Talk:Ireland/@comment-170.146.220.71-20160728232643/@comment-209.249.19.173-20160810172430

Just used my Vodafone Ireland SIMs in a 2-week trip of the West of Ireland. A few notes:

Coverage was great other than in some very rural areas (though even then I usually had a bar of 3G). Probably won't be an issue for you in Dublin. I had great, fast 4G service in medium and large towns. Devices were an iPhone 6S, iPhone 6, and a 5C. Also had HD voice for our calls to each other, sounded great. I rarely or never saw "LTE" indicator, so I am assuming HSPA+. I regularly saw over 20Mbps on 4G.

Tethering worked seamlessly and great with all our iPhones.

See if a top-up vending machine is in the airport. Found one in Shannon which was less hassle than having to sign up on the website to get going. Buy a EUR20 top-up and text "DATA EXTRA" before topping up, to get the 5GB deal.

I barely made any calls other than Voda-Voda calls among our 3 SIMs, but your EUR10 left-over credit should cover light usage without a problem.

Once you have a few minutes, register your SIM at vodafone.ie, very painless, doesn't even require email or name, and they gift you another EUR10! You can use that to help buy an add-on or to pay for your Red Roaming. Also, the website seems to be the only way to check your data usage, so make sure to reset your device counter for easier tracking (there doesn't seem to be a *DATA# or similar).