Early release DSL pricing....

NORTH1

Spot the Difference.


http://www.eircom.ie/cgi-bin/bvsm/bveircom/bladerunner/showContentDropDownSubchannel.jsp?BV_SessionID=@@@@0336304619.1000238077@@@@&BV_EngineID=fadcccdldighbedcfjgchgcghk.0&selectedChannel=Adsl+Services&fromChannel=In+Business&cid=Adsl

Whatever your monthly usage, there is an package to suit your needs.



For a single user, on a single computer

The product has both a USB port or ethernet option
Speeds are up to 512kbps downstream/128kbps upstream
Connection fee is 125 (IR£98.45) - Monthly fee is 99 (IR£77.97).
Additional equipment required: ADSL USB modem 145 (IR£114.20) or
ADSL Ethernet modem 200 (IR£157.51)


http://www.eircom.ie/cgi-bin/bvsm/bveircom/bladerunner/showContentDropDownSubchannel.jsp?BV_SessionID=@@@@0336304619.1000238077@@@@&BV_EngineID=fadcccdldighbedcfjgchgcghk.0&selectedChannel=Adsl+Services&fromChannel=In+Business&cid=Adsl



There are a range of products. The recommended residential product is

For a single user, on a single computer

The product has both a USB port or ethernet option
Speeds are up to 512kbps downstream/128kbps upstream
Connection fee is 150 (IR£118.13) inc. VAT - Monthly fee is 118.80 (IR£93.56). inc. VAT
Additional equipment required: ADSL USB modem 174 (IR£137.04) inc. VAT or ADSL Ethernet modem 240 (IR£189.02)


*A monthly download allowance, included in the monthly recurring charge, applies to some of the products. Once this allowance has been reached, a per Megabyte additional charge will be levied. See individual product descriptions for details.

Too different prices?

smokin' an'chewin' man

Well. Now we know where we stand. We know what Eircom has been planning.

Eircom clearly are intentionally pricing themselves out of the domestic market and are effectively sticking two fingers up to the ODTR, IrelandOffLine and internet users across the country.

IrelandOffLine needs to release a strong statement in response and roll out a phase two action plan.

Originally posted by ekehoe
Well, I guess I know what I'll be talking about tomorrow on the radio :-).

That is just wrong. I can't see how the ODTR approved those prices. I can see why Esat filed an injunction tho. There's no way that money is going to be made on this.

Just when you think that you're going somewhere, they throw up another wall. I guess it's time to bring out the big guns. <opinion>

E

NeilF

Too different prices?

Business prices are quoted without VAT. The residential prices are inclusive of VAT.

kamobe

A few things seem uncertain here....
We don't know if there's definately going to be a cap, and if there is, how much it will be.

There was a mention earlier of the wholesale price, and how this was also unknown.....
I seriously doubt that eircom would be foolish enough to sell the wholesale service much cheaper then their client based service. This would simply hand most users over to Esat.

Although, it's quite apparanant that just don't care. "This is another milestone for Eircom in our aim to deliver the very best services in fixed line telephony in Ireland" - "There has been much speculation and anticipation for ADSL technology and we are confident that the announcement today delivers customers the very best service at what we believe is a competitive price. "
Excuse the stars, but what a ****ing asshole. If they believe that to be competitive, who are they competing against? Ntl are cheaper.....

Does anyone know if any telco in EU has a higher price for ADSL?

rymus

80 quid a month and a 3gb cap.. hmmm... seems to me like the boys at Eircom have been licking the magic toads again.

Honestly though, that package is the worst kind of robbery. now I wouldnt mind paying 70 a month for an uncapped line mind you. 80 is just excessive for a home user and then to throw a cap onto that is just adding insult to injury.

If this is the residential offering (?) I cannot wait to see what they cook up for business users.

So much for the £50-70 a month quoted to me by a sales rep.

PiE

Originally posted by rymus
Honestly though, that package is the worst kind of robbery. now I wouldnt mind paying 70 a month for an uncapped line mind you.

Jesus Christ, YOU SHOULD!

Anything over £40 is just taking the p!ss if you ask me.

LoGiE

This may seem like the stupidist question ever but why are eircom capping when the rest of europe are not?? Surely they use the same pipes to connest to US servers that we do, People in europe download all sorts off things warz,mp3, view flash happy websites just like Irishpeople(Try to do).. This country is going to turn belly up as regards to internet usage if Eircon aren't responible about pricing.
It seems to me the ODTR have about as much bite as a three legged, balding, no teeth jack russel when confronting eircon about there pricing.
It's all very well offering expensive ADSL to companies in ireland so they can provise nice flashy websites etc.. But what about the irish people that have to access them but can't because of crappy access?? I think Irelandoffline is doing a good job but maybe a few pickets outside the Dail would help things along and highlight thr problems with internet access in this country. it's worked in the past so why not for this.

infomat

Originally posted by kamobe
A few things seem uncertain here....
We don't know if there's definately going to be a cap, and if there is, how much it will be.

There was a mention earlier of the wholesale price, and how this was also unknown.....
I seriously doubt that eircom would be foolish enough to sell the wholesale service much cheaper then their client based service. This would simply hand most users over to Esat.

According the the Irish Times the ODTR has not approved the wholesale price which is Euro 75.

sceptre

75 quid? The cynic in me thinks Eircom know that if they set the wholesale price high, they'll still make more money than anyone who avails of the wholesale price due to them owning eircom.net. Or is that the realist in me?

infomat

Originally posted by sceptre
75 quid? The cynic in me thinks Eircom know that if they set the wholesale price high, they'll still make more money than anyone who avails of the wholesale price due to them owning eircom.net. Or is that the realist in me?

75 Euros not £75

Kix

It's a joke, a joke, a great big joke and we're at the butt of it....

K

Mountjoy Mugger

Thought this URL might be useful if you want to compare prices here and in the UK..

http://www.adslguide.org.uk/isps.asp?action=index

sceptre

Originally posted by infomat


75 Euros not £75

Thanks for the correction - not much better though, is it.

1.269 times better, so I promise to laugh only 0.784564 times as much.