Am I mad !

sunny2004

After recently posting a thread here regarding the NON availability of broadband locally, I thought if people in the area simply switched their telephone providers away from Eircom explaining the reason to eircom as "hey you dont provide a service" that the loss in revenue might get them to at least agree to upgrading exchanges !

I am off now to sit on my candyfloss seat and look at my chocalate swimming pool !

Yes I am mad..
Ballon, county Carlow !

TedKelly

stone mad..

johnplayerblue

sunny2004 wrote:

After recently posting a thread here regarding the NON availability of broadband locally, I thought if people in the area simply switched their telephone providers away from Eircom explaining the reason to eircom as "hey you dont provide a service" that the loss in revenue might get them to at least agree to upgrading exchanges !

I am off now to sit on my candyfloss seat and look at my chocalate swimming pool !

Yes I am mad..
Ballon, county Carlow !

Even at that they still have there hand in your pocket.

sunny2004

Thank you, I was starting to think I was sane
But I am going to do it anyway ! lol

watty

Only cancelling the phone line deprives eircom. They make almost as much if you use ANY alternate supplier via phone, even Smart Telecom.

tuxy

Yes Eircom provides the service wholesale to most other providers. So even if you switch they still get a big share of the profit.

sunny2004

But they dont get my calls, which run much more than the rental, they must feel it if they keep sending people around to win customers back !

Duiske

Watty, if you take an average re-seller, offering an all inclusive package (line rental, unlimited national calls) for around 30euro pm. Roughly what percentage of that gets handed back to Eircom.
And as Eircom are the wholesalers, why do they allow resellers to offer cheaper packages than their own ?

sunny2004 wrote:

Am I Mad ?

From Ballon ?? Completely Barking !!

sunny2004

Rofl !

watty

Duiske_Lad wrote:

Watty, if you take an average re-seller, offering an all inclusive package (line rental, unlimited national calls) for around 30euro pm. Roughly what percentage of that gets handed back to Eircom.
And as Eircom are the wholesalers, why do they allow resellers to offer cheaper packages than their own ?



From Ballon ?? Completely Barking !!

They are not allowed to undercut, in the interests of Competition,

Some resellers & ISPs lose MORE money the more customers they get as they are trying to build market share.

Roughly 75% could go to eircom and out of the other 25% the reseller has to pay all their marketing, support, staff, overheads. So eircom Wholesale in real terms make a higher profit margin. I'm sure B&B the owners would love to con ESOT and others into buying the high overheads low profit margin eircom retail

sunny2004

I am still of the belief that pulling your custom from eircom has to be the best way !

AlmightyCushion

sunny2004 wrote:

I am still of the belief that pulling your custom from eircom has to be the best way !

Well yes as long as you don't use someone who is just re-selling an eircom package. Going to one of the wireless providers (e.g. digiweb or IBB) or cable provides (e.g. NTl or Magnet as long as it was there ftth offering) will hurt eircom.

tuxy

AlmightyCushion wrote:

Well yes as long as you don't use someone who is just re-selling an eircom package. Going to one of the wireless providers (e.g. digiweb or IBB) or cable provides (e.g. NTl or Magnet as long as it was there ftth offering) will hurt eircom.

And for alot of use that would mean doing without a phoneline and broadband.
Would you be willing to do that sunny2004?

watty

About 65% of people have no choice if they want Broadband. Using Smart, Magnet, Digiweb or BT LLU/GLUMP gives lots of money to Eircom. Using any bitstream reseller gives a little more money to eircom (BT, UTV, Digiweb, Perlico etc DSL).

Only wireless, satellite, cable and fibre avoids eircom.

Mind you the percentage of households with phone line has fallen from 82% before privatisation to 70% now, so some people are ditching eircom.

sunny2004

Update.. I have just put in the paperwork for a transfer of all my calls !
I will not be with eircom much longer ! Well partly, but every bit counts..
I feel a little better that I am not taking this lack of service lying down..
Now off to sell the idea to neighbours !