You get 5GB data allowance for use in Ireland and 16GB for use when roaming abroad in the EU/UK.
Can't really see where any confusion arises.
Sky mobile - €15 a month for life
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Can't really see where any confusion arises.
Annieindublin
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I’m easily confused
Clubman thanks for explaining it to me. So that’s not unlimited roaming so that’s likely to be relevant for my needs
Great to have access to experience and expertise around
Clubman thanks for explaining it to me. So that’s not unlimited roaming so that’s likely to be relevant for my needs
Great to have access to experience and expertise around
Nobody provides unlimited roaming data. All packages come with some limit after which you may need to pay more to continue using mobile data while abroad. See the link that I posted earlier.
Sky mobile - €15 a month for life
Anyone tried moving to sky? Looks like good value €15 a month for life…. I mean what’s not to like?
www.askaboutmoney.com
Is this not relevant?
4.4. Your use of any roaming services (sending or receiving calls or texts or using data outside
the Republic of Ireland) will be in accordance with the EU Roaming Regulations. Access to
certain local networks will depend upon any arrangements between local Network Operators
and us. Special charges may apply to the use of services outside of the Republic of Ireland
and can be consulted on sky.com. Under the EU Roaming Regulations, you can use your
monthly domestic allocation of minutes/data/texts while roaming in the EU in the same way
you use the allocation domestically. A fair use threshold may apply while roaming. For other
destinations your monthly allocations cannot be used while roaming. See Sky.com/roaming
for more information.
VInterested
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For info on these cheap deals. I have GoMo, I took the contract when they advertised it at the beginning. I pay 10 Euros only: all Data, all Calls, all Texts.
I travel quite a bit and had difficulties to use the data in other EU countries but that was just the first year. It works really well. I call Ireland and other EU numbers while travelling and I have never had to pay extra for it. It works.
I travel quite a bit and had difficulties to use the data in other EU countries but that was just the first year. It works really well. I call Ireland and other EU numbers while travelling and I have never had to pay extra for it. It works.
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I recently took up the sky sim offer, previously had Vodafone. Initially the sim did not work on S20 Samsung. Called sky and had to change some settings on the phone to get it to work. Travelled to Spain last week. After 2 days no roaming. Called sky again and had to change some more settings on phone for roaming abroad. Came home yesterday and no service at all, phone or WiFi. Called sky and after many tweaks got service back. Needless to say not happy. Seems I have to manually change network settings on my phone depending whether I am at home or abroad which doesn't happen automatically. No issues with coverage. Interested if others have taken up sky sim.
The roaming and returning home from roaming problems that you experienced sound like those that are common for some users on MVNOs (Mobile Virtual Network Operators) like Sky. But other users, possibly a majority, don't experience such problems for some reason.
Yes that seems to be the case. I have been with 48 since 2020 and have to manually change phone settings every time I cross the border into the North.
I'd love to know what the underlying issue is here and why it only affects some users/phones and not others, but I've never seen a detailed technical explanation anywhere unfortunately...
I'm currently using a GOMO sim in a 4G broadband router for my home internet. It costs €14.99 per month but now I'm wondering if it might make more sense to switch to this Sky Mobile SIM at €15 per month since it doesn't seem to have the same fair usage restrictions as GOMO?
48 (virtual operator on the Eir network) also offers unlimited 4G/5G data for €12.99 p.m.
€12.99 Unlimited Data Plan
We’re thrilled to announce that as of the 20th of August “24 our €12.99 plan now comes with Unlimited Data! Enjoy endless browsing, streaming, downloading, and more without ever worrying about data limits. This upgrade offers new and existing customers even more freedom, flexibility, and...
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I use 48 for my mobile phone but I do not think it would be the best option in a 4G broadband router for home internet as the 4G signal is only classified as 'Fair' according to ComReg and there is no 5G coverage. Eir has the best signal in my area, rated as 'Very Good' across both 4G & 5G which was why I went with GoMo since they piggyback off the Eir network. But they do have a fair usage restriction where they can throttle your speeds so I'm wondering if this offering from Sky Mobile might be a better option. According to ComReg, Sky Mobile have 'Very Good' 4G signal in my area but the 5G is 'fringe' at the moment.48 (virtual operator on the Eir network) also offers unlimited 4G/5G data for €12.99 p.m.
€12.99 Unlimited Data Plan
We’re thrilled to announce that as of the 20th of August “24 our €12.99 plan now comes with Unlimited Data! Enjoy endless browsing, streaming, downloading, and more without ever worrying about data limits. This upgrade offers new and existing customers even more freedom, flexibility, and...community.48.ie
I wouldn't go by ComReg signal quality maps. I'd test the connectivity directly myself. Maybe by borrowing an existing user's SIM if they were ok with that. Or at least checking the signal strength and speeds on their phone.
If the ComReg map is saying no 5G on 48 then it's probably simply out of date. They only rolled out 5G last year.
Anyway, 5G is presumably moot if your router is 4G?
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I'm on the €10 plan. Billing starts from SIM activation. Your first bill may be more or less than the €15 depending on when activation occurred in their billing cycle. But it should be regular after that.
PS. I see the €15 deal is now the €20 deal.
I would expect the monthly charge that applies to be the one in effect at the time of activation and not at the time of ordering the SIM. So €20 now rather than €15. But you should probably check the Sky Mobile terms and conditions or ask them for clarification.
As I mentioned earlier, most or all of the best prepay/pay as you go/SIM only deals are listed here:
switcher.ie
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Check with them @PoundMan. There is bound to be some leeway if you ordered before the deadline (which was extended to the 10th Feb btw) but only for a short window, I expect. There would be people who ordered on 10th Feb only getting there SIM now.