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Best Broadband in Dublin?

  • 13-01-2009 10:57pm
    #1
    .ak
    Registered Users Posts: 30,308 Mod ✭✭✭✭


    Well, we all know the broadband service in Ireland isn't as good as abroad, but how do you find yours?

    I'm thinking of buying a new broadband line.. Trouble is, other people in my house are happy with the broadband on their phoneline.. so I can't go through the phoneline.. Can you still get cable broadband independent of the phone line? Or even wireless? I want to get a pretty high speed line, between the region of €40 and €60 a month...

    Any recommendations?

    .ak
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  • #2
    Wishbone Ash
    Registered Users Posts: 24,947 ✭✭✭✭Wishbone Ash


    Moved to Broadband Forum.


  • #3
    Hank Scorpio
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,631 ✭✭✭✭Hank Scorpio


    Terrible. Constant packet loss and 600ms + Pings

    Im on Eircom "DSL"


  • #4
    Onikage
    Registered Users Posts: 1,451 ✭✭✭Onikage


    Well UPC will get you 20MB without a phone line for about 50 but I couldn't recommend them. Nobody ever complains about Smart though: http://www.smarttelecom.ie/residential_package.html


  • #5
    Hank Scorpio
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,631 ✭✭✭✭Hank Scorpio


    .ak wrote: »
    Well, we all know the broadband service in Ireland isn't as good as abroad, but how do you find yours?

    I'm thinking of buying a new broadband line.. Trouble is, other people in my house are happy with the broadband on their phoneline.. so I can't go through the phoneline.. Can you still get cable broadband independent of the phone line? Or even wireless? I want to get a pretty high speed line, between the region of €40 and €60 a month...

    Any recommendations?

    .ak

    Cable is Independent of the phone line yes. Wireless such as digiweb Metro is also. If your looking for high speed advoid any of the Mobile Internet providers (3,Vodafone,02)

    Your best option is probably NTL/UPC/CHORUS 20MB , i believe its in the region of 45/50 Euros a month. Not bad for 20MB


  • #6
    jor el
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,713 ✭✭✭✭jor el


    If Smart is available, that's probably the best overall value in DSL. You could order a 2nd phone line, or try and convince the others in the house of the value of switching.

    NTL cable is worth checking out, as would Metro. Neither require a phone line.


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  • #7
    turbot
    Registered Users Posts: 1,106 ✭✭✭turbot


    I'm, overall, very happy with smart.

    Stable, reliable, consistently fast, good support and very little need for it.


  • #8
    bk
    Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 22,434 Mod ✭✭✭✭bk


    You could always move to smart and just pay your house mates for any cost over what they currently pay. Cheaper for you.


  • #9
    trisodioum
    Registered Users Posts: 57 ✭✭trisodioum


    http://www.speedtest.net/result/629890197.png

    chk that speed Broadband from Ntl UPC


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