Broadband Provider Advice Please

Yillan

I've just moved into the Quays Dublin 2 and it's time I sorted out my broadband. At the moment I'm leaning towards NTL/Chorus 10mb. €38 a month, but it is a little more than I was hoping to spend. I've been looking at the Eircom 3mb for 30 a month, but I think this doesn't offer much value in comparison with the other and also I worry about the 48:1 distribution thing. BT want €32 for the same product, so I'm steering clear of them and I'd never be confident of Perlico. I don't like that I have to pay for the router if I sign up for the NTL 3mb, but do you think there is any possibility that this could be waived if I haggled a little? €28 for this seems like the best deal if I could cut the €50 wireless router out.

As an aside, when I first moved into the apartment last week, there was an unsecured Sweex wireless that I could connect to with no problems, but ever since it's not been in range. I don't understand why that is.

Any advice would be great. Cheers

CutzEr

How exactly did you price BT?

hello932

Yillan wrote: »

I've just moved into the Quays Dublin 2 and it's time I sorted out my broadband. At the moment I'm leaning towards NTL/Chorus 10mb. €38 a month, but it is a little more than I was hoping to spend. I've been looking at the Eircom 3mb for 30 a month, but I think this doesn't offer much value in comparison with the other and also I worry about the 48:1 distribution thing. BT want €32 for the same product, so I'm steering clear of them and I'd never be confident of Perlico. I don't like that I have to pay for the router if I sign up for the NTL 3mb, but do you think there is any possibility that this could be waived if I haggled a little? €28 for this seems like the best deal if I could cut the €50 wireless router out.

As an aside, when I first moved into the apartment last week, there was an unsecured Sweex wireless that I could connect to with no problems, but ever since it's not been in range. I don't understand why that is.

Any advice would be great. Cheers

My guess is that the owner of the sweex network copped on and now has turned on security measures. Its just as well-hacking into other peoples wireless never turn outs good.

PogMoThoin

Yillan wrote: »

I've just moved into the Quays Dublin 2 and it's time I sorted out my broadband. At the moment I'm leaning towards NTL/Chorus 10mb. €38 a month, but it is a little more than I was hoping to spend. I've been looking at the Eircom 3mb for 30 a month, but I think this doesn't offer much value in comparison with the other and also I worry about the 48:1 distribution thing. BT want €32 for the same product, so I'm steering clear of them and I'd never be confident of Perlico. I don't like that I have to pay for the router if I sign up for the NTL 3mb, but do you think there is any possibility that this could be waived if I haggled a little? €28 for this seems like the best deal if I could cut the €50 wireless router out.

As an aside, when I first moved into the apartment last week, there was an unsecured Sweex wireless that I could connect to with no problems, but ever since it's not been in range. I don't understand why that is.

Any advice would be great. Cheers

BT and Perlico are Vodafone

jor el

Yillan wrote: »

I've been looking at the Eircom 3mb for 30 a month,

Plus line rental, which you'll have to add for all DSL providers. You won't beat UPC's price easily, maybe with Breeze or Metro.