Roaming in Republic of Ireland exemption

[Mo95]

Hi, 

I’m not sure if anyone has a definitive answer, I’m going to Dublin for work this week and read on the 3 website that Republic of Ireland is exempt from Go roam charges so I can just use my phone like I Do in the UK? However when confirming with 3 chat support and calling Customer service they tell me otherwise and suggest I have to increase my spend cap and it will cost £2 a day to go roam in Dublin? Which one is correct I’m confused. 

thanks in advance for any help clearing it up 

[Anonymous]

There is no charge, and there are no limits.

Speaking from experience.

Enjoy !

[DML]

The 12GB roaming limit does not apply when roaming ON 3IRL in the Republic of Ireland owing to issues of phones automatically swapping networks when driving in the Republic of Ireland near the U.K.  Northern Ireland Border and vice versa. However when you arrive in the Republic of Ireland you must MANUALLY SEARCH FOR NETWORKS ON YOUR PHONE AND MANUALLY SELECT 3IRL. If you select another network roaming charges will apply so be sure to change your phone’s network search settings from automatic to manual and select 3IRL. Also there NO business connection between 3 Ireland and Vodafone Ireland unlike the U.K. if you choose Vodafone IRL you will be charged so be sure to manually select 3IRL only upon arrival into the Republic of Ireland. If you are travelling to Ireland by sea n the ferry be sure to switch off all mobile data before leaving the U.K. harbour and use the ship’s WiFi instead for the duration of the sea crossing. If you do not do this then your phone will automatically tune into Telenor Maritime - a satellite service when on open sea. If your phone is downloading updates etc in the back ground the charge is something like GBP£6 per MB and you could get a monthly bill that costs a fortune. If travelling by air it’s easy as your phone will be switched off for the duration of the flight and then it’s just a question of manually tuning it in to 3IRL on landing. Hope this helps.

[Mo95]

Thank you for clearing it up, appreciate it