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broadband charges

  • 06-12-2005 11:36am
    #1
    denismac
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 267 ✭✭


    My local area has just had a company come in and offer wireless broadband. They are charging an installation fee of €250 and monthly charges of €40 for the service. There is no other broadband alternative. I was just wondering if these charges were in line with what others are paying in in the country?


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  • #2
    kaizersoze
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,042 ✭✭✭kaizersoze


    denismac wrote:
    My local area has just had a company come in and offer wireless broadband. They are charging an installation fee of €250 and monthly charges of €40 for the service. There is no other broadband alternative. I was just wondering if these charges were in line with what others are pay in in the country?
    What package/speeds/caps are the offering for €40?


  • #3
    Sponge Bob
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 25,234 ✭✭✭✭Sponge Bob


    Be careful, if it is a GBS scheme it may have satellite backhaul. They are indicated clearly on this list below in the right hand column . If the backhaul is sat it is fit for browsing only

    http://www.dcmnr.gov.ie/Communications/Group+Broadband+Scheme/Approved+Projects+2nd+phase.htm


  • #4
    denismac
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 267 ✭✭denismac


    The company are advertising 512k up/down. Their link is here:
    http://www.bbnet.ie/Packages/Home
    I don't know if this is a good deal or not.


  • #5
    Bogger77
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,857 ✭✭✭Bogger77


    I'd stay away, they use a rolling contract. A very nasty way of nabbing people

    Is there a minimum contract period?
    Yes. You are required to sign up for 12 months. The contract is automatically renewed unless you choose to cancel.


  • #6
    Sponge Bob
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 25,234 ✭✭✭✭Sponge Bob


    A rolling 12 monther ouch, the wording would appear that it goes onto another 12 months and not month to month at the end of the 1st 12 . Clarify that one.

    The price per month and install price are not exceptionally high , remember that 512k would be what went into the DCMNR in a GBS application in the spring of 2005 when Eircom still had a 512k DSL package just about .


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  • #7
    daveyjoe
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,464 ✭✭✭daveyjoe


    Sponge Bob wrote:
    Be careful, if it is a GBS scheme it may have satellite backhaul. They are indicated clearly on this list below in the right hand column . If the backhaul is sat it is fit for browsing only

    http://www.dcmnr.gov.ie/Communications/Group+Broadband+Scheme/Approved+Projects+2nd+phase.htm
    The backhaul is via fibre not satellite by the way.


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