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Originally posted by t_rAndy t_rAndy wrote:

Originally posted by Shedite Shedite wrote:

With mortgage rates going down, anyone think they're in a better off position than 5 years ago?

I don't drive much so petrol doesn't impact me, Electricity is up €100/month or so but the mortgage probably cancels that increase.

Tesco has definitely gone up, routinely over €150 for a family shop, where it used to be about €100.

Fuel and food defo where the worst pain is felt. We have prepay gas and electricity and whereas you would get the whole month for 90 not so long ago on the electricy, it's about 140 (although I need to switch somewhere else to get back onto q better rate). Gas similar, going through about 6 quid a day. 
Don't have to fill the car as much with us both at home. It prob about 15 euro more to fill the car but only have to fill it once a month so not feeling it too bad.

Andy, those prepay plans are a scam. Ridiculous prices and fees. Get yourself off it ASAP and sign up to a 12 month level pay/equaliser plan. I recently switched to Electric Ireland, got €200 cash back and paying a lot less per unit. Youll pay a set amount a month for gas and leccy with an annual adjustment but you can also just ring up and stick a few quid on your account from time to time. 
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Originally posted by Sham157 Sham157 wrote:

Originally posted by t_rAndy t_rAndy wrote:

Originally posted by Shedite Shedite wrote:

With mortgage rates going down, anyone think they're in a better off position than 5 years ago?

I don't drive much so petrol doesn't impact me, Electricity is up €100/month or so but the mortgage probably cancels that increase.

Tesco has definitely gone up, routinely over €150 for a family shop, where it used to be about €100.

Fuel and food defo where the worst pain is felt. We have prepay gas and electricity and whereas you would get the whole month for 90 not so long ago on the electricy, it's about 140 (although I need to switch somewhere else to get back onto q better rate). Gas similar, going through about 6 quid a day. 
Don't have to fill the car as much with us both at home. It prob about 15 euro more to fill the car but only have to fill it once a month so not feeling it too bad.

Andy, those prepay plans are a scam. Ridiculous prices and fees. Get yourself off it ASAP and sign up to a 12 month level pay/equaliser plan. I recently switched to Electric Ireland, got €200 cash back and paying a lot less per unit. Youll pay a set amount a month for gas and leccy with an annual adjustment but you can also just ring up and stick a few quid on your account from time to time. 

Yeah I know. We had prepaid gas with bord gais since we got.the house as that was the meter that came with the house. Switched over to prepay last year sold it was a better deal but has turned out to be a nightmare (f**ker who installed the electricity box even dropped a tool and damaged me architrave, basically trouble from the get go). 
I'm through the contract so just need to get me finger out me hole.
Would need to pay to get a non prepare meter installed for the gas though. 
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You sure you’d have to pay? Its Gas Networks Ireland that install the meters I thought, not the company you pay the bill to.
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CM mentioned his mrs upgrading in another thread and it got me wondering….when I say she upgraded, I mean her phone. 

Anyhow, I haven't bought a phone as part of a plan in almost 10 years Id guess. Had my last phone for over 4 years bought direct from the manufacturer for €400 and then had sim only plans ranging from €10-€15 during that time. 

My current phone I again bought for €400 pre covid and have had a sim only plan of €9.99. Roughly speaking, it works out at €18pm yet loads of people are happy to fork out an upfront fee to a network and then pay anything up to €50pm. I know youd need the money there and then to buy upfront but even so, there are plenty of bargains to be had on the likes of adverts and little phone repair shops on great phones without being tied to vodafone or whoever for 12/24 months.
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Originally posted by Sham157 Sham157 wrote:

CM mentioned his mrs upgrading in another thread and it got me wondering….when I say she upgraded, I mean her phone. 

Anyhow, I haven't bought a phone as part of a plan in almost 10 years Id guess. Had my last phone for over 4 years bought direct from the manufacturer for €400 and then had sim only plans ranging from €10-€15 during that time. 

My current phone I again bought for €400 pre covid and have had a sim only plan of €9.99. Roughly speaking, it works out at €18pm yet loads of people are happy to fork out an upfront fee to a network and then pay anything up to €50pm. I know youd need the money there and then to buy upfront but even so, there are plenty of bargains to be had on the likes of adverts and little phone repair shops on great phones without being tied to vodafone or whoever for 12/24 months.
My missus does the same, buys a new iPhone for €600 or whatever it is, then goes for the sim-free plan. I've always gone for the €45/month for 24 months option. I know the maths works out better in the long run but I'd feel a once-off €600 more 
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Originally posted by Shedite Shedite wrote:

Originally posted by Sham157 Sham157 wrote:

CM mentioned his mrs upgrading in another thread and it got me wondering….when I say she upgraded, I mean her phone. 

Anyhow, I haven't bought a phone as part of a plan in almost 10 years Id guess. Had my last phone for over 4 years bought direct from the manufacturer for €400 and then had sim only plans ranging from €10-€15 during that time. 

My current phone I again bought for €400 pre covid and have had a sim only plan of €9.99. Roughly speaking, it works out at €18pm yet loads of people are happy to fork out an upfront fee to a network and then pay anything up to €50pm. I know youd need the money there and then to buy upfront but even so, there are plenty of bargains to be had on the likes of adverts and little phone repair shops on great phones without being tied to vodafone or whoever for 12/24 months.
My missus does the same, buys a new iPhone for €600 or whatever it is, then goes for the sim-free plan. I've always gone for the €45/month for 24 months option. I know the maths works out better in the long run but I'd feel a once-off €600 more 


A second hand phone for much less and sim only is your only man.  Spending a grand or 600 on a phone either through a bill or upfront is madness.  Wouldn’t spend more than 200 to be honest. 
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Originally posted by Baldrick Baldrick wrote:

Originally posted by Shedite Shedite wrote:

Originally posted by Sham157 Sham157 wrote:

CM mentioned his mrs upgrading in another thread and it got me wondering….when I say she upgraded, I mean her phone. 

Anyhow, I haven't bought a phone as part of a plan in almost 10 years Id guess. Had my last phone for over 4 years bought direct from the manufacturer for €400 and then had sim only plans ranging from €10-€15 during that time. 

My current phone I again bought for €400 pre covid and have had a sim only plan of €9.99. Roughly speaking, it works out at €18pm yet loads of people are happy to fork out an upfront fee to a network and then pay anything up to €50pm. I know youd need the money there and then to buy upfront but even so, there are plenty of bargains to be had on the likes of adverts and little phone repair shops on great phones without being tied to vodafone or whoever for 12/24 months.
My missus does the same, buys a new iPhone for €600 or whatever it is, then goes for the sim-free plan. I've always gone for the €45/month for 24 months option. I know the maths works out better in the long run but I'd feel a once-off €600 more 


A second hand phone for much less and sim only is your only man.  Spending a grand or 600 on a phone either through a bill or upfront is madness.  Wouldn’t spend more than 200 to be honest. 
What would ya get for that?

Phone plays a fairly big part of my life at this stage so I'm happy to spend the fiver a week or whatever it works out at
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Originally posted by Baldrick Baldrick wrote:

Originally posted by Shedite Shedite wrote:

Originally posted by Sham157 Sham157 wrote:

CM mentioned his mrs upgrading in another thread and it got me wondering….when I say she upgraded, I mean her phone. 

Anyhow, I haven't bought a phone as part of a plan in almost 10 years Id guess. Had my last phone for over 4 years bought direct from the manufacturer for €400 and then had sim only plans ranging from €10-€15 during that time. 

My current phone I again bought for €400 pre covid and have had a sim only plan of €9.99. Roughly speaking, it works out at €18pm yet loads of people are happy to fork out an upfront fee to a network and then pay anything up to €50pm. I know youd need the money there and then to buy upfront but even so, there are plenty of bargains to be had on the likes of adverts and little phone repair shops on great phones without being tied to vodafone or whoever for 12/24 months.
My missus does the same, buys a new iPhone for €600 or whatever it is, then goes for the sim-free plan. I've always gone for the €45/month for 24 months option. I know the maths works out better in the long run but I'd feel a once-off €600 more 


A second hand phone for much less and sim only is your only man.  Spending a grand or 600 on a phone either through a bill or upfront is madness.  Wouldn’t spend more than 200 to be honest. 

swappie is your only man.

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Originally posted by horsebox horsebox wrote:

Originally posted by Baldrick Baldrick wrote:

Originally posted by Shedite Shedite wrote:

Originally posted by Sham157 Sham157 wrote:

CM mentioned his mrs upgrading in another thread and it got me wondering….when I say she upgraded, I mean her phone. 

Anyhow, I haven't bought a phone as part of a plan in almost 10 years Id guess. Had my last phone for over 4 years bought direct from the manufacturer for €400 and then had sim only plans ranging from €10-€15 during that time. 

My current phone I again bought for €400 pre covid and have had a sim only plan of €9.99. Roughly speaking, it works out at €18pm yet loads of people are happy to fork out an upfront fee to a network and then pay anything up to €50pm. I know youd need the money there and then to buy upfront but even so, there are plenty of bargains to be had on the likes of adverts and little phone repair shops on great phones without being tied to vodafone or whoever for 12/24 months.
My missus does the same, buys a new iPhone for €600 or whatever it is, then goes for the sim-free plan. I've always gone for the €45/month for 24 months option. I know the maths works out better in the long run but I'd feel a once-off €600 more 


A second hand phone for much less and sim only is your only man.  Spending a grand or 600 on a phone either through a bill or upfront is madness.  Wouldn’t spend more than 200 to be honest. 

swappie is your only man.

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Used refurbed.ie at Christmas for the daughters phone. Phone was like brand new so yeah any time I need a new phone I'll just go down that route and sim only
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exactly lads.  We buy second hand cars why wouldn’t we buy second hand phones.  
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Originally posted by t_rAndy t_rAndy wrote:

Used refurbed.ie at Christmas for the daughters phone. Phone was like brand new so yeah any time I need a new phone I'll just go down that route and sim only

I’m on the lookout for a new phone and came across this site. I’ve never bought a refurbished phone in the past so I’m a bit reluctant. I’m looking for an IPhone 11 and refurbed seems to have good deals. No issues with them?
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Originally posted by Cabs88 Cabs88 wrote:

Originally posted by t_rAndy t_rAndy wrote:

Used refurbed.ie at Christmas for the daughters phone. Phone was like brand new so yeah any time I need a new phone I'll just go down that route and sim only

I’m on the lookout for a new phone and came across this site. I’ve never bought a refurbished phone in the past so I’m a bit reluctant. I’m looking for an IPhone 11 and refurbed seems to have good deals. No issues with them?

I got 3 second hand phones from swappie and they all looked brand new. You'd never think they were second hand.
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Originally posted by Baldrick Baldrick wrote:

exactly lads.  We buy second hand cars why wouldn’t we buy second hand phones.  

Warranty is a big thing for me! Have a phone that I bought with 3 contract 16 months ago which stopped working, it was costing over £300 to fix but I was covered with warranty so didn’t cost me anything and got a complete new phone out of it. 
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Originally posted by BrendanD88 BrendanD88 wrote:

Originally posted by Baldrick Baldrick wrote:

exactly lads.  We buy second hand cars why wouldn’t we buy second hand phones.  

Warranty is a big thing for me! Have a phone that I bought with 3 contract 16 months ago which stopped working, it was costing over £300 to fix but I was covered with warranty so didn’t cost me anything and got a complete new phone out of it. 

12 month warranty with Swappie too, same as you'd get with a brand new iphone. I'm a convert too, ordered one and it arrived in 3 days.

As an aside, steer clear of the fonefix/eir-store.ie/eir.ie refurbs. The swappie order was to replace one I got from eir, supposedly like new and wouldn't charge. 3 months later still waiting for them to refund me.
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Originally posted by counterlock counterlock wrote:

Originally posted by BrendanD88 BrendanD88 wrote:

Originally posted by Baldrick Baldrick wrote:

exactly lads.  We buy second hand cars why wouldn’t we buy second hand phones.  

Warranty is a big thing for me! Have a phone that I bought with 3 contract 16 months ago which stopped working, it was costing over £300 to fix but I was covered with warranty so didn’t cost me anything and got a complete new phone out of it. 

12 month warranty with Swappie too, same as you'd get with a brand new iphone. I'm a convert too, ordered one and it arrived in 3 days.

As an aside, steer clear of the fonefix/eir-store.ie/eir.ie refurbs. The swappie order was to replace one I got from eir, supposedly like new and wouldn't charge. 3 months later still waiting for them to refund me.

12 month warranty wouldn’t have covered me, my network provider cover the second year which certainly came in handy.
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