Vodafone X - €20 Prepay Offers

JTMan · 20-10-2020 7:07pm

breeno wrote: »

Vodafone contract is up and weighing up my next move. Considering 48 but I do like how steady the Vodafone connection is around my way and where I holiday. Have looked Vodafone x or even a phone upgrade on the 40 quid a month plan as I get a reduction on that through work. Does the 10mb limit they're mentioning for these plans now actually apply in real world use? Is there any way around it?

You could trial 48 and see if it suits you before switching.

1 of the Vodafone X packages does not have the 10mb limit but does have a 10 GB limit.

The Postfone package, that runs on the Vodafone network, does not have any speed limit and a 25 GB limit.

CoBo55 · 20-10-2020 8:02pm

JTMan wrote: »

You could trial 48 and see if it suits you before switching.

1 of the Vodafone X packages does not have the 10mb limit but does have a 10 GB limit.

The Postfone package, that runs on the Vodafone network, does not have any speed limit and a 25 GB limit.

Post mobile was only 3g, maybe it's different now.

Quackster · 20-10-2020 8:18pm

CoBo55 wrote: »

Post mobile was only 3g, maybe it's different now.

Yep, 4G now.

Quackster · 20-10-2020 8:19pm

JTMan wrote: »

1 of the Vodafone X packages does not have the 10mb limit but does have a 10 GB limit.

There's only one Vodafone X plan for new signups as far as I can tell.

TheDriver · 20-10-2020 11:15pm

CoBo55 wrote: »

Post mobile was only 3g, maybe it's different now.

postmobile always looks appealing as a vodafone product at a cheaper price but there's people on boards.ie who were quite unhappy with them and got very poor speeds. I don't know anyone with them so it's hard to judge.

CoBo55 · 21-10-2020 12:14am

TheDriver wrote: »

postmobile always looks appealing as a vodafone product at a cheaper price but there's people on boards.ie who were quite unhappy with them and got very poor speeds. I don't know anyone with them so it's hard to judge.

The missus was with them for a while, she always had a connection but significantly slower than VF.

Ten Pin · 21-10-2020 1:15am

The only benefit of postmobile is the extra data compared to Vodafone's Chat Extra plan.

Post mobile have 2 different plan durations....31 days if you auto renew but only 28 days if you top up manually. They also cap roaming at 250 minutes.

Their market share is too low to be counted separately. They are included with Virgin Mobile and Lyca with a combined share of under 4%. PM would be lucky to have 1%. With Vodafone at around 35%, PM haven't a hope of gaining any significant share with their current pricing strategy. They can't be making much profit on that market share, probably barely breaking even.

JTMan · 21-10-2020 9:45am

Ten Pin wrote: »

PM haven't a hope of gaining any significant share with their current pricing strategy. They can't be making much profit on that market share, probably barely breaking even.

Yeah. The PM pricing strategy needs a refresh. Their target audience seems to be a mix of elderly who go into Post Offices, people who perceive An Post as offering good customer care and those who want to stay on the Vodafone network but with a better value package (albeit there is now very little difference to Vodafone X).

At some point Vodafone are going to have to do something to compete with web-based-only operators like 48 and GoMo. Unlikely that Vodafone will use PM as a route to market but maybe they might consider that option.

DopeTech · 21-10-2020 9:51am

JTMan wrote: »

Yeah. The PM pricing strategy needs a refresh. Their target audience seems to be a mix of elderly who go into Post Offices, people who perceive An Post as offering good customer care and those who want to stay on the Vodafone network but with a better value package (albeit there is now very little difference to Vodafone X).

At some point Vodafone are going to have to do something to compete with web-based-only operators like 48 and GoMo. Unlikely that Vodafone will use PM as a route to market but maybe they might consider that option.

Or they could just make Vodafone better value to match 48/gomo. If they done that they would clean up. I know it'll never happen but it would be one way of clawing back lost market share.

JTMan · 21-10-2020 10:27am

DopeTech wrote: »

Or they could just make Vodafone better value to match 48/gomo. If they done that they would clean up. I know it'll never happen but it would be one way of clawing back lost market share.

It will never happen because it would cause too much loss of revenue from their existing base many of whom are on expensive packages.

The route to market for Vodafone is surely a shadow brand like they did in the UK and Italy to complete with web-based operators.

westie97 · 21-10-2020 12:06pm

physioman wrote: »

It works currently for me in 4g modem. Will see what happens come the 6th june

Is vodafone X still working for you in a modem with more than 10mbps?

CyberGhost · 21-10-2020 10:52pm

CyberGhost wrote: »

Good point.

I've been onto Vodafone - went to their store, called their support, etc. Nobody seemed to be able to figure it out. Now they've escalated it to level 2 support, and promised to sort it out and call me back in a few days.

Received the new SIM card. Mega.nz works with it. So there you go. They could not figure out how to make the old one work. I also know how the support works in IT companies generally, so I would be amazed if anybody actually bothered to investigate and look deeply into the issue. Probably tried something basic, replied to the ticket and said they've "fixed" it.

The content was unblocked from start (because I entered my details during the order process).

physioman · 22-10-2020 9:53am

westie97 wrote: »

Is vodafone X still working for you in a modem with more than 10mbps?

Yip still getting 50mbps + speeds. No throttling of speeds.

corks finest · 22-10-2020 6:04pm

physioman wrote: »

Yip still getting 50mbps + speeds. No throttling of speeds.

Mine is up n down

theintern · 23-10-2020 11:31pm

The throttling is hit and miss. I occasionally get 50 plus down, but just ran a test and got 10 both directions. So it seems pretty random.

homingbird · 27-10-2020 11:01pm

physioman wrote: »

Yip still getting 50mbps + speeds. No throttling of speeds.

Are you a heavy user as i am about to give it another try if i am not throttled.

physioman · 29-10-2020 6:58pm

homingbird wrote: »

Are you a heavy user as i am about to give it another try if i am not throttled.

Not really maybe 80gb a month. I was on previous x plan so maybe for new users it is throttled

CyberGhost · 31-10-2020 2:57pm

Looks like 10mbps speed is in effect now. At least for me. Not going over 10.

But what is still good is that for the first few seconds the burst of speed goes up to 20-25mbps and that is fast enough to download pages quickly so the slower speed is not really noticeable.

4K video on YouTube stutters though, just so you know. 1080p is fine.

corks finest · 31-10-2020 9:18pm

CyberGhost wrote: »

Looks like 10mbps speed is in effect now. At least for me. Not going over 10.

But what is still good is that for the first few seconds the burst of speed goes up to 20-25mbps and that is fast enough to download pages quickly so the slower speed is not really noticeable.

4K video on YouTube stutters though, just so you know. 1080p is fine.

Mine was stuck on 10 man now back to 35

dowtchaboy · 31-10-2020 10:24pm

I've noticed a deterioration since the new regime came into effect. I'm getting 5 to 12 Mbps dn, and about half that up, which is just fine for my needs. But I'm getting a lot of what seems to be a total absence of internet for 5, 10 seconds, or even a minute at times. Yet Ookla gives decent ping and data rate figures. TBH I don't have "full bars" most of the time.
Is it likely to do with a less than perfect signal strength, or is there some DHCP/DNS outage (I'm not a network expert!) going on here? When I go to a new page, even to Google, nothing happens for seconds/minutes and then everything flows along nicely once I get there. Change to a new website and duh.....

I have FTTH (Eir's Rural Broadband) on the pole outside the farmhouse, and my neighbour is luxuriating in 150mbps no contention bliss for €30/mth, which is looking very tempting. It's €30 I'd rather keep in my pocket, and I'm not a gamer nor 4k TV viewer, but this stop/go crud is getting to me.

CoBo55 · 01-11-2020 12:11am

dowtchaboy wrote: »

I've noticed a deterioration since the new regime came into effect. I'm getting 5 to 12 Mbps dn, and about half that up, which is just fine for my needs. But I'm getting a lot of what seems to be a total absence of internet for 5, 10 seconds, or even a minute at times. Yet Ookla gives decent ping and data rate figures. TBH I don't have "full bars" most of the time.
Is it likely to do with a less than perfect signal strength, or is there some DHCP/DNS outage (I'm not a network expert!) going on here? When I go to a new page, even to Google, nothing happens for seconds/minutes and then everything flows along nicely once I get there. Change to a new website and duh.....

I have FTTH (Eir's Rural Broadband) on the pole outside the farmhouse, and my neighbour is luxuriating in 150mbps no contention bliss for €30/mth, which is looking very tempting. It's €30 I'd rather keep in my pocket, and I'm not a gamer nor 4k TV viewer, but this stop/go crud is getting to me.

I wouldn't consider using mobile bb as my only connection if FTTH was outside the door, there's just no comparison.

dowtchaboy · 02-11-2020 2:40am

CoBo55 wrote: »

I wouldn't consider using mobile bb as my only connection if FTTH was outside the door, there's just no comparison.

As a techie, having been in this game from the days of converting teletypes and IBM Selectrics to work over 50 baud lines, I'd love to have FFTH just to see data move at rates we couldn't have imagined. I'm renting though and I always think I'll find my real home "real soon" so don't want to sign up for 18 months. I've been saying that for 24 months now! Maybe I need to bite the bullet. Or maybe run a Cat 6 cable across to my neighbour? Hmmmm...
( apologies for going off the thread topic)

westie97 · 02-11-2020 9:48am

Has anyone tried Vodafone unlimited max in the bill pay plans. There no speed limit or data cap. Do ye think Vodafone could detect I have it in a modem and attempt to charge me a crazy bill at the end of the month that I would be legally obligated to pay?

flexcon · 02-11-2020 9:52am

dowtchaboy wrote: »

As a techie, having been in this game from the days of converting teletypes and IBM Selectrics to work over 50 baud lines, I'd love to have FFTH just to see data move at rates we couldn't have imagined. I'm renting though and I always think I'll find my real home "real soon" so don't want to sign up for 18 months. I've been saying that for 24 months now! Maybe I need to bite the bullet. Or maybe run a Cat 6 cable across to my neighbour? Hmmmm...
( apologies for going off the thread topic)

If you do run a cat6 cable over please make sure to ground correctly :pac::D

corks finest · 02-11-2020 10:38pm

dowtchaboy wrote: »

As a techie, having been in this game from the days of converting teletypes and IBM Selectrics to work over 50 baud lines, I'd love to have FFTH just to see data move at rates we couldn't have imagined. I'm renting though and I always think I'll find my real home "real soon" so don't want to sign up for 18 months. I've been saying that for 24 months now! Maybe I need to bite the bullet. Or maybe run a Cat 6 cable across to my neighbour? Hmmmm...
( apologies for going off the thread topic)

On a dude note IBM were a big supporter of the nszi regime financially

CoBo55 · 03-11-2020 11:27am

corks finest wrote: »

On a dude note IBM were a big supporter of the nszi regime financially

Ridiculous misspelt post, lay off the evening drinkies aul son.

CyberGhost · 05-11-2020 12:54pm

I don't know how Vodafone connection works but when using something like TeamViewer or AnyDesk the connection constantly drops. I haven't experienced anything like this with other networks.

It feels like the connection is "pulsating" constantly on-off. So anything that requires a constant stream drops off.

corks finest · 05-11-2020 2:01pm

CoBo55 wrote: »

Ridiculous misspelt post, lay off the evening drinkies aul son.

Excuse my predictive text mistakes ( fat fingers/ large hands)

Just saw your reply and what’s ridiculous is that IBM were active supporters of the nazi regime and ppl seemingly have no problems with this?
PS not that it’s any of your business but just to put you right little man,if you’d care to check my posts some refer to non alcoholic drink as I don’t drink, was a time I loved it socially but having lost a sister to the ravages of alcoholism I just lost the appetite for it ,still ( precovid) went to the pub the odd evening for a bit of craic

corks finest · 05-11-2020 2:09pm

CyberGhost wrote: »

I don't know how Vodafone connection works but when using something like TeamViewer or AnyDesk the connection constantly drops. I haven't experienced anything like this with other networks.

It feels like the connection is "pulsating" constantly on-off. So anything that requires a constant stream drops off.

VF in my area is constantly dropping and rising both with our siro gigabyte and my PAYG don’t honestly know what’s happening last year or so,it can be brilliant 300 plus but can also drop to 40 at times even though I pay for the 1GB effort, still it’s the best of a bad lot in Carrigaline

Ten Pin · 05-11-2020 2:24pm

I don't know how Vodafone connection works but when using something like TeamViewer or AnyDesk the connection constantly drops. I haven't experienced anything like this with other networks.

It feels like the connection is "pulsating" constantly on-off. So anything that requires a constant stream drops off.

Does it happen on 3G or 4G or both?

If on windows, open a command line window and run the following command...

ping -t 1.1.1.1

...and check if the drops still occur while using the app.

If that resolves it then look for a "keepalive" setting in the app.

CyberGhost · 05-11-2020 4:10pm

corks finest wrote: »

VF in my area is constantly dropping and rising both with our siro gigabyte and my PAYG don’t honestly know what’s happening last year or so,it can be brilliant 300 plus but can also drop to 40 at times even though I pay for the 1GB effort, still it’s the best of a bad lot in Carrigaline

Interesting. I wonder if others have the same issues too.

Ten Pin wrote: »

Does it happen on 3G or 4G or both?

If on windows, open a command line window and run the following command...

ping -t 1.1.1.1

...and check if the drops still occur while using the app.

If that resolves it then look for a "keepalive" setting in the app.

Hey, thanks for the suggestions.

I tried 3G and it's the same. Also ran the ping command. While there are no timeouts, there are high spikes of pings which might be the cause of disconnections. Or I was thinking maybe Vodafone is managing the network and doing it on purpose? I don't know.

Ten Pin · 05-11-2020 4:31pm

I tried 3G and it's the same. Also ran the ping command. While there are no timeouts, there are high spikes of pings which might be the cause of disconnections.

Try it directly on the phone with the VF SIM, there's an Android Terminal Emulator* app that you can run ping tests on and see if there's any difference between phone and tethered pings (run both concurrently).

You could also check if there's any similar problems with VOIP apps, Viber, WhatsApp etc.

*Terminal Emulator for Android

Or I was thinking maybe Vodafone is managing the network and doing it on purpose? I don't know.

Possibly, they used to disrupt VOIP in the early days of voice call apps...
https://www.boards.ie/search/submit/?query=Vodafone+block+voip

dowtchaboy · 05-11-2020 4:39pm

CyberGhost wrote: »

I don't know how Vodafone connection works but when using something like TeamViewer or AnyDesk the connection constantly drops. I haven't experienced anything like this with other networks.

It feels like the connection is "pulsating" constantly on-off. So anything that requires a constant stream drops off.

Yeah - it's almost like someone flicks a switch for seconds or a minute that cuts the connection from the cell to the Internet. Yet Ookla usually gives ping figures of say 25 ms and reasonable up/down data rates. I'm tempted to go play with the DNS settings but I'm getting a bit long in the tooth for that stuff!

morchgally · 05-11-2020 5:32pm

westie97 wrote: »

Is vodafone X still working for you in a modem with more than 10mbps?

Would be interested in hearing feedback on this also! Currently with Three using a Mifi device however speeds really reduce to nothing during the evenings.

corks finest · 05-11-2020 5:51pm

Ten Pin wrote: »

Try it directly on the phone with the VF SIM, there's an Android Terminal Emulator* app that you can run ping tests on and see if there's any difference between phone and tethered pings (run both concurrently).

You could also check if there's any similar problems with VOIP apps, Viber, WhatsApp etc.

*Terminal Emulator for Android

Possibly, they used to disrupt VOIP in the early days of voice call apps...
https://www.boards.ie/search/submit/?query=Vodafone+block+voip

Definitely throttling speeds at time’s

CoBo55 · 06-11-2020 12:01am

corks finest wrote: »

Excuse my predictive text mistakes ( fat fingers/ large hands)

Just saw your reply and what’s ridiculous is that IBM were active supporters of the nazi regime and ppl seemingly have no problems with this?
PS not that it’s any of your business but just to put you right little man,if you’d care to check my posts some refer to non alcoholic drink as I don’t drink, was a time I loved it socially but having lost a sister to the ravages of alcoholism I just lost the appetite for it ,still ( precovid) went to the pub the odd evening for a bit of craic

Yawn... Save it for Dr Phil.

westyIrl · 06-11-2020 1:51am

CoBo55 wrote: »

Yawn... Save it for Dr Phil.

A bit uncalled for.

bondja80 · 11-11-2020 7:49am

Hi, how is internet speed on 20e vodafone x prepaid plan (Unlimited Data, maximum speed 10Mbps)?
Is it good enough for iptv streaming?

https://n.vodafone.ie/shop/pay-as-you-go-plans/vodafone-x0.html

flangemeistro · 11-11-2020 10:10am

bondja80 wrote: »

Hi, how is internet speed on 20e vodafone x prepaid plan (Unlimited Data, maximum speed 10Mbps)?
Is it good enough for iptv streaming?

https://n.vodafone.ie/shop/pay-as-you-go-plans/vodafone-x0.html

Absolutely horrendous for the last month. Actually contemplating going back to three

Thephantomsmask · 11-11-2020 10:14am

I have found a lot of lag in the last month also. Basic pages take an age to begin loading. I am currently testing a 48 sim as I left 3 a few years ago for eir and then on to Vodafone x.

bondja80 · 11-11-2020 12:08pm

Thephantomsmask wrote: »

I have found a lot of lag in the last month also. Basic pages take an age to begin loading. I am currently testing a 48 sim as I left 3 a few years ago for eir and then on to Vodafone x.

48 use three network

morchgally · 11-11-2020 12:20pm

Switched from Vodafone to Three myself last week and finding Vodafone speeds a lot more consistent. Average download speeds vary from 10-20 Mbps whereas Three could be around 12 Mbps in the mornings and down to 2-3 in the evenings when or weekends when it's mostly needed making it very frustrating to deal with. Vodafone seems to throttle at times but at least it stays consistently at 10 Mbps rather than Three's fluctuations.

Also have found Vodafone's speed sufficient for streaming.

bondja80 · 11-11-2020 12:25pm

morchgally wrote: »

Switched from Vodafone to Three myself last week and finding Vodafone speeds a lot more consistent. Average download speeds vary from 10-20 Mbps whereas Three could be around 12 Mbps in the mornings and down to 2-3 in the evenings when or weekends when it's mostly needed making it very frustrating to deal with. Vodafone seems to throttle at times but at least it stays consistently at 10 Mbps rather than Three's fluctuations.

Also have found Vodafone's speed sufficient for streaming.

I am using three sim card with 4g router and speeds in morning and late in the evening are very fast 50 mbps (once was 90mbps), but afternoon and evening speeds are slow 2-5mbps

bondja80 · 11-11-2020 12:30pm

morchgally wrote: »

Switched from Vodafone to Three myself last week and finding Vodafone speeds a lot more consistent. Average download speeds vary from 10-20 Mbps whereas Three could be around 12 Mbps in the mornings and down to 2-3 in the evenings when or weekends when it's mostly needed making it very frustrating to deal with. Vodafone seems to throttle at times but at least it stays consistently at 10 Mbps rather than Three's fluctuations.

Also have found Vodafone's speed sufficient for streaming.

maybe I will try vodafone for 1 month to check how is for iptv streaming

morchgally · 11-11-2020 12:51pm

bondja80 wrote: »

maybe I will try vodafone for 1 month to check how is for iptv streaming

Yeah it's worth a shot anyway for €20.

Thephantomsmask · 11-11-2020 1:10pm

bondja80 wrote: »

48 use three network

I know, I left 3 when they cut the amount of voice minutes from their package, nothing to do with data

bondja80 · 11-11-2020 2:58pm

morchgally wrote: »

Yeah it's worth a shot anyway for €20.

did you get this internet speed on prepaid plan vodafone x (Unlimited data, maximum speed 10Mbps) or some another vodafone plan?

morchgally · 11-11-2020 4:23pm

bondja80 wrote: »

did you get this internet speed on prepaid plan vodafone x (Unlimited data, maximum speed 10Mbps) or some another vodafone plan?

Yes Vodafone X

marrakechheat · 11-11-2020 6:00pm

Vodafone x was fantastic at the start of the promo but things have been on a downward spiral for the past couple of months. Speeds used to be 50mbps plus but now Its dropping below 10mbps and they are blocking many websites.

Eir have increased there unlimited data offer to 120gb per month for 20e and speeds are much more stable compared to vodafone.

jdon72 · 11-11-2020 10:25pm

bondja80 wrote: »

maybe I will try vodafone for 1 month to check how is for iptv streaming

Vodafone block most iptv streaming in my experience so you'd have to use it with a vpn

Vodafone X - €20 Prepay Offers

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