A Meteor SIM card is ideal if you're visiting Ireland as it gives you cheap calls charged at a simple pay-as-you-go pricing structure.
If you're travelling around Europe (and Ireland is your first port-of-call) then this SIM is ideal as roaming rates in the European Union (for phone calls and text messages) are charged at the same rates as calls made from the Republic of Ireland.
Call charges in Ireland
The standard call rates with a Meteor SIM in your phone are:
- Call within Ireland 29c/minute (plus 9c call connection charge)
- SMS text message within Ireland 12c per message
- Internet access 69c per day (for 50MB data)
Cheaper internet on your phone with Pay As You Go add-ons
You can add a mobile internet add-on rather than pay the standard 69c/day for internet access. This will give you cheaper internet access than paying the daily charge each day.
Mobile internet add-ons
BlackBerry mobile internet add-on
Mighty Top Up deals
When you add credit to your Meteor mobile service you can get bonus deals dependent on the value of your top up. Meteor's Might Top Up deals are:
International calls
The standard rate for international calls to most countries (including Australia, New Zealand, North America and most of Europe) is 50c/minute plus a 25c call connection charge. Text messages sent outside Ireland cost 25c per message.
Roaming rates
Meteor is a great deal if you're travelling throughout Europe as there are no roaming charges for calls and text messages when you are travelling throughout the following countries: Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Guernsey, Hungary, Iceland, Isle Of Man, Italy, Jersey, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, San Marino, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom and Vatican City. The 'no roaming charge' zone includes the European Union and a handful of non-EU countries such as Andorra and Norway, however most European countries outside the EU (including Switzerland) will incur much higher roaming charges.
Please note, however, that mobile internet is not included in this deal and internet access costs 99c/MB when you use your phone outside Ireland.
Roaming rates in the European roaming zone are:
- Call a mobile phone or landline within the EU 29c/minute plus 9c call connection charge
- Receive a call free
- Send a text message to another EU country 12c/message
- Receive a text message free
- Send an MMS picture message to another EU country 30c/message
- Receive an MMS picture message free
- Mobile internet access 86c/MB
Please note that this is an Irish SIM card. You activate it by making your first call on Meteor's network in the Republic of Ireland and you can only buy credit at shops in Ireland (although you can buy credit online if you have a credit card issued by an Irish bank with an Irish billing address).
Although it is a great SIM for travelling in Europe, you should only buy this SIM if Ireland is your first port of call in Europe and you should buy enough credit before leaving Ireland to travel around Europe.
You also need to opt into these European roaming rates before leaving Ireland by texting 'Europe' to 50104
How to top up
You can buy top up vouchers from over 7000 outlets throughout Ireland.
Coverage
Meteor has coverage to 99% of the Republic of Ireland. See http://www.meteor.ie/plans/coverage/ for more information.
