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Broadband in Galway - Unlimited download?

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  • 13-08-2007 2:43am
    #1
    balu
    Closed Accounts Posts: 60 ✭✭


    Hey,

    I'm going to move to a new apartment in Galway. I quite often listen to online radio stations and watch streamed internet tv. So 30GB or 40GB might not be enough.

    Does anybody know if there's a provider with unlimited download?
    Or, what would happen if I join NTL or Eircom and use more than the allowed usage? Will they just cut my line?

    Thanks
    Felix


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    wet-paint
    Registered Users Posts: 1,323 ✭✭✭wet-paint


    I'm with NTL on the 6mb line in Galway. After two months connected, I got a letter asking me to cut down on downloads, as it's making service suffer in my area. If I don't, they'll threaten cutting off. THey give a cap of 40GB, and I had 169.45GB in a month. I did cut down on it for a while, but I'm expecting another letter after this month.

    You can milk it for all it's worth, they regularly do nothign for amounts up to 100GB.


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    #3
    balu
    Closed Accounts Posts: 60 ✭✭balu


    Thanks a lot Wet-Paint. I think I will go for NTL then.


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    pizzahead77
    Registered Users Posts: 2,281 ✭✭✭pizzahead77


    Smart Telecom has no download caps but a "fair usage policy"


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    balu
    Closed Accounts Posts: 60 ✭✭balu


    I will definitely consider Smart Telecom as well.


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    Cabaal
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Regional South East Moderators Posts: 28,490 Mod ✭✭✭✭Cabaal


    To be honest if you can get it at all I'd recommend Smart Telecom, NTL does have a cap and they have disconnected users for going over the cap...although generally speaking these people are going 60GB+ over it and NTL have previously sent warning letters.


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    Marlow
    Registered Users Posts: 14,555 ✭✭✭✭Marlow


    balu wrote:
    Hey,

    I'm going to move to a new apartment in Galway. I quite often listen to online radio stations and watch streamed internet tv. So 30GB or 40GB might not be enough.

    There are Magnet, Smart, IBB Breeze and depending on where you are, Airwire.

    /Marlow


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    thebman
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    IBB have an unlimited package. I live with 4 guys sharing this 2Mb breeze connection and we are constantly on Youtube, veoh, stage6.divx.com etc.., watching stuff.

    I play online games and download demos and some of the other guys download torrents.

    I'd recommend it to anyone as they've never once told us to cope ourselves on.


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    Liquidus
    Closed Accounts Posts: 120 ✭✭Liquidus


    Marlow wrote:
    There are Magnet, Smart, IBB Breeze and depending on where you are, Airwire.

    /Marlow


    are those isp's available in the renmore area?


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    Tar.Aldarion
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 60,096 Mod ✭✭✭✭Tar.Aldarion


    What are smart like?


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    Marlow
    Registered Users Posts: 14,555 ✭✭✭✭Marlow


    Liquidus wrote:
    are those isp's available in the renmore area?

    Smart and Magnet, I guess so, because the exchange should be unbundled.
    IBB Breeze is.
    Airwire is a maybe, coverage is more outside Galway, than city.

    /Marlow


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