On Irish Mobiles

All of the visiting students have the little pink Nokia from Meteor. Originally there were also silver ones, but they sold out right away (none of the guys wanted pink, I guess, so there was demand from both the girls and guys for silver, while only demand from girls for the pink). So pretty much everyone has pink the ones. You can buy them at any Meteor store, and they only cost €70, including €20 of free calling time. So basically that's €50 for the phone, which considering, is pretty darn good for expensive Ireland. Texting is free from Meteor to Meteor, and texting other phones is only €0.09 per text. Calls are more, but honestly, who calls anyone at college? Sure there are the family calls, but those are with Skype or calling cards, not cell phones (it'd be silly). Texting can be done in class and at the library, and is the way to go. Calls to the US are €0.50 per minute (outrageous, I know), but texts are only €0.15. It's all pay as you go, pretty much everyone's is. Other phone companies here are O2 and Vodafone. My favorite part of the phone though? The battery. I charge it only once every week and a half to two weeks, which is much better than the once every couple of days the phones at home require. And I pretty much never turn it off. There you go.