AS NOKIA STRUGGLES MOBILE PHONE DISCOUNT CODES EMERGE

These are rough times for mobile phone giant Nokia, which has been forced to cut 3,500 jobs at a plant in Romania as part of a restructuring plan – however, for mobile phone consumers in general there’s arguably never been a better time to shop.

Painful steps

Nokia has announced the job cuts as being in addition to thousands of job losses already declared as part of its 1billion euro cost-cutting programme. It will shut its plant in Cluj, Romania, in what chief executive Stephen Elop described as “painful, yet necessary, steps.”

It appears that Nokia is acting quickly by scaling back its manufacturing presence in an effort to secure its long-term survival. Now it is expected to focus on feature phone manufacturing on locations with optimal proximity to suppliers and key markets – prompting many to expect it will make the switch to Asia.

Increased competition

One of the reasons Nokia is struggling is because it has lost ground to competitors including Apple’s iPhone and phones that use the Google Android operating system. However, while the increased competition may be bad news for Nokia, it’s good news for consumers with manufacturers and networks jostling for position and releasing a host of mobile phone voucher codes with key savings.

To emphasise the point just take a look at these 3 Mobile Ireland voucher codes that are all currently available at 5hop5.ie:

-      Samsung C5010 with €50 free credit and 3,000 text messages included – offer ends October 12, 2011.

-      Free Samsung Galaxy SII on 3 Mobile Ireland – offer ends October 22, 2011.

-      Free Sony Ericsson X8A with three.ie – offer ends October 19, 2011.

-      Get the iPhone for free – offer ends December 31, 2011.