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Do I get charged for attempting connection?

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  • 25-07-2002 2:43am
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    The Gopher
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,004 ✭✭✭


    Tonight i tried getting online 10 times but was cut off because i had the"incorrect username or password".Which is odd since i never changed my username and dont have a password.Anyway,do i get charged for those attempts?


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    #2
    sceptre
    Registered Users Posts: 19,608 ✭✭✭✭sceptre


    Short answer: yes, you do.


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    #3
    MarkR
    Moderators, Regional Midwest Moderators Posts: 11,096 Mod ✭✭✭✭MarkR


    I was having the exact same problem last night, let me guess, eircom? I gave up after three attempts. Anyone else have this problem?


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    viking
    Registered Users Posts: 1,503 ✭✭✭viking


    I had the exact same problem. Must have been a fcuk up on eircon's side. With people trying multiple times it must have been a nice little earner for them... ;)

    viking


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    Xterminator
    Registered Users Posts: 4,736 ✭✭✭Xterminator


    I had trouble getting a line to errorcom on the 23rd, took me 15 mins , redialling every second to get in. (1891 no.)

    X


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    BoneCollector
    Closed Accounts Posts: 512 ✭✭✭BoneCollector


    Do I get charged for attempting connection?

    realisticaly you should`nt but errcom will charge you.
    you could ring customer service to quiry your bill and have all calls to the same number that last less than 30sec deleted. I did this once when i was dialing a friend repeatedly and i kept getting static.
    i was charged for these calls of about 10sec. I got them removed from my bill.


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    Dangger
    Closed Accounts Posts: 749 ✭✭✭Dangger


    May I suggest that this is one of the points we can mention with PC Live when we offer help in their ISP survey construction?

    Please read the following thread.


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    #8
    segadreamcast
    Registered Users Posts: 2,872 ✭✭✭segadreamcast


    Just to kind of counteract - on Tuesday Esat's free dial up (not NoLimits - the pay per minute non subsrciption one - yeah) went completely dead and my net connection dropped suddenly (that never happens to me for some reason) when I tried to reconnect, there was only idle beeping every four seconds or so. Thus, I connected to Eircom with no faults. About four hours later when I was logging out for the night I decided to try again - still idle beeping...:rolleyes: it seems as if most connections have the same problems.


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    the Guru
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,362 ✭✭✭the Guru


    Do I get charged for attempting connection?

    If you make any conx to the Internet no matter how long it takes Yes you will pay a minimum call fee charge to eircom,


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    #10
    qwertyup
    Closed Accounts Posts: 200 ✭✭qwertyup


    This happened to me the other night too. Irritating it was.


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    #11
    d0gb0y
    Registered Users Posts: 287 ✭✭d0gb0y


    why r u using eircom they r the cause of all our woe's
    switch to oceanfree or esat or anything but eircom its only through everyone abandonin them that they will learn


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    John R
    Registered Users Posts: 4,107 ✭✭✭John R


    It doesn't matter what ISP you use the call charges still go to eircom.


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    #13
    stormkeeper
    Registered Users Posts: 2,633 ✭✭✭stormkeeper


    I find that Elive is a really good ISP, I usually dial up first time, asides from the odd engaged tone and I can get really good connection rates also :)


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