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Where to spend excess Credit [Vodafone&Three on Android + iOS]

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,104 ✭✭✭✭loyatemu


    I use Yolla - it's fine if you have decent data coverage, if not I just use the regular dialler. Yolla also doesn't work for 1890, 1818 type numbers.


  • Registered Users Posts: 533 ✭✭✭tv3tg4


    Basil3 wrote: »
    I use Viber Out purely because I already use Viber. Yolla definitely seems cheaper, but I guess it depends on how much you use the service. For me it was about weighing up whether it was worth installing another app just for the limited number of calls I make.

    What is the quality of viber out like?

    I would find it good for calling my dad - landline number.

    Can you also use call credit to buy credit on Yolla?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,897 ✭✭✭DopeTech


    tv3tg4 wrote: »
    Can you also use call credit to buy credit on Yolla?
    Yes. Use my link and we'll both get $3 credit each once you buy credits.

    <Mod Snip - referrals are not allowed>

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



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,847 ✭✭✭jeffk


    Sir Dosser wrote: »
    Yes. Use my link and we'll both get $3 credit each once you buy credits.

    <Mod snip - referrals are not allowed>

    <Mod snip - referrals are not allowed>

    Weird I had one in a boldking thread no bother, good aul boards reminding you not to bother posting!


  • Registered Users Posts: 39 ygaurav


    Hi

    Is this for only pre paid credit or post paid subscriper can take take advantage of this


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,897 ✭✭✭DopeTech


    ygaurav wrote: »
    Hi

    Is this for only pre paid credit or post paid subscriper can take take advantage of this

    Post paid would add to their bill.

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



  • Registered Users Posts: 1,453 ✭✭✭Asus X540L


    Viber won't seem to allow me to buy any more credit with Three credit.
    Says "item already owned" or something.
    Have about 48 euro in Viber credit


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,897 ✭✭✭DopeTech


    Asus X540L wrote: »
    Viber won't seem to allow me to buy any more credit with Three credit.
    Says "item already owned" or something.
    Have about 48 euro in Viber credit

    Maybe there's a €50 limit on Viber credit?

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



  • Registered Users Posts: 198 ✭✭Darby_321


    Just a heads up to anyone who is using the three pre-pay. I had 26 euro credit in my account yesterday and my deal was up at midnight, woke up this morning and all of my credit was gone. I couldnt believe how that much could be gone overnight so i had a look at three's price per mb on pre-pay and they charge an exorbitant amount of 1.01 euro per mb outside of their unlimited plan.

    looking at the other companies and eir only charge 2c per mb outside of their bundle and vodafone are only 1c per mb.

    How are they allowed to charge this price outside of their plan i do not know but just letting people know so that hopefully ye dont get caught like i did :(


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    Darby_321 wrote: »
    Just a heads up to anyone who is using the three pre-pay. I had 26 euro credit in my account yesterday and my deal was up at midnight, woke up this morning and all of my credit was gone. I couldnt believe how that much could be gone overnight so i had a look at three's price per mb on pre-pay and they charge an exorbitant amount of 1.01 euro per mb outside of their unlimited plan.

    looking at the other companies and eir only charge 2c per mb outside of their bundle and vodafone are only 1c per mb.

    How are they allowed to charge this price outside of their plan i do not know but just letting people know so that hopefully ye dont get caught like i did :(

    Set an automatic top-up for every 28 days. Sorted.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,353 ✭✭✭naughto


    Is there any way to use the credit if for say the sim was in a 4g router


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,897 ✭✭✭DopeTech


    naughto wrote: »
    Is there any way to use the credit if for say the sim was in a 4g router

    Pop it into a phone when you want to buy something using credit.

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



  • Registered Users Posts: 157 ✭✭ch20


    Darby_321 wrote: »
    Just a heads up to anyone who is using the three pre-pay. I had 26 euro credit in my account yesterday and my deal was up at midnight, woke up this morning and all of my credit was gone. I couldnt believe how that much could be gone overnight so i had a look at three's price per mb on pre-pay and they charge an exorbitant amount of 1.01 euro per mb outside of their unlimited plan.

    looking at the other companies and eir only charge 2c per mb outside of their bundle and vodafone are only 1c per mb.

    How are they allowed to charge this price outside of their plan i do not know but just letting people know so that hopefully ye dont get caught like i did :(
    This happened to me in January 45 Euros lost. I was paying for YouTube premium and express VPN.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,921 ✭✭✭Grab All Association


    Darby_321 wrote: »
    Just a heads up to anyone who is using the three pre-pay. I had 26 euro credit in my account yesterday and my deal was up at midnight, woke up this morning and all of my credit was gone. I couldnt believe how that much could be gone overnight so i had a look at three's price per mb on pre-pay and they charge an exorbitant amount of 1.01 euro per mb outside of their unlimited plan.

    looking at the other companies and eir only charge 2c per mb outside of their bundle and vodafone are only 1c per mb.

    How are they allowed to charge this price outside of their plan i do not know but just letting people know so that hopefully ye dont get caught like i did :(

    It’s a free market and they can charge what they want unfortunately. They upped the price per mb apparently just after the merger with o2. How the hell they were allowed to buy o2 in the first by the EU. Comreg were vehemently against the takeover and a recent report by them concluded that prices went up for consumers after that merger. Best thing to do is set an alarm for 26 days to remind you to top up.


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,134 ✭✭✭dougm1970


    Basil3 wrote: »
    Set an automatic top-up for every 28 days. Sorted.

    my contract on three finishes next month. how do i do that ?


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,897 ✭✭✭DopeTech


    dougm1970 wrote: »
    my contract on three finishes next month. how do i do that ?

    By logging into my3.

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



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,283 ✭✭✭✭CastorTroy


    I've started using the credit on 500mb bundles. The problem with the My3 app is the balance only seems to update once a day, so you could have used all your allowance but it wouldn't show it until the next day, which means it's very easy to go over without knowing.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,043 ✭✭✭nomdeboardie


    Darby_321 wrote: »
    Just a heads up to anyone who is using the three pre-pay. I had 26 euro credit in my account yesterday and my deal was up at midnight, woke up this morning and all of my credit was gone. I couldnt believe how that much could be gone overnight so i had a look at three's price per mb on pre-pay and they charge an exorbitant amount of 1.01 euro per mb outside of their unlimited plan.

    looking at the other companies and eir only charge 2c per mb outside of their bundle and vodafone are only 1c per mb.

    How are they allowed to charge this price outside of their plan i do not know but just letting people know so that hopefully ye dont get caught like i did :(
    Yes, this is "how they get you", though, to be fair, I suppose they could choose to not allow credit carry-over at all, and the '20 euro for at least 60GB over 28 days' is not too bad a deal compared to other Irish offerings, though the service is sometimes abysmal for days on end. My theory is that it's a way to lock us in to the treadmill of never missing a payment, to avoid losing accumulated unexpired credit (even if we struggle to find stuff to spend it on!)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,758 ✭✭✭✭thesandeman


    CastorTroy wrote: »
    I've started using the credit on 500mb bundles. The problem with the My3 app is the balance only seems to update once a day, so you could have used all your allowance but it wouldn't show it until the next day, which means it's very easy to go over without knowing.

    Yeah, same. It updates more than once but it's always behind. Once I hear it's less than 100mb I buy the next one.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,175 ✭✭✭BKWDR


    Yes, this is "how they get you", though, to be fair, I suppose they could choose to not allow credit carry-over at all, and the '20 euro for at least 60GB over 28 days' is not too bad a deal compared to other Irish offerings, though the service is sometimes abysmal for days on end. My theory is that it's a way to lock us in to the treadmill of never missing a payment, to avoid losing accumulated unexpired credit (even if we struggle to find stuff to spend it on!)

    My sister in law used 150GB on her all you can eat dáta this month...


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  • Registered Users Posts: 737 ✭✭✭vargoo


    BKWDR wrote: »
    My sister in law used 150GB on her all you can eat dáta this month...

    Fair usage policy is 750gb, tell her try harder.


  • Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 15,008 Mod ✭✭✭✭whiterebel


    Darby_321 wrote: »
    Just a heads up to anyone who is using the three pre-pay. I had 26 euro credit in my account yesterday and my deal was up at midnight, woke up this morning and all of my credit was gone. I couldnt believe how that much could be gone overnight so i had a look at three's price per mb on pre-pay and they charge an exorbitant amount of 1.01 euro per mb outside of their unlimited plan.

    looking at the other companies and eir only charge 2c per mb outside of their bundle and vodafone are only 1c per mb.

    How are they allowed to charge this price outside of their plan i do not know but just letting people know so that hopefully ye dont get caught like i did :(

    Thats going on since Moses was in nappies. You usually get the text to say you’ve run out of credit two days later.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,015 ✭✭✭✭GBX


    dougm1970 wrote: »
    my contract on three finishes next month. how do i do that ?

    Get onto 3 for a prepay sim once its up and when they change to prepay for you, once you log in its on the top up page after registering a card.


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,453 ✭✭✭Asus X540L


    Basil3 wrote: »
    Set an automatic top-up for every 28 days. Sorted.

    How do you do that?


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    Asus X540L wrote: »
    How do you do that?

    My3 -> Online & Scheduled Top-up.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,795 ✭✭✭sweetie


    You can use your credit to subscribe to The Times for €5 a month which includes the daily papers and sunday times Irish versions. Also get reduced cinema (similar to 3 app) and a free movie rental, free audiobook (both rakuten) and free e book (kindle) each month. Not bad.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 33,304 ✭✭✭✭gmisk


    My auto top up (set for every 28 days) failed this month (no fault on my side, account and card both fine).
    So I burned through.....140 euro in two days on data charges....
    It took serious arguing but I got the credit back.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 738 ✭✭✭at9qu5vp0wcix7


    gmisk wrote: »
    My auto top up (set for every 28 days) failed this month (no fault on my side, account and card both fine).
    So I burned through.....140 euro in two days on data charges....
    It took serious arguing but I got the credit back.
    The auto top up curiously fails a lot when people have accumulated a lot of credit. I'm not saying anything but....


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,292 ✭✭✭0lddog


    Anyone else notice that PAYG topups for Three have recently become VAT zero rated ?

    How is that I wonder .......... any accountants on board this thread able to make a stab at what is going on ?

    Is it the same with Vodafone ?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 33,304 ✭✭✭✭gmisk


    sweetie wrote: »
    You can use your credit to subscribe to The Times for €5 a month which includes the daily papers and sunday times Irish versions. Also get reduced cinema (similar to 3 app) and a free movie rental, free audiobook (both rakuten) and free e book (kindle) each month. Not bad.
    Wow thanks that is a serious bargain.

    I have been thinking about cancelling my shudder subscription, will switch my 5 euro a month to here!


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 33,304 ✭✭✭✭gmisk


    The auto top up curiously fails a lot when people have accumulated a lot of credit. I'm not saying anything but....
    When I put it through manually on their site.....with the same card...and exact same process it worked....
    Plus I could see I wasn't due another top up until next month on their portal....odd that :)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,861 ✭✭✭✭mrcheez


    gmisk wrote: »
    My auto top up (set for every 28 days) failed this month (no fault on my side, account and card both fine).
    So I burned through.....140 euro in two days on data charges....
    It took serious arguing but I got the credit back.

    I tethered my phone to my laptop and unknown to me Windows decided to download an update which ran through €61 of my credit! Aaargh stoopid me.

    Who did you argue with to try and get it back? :)


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


    0lddog wrote: »
    Anyone else notice that PAYG topups for Three have recently become VAT zero rated ?

    How is that I wonder .......... any accountants on board this thread able to make a stab at what is going on ?

    Is it the same with Vodafone ?

    VAT is applied at the point you spend the credit (either by the mobile operator or third party the credit is spent with) rather than when you buy credit.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 33,304 ✭✭✭✭gmisk


    mrcheez wrote: »
    I tethered my phone to my laptop and unknown to me Windows decided to download an update which ran through €61 of my credit! Aaargh stoopid me.

    Who did you argue with to try and get it back? :)
    I submitted a complaint via the website and lodged a complaint via the live chat.
    Took about a week but got every cent back and an extra 10 euro in credit too.
    Mine was genuinely an issue on their side, I could even see the payment was taken from my bank account.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,292 ✭✭✭0lddog


    Quackster wrote: »
    VAT is applied at the point you spend the credit (either by the mobile operator or third party the credit is spent with) rather than when you buy credit.

    Is this a recent change ?

    ( It used to be the case that when buying PAYG credit ( from, say, a B&M CPW ) that you would be given a paper receipt showing topup code and amount paid including a VAT breakdown with VAT @ 23%. )


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,205 ✭✭✭Tazz T


    sweetie wrote: »
    You can use your credit to subscribe to The Times for €5 a month which includes the daily papers and sunday times Irish versions. Also get reduced cinema (similar to 3 app) and a free movie rental, free audiobook (both rakuten) and free e book (kindle) each month. Not bad.

    How exactly do you do this?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,795 ✭✭✭sweetie


    Download the times app, click 1 week free trial and it will charge €5 to your credit after week is up. Then in the app settings add email username and password to use on other devices/pcs. The tablet version of the app is better than the phone.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,505 ✭✭✭marcbrophy


    sweetie wrote: »
    Download the times app, click 1 week free trial and it will charge €5 to your credit after week is up. Then in the app settings add email username and password to use on other devices/pcs

    What about the Rakuten stuff that you mention? :)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,795 ✭✭✭sweetie


    marcbrophy wrote:
    What about the Rakuten stuff that you mention?

    It's in the times thread but you go to times+ section and redeem the offer then follow instructions.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,505 ✭✭✭marcbrophy


    sweetie wrote: »
    It's in the times thread but you go to times+ section and redeem the offer then follow instructions.

    Oh I see, I thought they were all separate apps!
    Thanks for the help :D


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,795 ✭✭✭sweetie


    marcbrophy wrote:
    Oh I see, I thought they were all separate apps! Thanks for the help

    You will need to create rakuten, kobo and Kindle accounts


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,043 ✭✭✭nomdeboardie


    sweetie wrote: »
    You can use your credit to subscribe to The Times for €5 a month which includes the daily papers and sunday times Irish versions. Also get reduced cinema (similar to 3 app) and a free movie rental, free audiobook (both rakuten) and free e book (kindle) each month. Not bad.
    Thanks for this info, and your instructions in the later post, but I'm seeing 6 euro per week, 26 per month!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,795 ✭✭✭sweetie


    Thanks for this info, and your instructions in the later post, but I'm seeing 6 euro per week, 26 per month!

    That's probably the Irish times, this is the UK times Irish version.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,043 ✭✭✭nomdeboardie


    sweetie wrote: »
    That's probably the Irish times, this is the UK times Irish version.
    No, definitely "The Times & The Sunday Times"


  • Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 10,398 Mod ✭✭✭✭F1ngers


    No, definitely "The Times & The Sunday Times"

    That's the wrong one.
    Times & ST: Ireland edition is the one you want.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,043 ✭✭✭nomdeboardie


    Here's a screenshot
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  • Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 10,398 Mod ✭✭✭✭F1ngers


    Here's a screenshot

    Yup, that's the wrong one.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,043 ✭✭✭nomdeboardie


    F1ngers wrote: »
    That's the wrong one.
    Times & ST: Ireland edition is the one you want.
    Ah, thanks - I didn't realise from sweetie's posts that there was a seperate app for the Irish editions


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,505 ✭✭✭marcbrophy


    sweetie wrote: »
    You will need to create rakuten, kobo and Kindle accounts

    I'm with you, thanks :)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 785 ✭✭✭Berberis


    Don't know if it's been mentioned before. But you can use your Vodafone or Three credit for Ancestry.com.
    Have been a member for a while but not a paid up member as only sign up when there's free trial offers or weekends sometimes.
    Was browsing on it this evening and was going to sign up for a new free trial and the option came up to use Vodafone credit.
    Checked on the Three phone and option came up to use the Three credit also.

    I didn't go through with it as I won't have a lot of spare time to get the best out it at moment. So plant to do it next week


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