Comments on: Vodafone & Blackberry Storm – Yet Another Paddy Tax

By: Donal

Donal — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 20:09:24 +0000

Just got a storm last friday,handing it back next monday, As its useless for the basics i.e. making a phone call.Have other 087 phone in the same location and working ok the BBSTORM has an SOS OPTION. Brilliant

By: Spoofscript » BlackBerry Storm on sale tomorrow (order online now)

Spoofscript » BlackBerry Storm on sale tomorrow (order online now) — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 19:48:31 +0000

[...] have to admit that after my reservations about the handset, and even to some degree, the paddy tax*. I still believe strongly that the texts/minutes included could be improved by bringing them [...]

By: Blackberry Storm Launches in Ireland - 27th November | Keith @ Granite Shavings

Tue, 25 Nov 2008 09:20:40 +0000

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By: Blackberry Storm/Vodafone/Paddy Tax in the Seanad | Keith @ Granite Shavings

Tue, 25 Nov 2008 09:04:57 +0000

[...] Dominic Hannigan raised the Vodafone/Blackberry Storm/Paddy Tax issue in the Seanad last week. Transcript here (click “Order of Business”, then click [...]

By: redvers

redvers — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:41:57 +0000

I went in to my local VF shop in London when the Storm was launched. The “unlimited” data package in the UK is actually 500MB – yes, HALF the IE data allowance. Not only that, but Blackberry emails count towards that data usage!

By: John

John — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 19:46:52 +0000

Ah yes. Now I remember why I left the country – No one screws the Irish more than the Irish themselves.

By: Vodafone/Blackberry Storm Paddy Tax on The Last Word, Today FM | Keith @ Granite Shavings

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 23:32:40 +0000

[...] that Matt Cooper was able to cover my Vodafone/Blackberry Storm Paddy Tax story on The Last Word today. He was joined by Adrian Weckler of the Sunday Business [...]

By: Vodafone, Blackberry Storm & the Paddy Tax | Keith @ Granite Shavings

Vodafone, Blackberry Storm & the Paddy Tax | Keith @ Granite Shavings — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 18:20:10 +0000

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By: Joe Scanlon

Joe Scanlon — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 14:51:02 +0000

I forked over a wad of cash to that shower in O2 for their iPhone, what bloody choice have I got… get a hacked unsupported version from internet – Is getting fucked over by the major mobile phone companies just part n parcel of being Irish now – what a bloody disgrace.

By: Daragh O Brien

Daragh O Brien — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 10:45:03 +0000

As a gadget-weenie I had been considering the Storm as it looks like an interesting phone and my contract with Voda is up this month, but with this paddy-tax I’m going to go to plan B and see if I can track down cheap and cheerful replacement for my much battered Nokia e71 on gumtree.ie or somewhere like that.

Apart from anything else, the package they’re giving is shit and is actually a disincentive to use the phone for anything other than quick calls texts. Just 5 emails with reasonably large attachments and you’re paying an extra €10 per month.

Cnuts. I wonder what lame justification Vodafone might trundle out for the very obvious rip-off of Irish consumers. Perhaps the L’Oreal defence?