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€120 a month for Broadband!

  • 08-05-2006 6:15pm
    #1
    frobisher
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,413 ✭✭✭


    My friend is paying a total of €120 for his broadband connection from Eircom. This seems pretty nuts to me as I'm on IBB and am paying less than €50. He lives in Rathgar Dublin 6, any thoughts on better options that he could use? Preferably without line rental as he doesn't really need a home land line for anything other than t'internet.


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  • #2
    zuma
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,685 ✭✭✭zuma


    Can you break that charge of €120 down as its too high for a home connection.....mabye he has a 4Mbit Business line?


  • #3
    byte
    Moderators, Regional North West Moderators Posts: 19,124 Mod ✭✭✭✭byte
    byte


    Are you sure that bill isn't bi-monthly?


  • #4
    Sponge Bob
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 25,234 ✭✭✭✭Sponge Bob


    what if he is still on an ancient 512k I-Stream package, original ADSL.


  • #5
    Adey2002
    Closed Accounts Posts: 370 ✭✭Adey2002


    frobisher wrote:
    My friend is paying a total of €120 for his broadband connection from Eircom. This seems pretty nuts to me as I'm on IBB and am paying less than €50. He lives in Rathgar Dublin 6, any thoughts on better options that he could use? Preferably without line rental as he doesn't really need a home land line for anything other than t'internet.

    I'd prefer to pay €120 with Eircom than pay €50 and have to suffer IBB.


  • #6
    frobisher
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,413 ✭✭✭frobisher


    Adey2002 wrote:
    I'd prefer to pay €120 with Eircom than pay €50 and have to suffer IBB.

    My 1mb Breeze package with IBB for over a year hasn't caused me a single problem and I'm often getting speeds of 2mb. Whenever I've bought new gear they've been great on the phone and really talked me through configuring it. No complaints from me!:D


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  • #7
    jor el
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,713 ✭✭✭✭jor el


    What Eircom package is he on? Eircom's most expensive home broadband is €55 a month, plus €24 line rental which makes €79 a month, this would then be €158 on a two-monthly bill. Their business 4M connection is €89 ex VAT, so that's about €108 + 24 rental makes €132. I don't see where this €120 comes from.

    Options for broadband without line rental are NTL (if it's available), Smart or Magnet (again if available) or wireless. Just about the only wireless product worth it's salt, from what I can tell, is Metro.


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