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Vodafone Ireland SIM Card with €15 worth of call credit.€5 preloaded, €10 on when you register on-line with Vodafone. Price: €49.00
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If you already have a 900/1800 MHz GSM handset which is not "Network Locked" then you should consider purchasing a Irish SIM card from us for just €45. It provides great savings with FREE incoming
calls,the same low call rates as our rental phones and the same great coverage.
What's included?
The Ready to Go SIM card (Network Access Card) for
your phone.
FREE incoming calls
Voicemail
SMS (Text Messaging)
WAP and e-mail
Choice of 2 Tariff plans: Standard (default) or Work & Leisure
International roaming available!
No yearly contract, monthly charges or credit check.
Activating Your Service
Go to the Republic of Ireland
Be sure that battery is charged
Insert SIM card into the mobile phone
Turn on your phone
Dial 1741 and your €5 will automatically be credited.
Adding Talk Time
Additional
Talk time for your sim card may be added by purchasing airtime
vouchers also known as Go cards at most convenience stores and
petrol stations. Top-up cards for your sim card are available in
€10, €15, €20 and €25 denominations
Simply
scratch off the panel on your Go Card to reveal the unique
number. Then call our Ready to Go Talkback service on 1741; key
in your Go Card number into the keypad of your international
cell phone and your call credit will be automatically added to
your prepaid sim card.
Every time
you top up (add airtime to your Ireland sim card), you'll be
able to make calls for 6 months (or while airtime credit lasts)
and receive calls for 12 months (for
FREE).
Domestic Call Rates (Feb 2004)
STANDARD
PLAN
| Ready to Go Standard National Call
Charges |
Peak |
Off-Peak |
Weekend |
| Landlines |
€0.64 |
€0.26 |
€0.13 |
| Ready-to-go cell
phones |
€0.45 |
€0.13 |
€0.13 |
| Other mobile cell
phones |
€0.64 |
€0.26 |
€0.26 |
| Text
Messaging |
€0.13 |
€0.13 |
€0.13 |
| e-merge: WAP, e-trieve
& Vodafone ISP |
€0.26 |
€0.13 |
€0.13 |
Ready to Go Customer
Care (per call charge) |
€0.15 |
€0.15 |
€0.15 |
Access to Voicemail is
free from your international cell phone and Ireland SIM card, by
dialing 171 from the Republic of Ireland. You will need to be
Topped-Uo (min. 1 cent) and within your service period to access
Voicemail.
Peak times: 8am-6pm
Mon-Fri. Weekends: Fri 6pm-Mon 8am & all day public
holidays. Off-Peak: All other times. Directory Enquiry
charges: Relate to the enquiry and any connected
calls.
WORK &
LEISURE
| Work & Leisure |
Ready-to-go cell phones |
Landlines or other mobile
Phones |
| Monday 8am to Friday
6pm |
€0.32 |
€0.45 |
Friday 6pm to Monday
8am (incl Bank/Public Holidays) |
€0.19 |
€0.19* |
* Calls to other mobile
networks are charged at 45c per min
please note: You can only
change tariffs every 30 days. The Euro tariffs are displayed here
at 2 decimal places for information purposes.
You should change to the
Work & Leisure tariff if you make more than 50% of calls at
peak times. Calls charged on a per second basis, unless
otherwise stated.
Switching is easy! Contact
the Ready to Go Customer Care Team on CallSave 1850 20 87 87. Once
you’ve registered for Ready to Go ‘Work & Leisure’ you will
receive a text message from us to confirm your change. There is no
charge for this service!
International Rates from Ireland
Whether you're
calling another cell phone or a fixed line, you can now make
international calls to all over the world using your Irish sim
card! Rates listed below are from your international cell phone.
| International call rate
per minute |
UK, Near/Mid/Far
Europe, USA & Canada & North Africa |
€1.02 |
Australia/New Zealand,
Mexico & Caribbean, Pacific Rim (incl. China) &
Middle East |
€1.92 |
| Rest of
World |
€3.20 |
International Roaming Rates
Your Ready to Go prepaid SIM
card can roam in up to 30 European countries where you can make
and receive calls. If you wish to travel abroad and use your Ready
to Go phone whilst there, call the Ready to Go Customer Care
Team on number 1850 20 87 87. While roaming in Europe incoming
calls will cost €1.15 and outgoing calls (domestic and
throughout Europe) will cost €1.72. ,br>With an Ireland SIM card you
may travel to the following countries and have limited service:
Austria, Belgium Czech Rep., Denmark, France, Finland, Germany,
Greece, Hungary, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Netherlands,
Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the UK.
While roaming you may
receive calls, make local outgoing calls (within the country you
are roaming in) and make outgoing calls to Ireland.
| Call type |
Roaming: UK |
Roaming:
Europe |
| Outgoing calls |
€0.99 |
€1.20 |
| Incoming calls |
€0.99 |
€1.20 |
| Customer Care |
€0.99 |
€1.20 |
| Text messaging |
€0.65 |
€0.65 |
Calls are charged for a
minimum of 1 minute and at 30-second intervals
Service Life
The service
life of your prepaid sim card is 365 days following your last
top-up. Your call credit is vaild for 6 months following your last
top-up.
Coverage Map

GSM 900/1800 coverage quality:
High
Variable
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