American buying an Irish phone for use here for 1/2 month

teresasaunt · 2006-04-19 12:10:27

Hey, I've got an American relative coming over here at the end of June to do some course in Trinity and she wants to get a phone that will work over here so she can keep in contact with her parents in the US. Do Vodafone, Meteor, O2 or Three offer any service like the FonePool (http://fonepool.com/)

19-04-2006 01:10PM

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teresasaunt

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Hey,

I've got an American relative coming over here at the end of June to do some course in Trinity and she wants to get a phone that will work over here so she can keep in contact with her parents in the US. Do Vodafone, Meteor, O2 or Three offer any service like the FonePool (http://fonepool.com/)

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#2 19-04-2006 09:13PM

jrey1981

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Your best bet is to buy the most basic prepay mobile with cheapest texts or calls back to the US - not sure what network this will be - and then sell the handset here on boards on the FS Mobiles section before you go...

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#3 20-04-2006 05:03AM

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Just get a very basic phone, it doesnt need to be anything special. A Nokia 3310 would do the job, just for sending texts abroad.

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#4 20-04-2006 09:08AM

teresasaunt

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Thanks. Meteor seem to be the cheapest for calls and phones - €49 with €20 credit.

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#5 20-04-2006 02:09PM

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Go for the Nokia 1101 if you can. If not, leave the SE J210 and spent the extra tenner on the Nokia 1600.

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