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Free connection and free wireless modem.
Eircom Broadband Home Starter
Speed: 1Mb download/128Kb upload
Contention: 48 : 1
Download Cap: 10GB
Price: €25.09 per month
Eircom Broadband Home Plus
Speed: 3Mb download/384Kb upload
Contention: 48 : 1
Download Cap: 30GB
Price: €30.11 per month
Eircom Broadband Home Advanced
Speed: 7Mb download/384Kb upload
Contention: 24 : 1
Download Cap: 50GB
Price: €39.99 per month
Eircom 1MB Business Lite
Speed: 1Mb download/128Kb upload
Contention: 48 : 1
Download Cap: 10GB
Price: €20.65 per month (exc.VAT)
Eircom Business 1Mb Business Time
(20 hours of broadband a month)
Speed: 1Mb download/128Kb upload
Contention: 48 : 1
Download Cap: Unlimited
Price: €16.52 per month (exc.VAT)
Eircom Business Lite Plus
Speed: 3Mb download/384Kb upload
Contention: 48 : 1
Download Cap: 30GB
Price: €24.79 per month (exc VAT)
Eircom Business Starter
Speed: 7.6 Mb download/672Kb upload
Contention: 48 : 1
Download Cap: Unlimited
Price: €40 per month (ex VAT)
Eircom Business Plus
Speed: 12Mb download/1Mb upload
Contention: 24 : 1
Download Cap: Unlimited
Price: €65 per month (ex VAT)
Eircom Business Enhanced
Speed: 12Mb download/2Mb upload
Contention: 24 : 1
Download Cap: Unlimited
Price: €99 per month (ex VAT)
Eircom Business Advanced
Speed: 24Mb download/1Mb upload
Contention: 24: 1
Download Cap: Unlimited
Price: €99 per month (ex VAT)
Eircom Mobile Broadband for Business
Speed: 7.2Mb download/ 2Mb upload
Contention: 24 : 1
Download Cap: 10GB
Price: €16.45 per month (ex VAT)
To sign up to Perlico Broadband, it’s a requirement to switch home phone service over to Perlico. Free connection but a wireless modem costs €49.99.
Broadband with Home Phone Value
Speed: 1Mb download/128Kb upload
Contention: 48 : 1
Download Cap: 24GB
Price: €42.34 per month, inc. VAT.
Broadband with Free Talk Anytime
Speed: 1Mb download/128Kb upload
Contention: 48 : 1
Download Cap: 36GB
Price: €48.98 per month, inc VAT
Broadband Plus with Home Phone Value
Speed: 3Mb download/384Kb upload
Contention: 48 : 1
Download Cap: 30GB
Price: €50.34 per month, inc VAT
Broadband Plus with Free Talk Anytime
Speed: 3Mb download/384Kb upload
Contention: 48 : 1
Download Cap: 30GB
Price: €56.98 per month, inc VAT
Perlico Mobile Broadband with a Vodafone Dongle (See Vodafone)
No connection fee, free wifi modem for all online orders, price includes line rental.
Home Value 2Mb
Speed: 2Mb download/256Kb upload
Contention: None
Download Cap: Unlimited
Price: €8.50 per month
Home Value 5Mb
Speed: 5Mb download/384Kb upload
Contention: None
Download Cap: Unlimited
Price: €16.50 per month
Home Complete 7Mb
Speed: 7Mb download/512Kb upload
Contention: None
Download Cap: Unlimited
Price: €21.50 per month
Home Complete 9Mb
Speed: 9Mb download/512Kb upload
Contention: None
Download Cap: Unlimited
Price: €26.50 per month
Home Pro 12Mb
Speed: 12Mb download/640 Kb upload
Contention: None
Download Cap: Unlimited
Price: €36.50 per month
Home Pro 24Mb
Speed: 24Mb download/1Mb upload
Contention: None
Download Cap: Unlimited
Price: €46.50 per month
Business 24Mb for 24
Speed: 24Mb download/1Mb upload
Contention: None
Download Cap: Unlimited
Price: €24.00 per month (WiFi is optional)
Magnet Business Broadband Basic (ADSL+2)
€165 connection fee. Line rental extra at €15 a month ex vat.
Speed: 1Mb download/128Kb upload
Contention: None
Download Cap: None
Price: €29.00 per month
Speed: 3Mb download/382Kb upload
Contention: None
Download Cap: None
Price: €33.00 per month
Speed: 7.6Mb download/672Kb upload
Contention: None
Download Cap: None
Price: €45.00 per month
Speed: 12Mb download/1Mb upload
Contention: None
Download Cap: None
Price: €69.00 per month
Speed: 24Mb download/1Mb upload
Contention: None
Download Cap: None
Price: €105.00 per month
Magnet Business Broadband (ADSL+2)
Speed: 8Mb download/512Kb upload
Contention: None
Download Cap: None
Price: €45.00 per month
Speed: 10Mb download/768Kb upload
Contention: None
Download Cap: None
Price: €75.00 per month
Speed: 12Mb download/1Mb upload
Contention: None
Download Cap: None
Price: €115.00 per month
Speed: 15Mb download/1Mb upload
Contention: None
Download Cap: None
Price: €150.00 per month
Magnet Business Broadband Premium (SHDSL)
Speed: 2Mb download/2Mb upload
Contention: None
Download Cap: None
Price: €450.00 per month
Speed: 4Mb download/4Mb upload
Contention: None
Download Cap: None
Price: €700.00 per month
Wireless Products
DigiWeb DSL Broadband
(Digiweb Business Broadband is further down)
Activation Fee of €49.95.
DSL Lite
Speed: 1Mb download/128Kb upload
Contention: 10GB
Download Cap: 48 : 1
Price: €24.95 per month
DSL
Speed: 3Mb download/384Kb upload
Contention: 36 : 1
Download Cap: 20GB
Price: €29.95 per month
DSL Xtra
Speed: 7.6Mb download/672Kb upload
Contention: 36 : 1
Download Cap: 40GB
Price: €39.95 per month
DSL Pro
Speed: 10Mb download/832Kb upload
Contention: 24 : 1
Download Cap: 60GB
Price: €59.95 per month
Digiweb Metro Broadband
Installation Fee of €99.
Metro Value
Speed: 5Mb download/512Kb upload
Contention: 36 : 1
Download Cap: 20GB
Price: €34.95 per month
Metro Home
Speed: 8Mb download/1Mb upload
Contention: 36 :1
Download Cap: 30GB
Price: €39.95 per month
Metro Xtra
Speed: 12Mb download/1Mb upload
Contention: 36 : 1
Download Cap: 50GB
Price: €59.95 per month
(Only applies to new customers and includes a free 4-Port Hub.)
Speed: 1Mb download/128Kb upload
Contention: 36 : 1
Download Cap: 12GB
Equipment: €199.00
Installation: €49.95
Price: €19.99 per month
BizWave Broadband
Speed: 1Mb download/256Kb upload
Contention: 18 : 1
Download Cap: 20GB
Equipment: €199.00
Installation: €49.95
Price: €29.95 per month
No phone line needed and 89cm antenna is required to be installed on the roof.
Tooway Value
Speed: 3.6Mb download/384Kb upload
Contention: 30 : 1
Available Traffic: 2.4GB
Equipment: €340.00
Installation: €249.00
Price: €34.99 per month
Tooway Plus
Speed: 3.6Mb download/384Kb upload
Contention: 30 : 1
Available Traffic: 4GB
Equipment: €340.00
Installation: €249.00
Price: €59.99 per month
Tooway Extra
Speed: 3.6Mb download/384Kb upload
Contention: 30 : 1
Available Traffic: 6GB
Equipment: €340.00
Installation: €249.00
Price: €79.99 per month
Tooway Pro
Speed: 3.6Mb download/ 384Kb upload
Contention: 30 : 1
Available Traffic: 12GB
Equipment: €340.00
Installation: €249.00
Price: €132.99 per month
Digiweb Business DSL Broadband
(Free four port wireless router)
DSL
Speed: 3Mb download/384Kb upload
Contention: 48 : 1
Download Cap: 20GB
Price: €24.95 per month
DSL Xtra
Speed: 7.6Mb download/672Kb upload
Contention: 12 : 1
Download Cap: 40GB
Price:€36.95 per month
DSL Pro
Speed: 12Mb download/1Mb upload
Contention: 12 : 1
Download Cap: 70GB
Price: €59.95 per month
DSL Pro Plus
Speed: 12Mb download/2Mb upload
Contention: 12 : 1
Download Cap: Unlimited
Price: €94.95 per month
DSL 24MB
Speed: 24Mb download/1Mb upload
Contention: 12 : 1
Download Cap: Unlimited
Price: €94.95 per month
Business Starter
Speed: 4Mb download/1Mb upload
Contention: 18 : 1
Download Cap: 40GB
Price: €35.95 per month
Installation: €129
Business Go
Speed: 6Mb download/1.5 upload
Contention: 18 : 1
Download Cap: 80GB
Price: €54.95 per month
Business Office
Speed: 8Mb download/2Mb upload
Contention: 18 : 1
Download Cap: 100 GB
Price: €89.00 per month
Installation: €129
Business Extra
Speed: 10Mb download/ 2.5Mb upload
Contention: 18 : 1
Download Cap: 120GB
Price: €149.00 per month
Business Enterprise
Speed: 12Mb download/3Mb upload
Contention: 18 : 1
Download Cap: 160GB
Price: €165 per month
Installation: €129
Business Metro Pro Broadband
Metro Pro 2
Speed: 2Mb download/2 Mb upload
Contention: 6 : 1
Download Cap: 120GB
Price: €195 per month
Installation: €249
Metro Pro 3
Speed: 3Mb download/3Mb upload
Contention: 6 : 1
Download Cap: 140GB
Price: €260 per month
Installation: €249
Metro Pro 6
Speed: 6Mb download/6Mb upload
Contention: 6 : 1
Download Cap: 160GB
Price: €495 per month
Installation: €1,485
Metro Pro 8
Speed: 8Mb download/ 8Mb upload
Contention: 6 : 1
Download Cap: 180GB
Price: €675 per month
Installation: €1,485
Metro Pro 10
Speed: 10Mb download/10Mb upload
Contention: 6 : 1
Download Cap: 200GB
Price: €845 per month
Installation: €1,485
Bizwave
Speed: 1Mb download/256Kb upload
Contention: 18 : 1
Download Cap: 20GB
Price: €39.00 per month
Installation: €129.00
Enhanced
Speed: 1Mb download/256Kb upload
Contention: 18 : 1
Download Cap: 40GB
Price: €69.99 per month
Installation: €129.00
Enterprise
Speed: 2Mb download/256Kb upload
Contention: 10 : 1
Download Cap: 60GB
Price: €129.99 per month
Installation: €129.00
Multi
Speed: 5.3Mb download/ 1.5 upload
Contention: Unstated
Download Cap:15GB
Telephone: No
Price: €24.75 per month
Installation: €99
Multi + Talk
Speed: 5.3Mb download/ 1.5 upload
Contention: Unstated
Download Cap: 20GB
Telephone: Yes
Price: €28.99 per month
Installation: €99
No phone line needed and 89cm antennae needs to be installed on the roof.
Tooway Value
Speed: 3.6Mb download/ 384Mb upload
Contention: 30 : 1
Download Cap: 2.4GB
Price: €29 per month
Equipment: €280
Installation: €220
Tooway Plus
Speed: 3.6Mb download/ 384Kb upload
Contention: 30 : 1
Download Cap: 4GB
Price: €49 per month
Equipment: €280
Installation: €240
Tooway Extra
Speed: 3.6Mb download/ 384Kb upload
Contention: 30 : 1
Download Cap: 6GB
Price: €65 per month
Equipment:€280
Installation: €220
Tooway Pro
Speed: 3.6Mb download/ 384 upload
Contention: 30 : 1
Download Cap: 12GB
Price: €109 per month
Equipment: €280
Installation: €220
ClearStart
Speed: 512Kb download/128Kb upload
Contention: 10 :1
Download Cap: Unlimited (subject to fair usage)
Price: €24.95 per month
ClearFreedom
Speed: 1Mb download/128Kb upload
Contention: 10 : 1
Download Cap: Unlimited (subject to fair usage)
Price: €29.95 per month
ClearPerformer
Speed: 2Mb download/128Kb upload
Contention: 10 : 1
Download Cap: Unlimited (subject to fair usage)
Price: €39.95 per month
ClearBusiness
Speed: 2.5Mb download/256Kb upload
Contention: 10 : 1
Download Cap: Unlimited (subject to fair usage)
Installation: €99.00
Price: €79.99 per month
Irish Broadband (Broadband in a box, no phone line required)
Ripwave 1Mb
Speed: 1Mb download/256Kb upload
Contention: 40 : 1
Download Cap: 10GB
Activation Fee: €37.65
Price: €19.03 per month
Ripwave 2Mb
Speed: 2Mb download/256Kb upload
Contention: 40 : 1
Download Cap: 10GB
Activation Fee: €37.65
Price: €27.06 per month
Go!
Speed: 512Kb download/128Kb upload
Contention: 40 : 1
Download Cap: Unlimited
Activation Fee: €37.65
Price: €19.03 per month
Go! Plus
Speed: 1Mb download/256Kb upload
Contention: 40 : 1
Download Cap: Unlimited
Activation Fee: €37.65
Price: €27.06 per month
Irish Broadband Fixed Wireless
Breeze 4Mb
Speed: 4Mb download/4Mb upload
Contention: 24 : 1
Download Cap: Unlimited
Activation Fee: €100.00
Price: €55.00 per month
(Phone line required. No activation fee.)
imagine up to 1Mb
Speed: 1Mb download/128Kb upload
Contention: 48 : 1
Download Cap: 10GB
Price: €15.06 per month
imagine up to 3Mb
Speed: 3Mb download/256Kb upload
Contention: 48 : 1
Download Cap: 20GB
Price: €25.10
imagine up to 7.8Mb
Speed: 7.6 Mb download/384Kb upload
Contention: 12 : 1
Download Cap: 30GB
Price: €35.14
3 Wireless
Charges:
Day Access (500Mb) €5
Week Access (2GB) €10
Month Access (10GB) €25
Out of Bundle Charging, per MB is 49c.
Huawei E160G Modem
Speed: 3.6 Mb download/384Kb upload
Contention: Unknown
Download cap: 15GB
Price: Pay As You Go
Modem price: €69.00
Contract: None
Huawei E1550
Speed: 3.6 Mb download/384Kb upload
Contention: Unknown
Download cap: 15GB
Price: Pay As You Go
Modem price: €69.00
Contract: None
Huawei E1550
Speed: 3.6 Mb download/384Kb upload
Contention: Unknown
Download cap: 15GB
Price: €19.99 per month
Modem price: €9 on 12 month contract. Free on 18 month contract.
Contract: 12 month/18 month
Huawei E1750
Speed: 7.2 Mb download/2Mb upload
Contention: Unknown
Download cap: 15GB
Price: €19.99 per month
Modem price: €49
Contract: 12 month
Meteor Mobile Broadband
Speed: Up to 7.2 Mb
Contention: Unknown
Download cap: 5GB
Price: €16.99 per month
Modem price: €29.00
Contract: 12 months
Day Pass is the default setting and costs €2.99 per day, 500Mb allowance.
30 Day Pass costs €19.99, 5GB allowance.
A penalty of 2c per Mb over limit is incurred for both options.
Speed: Up to 7.2 Mb
Contention: Unknown
Download cap: Stated above
Price: Prepay
Modem price: €39.00 (online promotional price until 31/12/09)
Contract: No Contract
Refurbished To Go Device
Speed: Up to 7.2 Mb
Contention: Unknown
Download cap: Stated above
Price: Prepay
Modem price: €29.00
Contract: No Contract
Vodafone Broadband Pay Monthly
Free Modem
Speed: Up to 7.2Mb download/ Up to 384Kb upload
Contention: Unknown
Download cap: 10GB
Price: €19.99 per month
Modem price: Free
Contract: 12 months
Pay As You Use Mobile Broadband
Speed: 7.2 download/384Kb upload
Contention: Unknown
Download cap: 500Mb per day
Price: €5.00 on days that modem is used
Modem price: €79.00
Contract: No Contract
Free connection and free wireless modem.
Speed: 3Mb download/384Kb upload
Contention: 48 : 1
Download cap: 40GB
Price: €40.00 per month
Speed: 7Mb download/672Kb upload
Contention: 24 : 1
Download cap: 60GB
Price: €49.00 per month
(Plans to launch pre-pay broadband)
Sierra Compass 888 Modem
Speed: Up to 7.2Mb download/Up to 5.2 Mb upload
Contention: Unknown
Download cap: 10GB
Price: €19.99 per month
Modem price: €69.00
Contract: 18 months
Speed: Up to 7.2Mb download/Up to 5.2 upload
Contention: Unknown
Download cap: 7.5GB
Price: €25.00 per month
Modem price: €79.00
Contract: 12 months
Speed: Up to 7.2Mb download/Up to 5.2 upload
Contention: Unknown
Download cap: 5GB
Price: €30.00
Modem price: €119.00
Contract: 30 days
(Refurbished Compass 888 modems have the same contracts but are priced €49, €59 and €99 respectively.)
Huawei E1750
Speed: Up to 7.2Mb download/Up to 384Kb upload
Contention: Unknown
Download cap: 10GB
Price: €19.99 per month
Modem price: €59.00
Contract: 18 months
Speed: Up to 7.2Mb download/Up to 384Kb upload
Contention: Unknown
Download cap: 7.5GB
Price: €25.00 per month
Modem price: €79.00
Contract: 12 months
Speed: Up to 7.2Mb download/Up to 384Kb upload
Contention: Unknown
Download cap: 5GB
Price: €30.00 per month
Modem price: €129.00
Contract: 30 days
(Refurbished E220 modems have the same contracts and modems cost €39, €39 and €89 respectively.)
No connection fee.
Speed: 3Mb download/ upload unknown
Contention: Unknown
Download cap: Unlimited
Price: €25 for three months, €50 thereafter, exc.VAT
Speed: 7.6Mb download/384Kb download
Contention: Unknown
Download cap: Unlimited
Price: €35 for 3 months then €70 thereafter, exc.VAT
Speed: Up to 7.2Mb
Contention: Unknown
Download cap: 5GB
Price: €12.99 per month
Modem price: €19.99
Contract: 12 months
Speed: Up to 7.2Mb
Contention: Unknown
Download cap: 10GB
Price: €9.99 per month
Modem price: €19.99
Contract: 12 months
No connection fee. Wireless Router costs €49.99
1Mb Broadband Basic and Phone
Speed: 1Mb download/128Kb upload
Download Cap: 10GB
Price: €24.99 per month
Wireless Router: €49.99
3Mb Broadband Value
Speed: 3Mb download/256Kb upload
Download Cap: 30GB
Price: €22.00 per month
Wireless Router: €49.99
10Mb Broadband Express
Speed: 10Mb download/1Mb upload
Download Cap: Unlimited (subject to fair usage)
Price: €32.00 per month
Wireless Router: Free
20Mb Broadband Ultra
Speed: 20Mb download/1.5Mb upload
Download Cap: Unlimited (subject to fair usage)
Price: €42.00 per month
Wireless Router: Free
Last three months of contract is free.
3Mb Broadband Value
Speed: 3Mb download/256Kb upload
Download Cap: 30GB
Price: €28.00 per month
Wireless Router: €49.99
10Mb Broadband Express
Speed: 10Mb download/1Mb upload
Download Cap: Unlimited (subject to fair usage)
Price: €38.00 per month
Wireless Router: Free
20Mb Broadband Ultra
Speed: 20Mb download/1.5Mb upload
Download Cap: Unlimited (subject to fair usage)
Price: €48.00 per month
Wireless Router: Free
No phone line required.
Home Broadband
Speed: 3Mb download/1Mb upload
Contention: 36 : 1
Download Cap: Unlimited
Installation: €99.00 (waived for a 24 month contract)
Price: €37.99 per month
So-Ho Broadband
Speed: 4Mb download/1Mb upload
Contention: 20 : 1
Download Cap: Unlimited
Installation: €99.00 (waived for a 24 month contract)
Price: €59.99 per month
Gaming Broadband
Speed: 4Mb download/2Mb upload
Contention: 20 : 1
Download Cap: Unlimited
Installation: €99.00 (waived for a 24 month contract)
Price: €69.99 per month
Business Broadband
Speed: 5Mb download/3Mb upload
Contention: 20 : 1
Installation: €149.00 (exc VAT)
Download Cap: Unlimited
Price: €89.00 per month (exc VAT)
Corporate Broadband
Speed: 6Mb download/4Mb upload
Contention: 12 : 1
Installation: €149.00 (exc VAT)
Download Cap: Unlimited
Price: €135.00 per month
Pure Telecom
Engineer installation is €149.99.
Home Office
Speed: 1Mb download/1Mb upload
Contention: 48 : 1
Download Cap: Unstated
Price: €29.74 per month exc.VAT
Business
Speed: 2Mb download/2Mb upload
Contention: 24 : 1
Download Cap: Unstated
Price: €40.00 per month exc.VAT
Business Plus
Speed: 3Mb download/3Mb upload
Contention: 24 : 1
Download Cap: Unstated
Price: €79.00 per month exc.VAT
Corporate
Speed: 4Mb download/4Mb upload
Contention: 24 : 1
Download Cap: Unstated
Price: €159 per month exc.VAT
Uncontended
Speed: 512Kb
Price: €470 per month exc.VAT
Speed: 1Mb
Price: €690 per month exc.VAT
Speed: 2Mb
Price: €1,085 per month exc.VAT
Pure Telecom Business Broadband
(On site Engineer Installation €165.00. Postage and packaging of modems and routers €8.00)
ADSL 3Mb
Speed: 3Mb download/384Kb upload
Contention: 48 : 1
Download Cap: Unknown
Price: €29.99 per month (exc VAT)
ADSL 7.6 Mb
Speed: 7.6 Mb download/672Kb upload
Contention: 24 : 1
Download Cap: Unknown
Price: €40.00 per month (exc VAT)
ADSL 10Mb
Speed: 10Mb download/832Kb upload
Contention: 24 : 1
Download Cap: Unknown
Price: €175.00 per month (exc VAT)
(On site Engineer Installation €165.00)
ADSL+2 3Mb
Speed: 3Mb download/384Kb upload
Contention: No Contention
Download Cap: Unknown
Price: €29.00 (exc VAT)
ADSL+2 8Mb
Speed: 8Mb download/512Kb upload
Contention: No Contention
Download Cap: Unknown
Price: €45.00 (exc VAT)
ADSL+2 10Mb
Speed: 10Mb download/884Kb upload
Contention: No Contention
Download Cap: Unknown
Price: €75.00 (exc VAT)
ADSL+2 12Mb
Speed: 12Mb download/1Mb upload
Contention: No Contention
Download Cap: Unknown
Price: €115.00 (exc VAT)
ADSL+2 15Mb
Speed: 15Mb download/1Mb upload
Contention: No Contention
Download Cap: Unknown
Price: €150.00 (exc VAT)
On-site installation by an Engineer €450.
SDSL 2Mb
Speed: 2Mb download/2Mb upload
Contention: No Contention
Download Cap: Unlimited
Price: €450.00 (exc VAT)
SDSL 4Mb
Speed: 4Mb download/4Mb upload
Contention: No Contention
Download Cap: Unlimited
Price: €700.00 (exc VAT)
Home
Speed: 1Mb download/256Kb upload
Contention: 20 : 1
Download Cap: 10GB
Price: €23.99 per month
Installation Fee: €145.00
Home Plus
Speed: 2Mb download/512Kb upload
Contention: 20 : 1
Download Cap: 20GB
Price: €34.99 per month
Installation Fee: €145
Home Express
Speed: 3Mb download/512Kb upload
Contention: 20 : 1
Download Cap: 30GB
Price: €44.99 per month
Installation Fee: €145
Biz Silver
Speed: 2Mb download/1Mb upload
Contention: 15 : 1
Download Cap: 20GB
Price: €34.99 per month, exc.VAT
Installation Fee: €119.34, exc.VAT
Biz Gold
Speed: 3Mb download/1Mb upload
Contention: 15 : 1
Download Cap: 30GB
Price: €41.14 per month, exc.VAT
Installation Fee: €119.34, exc.VAT
Biz Platinum
Speed: 4Mb download/1Mb upload
Contention: 15 : 1
Download Cap: 40GB
Price: €49.37 per month, exc.VAT
Installation Fee: €119.34, exc.VAT
wow! an incredibly comprehensive list. thanks for that. will be bookmarking for future reference, cheers!
Rumour in the industry is that Irish Broadband’s backbone is maxed out and that is contributing to their service problems. Probably a side effect of their recent popularity.
BTW, no NTL on the list?
Oversight on my behalf when I was putting it together. Thanks for reminding me. I’ll add them in too.
Great stuff Damien. Can you give more specifics on the 24MB offering from Magnet. What’s the d/l speed and contention ratio for starters?
Download is 24Mbps in theory. Works out at 18Mbps in reality or less again if the lines are shitty, which is not that rare. Dunno about the contention. I would assume that it is low enough with that price tag.
It’s a noncontended service because it’s delivered using ADSL2+ technology. Has to be if they are providing broadband, Internet and telephone through the one connection
Thanks for this; perfect timing, since I’ll be shopping around in a week or two 😉 I’ll blog this at http://taint.org/ .
BTW one correction — according to the linked page, Smart Telecom appears to have 256Kbps upload, not 512.
Broadband choices in Ireland
Perfect timing! Just 5 days before I return to Ireland, Damien
Mulley posts ‘Broadband choices in
Ireland’, a
good overview of the options available for consumer broadband internet
connection.
I’ve been out of the loop for quite a w…
Fixed the link Justin.
Awesome List! Much easier than digging through a Boards.ie thread!
We’re on NTRBroadband, the Northern Ireland rebranding of IrishBroadband and, to be honest, we’ve had one outage in a year. Not bad compared to BT to be honest. Very pleased with them (and the 2Mbps upload is SWEET)
[…] Damien outlines all the Broadband choices in Ireland. It’s a fantastic guide. I quite fancy a bit of that Magnet 24 Mbps package. […]
Thanks Damien!
No doubt James will want to make an OPML fle of the links so I’ll go and seek out other providers and help make a node or whatever these things are called. 🙂
NTL regularly do introductory offers (particlarly if their BB is new to an area) – so we didn’t pay a connection fee, had 3 months free broadband, and 12 months free cable TV (which we got at the same time). Couldn’t have asked for more. Service since then has been great. Very happy with it.
Damien,
thanks a lot for the list which is in perfect time for me – looking for broadband in 1 -2 wks.
Two questions please:
1. Why no refs to UTV broadband
2. Can you explain contention ratio for non techno geek
Donal,
They were the best and now they’re one of the worst. Their service has gone downhill rapidly and despite repeated attempts by myself and IrelandOffline to engage with them they’ve given us the brush off. One of the only ISPs to do so.
Check out their support forums to see how pissed off people are. Their caps aren’t the best either. More here and here
Contention is the potential number of people sharing the net connection. Since nobody is uploading and downloading 24/7 but in spurts it means you can put X no. of people on the same connection and generally they will all still enjoy good speeds. So contention ratios means the number of people sharing the connection to the net.
48:1 means 48 people will share the same 3mb section of Internet. This isn’t too bad and might only affect you at very peak times and it won’t wreck your speeds. 24:! is a better experience obviously. The lower-end products are at 48:1
I’ll add in UTV Internet soon and make some amendments to the Clearwire section.
Any word on the availability of broadband in more rural areas? I live 5miles outside of Dundalk, and I am currently unable to get any sort of broadband. Its really annoying me, dial-up is a nightmare! Fair play on the list.
Fair play to you, Damien.
You’re a good egg.
Cheers Damien, am looking for new provider, very helpful.
Fantastic Damien. Would you mind if I pasted your address on a mailing list which i access?
Just to concur with David in Dundalk , I live 5 miles outside Kilkenny
plenty of companys competing with each other in town, 5 miles out nada….
If you know of anything in the offing please let me know.
Great list! something to refer to if they ever reach the sticks!!!!
This is what I’ve been looking for. Well done, Damien.
I had to jump through all sorts of hoops trying to get this information, only to find no-one is offering any kind of broadband (except millionaires-only-sattellite!) here. I’m 3 miles from Ballinalee, which should mean I could get Eircom’s package, but due to very poor line quality (which they refuse to upgrade, at any price!!!) it is not available.
Do you know of any wireless companies considering this area, or any Eircom competitors who might consider installing a higher quality line, rather than simply leasing the old eircom one?
Thanks
Duncan
Peter, work away.
Cool Runnings. I don’t know of anything yet. Are there GBS projects in your area? When I have time I’ll explain GBS projects.
Duncan. Same advice for you as cool runnings. Have you tested your neighbours line? Maybe you could then connect wirelessly to a neighbour?
Have you all looked at the providers on http://broadband.gov.ie ?
Damien,
Well done on your list.
I noticed that you dont have netsource listed?
cheers
Great info. I too want broadband but in Co Roscommon just north of Athlone nothing available. There was talk that Eircom were upgrading the line to be effective last October, but nothing has happenned, and I cant get any info.
Regards Donal
To those in broadband free rural areas, it’s not much consolation but I was unable to get DSL in Ranelagh Dublin 6!!!! Dial up was abysmal as well.
Guys,
A word of warning. If anything goes wrong with your braodband service with UTV you are screwed. I signed up with UTV last november and Eircom messed up with the new phone number. When they issued me with a new number I lost UTV broadband. I have called them over 40 times and they say the same thing everytime – “You should have broadband. I dont understand why not” . I have been without broadband for 12 weeks now and I am being charged by both Eircom and UTV for the same service. Funny how UTV have no problem with taking money out of my account for a service that I dont even have.
My biggest issue is that they have no custome service to complain to. Only a “supervisor” who now never returns my calls.
I could not recommend dealing with such incompetent fools!!
Waiting since June for Smart Telecom- as I am on Crumlin exchange seems not possible until upgraded-long wait.
Tried Irish Broadband €18.95 deal- not available either in this area apparently.
Hi Damien,
I had a problem with my dial up connection,Eircom have these lines for support,(rubbish) did you ever get the feeling that the person your talking to is reading a script and if your particular problem is out side the box ,”TOUGH” they did not want to know.I got so fed up ringing different numbers that I would have walked through fire to get away from them….
How about Broadband ? Not as easy as I thaught ? The lines are not up to date in Donaghmede so it seems, Do we get a discount for the fact we are stuck with an old system,Not at all ! We do how ever get charged the exact same as anyone with an updated Line system ! !
Do I really want something stuck to the roof of my house(my wife doesnt),just so I can get away from a another system that Bugs me any way,If the service (surpport) for the dial up is this bad, what is the surrport for a more expensive system,,,,, More expencive headaches !
Any sujestions !
Hi, found this article very informative. I’m a complete novice on this sort of thing though. I am a student who is sharing an apartment in D4. I want to get broad band for my laptop but don’t want to have to sign any long term contracts etc. We have NTL in the Apartment if I sign up for their service what exactly needs to be installed?
Baldbaby: Netsource are good but might get rebranded now that Magnet bought them.
Donal: You may need to start a Group Broadband Scheme. Look at http://broadband.gov.ie to see are there other suppliers of broadband in your area.
Aidan: Go here http://shop.netsource.ie/partners/prequal_popup.php and check if your line passes or fails the line test. You should also see if the line is on an enabled exchange. David McRedmond was just on Pat Kenny stating that if your line fails they’ll have someone in eircom try and fix or replace the line if you confirm you will order broadband. They might do the same for a line that is not on a broadband exchange but that you want a decent dial-up signal on it.
Nicola: NTL will send someone out to connect a broadband modem if you already have their TV package. ripwave does the shortest contract – 1month. The dsl sellers now give you 6 month contracts.
Guyz.. I ordered a Digweb 3mb connection. They said it talks 4 weeks to install!! I said fine I ll wait.. after 4 weeks a guy came to my house he walked around my house and then came to me and said.. Bud.. no signal here so I cant install it here..!!
i was like what the hell!! why couldnt you told me that before?? I was waiting for the connecdtion for 4 weeks!!
Now wat.. I have to find a new connection..
hey im on eircom broadband, just wondering if theres a way to check how much i have downloaded/ if i am approaching my cap?
Thanks Damien, great summary!
Our small company uses Irish Broadband with very poor results, yet we are paying a premium! We need 3mg UP at least, sometimes we only get 44k up, sometimes 300k up, we are located in Dublin 8, has anybody got any ideas how we could get this, Ireland is like a third world country for broadband!
Thanks for info.
I was on Eircom but they somehow could not give me DSL over ISDN and had to order another line. This is possible but apparently in Ireland it is not installed by any provider but it would be ideal for small businesses. Also it turned out to be too expensive in the long run.
Now I have Irish Broadband – 1MB up and 1MB down. Works fine.
Just got an 076 number from Blueface and intend to port my Geographic number to them soon – €10 per month. Bye Bye Eircom & ‘Monthly Line Rental’ and annoying 1901…….
is bt option 1 alright for online gaming
can you please advise if onspeed is any advantage.
Thanks for this good list
I opted to get rip wave irish broad band 4 month deal paid €75 up front
I use it blackrock evening and IFSC city centre days
servise is a tad slow centre city and friends in some sectors of city suffer slow evening speeds
when this 4 months is up might opt for digiweb fixxed position as as it looks the best deal for me as I wont be in IFSC after May
What everybody should know is lots of the other systems seem to need Eircoms line to work first before they can give you the service and so this smacks of they are only in Ireland to for the money and wont invest in the long term haul and supply affordable broadband to everybody in IRELAND so my money goes to the companies that seem to look set to supply the outer reaches of Ireland as who knows mayby I will have to move there for work reasons
Price is important but the broadband supplier that has a mission statement broadband for all is the best to support and that does not seem to be many of the telephone line providers
If your in sticks ville the only affordable solution is the http://www.crosscountrybroadband.com satilite telephone 250kb service €23.50 PM
Ralfe
Some great options but Ireland’s internet services are so poor.I’ve been using IBB for over a year[ before they upgraded it to 2mb] ,before when it was 1 mb speeds were 120k, but now i’d be lucky to get 100 constant.Now and again it bursts up to 150-200k but mainly stays in the region of 40-50K.I’d skip IBB as a possible alternative because its not cheap[ E50/month]. Now its a matter of time till ADSL+2 is widespread, until then prices for high end speeds will be too high for the general population. I believe france has a 24mb/1mb connection and its not even 50/month.
”With great speeds comes great responsibities”
Is this what isp’s think of when it comes to limits.If you’re going to cap it at a certain amount/month then whats the point of having a 20mb connection.When ISP’s start to acknowledge that broadband nowadays is used to upload/download large files / online gaming is when these ”standard” speeds will be realised. Compare Ireland with sweden,france ,korea,japan…
I just hope that day comes soon because i’ve just ditched Irishbroadband, Smart here i come.
Great list!! Badly needed. Was with Eircom for a year – terrible service in my opinion. Support was non-existent. Over-priced also…was charged for the service for 3 months after it was cancelled!! On the hunt again for a better set-up, this list will come in very handy. Fair play!
Thanks for taking the time to put the info up.
Just a word on BT. Don’t take the phone bundle from them. I did and it was a total nightmare. Hours spent on the phone in q queue. The broadband worked fine; it was just the phone service that was a disaster.
Anyway, I have now moved house and have just got a phone line after 4 months waiting for Eircom to put one in.
No broadband yet, so I am on the Vodaphone 3G (which is only GPRS (dial-up speed) unless you’re *really* close to the transmitter).
Eoghan.
Is there a package in Ireland which offers adsl plus unlimited phonecalls in Ireland and cable? Or even just adsl and unlimited phonecalls in Ireland?
Revised spelling from above
Hi all,
Ripwave a disaster have it since November 05 in Glasnevin, Dublin, first three weeks was around 100 download since then averages between 1.97 kps and if Im very lucky around 20 (using http://www.irishisptest.com to verify speeds) Customer service when they eventually replied after a month just said move it around the house, no good of course, renting and not allowed to put up a mast anyone know anothet wireless method not requiring a mast?
Cheers
Andy
Do you know of any other companies that offer the free national calls in their broadband package? And does that mean calls to any line, even to subscribers of other phone companies? Thanks.
I am with Irish Broadband Breeze 2MB, 24:1. Based in city centre beside their James Gate antenna. Absolutely rubbish service. Keep away from Irish Broadband. The list looks great, think I’ll go for Smart Telecom.Thanks Pearse.
Yeah thanks Donal great list.
I just want to agree with everyone giving out about IBB. Have the Ripwave service in Blackrock, terrible waste of money but don’t want pay for a phone line. Just to let you all know there’s another Wireless company offering service to northsiders called Ice
http://www.icecomms.net
http://www.icecomms.ie/broadband.html
Check out the first link for how not to build a website. Havent heard any oppinons on them. They ve got to be better than IBB though.
The eircom site says that the contention ratio for broadband home plus is 24:1 not 48:1. Do you not believe them?
Also, digiweb seem to have the best value DSL packages atm. Any reason you didn’t include them?
Rowan, maybe I made an error? You think that might actually be possible? Strange but when I made this I could have sworn it was 48:1. Changed it now.
Rowan, supply me with the Digiweb stuff and I’ll add it. Nowhere is this advertised as the most comprehensive broadband list for Ireland. Read the introductory note and you’ll see it was put together to help a Sunday Times journalist.
Superb list, well done.
I am one of the many frustrated Irish Broadband customers (Breeze, not Ripwave) (Blackrock, Dublin). I have decided to vote with my wallet and change suppliers, probably to ADSL, possibly from Imagine. I am on the Eircom Priory exchange.
One criteria I will use in selecting my new supplier is if they use ADSL2+. Do you know which suppliers are investing heavily in an ADSL 2+ roll-out and in particular do you know if Imagine Broadband are using ADSL 2+ in Priory? I know my question is very exchange-specific, but I just thought I would ask in case someone knows the answer.
In general are Imagine Broadband good/medium/bad for A/Speed and B/support?
Thanks