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SMS comparisons for Pay Monthly Phones
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Cheapest to send SMS within Ireland
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Meteor all tariffs 9c
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02 all tariffs, to 02 numbers 11c
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02 all tariffs, to non-02 numbers 13c
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Vodafone all tariffs 13c
Variations -
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Meteor 75 (talk and text) - €25 per month, includes 75 texts - 9c after |
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O2 Add-on package of 100 SMS message - €7.50 - 7.5c each |
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Each O2 monthly package entitles customer to a free add-on package. |
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Meteor - all Meteor pay monthly customers can send unlimited free texts to other Meteor customers |
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Vodafone Add-on package of 100 SMS messages - €6 - 6c each. After 31st March - €8 - 8c each. |
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Vodafone Talk & Text - €30 per month - includes 100 texts - 13c thereafter (*) |
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Vodafone Talk & Text Plus - €50 per month - includes 150 texts - 10c after (*) |
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Vodafone Performer - €60.50 per month - 11c (*) |
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Vodafone Performer Globe - €68.97 per month - 14c (*) |
Note that all the monthly packages provide varying amounts of inclusive call time as well (peak and off peak). These should also be compared depending on your needs - however, this is outside scope of this review.
Cheapest to send SMS to destinations outside Ireland
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Meteor International SMS Rate 15c |
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Vodafone International SMS rate 25c |
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O2 International SMS rate is not immediately obvious on their website |
Cheapest to send long (>160 character) text messages -
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Vodafone Long Text messages 19c |
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Meteor MMS message (text only) 20c |
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O2 Long text using Media Messaging 20c |
Cheapest to send MMS (multi-media) messages -
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Vodafone MMS messages 25c |
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Meteor MMS message 30c |
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O2 Media Messages 35c |
Cheapest to send text messages while roaming abroad -
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O2 SMS sent abroad varies by country, and operator 14c-27c |
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Vodafone SMS sent on Vodafone or affiliated network 49c |
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Vodafone SMS sent on any other foreign network 59c |
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Meteor pricing unclear - states prices differ depending on country |
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