Line rental query -

Jokah · 28-08-2003 11:09am #1

Just a quick query.

I pay line rental of 22.50 euro a month. On top of that then I have to pay say 66.5 euro to Netsource for the use of their broadband?. So total cost then is 89 euros?

I take it line rental is not included in the price of broadband.

I have done a search for line rental and didn't get a proper answer.

Thanks

iano · 30-08-2003 12:36pm

To get an ADSL service from Netsource, UTV etc., you must have an Eircom phone line (analogue, not ISDN).

Monthly rental is currently €18.59 + VAT@21% = €22.49

BKtje · 30-08-2003 2:22pm

There have been many many discussions about line rental.
As iano has stated you gotta pay for line rental.

Its like booking a holiday home in greece. You may have the home bu you still need to get there by plane. (best i could come up with

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Jokah · 01-09-2003 7:44am

Thanks for that Guys.

quaalude · 02-09-2003 8:22am

Actually, if you get Esat Business ADSL you can ask them to take your phone line from Eircom completely, and Esat take responsibility for it.
Of course, you can't have a voice line then, the line is just for the ADSL, but if you don't care about that it's a way of avoiding paying Eircom any money.
That's what I did anyhow.

captainpat · 03-09-2003 12:08am

Hey Quaalude,

If Esat take control of the line and you lose the voice capability, does this mean you don't have to pay a coimparable monthly or two-monthly rental? Or is there any reduction? If it is just the satisfaction of not paying eircom, surely Esat are paying them?

BigEejit · 03-09-2003 7:53am

I thought that this could only be done at esat enabled exchanges ... and line rental was just reduced by x amount ... €16 rings a bell but I dunno for sure.

quaalude · 03-09-2003 8:03am

Hey captainpat -

I pay nothing to €ircom now. In fact, the last bill they sent me was for minus €30! I'm not sure how to get that back!
I am no longer an €ircom customer; I guess maybe Esat pay my line rental, but a reduced rate.
I only pay the €109 or whatever to Esat for ADSL, and that's it.

As far as the exchange thing goes, I don't know much about that.
I'm on the Beggar's Bush exchange in Ballsbridge.

Jokah · 03-09-2003 8:06am

But surely you can only move over to Esat once your account details are "sound" with Eircom.

I mean I've done online Line tests with my brand new eircom number and Esat say im cool for DSL but Eircom say I am not.

Funny.

quaalude · 03-09-2003 8:43am

Hey XPThink -

I guess you're riight; when you check out with Eircom, then you can move.
My voice line wasn't new, so that wasn't an issue; I was an Eircom customer for 5 years (paying only line rental).
The guy in Esat said hardly anyone ever drops their voice line - "99% keep it".

rymus · 03-09-2003 8:54am

Originally posted by quaalude
In fact, the last bill they sent me was for minus €30! I'm not sure how to get that back!

They'll send you a cheque. They owed me 25 quid recently from a cancelled line and I got it thru the post. Very odd feeling to actually recieve money from eircom for once...

Jokah · 03-09-2003 8:58am

Just shows you what a hold Eircom have.

I mean I have to wait for them to get back to me. 3 weeks they say, 3 f!cking weeks to wait for a line test because of my new account. Even though the line is there already......Logical?

Cowboys Ted, there a bunch of Cowboys!

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