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best value broadband?

  • 05-12-2011 6:53pm
    #1
    sonic85
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    hows it going all? im a bit clueless on stuff like this and im after a bit of advice so bear with me.

    basically at the moment i have a home phone and broadband package with eircom. its starting to break me though and im getting rid of the land line after christmas. i want to keep the broadband but i was just wondering is there anybody other than eircom that i could use that would be cheaper and be just as good if not better?

    thanks


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  • #2
    jor el
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    You can't get rid of the land line and keep the broadband on it. It won't work.

    Other ISPs are cheaper, though there are often drawbacks.
    http://www.callcosts.ie/home/default.asp


  • #3
    sonic85
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    jor el wrote: »
    You can't get rid of the land line and keep the broadband on it. It won't work.

    Other ISPs are cheaper, though there are often drawbacks.
    http://www.callcosts.ie/home/default.asp

    balls to that then. might just have to get rid of the lot - E180 roughly for two months for home phone and broadband. extortionate


  • #4
    Cabaal
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    sonic85 wrote: »
    balls to that then. might just have to get rid of the lot - E180 roughly for two months for home phone and broadband. extortionate

    If you shop around you'd likely be able to get that for 100e or even 80e for two months with other providers, you'll still have a phone line and dsl.

    I'm on a uncapped package with UTV and its costing me approx 110e every two months,


  • #5
    bealtine
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    If you are in Carlow town you can get UPC, so no landline required.
    Otherwise you can look for wireless providers in your area and
    see what they offer.


  • #6
    Copper_pipe
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    where are you located?


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  • #7
    sonic85
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    im in south county carlow the nearest town/village is about two miles away


  • #8
    bealtine
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    sonic85 wrote: »
    im in south county carlow the nearest town/village is about two miles away

    You could try http://www.aptus.ie and see if that suits you...


  • #9
    pizzahead77
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    jor el wrote: »
    You can't get rid of the land line and keep the broadband on it. It won't work.

    Other ISPs are cheaper, though there are often drawbacks.
    http://www.callcosts.ie/home/default.asp

    Yes you can, Magnet are now offering broadband only packages over the phoneline without actually having to have the phone.

    http://www.magnet.ie/simplybroadband/


  • #10
    FSL
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    pizzahead77 wrote: »
    Yes you can, Magnet are now offering broadband only packages over the phoneline without actually having to have the phone.

    http://www.magnet.ie/simplybroadband/

    You still have to have a land line. The package is DSL and if your line is poor or you live more than a kilometre from the exchange you don't stand a cat in hell's chance of getting 24Mb


  • #11
    jor el
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    The line is still there, they just don't let you use it. It's only available on their LU exchanges, because they don't have to pay the full line rental to eircom on those lines. It's not really free line rental either, it's just included in the price. There's still rental being paid.


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