Eircom monthly bill

homah_7ft

Hi,

After a long, long wait I have finally got my broadband from eircom. Is the download limit calculated by a calender month or per 30 days post subscription? Since my subscription started this week does this mean I have 9 days to use my limit?
Thanks.

Ripwave

Originally posted by homah_7ft
After a long, long wait I have finally got my broadband from eircom. Is the download limit calculated by a calender month or per 30 days post subscription? Since my subscription started this week does this mean I have 9 days to use my limit?

It's per calendar month.

And it's a limit, not a target - nobody is going to yell at you if you don't use it all.

tman

Originally posted by Ripwave
And it's a limit, not a target - nobody is going to yell at you if you don't use it all.

I will.

might as well make the most of eircon's overpriced, undercapped product.

tuxy

also they have yet to start charging for people going over the cap

homah_7ft

Thanks for the replys. Time to start downloading methinks.

homerzero

before you download everything in sight .You will only be entitled to a percentage of your download limit = the percentage of the month

Mutant_Fruit

before you download everything in sight .You will only be entitled to a percentage of your download limit = the percentage of the month

I think not. I believe it was advertised as 8gb a month (or is it 4?). Therefore he can get whatever he wants (under that limit) until the end of the month, which is in a weeks time.

MarVeL

Seem to remember they are going to start charging next month, but as my mind is currently a sieve I am completely unable to substantiate this. I wonder if phoning them might elicit some definite information on this.

tuxy

Originally posted by MarVeL
Seem to remember they are going to start charging next month, but as my mind is currently a sieve I am completely unable to substantiate this. I wonder if phoning them might elicit some definite information on this.

yes please do tell them to stop being so lazy, its about time they enforced the cap :P

beer enigma

Yeah - I got mine in yesterday & was told that I had the full 4Gb compliment avaliable for use until the end of the calendar month.

btw - from initial phone call to receipt of Netopia & active broadband was four days...is this a record ??

tuxy

Originally posted by Andip
Yeah - I got mine in yesterday & was told that I had the full 4Gb compliment avaliable for use until the end of the calendar month.

btw - from initial phone call to receipt of Netopia & active broadband was four days...is this a record ??

not at all i think i few people have got it that fast
eircom only drag their heals when providing wholesale access

beer enigma

They don't seem to be slow in sending out the bills though

gaui3d0pnbz86o

not at all i think i few people have got it that fast

not me, waiting 4 weeks now, not a happy camper at all

visigoth

Originally posted by flameboy
not me, waiting 4 weeks now, not a happy camper at all

4weeks??? holy cripple! you should ring Eircom and follow up your order... maybe you missed your modem, could be sitting in the SDS sorting office in Naas - they wont connect you till you've got your modem, like.

JB123

Originally posted by visigoth
4weeks??? holy cripple! you should ring Eircom and follow up your order... maybe you missed your modem, could be sitting in the SDS sorting office in Naas - they wont connect you till you've got your modem, like.

Yes they will i got a loan of modem while waiting 4 mine worked fine(all the setting ar on eircoms broadband page) password is generic- eircom - broadband1.

Ripwave

Originally posted by Mutant_Fruit
I think not. I believe it was advertised as 8gb a month (or is it 4?). Therefore he can get whatever he wants (under that limit) until the end of the month, which is in a weeks time.

It's also advertised at €40/month - do you think they charge you €40 if they only connect you on the 25th of the month?

(Having said that, I really doubt that they'd bother setting up their monitors to trap new users using a full months allowance in their part month).

DoesNotCompute

Originally posted by Ripwave
do you think they charge you €40 if they only connect you on the 25th of the month?

Doesn't really matter this month......they're offering the first 3 months of summer free this year...

Ripwave

Originally posted by DoesNotCompute
Doesn't really matter this month......they're offering the first 3 months of summer free this year...

No, they're not!

Eircom offered people connected in June "free surfing" until August 31st" - for those connected in the last week of June, that was only 2 and a bit months. For people connected in July, it's free until September 30th - again, only 2 and a bit months free for those connected this week.

The point stands, though. In principle, if you get connected in the middle of the month, you'd only be charged for half a month. By the same token, in principle you'd only be "entitled" to half a months download allowance. But in reality, it would be more trouble that it would be worth for eircom to chase up people who downloaded 3G in their first "half month", so it's pretty unlikely that you'll be stung for using a full months download allowance if you're connected in the middle of the month.