Vodafone Black Friday Sale

slimshady007 · 19-11-2019 12:38pm #1

Haven't seen a thread on this. Vodafone offering €50/€100 off selected PAYG phones if you switch from another provider over the next couple of weeks.

Looking for a new phone for my daughter for Christmas. Already with Vodafone but can source a SIM from another provider to switch.

Two I was interested were:
Samsung A20E €150 reduced to €50 when switching
Samsung A40 €200 reduced to €150 when switching

Anyone familiar with these? The A20E looks a bargain but a bit suspicious they're giving the bigger discount on the cheaper phone . . . .

Donkey OTae · 19-11-2019 12:45pm

slimshady007 wrote: »

Haven't seen a thread on this. Vodafone offering €50/€100 off selected PAYG phones if you switch from another provider over the next couple of weeks.

Looking for a new phone for my daughter for Christmas. Already with Vodafone but can source a SIM from another provider to switch.

Two I was interested were:
Samsung A20E €150 reduced to €50 when switching
Samsung A40 €200 reduced to €150 when switching

Anyone familiar with these? The A20E looks a bargain but a bit suspicious they're giving the bigger discount on the cheaper phone . . . .

I can vouch for the A20E - great phone, like a lot of us I got it in the Dunnes Stores Vodafone offer in August. I cant find a fault in it. The rapid charger is brilliant - from 15% battery to full in around 1 hour. There are good cases on Aliexpress or Ebay for it. (to save having to replace the phone sooner - getting a case is always a good idea)
I know nothing about the A40 Im afraid

micks_address · 19-11-2019 12:46pm

Check out the google pixel 3a thread.... lots of problems with orders.. payments blocked, orders cancelled.. all over the shop

you2008 · 19-11-2019 12:55pm

micks_address wrote: »

Check out the google pixel 3a thread.... lots of problems with orders.. payments blocked, orders cancelled.. all over the shop

is that not for 3a ONLY?

un5byh7sqpd2x0 · 19-11-2019 12:57pm

you2008 wrote: »

is that not for 3a ONLY?

Yes

Lord Spence · 19-11-2019 12:59pm

Lilian Freezing Candlelight wrote: »

Yes

No the issue seems to be affecting all phones

un5byh7sqpd2x0 · 19-11-2019 1:33pm

Lord Spence wrote: »

No the issue seems to be affecting all phones

It isn't though. I got one successfully delivered not 5 days ago.

Homelander · 19-11-2019 1:43pm

It is at the moment, I can't order anything either.

ocj · 19-11-2019 1:57pm

I just bought the A40 in store (Blanch) this morning with the discount, price €150.

HelpImAlive · 19-11-2019 2:02pm

Does anyone know if the Huawei phones are unlocked? Thank you

daheff · 19-11-2019 2:12pm

ocj wrote: »

I just bought the A40 in store (Blanch) this morning with the discount, price €150.

is that locked to the VF network?

ocj · 19-11-2019 2:27pm

daheff wrote: »

is that locked to the VF network?

I haven't tried yet, but expect so.
Discount was applied for porting.

you2008 · 19-11-2019 2:48pm

HelpImAlive wrote: »

Does anyone know if the Huawei phones are unlocked? Thank you

just got it in GF st store, no need to buy on line - 99.99 euro

imonboard · 19-11-2019 3:11pm

you2008 wrote: »

just got it in GF st store, no need to buy on line - 99.99 euro

Unlocked?

chonix · 19-11-2019 3:41pm

imonboard wrote: »

Unlocked?

if it's not unlocked, we'll see a bunch of these phones on Adverts

Italix · 19-11-2019 3:47pm

chonix wrote: »

if it's not unlocked, we'll see a bunch of these phones on Adverts

Just buy an unlock code online?

Zardoz · 19-11-2019 4:20pm

Some savage deals there .

Huawei P30 Lite for 99 euro ,thats a crazy price ,its normally well over 200 euro.

barneyrub · 19-11-2019 4:45pm

Can anyone confirm if the P30lite is unlocked?

imonboard · 19-11-2019 5:34pm

If you join up , how long before Vodafone will unlock it for you.

ballybro · 19-11-2019 6:46pm

Is it only another providers SIM u need to be able to take up this offer. I have an Eir SIM I got a month ago but never used it it added credit to it .

Roberto_gas · 19-11-2019 7:38pm

A20 e the best of the lot after Pixel 3A...dual sim as well..

webpal · 19-11-2019 9:57pm

Got my eir sim today so went on and got bought the a20e and received a confirmation mail. But when I go to track order its been cancelled and then payment is being processed. I don't know in what order. Anyone else get this?

scudzilla · 19-11-2019 10:20pm

barneyrub wrote: »

Can anyone confirm if the P30lite is unlocked?

It's locked

okidoki987 · 20-11-2019 12:09am

scudzilla wrote: »

It's locked

There's a shock.

leo2a6 · 20-11-2019 12:55am

are any of the phones unlocked ?

Zardoz · 20-11-2019 1:34am

Roberto_gas wrote: »

A20 e the best of the lot after Pixel 3A...dual sim as well..

The best ? Under what criteria ?
The P30 Lite is a vastly superior phone.

4real · 20-11-2019 8:23am

Galaxy S10e FREE on bill pay

With FREE Samsung Galaxy Tablet
and
FREE Google Nest Mini Smart Speaker

When you switch to Vodafone's €40 a month plan from another network and keep your number.

bazwaldo · 20-11-2019 12:48pm

23 euro for a P30 lite unlock code for Vodafone Ireland off ebay. Is there a cheaper way to unlock that phone?

scudzilla · 20-11-2019 3:06pm

bazwaldo wrote: »

23 euro for a P30 lite unlock code for Vodafone Ireland off ebay. Is there a cheaper way to unlock that phone?

I bought that unlock yesterday, searched everywhere and that seemed the cheapest and decent feedback. Should find out in a few days

vidapura · 20-11-2019 4:48pm

If nobody minds, can I please ask a stupid question.
On the vodafone site they say "top up required every 4 weeks"
So ... what happens if you fail to top up??

Like if I just unlock the phone and go on my merry way??

Thanks

bazwaldo · 20-11-2019 5:11pm

vidapura wrote: »

If nobody minds, can I please ask a stupid question.
On the vodafone site they say "top up required every 4 weeks"
So ... what happens if you fail to top up??

Like if I just unlock the phone and go on my merry way??

Thanks

Top up is required if you are using a Vodafone sim and want to stay on whatever pay as you go offer they have you on (an offer is something like topup by 20 and you get unlimited calls texts and data but they take the 20 from your credit). If you are not on a offer and are just a Vodafone PAYG customer then no topup required for 6 months (they will block you making calls after 6 months of not topping up). If phone is unlocked, then you can put a sim from another network in the phone and no longer topup with Vodafone.

vidapura · 20-11-2019 6:17pm

bazwaldo wrote: »

Top up is required if you are using a Vodafone sim and want to stay on whatever pay as you go offer they have you on (an offer is something like topup by 20 and you get unlimited calls texts and data but they take the 20 from your credit). If you are not on a offer and are just a Vodafone PAYG customer then no topup required for 6 months (they will block you making calls after 6 months of not topping up). If phone is unlocked, then you can put a sim from another network in the phone and no longer topup with Vodafone.

Ok, so they won't send the boys round to look for the 20 euros?
Great!!

One more potentially stoopid question.. are Huawei out of the woods yet or are the yanks still scared of them? ie: would the P30 lite still be getting android updates and new whatsapp versions a year from now?

LowOdour · 20-11-2019 6:48pm

Was planning to go for the P30 lite, but worried that some things might not be available in the future,Play Store being one of them. Wondering if the problems around Huawei are bringing down price of their phones. Anyone agree?

Think i'll go for the A40 instead,

karkar athlete · 20-11-2019 6:50pm

LowOdour wrote: »

Was planning to go for the P30 lite, but worried that some things might not be available in the future,Play Store being one of them. Wondering if the problems around Huawei are bringing down price of their phones. Anyone agree?

Think i'll go for the A40 instead,

I was also very tempted to go with the Huawei but now it's all out of stock. Do you reckon Google will pull support from Huawei in the future?

ronano · 20-11-2019 7:04pm

How much ram does the lite have, 8gb?

scudzilla · 20-11-2019 7:12pm

LowOdour wrote: »

Was planning to go for the P30 lite, but worried that some things might not be available in the future,Play Store being one of them. Wondering if the problems around Huawei are bringing down price of their phones. Anyone agree?

Think i'll go for the A40 instead,

karkar athlete wrote: »

I was also very tempted to go with the Huawei but now it's all out of stock. Do you reckon Google will pull support from Huawei in the future?

You'll be grand, it was all Google flexing their muscles after a bit of pressure from Trump to squeeze the chinese.

drinkingwater · 20-11-2019 7:28pm

ronano wrote: »

How much ram does the lite have, 8gb?

4

webpal · 21-11-2019 11:56am

Got my a20e today despite the fact that the tracking was showing up as cancelled. It's locked so will need to get a code on eBay for around €12

ballybro · 21-11-2019 12:23pm

webpal wrote: »

Got my a20e today despite the fact that the tracking was showing up as cancelled. It's locked so will need to get a code on eBay for around €12

How long from order placed till delivery
The status of mine went from being processed , to preparing for dispatch and now back to being processed .I ordered on Tuesday evening .Did u just use an unused SIM to place the order.

you2008 · 21-11-2019 12:28pm

ballybro wrote: »

How long from order placed till delivery
The status of mine went from being processed , to preparing for dispatch and now back to being processed .I ordered on Tuesday evening .Did u just use an unused SIM to place the order.

you can get all phone in the shop excl the Google one, got my P30 lite in the shop even all sold out on line.

anyone can share a bit info or link how to unluck P30 lite ( had never done before)

webpal · 21-11-2019 1:20pm

ballybro wrote: »

How long from order placed till delivery
The status of mine went from being processed , to preparing for dispatch and now back to being processed .I ordered on Tuesday evening .Did u just use an unused SIM to place the order.

I ordered Tuesday night. I just got a sim from eir. I got the same status updates as you but it arrived earlier.

webpal · 21-11-2019 1:21pm

you2008 wrote: »

anyone can share a bit info or link how to unluck P30 lite ( had never done before)

Just search p30 unlock code on eBay

swervring · 21-11-2019 3:40pm

anyone know where you can pick up a free sim instore?

GBX · 21-11-2019 3:47pm

swervring wrote: »

anyone know where you can pick up a free sim instore?

Maybe one of the stores selling Lyca sims.

Roberto_gas · 21-11-2019 3:59pm

GBX wrote: »

Maybe one of the stores selling Lyca sims.

Lyca sims not allowed....no free sim in store....order one online from eir.

Motormadcork · 22-11-2019 1:38pm

Hi all, has anyone any success in unlocking the Huawei P30 Lite from Vodafone ? I've seen the listings on eBay etc but was unsure if they actually "worked". Would appreciate any suggestions or a point in the right direction.

djan · 22-11-2019 1:52pm

Motormadcork wrote: »

Hi all, has anyone any success in unlocking the Huawei P30 Lite from Vodafone ? I've seen the listings on eBay etc but was unsure if they actually "worked". Would appreciate any suggestions or a point in the right direction.

Having used them here and there in the past they do work. Look for sellers with at least 1k+ recent positive ratings. Some also offer refunds if you record the code not working so I would use those.

Also use ebay.co.uk site as you get better terms of purchase to claim back through if it goes wrong.

WestWicklow1 · 22-11-2019 3:42pm

Is there any way to permanently cancel a port if you buy one of these phones at the porting price?

flexcon · 22-11-2019 3:59pm

WestWicklow1 wrote: »

Is there any way to permanently cancel a port if you buy one of these phones at the porting price?

You can always port back again

mick8 · 22-11-2019 4:08pm

All three phones discounted by 100 when porting showing back in stock online..

WestWicklow1 · 22-11-2019 4:15pm

flexcon wrote: »

You can always port back again

Ok, but I meant before porting in the first place.

Vodafone Black Friday Sale

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