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You can get an add-on HSPDA with 500mb for €5 valid for up to a month. | You can get an add-on HSPDA with 500mb for €5 valid for up to a month. | ||
This is taken from your prepaid credit on your phone. When it runs out you can buy another €5 add on. | This is taken from your prepaid credit on your phone. When it runs out you can buy another €5 add on. | ||
− | Prepaid Top-ups are available from | + | Prepaid Top-ups are available from €5 (incl 100mB data free) in most supermarkets, Newsagents,Petrol stations. |
+ | €20 top up includes free 1gB data for 1 month (Sept 2012) | ||
+ | This card utilises "3LikeHome" which means that if it is used on the 3 network in Austria Sweden Denmark Sweden, UK, you can use your Irish credit in these countries including data. | ||
+ | SIM cards are usually free when you buy a topup | ||
Revision as of 03:57, 12 September 2012
Cellular Operators
Vodafone
Vodafone Ireland Limited, part of the Vodafone Group, is the largest mobile phone company in Ireland in terms of active subscribers, and was previously called Eircell.
APN settings
- username: dublin
- password: dublin
- APN name: live.vodafone.ie
Meteor
Meteor 3G network already available to 33% of the Irish population (this includes the four cities of Dublin, Cork, limerick, Galway and other regional centres). They also offer GPRS (2.5G) and EDGE (2.75G) services.
APN settings
- username: my
- password: meteor
- APN name: data.mymeteor.ie
3 IRL
WCDMA 2100 only, with HSDPA (No GSM and No EDGE)
APN settings
- username: (blank)
- password: (blank)
- APN name: 3ireland.ie
Prepaid plans
3 IRL
- Calls & Mobile internet******
You can get an add-on HSPDA with 500mb for €5 valid for up to a month. This is taken from your prepaid credit on your phone. When it runs out you can buy another €5 add on. Prepaid Top-ups are available from €5 (incl 100mB data free) in most supermarkets, Newsagents,Petrol stations. €20 top up includes free 1gB data for 1 month (Sept 2012)
This card utilises "3LikeHome" which means that if it is used on the 3 network in Austria Sweden Denmark Sweden, UK, you can use your Irish credit in these countries including data. SIM cards are usually free when you buy a topup
Data feature packs
For anything more than that you need to get 3pay broadband HSPDA+ that has the following options
Broadband Day | 500MB | € 3 |
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Broadband Week | 2GB | € 10 |
Broadband Month 1GB | 1GB | € 15 |
Broadband Month 7.5GB | 7.5GB | € 25 |
Broadband Month 20GB | 20GB | € 35 |
Mi-Fi (E585) - Modem €69(no contract)[1]
The MiFi modem is a pocket sized modem, but which rebroadcasts the signal wirelessly allowing more than 1 user to avail of the broadband connection at any time. It also includes a built in battery and when fully charged, can last for up to 4 hours without even needing to be plugged into a pc/laptop.
Where to buy
SIMs can be purchased online or at their own stores or at the Carphone Warehouse
Sim Sizes
All SIM-sizes are available