconscious activity at this stage!

/me clings to meteor sim also....

projectmayhem · 07-02-2005 11:48PM

meh

the prices are pretty decent and are (as far as i'm aware) in-line with europe.

i'm not bias, even though my dad works for vodafone

Lump · 08-02-2005 01:46AM

fade_to_grey wrote:

I send up on 200 texts....a day.... :eek:

My arse you do.

John

Don't even try and tell me you spend almost €7,000 a year on texts. (Do the sums)

embee · 08-02-2005 01:54AM

I just started working with Vodafone, and you'd be surprised the amount of texts some teenagers send in one day. One customer had sent over 160... from 9 am to about 11 pm.

Lump · 08-02-2005 02:03AM

Get the **** out of here. Where do they get the money?

John

Lex_Diamonds · 08-02-2005 04:04PM

embee wrote:

I just started working with Vodafone, and you'd be surprised the amount of texts some teenagers send in one day. One customer had sent over 160... from 9 am to about 11 pm.

So the rumours of Vodafone Dundalk employees snooping in customers accounts are true then...

Terrier · 08-02-2005 05:21PM

I know everone is alway giving out about Eircom, but as the most likely new player to the mobile market, they will make some inroads.

The brand Eircell still belongs to Eircom
The have all the sites for mast and they have the only complete backbone network.
They can offer cheaper calls to eircom landlines ...

Ciaran500 · 08-02-2005 05:49PM

Lump wrote:

Don't even try and tell me you spend almost €7,000 a year on texts. (Do the sums)

He already said he's on Meteor's free text package.

gurramok · 08-02-2005 06:33PM

Ciaran500 wrote:

He already said he's on Meteor's free text package.

Well, maybe he sends 200 freet txts from the web per month as Meteor and Vodafone offer.

It does surprise me that the peeps who give out about the big 2 (O2 and vodafone) and bitch about them here never switch networks, quite ironic !!

omnicorp · 08-02-2005 07:14PM

wouldn't it be cheaper and less harmful to your thumbs to phone people?

Wertz · 08-02-2005 07:18PM

Lex_Diamonds wrote:

So the rumours of Vodafone Dundalk employees snooping in customers accounts are true then...

Oh snap! Was just gonna post similar.
Vodafone Dundalk: the best O2 promotional sales team in Ireland...

lack of competition between O2 and Vodafone

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