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Vodafone Black Friday Sale

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  • #1152
    bidiots
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,491 ✭✭✭bidiots


    I've purchased loads of Pixel 3a from their site in the past few months, with no problems.
    Purchased the Pixel 4a with discount yesterday, 300. Money taken and all went through fine.
    Just checked the order status now and it's showing as cancelled.
    Support says it's a technical hitch but they can go through the process again now and get the phone.
    Except the money is still gone, God knows how long it will take to land back in the account.
    It really is a shambles of a site and support


  • #1153
    carbsy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,083 ✭✭✭carbsy


    bidiots wrote: »
    I've purchased loads of Pixel 3a from their site in the past few months, with no problems.
    Purchased the Pixel 4a with discount yesterday, 300. Money taken and all went through fine.
    Just checked the order status now and it's showing as cancelled.
    Support says it's a technical hitch but they can go through the process again now and get the phone.
    Except the money is still gone, God knows how long it will take to land back in the account.
    It really is a shambles of a site and support

    Maybe that's why? :eek:


  • #1154
    Gerrymandering reborn
    Registered Users Posts: 330 ✭✭Gerrymandering reborn


    A51 is €299 with €50 off when you switch PLUS €55 cashback.
    https://n.vodafone.ie/shop/phones/samsung/galaxy-a51.html?gallery=payg

    Seems pretty decent


  • #1155
    bidiots
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,491 ✭✭✭bidiots


    carbsy wrote: »
    Maybe that's why? :eek:

    ‘Twas all above board


  • #1156
    Interrobang
    Registered Users Posts: 320 ✭✭Interrobang


    Pasteur. wrote: »
    Cheap iPhone

    Kids don't like android much

    Not necessarily. My 12 year old is getting an Android. It's what she wants, having tried out both an iPhone (her dad's) and an Android (mine). She prefers using an Android tablet over the iPad, too.

    Most of her friends do have iPhones, but some have Android. She chose based on what she prefers using. (Lucky for her she chose wisely, as she'd be getting an Android anyway!)


  • #1157
    Yyhhuuu
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 798 ✭✭✭Yyhhuuu


    Anybody know any deals regarding new Samsung phones. I'm hoping to upgrade from my A70 128GB which I bought last year. Budget around €300. When I enquired about doubling 128GB I was told I'd have to spend about a thousand euro. No way am I spending that on a new phone.

    Thanks for any info.


  • #1158
    carbsy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,083 ✭✭✭carbsy


    Yyhhuuu wrote: »
    Anybody know any deals regarding new Samsung phones. I'm hoping to upgrade from my A70 128GB which I bought last year. Budget around €300. When I enquired about doubling 128GB I was told I'd have to spend about a thousand euro. No way am I spending that on a new phone.

    Thanks for any info.

    The A70 is still a good phone. Just pop in a 128GB Micro SD card instead?


  • #1159
    steps_3314
    Registered Users Posts: 521 ✭✭✭steps_3314


    Is the Samsung Galaxy A20E a decent phone? Three have it for 129.99 with a decent 20 euros monthly plan.


  • #1160
    bondja80
    Registered Users Posts: 606 ✭✭✭bondja80


    steps_3314 wrote: »
    Is the Samsung Galaxy A20E a decent phone? Three have it for 129.99 with a decent 20 euros monthly plan.
    better take xiaomi note 9 for 99e, but you will need to port.


  • #1161
    Canonfan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,023 ✭✭✭Canonfan


    Gerrymandering reborn wrote: »
    A51 is €299 with €50 off when you switch PLUS €55 cashback.
    https://n.vodafone.ie/shop/phones/samsung/galaxy-a51.html?gallery=payg

    Seems pretty decent


    A51 is €239 in Three (port offer), then €55 cashback, slightly better deal.

    Vodafone tend to cancel your order after 1 or 2 purchase, Three won't.

    Also A51 in Vodafone is 64GB storage, A51 in Three is 128GB.


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  • #1162
    steps_3314
    Registered Users Posts: 521 ✭✭✭steps_3314


    bondja80 wrote: »
    better take xiaomi note 9 for 99e, but you will need to port.

    First Phone for my daughter so can’t port.


  • #1163
    Quackster
    Moderators, Regional South Moderators Posts: 5,842 Mod ✭✭✭✭Quackster


    steps_3314 wrote: »
    First Phone for my daughter so can’t port.
    Just order a free SIM from Eir and then port that.


  • #1164
    steps_3314
    Registered Users Posts: 521 ✭✭✭steps_3314


    Quackster wrote: »
    Just order a free SIM from Eir and then port that.
    Does that work. Thought I read the other providers were onto that


  • #1165
    Interrobang
    Registered Users Posts: 320 ✭✭Interrobang


    steps_3314 wrote: »
    Does that work. Thought I read the other providers were onto that

    It worked for me. My daughter's new phone is stashed away for Christmas morning. I got a SIM from Eir in the post two days after requesting one online, then ported over the number using the switcher deal.


  • #1166
    steps_3314
    Registered Users Posts: 521 ✭✭✭steps_3314


    steps_3314 wrote: »
    Does that work. Thought I read the other providers were onto that

    Done..thanks


  • #1167
    carbsy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,083 ✭✭✭carbsy


    Interrobang wrote: »
    It worked for me. My daughter's new phone is stashed away for Christmas morning. I got a SIM from Eir in the post two days after requesting one online, then ported over the number using the switcher deal.

    Aww I wish I was young enough again to get free phones at Christmas as they didn't exist then and all we got was a lump of coal & a newspaper in our stockings
    ! :eek::P


  • #1168
    Yyhhuuu
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 798 ✭✭✭Yyhhuuu


    carbsy wrote: »
    The A70 is still a good phone. Just pop in a 128GB Micro SD card instead?

    I dont trust those SD cards. I had lots of photos from a trip to California destroyed on a " corrupted" ad card.

    It seems Samsung are not giving money off their phones as they did previous years.


  • #1169
    Pasteur.
    Closed Accounts Posts: 256 ✭✭Pasteur.


    Yyhhuuu wrote: »
    I dont trust those SD cards. I had lots of photos from a trip to California destroyed on a " corrupted" ad card.

    Wouldn't you have them backed up


  • #1170
    Badabing1
    Registered Users Posts: 86 ✭✭Badabing1


    Interrobang wrote: »
    It worked for me. My daughter's new phone is stashed away for Christmas morning. I got a SIM from Eir in the post two days after requesting one online, then ported over the number using the switcher deal.

    Hi, sorry for butting in, I'm in the same situation, looking to get phone for Christmas present, if I did this, is there any way the phone might come unlocked ? Don't want to be with three


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  • #1171
    JeffKenna
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,573 ✭✭✭JeffKenna


    Yyhhuuu wrote: »
    I dont trust those SD cards. I had lots of photos from a trip to California destroyed on a " corrupted" ad card.

    It seems Samsung are not giving money off their phones as they did previous years.

    Everything should be backed up to the cloud.


  • #1172
    biebiebie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,005 ✭✭✭biebiebie


    Canonfan wrote: »
    A51 is €239 in Three (port offer), then €55 cashback, slightly better deal.

    Vodafone tend to cancel your order after 1 or 2 purchase, Three won't.

    Also A51 in Vodafone is 64GB storage, A51 in Three is 128GB.

    Bought the A51 from Amazon.de last week.
    €236 delivered, sold and supplied by Amazon.
    It's unlocked, 128GB, and comes with 30 month warranty.
    (It's temporarily out of stock currently, which I presume means they'll be getting back in at some stage)


  • #1173
    DopeTech
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,899 ✭✭✭DopeTech


    biebiebie wrote: »
    Bought the A51 from Amazon.de last week.
    €236 delivered, sold and supplied by Amazon.
    It's unlocked, 128GB, and comes with 30 month warranty.
    (It's temporarily out of stock currently, which I presume means they'll be getting back in at some stage)

    Also available from eglobalcentral for €229 and you'll get another €10 off if you sub to their newsletter.

    https://www.eglobalcentraleu.com/rpdhukafxhcnco0x7xlup7f50ntmcyk1m.html

    https://www.buymeacoffee.com/dopetech.ie



  • #1174
    Daibheid
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 545 ✭✭✭Daibheid


    Interrobang wrote: »
    It worked for me. My daughter's new phone is stashed away for Christmas morning. I got a SIM from Eir in the post two days after requesting one online, then ported over the number using the switcher deal.

    Apart from registering the Eir sim, do you need to put credit on it to get the authorization text from vodafone? I’m on 48 and of course they rejected that after all the BA scalp hunters got there ahead of me🤣🤣


  • #1175
    bronkobilly
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 233 ✭✭bronkobilly


    Daibheid wrote: »
    Apart from registering the Eir sim, do you need to put credit on it to get the authorization text from vodafone? I’m on 48 and of course they rejected that after all the BA scalp hunters got there ahead of me🤣🤣

    vodafone is not accepting tesco mobile 48 or lycamobile for porting ..only accepting three and eir why would need credit as u are accepting a conformation text not sending


  • #1176
    JeffKenna
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,573 ✭✭✭JeffKenna


    bronkobilly wrote: »
    vodafone is not accepting tesco mobile 48 or lycamobile for porting ..only accepting three and eir why would need credit as u are accepting a conformation text not sending

    In the shop they can ask you to ring from the number.


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  • #1177
    bronkobilly
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 233 ✭✭bronkobilly


    JeffKenna wrote: »
    In the shop they can ask you to ring from the number.

    put a five euro on it your still saving


  • #1178
    Pasteur.
    Closed Accounts Posts: 256 ✭✭Pasteur.


    bronkobilly wrote: »
    vodafone is not accepting tesco mobile 48 or lycamobile for porting ..only accepting three and eir why would need credit as u are accepting a conformation text not sending

    How are they able to discriminate against genuine buyers wishing to port from these networks?

    Doesn't seem right


  • #1179
    Canonfan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,023 ✭✭✭Canonfan


    biebiebie wrote: »
    Bought the A51 from Amazon.de last week.
    €236 delivered, sold and supplied by Amazon.
    It's unlocked, 128GB, and comes with 30 month warranty.
    (It's temporarily out of stock currently, which I presume means they'll be getting back in at some stage)

    The €55 cash back from Samsung only applies to UK and Irish retails though:cool:


  • #1180
    GBX
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,020 ✭✭✭✭GBX


    Pasteur. wrote: »
    How are they able to discriminate against genuine buyers wishing to port from these networks?

    Doesn't seem right

    Those are all MVNO networks. Not actual networks. So it's easy for them to exclude. Basically the main networks are 3, VF and EIR.


  • #1181
    Pasteur.
    Closed Accounts Posts: 256 ✭✭Pasteur.


    GBX wrote: »
    Those are all MVNO networks. Not actual networks. So it's easy for them to exclude. Basically the main networks are 3, VF and EIR.

    I know but they're still customers wishing to switch


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  • #1182
    bronkobilly
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 233 ✭✭bronkobilly


    Pasteur. wrote: »
    How are they able to discriminate against genuine buyers wishing to port from these networks?

    Doesn't seem right

    that's vodafones rules most of the ports that have gone through may not be genuine who knows i could not port over from tesco so i stayed on tesco mobile


  • #1183
    Ten Pin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,851 ✭✭✭Ten Pin


    How are they able to discriminate against genuine buyers wishing to port from these networks?

    Doesn't seem right

    It's about curtailing the offer. VF can't stop anyone porting from any network but they CAN control who can avail of a reduced cost phone. The wide availability of the excluded networks SIM cards is probably the main reason for the ban.


  • #1184
    okidoki987
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,625 ✭✭✭✭okidoki987


    JeffKenna wrote: »
    In the shop they can ask you to ring from the number.

    Just tell them you let the credit run out because you were porting to Vodafone! :rolleyes:


  • #1185
    biebiebie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,005 ✭✭✭biebiebie


    Canonfan wrote: »
    The €55 cash back from Samsung only applies to UK and Irish retails though:cool:

    Yep I realise that all right. Fair point to make nonetheless for others to be aware of.
    I just mentioned it as an alternative if some didn't want to go the Vodafone route.


  • #1186
    Pasteur.
    Closed Accounts Posts: 256 ✭✭Pasteur.


    okidoki987 wrote: »
    Just tell them you let the credit run out because you were porting to Vodafone! :rolleyes:

    You know yourself depends who you're dealing with

    Be better to have the fiver on it before going into the shop


  • #1187
    TetraSonic55
    Registered Users, Subscribers, Registered Users 2 Posts: 474 ✭✭TetraSonic55


    I know this is a Vodafone thread, but I'm struggling to buy the Redmi Note 9 o. Three for 99E. I got a Tesco SIM to "port" but it keeps saying that this number can't be ported, try a different number. Have Three stopped accepting TM?


  • #1188
    Daibheid
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 545 ✭✭✭Daibheid


    cianof wrote: »
    Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 128GB Storage PAYG switcher offer.

    @ €209.99 w/ €100 off when switching to vodafone.

    Total: €109.99
    https://n.vodafone.ie/shop/phones/xiaomi/redmi-note-9.html?gallery=payg

    Gone off the VF website now


  • #1189
    carbsy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,083 ✭✭✭carbsy


    Daibheid wrote: »
    Gone off the VF website now

    Been gone a few days. Either they only got a few in for Black Friday or it's out of stock....


  • #1190
    dan786
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,315 ✭✭✭dan786


    Anyone else order a A21 and not received it? Mine is down as Awaiting Pickup since 24th Nov.


  • #1191
    Roberto_gas
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,206 ✭✭✭Roberto_gas


    dan786 wrote: »
    Anyone else order a A21 and not received it? Mine is down as Awaiting Pickup since 24th Nov.

    Contact them...is money debited on card ?


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  • #1192
    dan786
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,315 ✭✭✭dan786


    Roberto_gas wrote: »
    Contact them...is money debited on card ?

    Yeah money went through, their CS is useless and tell me its in delivery phase which takes 7 days although its already been in delivery phase since 24th.


  • #1193
    carbsy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,083 ✭✭✭carbsy


    dan786 wrote: »
    Yeah money went through, their CS is useless and tell me its in delivery phase which takes 7 days although its already been in delivery phase since 24th.

    Told me the same and after talking to maybe 4 different agents they finally told me it was cancelled and I had to request a refund back to card which took 11 working days for 1st order. Total shambles!


  • #1194
    Interrobang
    Registered Users Posts: 320 ✭✭Interrobang


    Badabing1 wrote: »
    Hi, sorry for butting in, I'm in the same situation, looking to get phone for Christmas present, if I did this, is there any way the phone might come unlocked ? Don't want to be with three

    This is the second year that I've bought a phone using Vodafone's Black Friday/Christmas switch deal, and both times the phones have been unlocked.


  • #1195
    Interrobang
    Registered Users Posts: 320 ✭✭Interrobang


    Daibheid wrote: »
    Apart from registering the Eir sim, do you need to put credit on it to get the authorization text from vodafone? I’m on 48 and of course they rejected that after all the BA scalp hunters got there ahead of me🀣🀣

    Nope. I put the Eir SIM in an old phone, and a code was sent through to the Eir number when I was placing the order in the Vodafone website. It costs nothing to receive texts, so there was no need to top up, and I just put the verification code into the field on the website and completed the order.


  • #1196
    Ten Pin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,851 ✭✭✭Ten Pin


    Nope. I put the Eir SIM in an old phone, and a code was sent through to the Eir number when I was placing the order in the Vodafone website. It costs nothing to receive texts, so there was no need to top up, and I just put the verification code into the field on the website and completed the order.

    Some have reported being asked to call the phone shop from the SIM in addition to the SMS code. Obviously not an issue for online purchase but the risk of ordering online is potential for it to be cancelled and then waiting for a refund.


  • #1197
    carbsy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,083 ✭✭✭carbsy


    Ten Pin wrote: »
    Some have reported being asked to call the phone shop from the SIM in addition to the SMS code. Obviously not an issue for online purchase but the risk of ordering online is potential for it to be cancelled and then waiting for a refund.

    it really does depend on the CS agent that you get instore... I've had both happen to me.


  • #1198
    GBX
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,020 ✭✭✭✭GBX


    VF Twitter agent confirmed my order for the A21 has been cancelled because or an "issue". I've asked what it was. No reply yet. They obviously realised they were getting fleeced and cancelled a lot of orders and have now hiked the price. Only €50 off.

    Edit: agent now saying to order and they will credit my account €50.
    No thanks. Was only getting the device as it worked out at €39 as a back up.


  • #1199
    Quackster
    Moderators, Regional South Moderators Posts: 5,842 Mod ✭✭✭✭Quackster


    Ten Pin wrote: »
    Some have reported being asked to call the phone shop from the SIM in addition to the SMS code. Obviously not an issue for online purchase but the risk of ordering online is potential for it to be cancelled and then waiting for a refund.
    If you've an account with Yolla, Viber etc, it's easy to temporarily change your number to the burner number in case you need to do this. Covered me when that happened to me last year.

    If you don't have a Yolla/Viber account, it's a good excuse to set one up!


  • #1200
    okidoki987
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,625 ✭✭✭✭okidoki987


    carbsy wrote: »
    Told me the same and after talking to maybe 4 different agents they finally told me it was cancelled and I had to request a refund back to card which took 11 working days for 1st order. Total shambles!

    It's not up to you to request a refund, it's up to them to refund it back to you asap if they are cancelling the order.


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  • #1201
    Pasteur.
    Closed Accounts Posts: 256 ✭✭Pasteur.


    Trading standards should be investigating this carryon..

    They're at it every November


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