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

loki7777 · 12-11-2019 3:38pm

Eir(free from their www) but takes 3-4 days to arrive.
Just waiting for my second sim card as you can only order one at a time.

corwill · 12-11-2019 3:44pm

loki7777 wrote: »

Eir(free from their www) but takes 3-4 days to arrive.
Just waiting for my second sim card as you can only order one at a time.

Does it need to have credit to receive the verification SMS?

JTMan · 12-11-2019 3:47pm

48 is also free from their website.

12-11-2019 3:52pm

corwill wrote: »

Does it need to have credit to receive the verification SMS?

No

corwill · 12-11-2019 3:56pm

Basil3 wrote: »

No

Thanks, that's an Xmas pressie sorted.

daheff · 12-11-2019 5:58pm

JTMan wrote: »

48 is also free from their website.

I think the 48 SIM doesn't work for porting....maybe somebody else can confirm 100%

12-11-2019 6:14pm

daheff wrote: »

I think the 48 SIM doesn't work for porting....maybe somebody else can confirm 100%

The options they give you for porting are:

48
Eir
3
Virgin Media
O2
Tesco Mobile
Meteor
Postfone

whowantstwoknow · 13-11-2019 3:18am

What PAYG plan to you go on when porting?

JTMan · 13-11-2019 7:29am

whowantstwoknow wrote: »

What PAYG plan to you go on when porting?

You can choose the PAYG Vodafone plan that you opt into. The best Vodafone PAYG plan is Vodafone X. Better still you can port again (if you are not using a secondary sim) to GoMo.

Officer Giggles · 13-11-2019 10:42am

Ordered a free Eir SIM on Monday afternoon, just arrived in the post

irishproduce · 13-11-2019 11:44am

Would this phone top the Xiaomi My9t pro some folks discussing on another thread?

13-11-2019 11:55am

irishproduce wrote: »

Would this phone top the Xiaomi My9t pro some folks discussing on another thread?

No. The Xiaomi would kill it in specs.

Main advantage of the 3a would be stock Android and less worries with warranty. Probably a better camera as well, although the Xiaomi camera is decent.

loki7777 · 13-11-2019 1:09pm

When it goes about camera xiaomi is worst even with gcam app. I saw few ppl comparing 3a to oneplus 7 with and without gcam and 3a was still better. I am moving from redmi note 4 to 3a - don't care about apps/games so 4/64 is enough for me but camera is making big difference.

paruss100 · 13-11-2019 8:15pm

Got mine yesterday but had a dead pixel. Second pixel 3a to be faulty, am I just bad luck or are these things a bit tatty and cheap?

13-11-2019 8:53pm

paruss100 wrote: »

Got mine yesterday but had a dead pixel. Second pixel 3a to be faulty, am I just bad luck or are these things a bit tatty and cheap?

Most people don't inspect their devices for things like dead pixels etc, especially with a cheap phone like this.

loki7777 · 13-11-2019 9:53pm

Basil3 wrote: »

Most people don't inspect their devices for things like dead pixels etc, especially with a cheap phone like this.

My 3a is perfectly fine - just tested lcd.
And €350 is not cheap;)

degsie · 13-11-2019 10:28pm

Basil3 wrote: »

Most people don't inspect their devices for things like dead pixels etc, especially with a cheap phone like this.

Since when was €250 considered cheap?

okidoki987 · 13-11-2019 11:36pm

Can't work out what Vodafone are getting out of this is it's a sim free phone?

irishproduce · 13-11-2019 11:41pm

At what stage is the online pin sent to phone required? Is it when the order is being placed on the site, or is it when the phones is being dispatched? When being registered?

14-11-2019 12:58am

degsie wrote: »

Since when was €250 considered cheap?

For a mobile? I'd say for at least the last decade, probably longer.

14-11-2019 1:00am

irishproduce wrote: »

At what stage is the online pin sent to phone required? Is it when the order is being placed on the site, or is it when the phones is being dispatched? When being registered?

During the online purchase process.

14-11-2019 1:05am

okidoki987 wrote: »

Can't work out what Vodafone are getting out of this is it's a sim free phone?

They probably think they're getting new customers due to the phone being locked to Vodafone. They really are that clueless.

djan · 14-11-2019 11:06am

To those that have ordered, how long did it take to get a confirmation email? I got to the order complete screen/confirmation but when I check the status of order it still says payment processing after 30min

Sappy404 · 14-11-2019 12:29pm

djan wrote: »

To those that have ordered, how long did it take to get a confirmation email? I got to the order complete screen/confirmation but when I check the status of order it still says payment processing after 30min

My order was "processing" for 3 days, then completed. It was waiting in store for collection then. I think someone above said theirs arrived next day?

djan · 14-11-2019 12:47pm

Sappy404 wrote: »

My order was "processing" for 3 days, then completed. It was waiting in store for collection then. I think someone above said theirs arrived next day?

Thanks. Would you know if this offer is available in store too?

loki7777 · 14-11-2019 2:09pm

sim free, i'm using 3 sim with it.

gerrykiddy · 14-11-2019 4:35pm

Staff in Drogheda say that it is not available in Store. Didn't seem interested in very much else either.

Sappy404 · 14-11-2019 5:50pm

djan wrote: »

Thanks. Would you know if this offer is available in store too?

Several posters have previously said the phone is never in stock in-store, sadly. Mine was shipped there as opposed to my address after ordering online.

Barr · 14-11-2019 6:15pm

Is this phone a dual sim by any chance ?

Del007 · 14-11-2019 6:21pm

loki7777 wrote: »

When it goes about camera xiaomi is worst even with gcam app. I saw few ppl comparing 3a to oneplus 7 with and without gcam and 3a was still better. I am moving from redmi note 4 to 3a - don't care about apps/games so 4/64 is enough for me but camera is making big difference.

What's gcam?

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

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