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Google Pixel 3a €249 on Vodafone (In Stock!)

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  • #152
    devil-80
    Registered Users Posts: 955 ✭✭✭devil-80


    Does all Vodafone phones comes unlocked?


  • #153
    Sappy404
    Registered Users Posts: 4,158 ✭✭✭Sappy404


    loki7777 wrote: »
    Clean.
    Just asking about refund of the €80 - i'm still within cooling off period.

    Are you chatting online to them? My phone is unopened, so I might get a refund and reorder if I can't get the money back.


  • #154
    loki7777
    Registered Users Posts: 1,156 ✭✭✭loki7777


    Sappy404 wrote: »
    Are you chatting online to them? My phone is unopened, so I might get a refund and reorder if I can't get the money back.

    You have 14 days. Even if opened. My number wasn't even ported - was rejected.
    You will have to send it back. Still chatting with them.


  • #155
    Ush1
    Registered Users Posts: 11,461 ✭✭✭✭Ush1


    Do you have to have the sim(dummy one to be ported) before you buy the phone?


  • #156
    Sappy404
    Registered Users Posts: 4,158 ✭✭✭Sappy404


    Ush1 wrote: »
    Do you have to have the sim(dummy one to be ported) before you buy the phone?

    Yes they text the number with the code you enter on the site.


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  • #157
    Ush1
    Registered Users Posts: 11,461 ✭✭✭✭Ush1


    Sappy404 wrote: »
    Yes they text the number with the code you enter on the site.

    Ah feck only ordered the sim now. Deal prolly gone by time it arrives. Are any sims free in store?


  • #158
    fulhamc
    Registered Users Posts: 44 ✭fulhamc


    was sitting on the fence, no longer, just jumped @ 179,


  • #159
    Sappy404
    Registered Users Posts: 4,158 ✭✭✭Sappy404


    Ush1 wrote: »
    Ah feck only ordered the sim now. Deal prolly gone by time it arrives. Are any sims free in store?

    Have a quick read over the thread. Eir do one for a tenner. One person suggested he knew someone who gave their own number then cancelled the switchover. Can't vouch for that myself though.


  • #160
    loki7777
    Registered Users Posts: 1,156 ✭✭✭loki7777


    loki7777 wrote: »
    You have 14 days. Even if opened. My number wasn't even ported - was rejected.
    You will have to send it back. Still chatting with them.

    I was wrong thinking that you can return it when opened - looks like you can't. Oh well just ordered another one for my partner.


  • #161
    matrim
    Registered Users Posts: 7,515 ✭✭✭matrim


    loki7777 wrote: »
    Clean.
    Just asking about refund of the €80 - i'm still within cooling off period.

    Let us know how you get on. I'm tempted to try the same


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  • #162
    Ush1
    Registered Users Posts: 11,461 ✭✭✭✭Ush1


    Sappy404 wrote: »
    Have a quick read over the thread. Eir do one for a tenner. One person suggested he knew someone who gave their own number then cancelled the switchover. Can't vouch for that myself though.

    Just on to Tesco mobile chat and they said I can pick one up for free in store. Race is on!


  • #163
    loki7777
    Registered Users Posts: 1,156 ✭✭✭loki7777


    matrim wrote: »
    Let us know how you get on. I'm tempted to try the same

    You can't return it when opened or some networks will charge you for usage of the phone. So i will have to keep it.


  • #164
    Sappy404
    Registered Users Posts: 4,158 ✭✭✭Sappy404


    loki7777 wrote: »
    You can't return it when opened or some networks will charge you for usage of the phone. So i will have to keep it.

    How were you chatting to them? Chat on their site says no agents, and it doesn't let me wait. I called em, can only schedule a callback.

    Sounds like a partial refund is out of the question then?


  • #165
    loki7777
    Registered Users Posts: 1,156 ✭✭✭loki7777


    I chated online - took me like 20 minutes to finish the chat - was waiting in the line.
    No chance to get to them over the phone.
    Partial refund not with vodafone - not over the chat anyway - he said that from time to time price is changing and they can't do anything about that(even within the 14 day coolin off period) - unless phone wouldn't be opened then you can return it even to the shop.


  • #166
    Lord Spence
    Registered Users Posts: 2,136 ✭✭✭Lord Spence


    I have just ordered one at €179, my eir sim never ported so just used it again to re-order, if the 2nd phone arrives I will return the first one to the vodafone shop as its still sealed and unopened.


  • #167
    shmeee
    Registered Users Posts: 8,588 ✭✭✭shmeee


    Ush1 wrote: »
    Just on to Tesco mobile chat and they said I can pick one up for free in store. Race is on!

    Not free, €15 it cost.

    Got 2 there!

    Didn't care.

    Now to get this sorted.


  • #168
    daheff
    Registered Users Posts: 5,833 ✭✭✭daheff


    shmeee wrote: »
    Not free, €15 it cost.

    Got 2 there!

    Didn't care.

    Now to get this sorted.

    I've just ordered an EIR sim for free

    https://www.eir.ie/mobile/prepay/free-sim-cards/


  • #169
    shmeee
    Registered Users Posts: 8,588 ✭✭✭shmeee


    daheff wrote: »
    I've just ordered an EIR sim for free

    https://www.eir.ie/mobile/prepay/free-sim-cards/

    The cost of €15 was for credit as had to be bought so I'll just pass that on and even get a few euro for it. Sim card is free but:

    New customers get a FREE SIM with a €15 top-up


  • #170
    Ush1
    Registered Users Posts: 11,461 ✭✭✭✭Ush1


    shmeee wrote: »
    Not free, €15 it cost.

    Got 2 there!

    Didn't care.

    Now to get this sorted.

    Misleading from the online chat. I'll chance my arm with them. If they want 15 euro I'll leave it off and wait for the eir sim to arrive.


  • #171
    Officer Giggles
    Registered Users Posts: 1,677 ✭✭✭Officer Giggles


    Twice my transaction has failed on Vodafone


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  • #172
    Officer Giggles
    Registered Users Posts: 1,677 ✭✭✭Officer Giggles


    The Transactions are showing on my card though, what a pain in the hole


  • #173
    shmeee
    Registered Users Posts: 8,588 ✭✭✭shmeee


    Ordered, in space of half an hour, bought Tesco Sim (€15 credit required, which I can pass on).

    Put Tesco sim into my unlocked Redmi, got verification code.

    Selected click and collect as option for delivery.

    Payment made of €179.

    Email received to confirm order.

    Phone will be ready to collect in local store next Monday / Tuesday.

    Thanks for the heads up OP!


  • #174
    shmeee
    Registered Users Posts: 8,588 ✭✭✭shmeee


    Officer Giggles wrote: »
    Twice my transaction has failed on Vodafone

    Didn't work with a credit card actually so had to use my Visa Debit Card.


  • #175
    xtal191
    Registered Users Posts: 6,305 ✭✭✭xtal191


    Jesus 180 is some bargain for this phone


  • #176
    Zardoz
    Registered Users Posts: 5,539 ✭✭✭Zardoz


    xtal191 wrote: »
    Jesus 180 is some bargain for this phone

    Is the screen not a bit small by modern standards ?


  • #177
    long_b
    Registered Users Posts: 4,928 ✭✭✭long_b


    Thanks OP. Last discount pushed me over the edge!


  • #178
    djan
    Registered Users Posts: 1,728 ✭✭✭djan


    Zardoz wrote: »
    Is the screen not a bit small by modern standards ?

    This phone is all about the camera, which is similair to 500eur+ phones. The rest of it such as other hardware and aesthetics are IMO lacking. Still a steal!


  • #179
    matrim
    Registered Users Posts: 7,515 ✭✭✭matrim


    Zardoz wrote: »
    Is the screen not a bit small by modern standards ?

    Depends on what you want. A lot of people don't want a 6 1/2 or 7 inch screen.

    I know a good few people who don't want to go above a 5 inch screen and have loads of trouble getting new phones.


  • #180
    tvercetti
    Registered Users Posts: 1,056 ✭✭✭tvercetti


    Ordered my free Eir sim when this deal was first posted but didn't bother going for it at €250. Too good a deal to turn down now at €180 and luckily had the free sim in reserve. Might order another free sim to have just in case in the future. Cheers OP!


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  • #181
    vectra
    Registered Users Posts: 15,503 ✭✭✭✭vectra


    shmeee wrote: »
    The cost of €15 was for credit as had to be bought so I'll just pass that on and even get a few euro for it. Sim card is free but:

    New customers get a FREE SIM with a €15 top-up

    so free is not free?
    I ordered one, also ordered a 48 sim, does that work for free?


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