The Eircell 088 network was Ireland's first non-GSM Total Access Communication System (TACS) based mobile phone network. Eircell, a subsider[...]

In the late 1990s Eircell released their "Ready to Go" mobile plan. This plan did not require a contract to sign up to, and it is one of the[...]

SpeakEasy was Esat Digifone's prepay mobile phone service. Esat's 086 network offered mobile top ups amounts of £10, £20 and £40. These Easy[...]

Meteor was Irelands latest mobile network, being assigned the 085 access code. Unlike the other two providers (Eircell and Esat Digifone) Me[...]

Esat Digifone was bought by O2 in the year 2001. Pictured is an example of an O2 top up card. Notice the SpeakEasy brand name was retained e[...]

In 2001, Eircell became defunct after the company was aquired by Vodafone. It is interesting to note that while the branding had changed, Vo[...]