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Recommend Broadband in Limerick City

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  • 25-09-2007 6:06pm
    #1
    culabula88
    Closed Accounts Posts: 401 ✭✭culabula88


    Can somebody recommend me broadband in Limerick city -I dont have a phoneline so anything like wireless or mobile broadband would be acceptable.


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    #2
    tak
    Closed Accounts Posts: 394 ✭✭tak


    Metro in its various forms is available in many areas of your city.
    You could do a lot worse than Metro Lite or Value.

    Much more reliable than mobile BB.


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    culabula88
    Closed Accounts Posts: 401 ✭✭culabula88


    How good or reliable is it? If i move house from Limerick to anothe part of the country where they have signal will it work in the other house.

    Is there a phone service with this as well and whats the min contract


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    watty
    Registered Users Posts: 32,417 ✭✭✭✭watty


    Your answers are all on the Digiweb site...
    Metro is an installed fixed wireless product.
    * Somewhere else that has Metro, the modem will work, but you need a Digiweb outdoor install. The outdoor box is an Aerial and electronics.

    * the Modem has two regular phone sockets, You can have one or two phone numbers.. with 061 start for Limerick

    You need to add your own Ethernet Router if you want more than one PC or WiFi. The connection is just a modem.

    I'm not sure what the min contract is, see the website. But I think there might be reduced or free install for paying 12months in advance.

    A small number of people have had some problems with the phone part.

    It needs a clear view of the mast from the outdoor aerial they install.


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    fl4pj4ck
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    stay away from mobile broadband.

    the only options that you have in LMK is Irish Broadband and Digiweb.
    I have used IBB for over 2 years and the only flaw was... they forgot to charge me for the first year.


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    fl4pj4ck
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,000 ✭✭✭fl4pj4ck


    or go for smart - its only 35,99 including the phoneline. that would be the best option
    if i only could get smart....


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    thegills
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    Here are most your options. Correct me if I'm wrong;
    1. Fixed Wireless - Digiweb, Irish Broadband, Ice Broadband
    2. xDSL over LLU - BT, Magnet, Smart
    3. Cable - UPC (formerly Chorus)

    All the above are subject to coverage, line quality, etc.

    Thegills


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    Mariah Large Twin
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    I'm curious about getting Broadband also withOUT a phone line....doesn't Chorus offer a service without the need for a line rental? Also what is LLU?


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    jor el
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    Deleted User wrote:
    doesn't Chorus offer a service without the need for a line rental?
    Yes. But it is Chorus so don't expect much.
    Also what is LLU?
    Local Loop Unbundling. It's the process of another operator (Smart/Magnet/BT) installing their own equipment in the eircom exchange so that your line is no longer connected to eircom equipment. Only applies to phone lines (obviously).


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    watty
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    Chorus / UPC is via Cable TV cable. You may need the equivalent of Line Rental, a basic TV Sub.


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