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FREE texts to ANY network ANYTIME on prepay O2

cupthehand · 2008-01-31 19:24:15

Even though its already on the mobiles board HERE I think this deserves a mention in bargain alerts taken from Siliconrepublic.com........ With the majority of Irish mobile users on prepaid price plans, existing and potential O2 customers will be happy to hear the mobile operator has a new price plan that offers free texts…

31-01-2008 8:24pm

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cupthehand

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Even though its already on the mobiles board HERE I think this deserves a mention in bargain alerts

taken from Siliconrepublic.com........

With the majority of Irish mobile users on prepaid price plans, existing and potential O2 customers will be happy to hear the mobile operator has a new price plan that offers free texts for life to any mobile network at any time.

The new price plan, O2 Experience, is for prepaid customers who top up their phone credit by at least €20 per month and will be available from tomorrow, Friday 1 February.
While new customers can sigh up for the O2 price plan until 30 April 2008, existing O2 customers can also switch over from the existing prepaid Speakeasy model.
This free text offering makes O2 the first mobile operator to give its prepaid customers the option to avail of free texts, no matter the network or time they call at.
The O2 Experience plan also provides for mobile users who do not text heavily: again, it is for those topping up by a minimum of €20 per month and they can choose the ‘free unlimited calls’ option allowing them to make free calls to ten O2 numbers of their choosing.
Also, for those who spend a minimum of €30 per month, the free calls and texts come together as a bundle.
Vodafone currently offers its prepaid customers free texts for life for a minimum top-up of €20 per month, but this is only for texts sent to other Vodafone customers

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#2 31-01-2008 11:08pm

Canonfan

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Good news.

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#3 01-02-2008 5:45am

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Im on billpay, and regularly get pi***d off that the speakeasy people seem to get all these free text bargains!!!

h:mad:

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#4 01-02-2008 9:24am

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hawthorn wrote: »

Im on billpay, and regularly get pi***d off that the speakeasy people seem to get all these free text bargains!!!

h:mad:

Me too

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#5 01-02-2008 9:57am

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They have 3 new Speakeasy price plans LINK

Some things to note:
*** Calls to other Irish mobile networks 49c per min (Anytime).
*** A minimum charge of 5c applies to all connected domestic calls.

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#6 01-02-2008 10:32am

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w00t, *keeps prepay close for when im back in Ireland*
I've been waiting for them to do something like this for years, about time

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#7 01-02-2008 12:16pm

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kearnsr wrote: »

Me too

Three, nearly be tempted to ring them up.

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#8 01-02-2008 12:24pm

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apollodjs wrote: »

Some things to note:
*** Calls to other Irish mobile networks 49c per min (Anytime).

And here was me thinking it was a good deal. Always read the small priont i guess...

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#9 01-02-2008 12:29pm

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This is rediculous. I mean it's great for people on prepay, but i switched to bill pay thinking twas a better deal and ever since its been all offers for prepays. is there any advantage to being on bill pay except the cheaper and better range of phone?

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#10 01-02-2008 12:55pm

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I wouldn't get too excited about it unless you rarely call people on another network.
There's a few obvious selling points but as apollodjs said according to the new price plans no matter what you sign up to if you want to call another network its 49c per minute all the time. :eek:
Also voicemail is 15c all times now too, @ least on the old plans its reduced to 12c for the weekends.
Do they really think this will attract people from other networks

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#11 01-02-2008 3:29pm

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apollodjs wrote: »

They have 3 new Speakeasy price plans LINK

Some things to note:
*** Calls to other Irish mobile networks 49c per min (Anytime).
*** A minimum charge of 5c applies to all connected domestic calls.

Jeeze i was very tempted to move until i saw the 49c per minute..ouch!!:eek:

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#12 01-02-2008 4:56pm

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Sticking with meteor tbh. Have free texts for life to all networks which they were giving out for three years people!

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#13 01-02-2008 5:10pm

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SetantaL wrote: »

Sticking with meteor tbh. Have free texts for life to all networks which they were giving out for three years people!

Meteor only give free texts to meteor. they still charge for texts to other networks. Hence people this offer getting people talking.

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#14 01-02-2008 5:11pm

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SetantaL wrote: »

Sticking with meteor tbh. Have free texts for life to all networks which they were giving out for three years people!

I think you will find that it only meteor to meteor that are free.

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#15 01-02-2008 5:12pm

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I have 300 free online texts/month to all Irish mobiles with vodafone.
Good enough for me.

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#16 02-02-2008 12:29pm

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hawthorn wrote: »

Im on billpay, and regularly get pi***d off that the speakeasy people seem to get all these free text bargains!!! h:mad:

Just one suggestion for you Hawthorn, downgrade to prepay.

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#17 28-04-2008 2:21pm

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Bump!
For anyone that is interested in this but hasn't switched yet (especially those enjoying Vodafone to Vodafone free calls & texts all day every day until 01/06) the sign up period is now extended.
It was 30/04, its now Thursday 31/07/08

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#18 28-04-2008 2:58pm

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Does anyone know what happens if you buy a text bundle when on the o2 Experience plan (the free talk and text to 10 numbers one). Ideally texts to your free numbers would not come out of you bundle, but I wouldn't like to guess it is so.

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