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  • 01-06-2002 8:32pm
    #1
    Raskolnikov
    Registered Users Posts: 10,148 ✭✭✭✭


    Alright it has been a long time since i followed the whole IrelandOffline debate with exams and stuff etc. Anyway at the moment i am on the recieving end of €50-60 bill each moment which is hurting my pocket and my conscience to pay that bloody theiving Eircom. I live in Cork in a town just outside the city and use Esatclear SurfFree( i did use No Limits till they booted me :( ) I'm just wondering if there is anything out there that could get me....

    1. A cheaper bill
    2. An increase in speed from 56K modem

    If you guys could just tell me the options that are presently available to me and what the damage will be

    Thanks


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    #2
    bricks
    Registered Users Posts: 443 ✭✭bricks


    NO


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    #3
    Raskolnikov
    Registered Users Posts: 10,148 ✭✭✭✭Raskolnikov


    Thanks for the reply Tizlox

    Anyone else got any suggestions on what services are out there?


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    rymus
    Registered Users Posts: 8,819 ✭✭✭rymus


    the netsystem service seems to be quite a nice option... no cap, no time limit - somethin like 350k I think (1 way only tho, u still need your modem). Fairly nice :D


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    #5
    Raskolnikov
    Registered Users Posts: 10,148 ✭✭✭✭Raskolnikov


    This isn't helping me much guys, surely there must be an alternative out there to Esat Surf Free?


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    #6
    Dustaz
    Registered Users Posts: 9,046 ✭✭✭Dustaz


    Irrelevant replies moved.


    Sorry to break it to you , but there really isnt any option open to you at the moment to reduce your bill unless you start spending around 80-100 per month:(


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    #7
    timod
    Registered Users Posts: 430 ✭✭timod


    The only thing I could suggest is to play around with the ISP numbers, and see if you can get a higher speed that you are currently getting. Try
    -Oceanfree
    -Eircomnet
    -Esat/iol surfree
    -indigo
    -utv

    and prolly one or two more that I can't think of at the min. Don't expect anything great, just might bump you from 48k to 53k or something.

    As regards cost, nothing you can do, because we live in argueably the least competitive country in Europe. Welcome to the club.


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    #8
    Kristok
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,464 ✭✭✭Kristok


    Actually there is a way you could get about 25% cheaper bills, do you have a indigo free account by any chance ?


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    sceptre
    Registered Users Posts: 19,608 ✭✭✭✭sceptre


    If Esat are your home phone provider the Surf Free option is only 1c per minute offpeak (if they're not it's the regular Eicom charge of 1.26c)

    The downside is that their regular non-internet evening calls are 2p per minute compared with Eircom's 1p (weekends are still 1p)


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