eircom flat rate radio advert

bealtine · 09-09-2003 5:08pm #1

Yep they couldn't resist...

"Now you can connect all you want for just 30 Euro a month.
Anyimte you want " yada yada

<evil cackle>Do I smell a trip to the ASAI?</evil cackle>

Creamy Goodness · 09-09-2003 5:15pm

i wonder does it say terms and conditions apply at like 90mph? at the end of the ad

beezkneez · 09-09-2003 5:16pm

dunno what all this , 'connect all you want 'crap is about. the deal is u can connect for 25hrs per month (off peak) for 9.99 euro.
seeing as a dsl connection or any decent broadband service isnt available throughout ireland, its a reasonable price to pay.

you can also pay 30 a month for 150 hrs (on or off peak) but with approx 720 hrs in a month its not great al all.

Gadgie · 09-09-2003 5:21pm

Originally posted by bealtine
<evil cackle>Do I smell a trip to the ASAI?</evil cackle>

Go ahead, but as usual they'll do ****-all about it.

oeNeo · 09-09-2003 5:29pm

Originally posted by Glennus
Go ahead, but as usual they'll do ****-all about it.

Dunno about that, the last one I sent off about Esat they replied and said that Esat apologised and changed their ad!

bealtine · 09-09-2003 5:44pm

quote:

Originally posted by bealtine
<evil cackle>Do I smell a trip to the ASAI?</evil cackle>

If nothing else it annoys them and then they have to pull the advert

De Rebel · 09-09-2003 10:32pm

Originally posted by bealtine
quote:

Originally posted by bealtine
<evil cackle>Do I smell a trip to the ASAI?</evil cackle>

If nothing else it annoys them and then they have to pull the advert

So have you sent of your complaint or are you just waffling on about it and expecting somebody else to do it for you?

Gadgie · 10-09-2003 1:32am

Originally posted by Neo-
Dunno about that, the last one I sent off about Esat they replied and said that Esat apologised and changed their ad!

Yeah, but that's only if the company decides to change the ad itself following a complaint - the ASAI don't seem to have any powers to force them to remove an ad, being toothless wonders like most other Irish regulatory bodies.

For example, look at the recent complaints regarding eircom's advertising for it's "50% cheaper" broadband service. The ASAI said they'd received the same complaints as when eircom advertised their first i-stream product, and that they were "disappointed" that eircom had not taken the advice on board.

spongebob · 10-09-2003 2:05pm

have not heard the radio, the print ads are pretty honest (shockingly honest by Eircom standards) .

who's been to the ASAI then?

M

Mossy Monk · 10-09-2003 2:05pm

i heard the ad for the €9.99 deal the other morning and it said connect for 25 off peak hours. i was surprised to hear no mention of the150 hours deal

sceptre · 10-09-2003 7:57pm

Originally posted by Muck
who's been to the ASAI then?

Haven't heard the ad.

The ASAI also haven't replied to my last complaint. Or to my complaint about their not replying. Larry McCarthy is quite slow at answering emails ("quite slow" in this case means "takes longer than a fortnight").

(Larry is the "Assistant CEO" of the ASAI. Not the "Deputy CEO" so I don't know if that means he's the CEO's assistant or the assistants' CEO)

Eurorunner · 14-09-2003 8:24am

I heard the €ircon radio ad and it sounded uncharacteristically transparent - detailing no of hours and price - plus the 'terms and conditions' mularkey at the end...

However, came accross these ads here - where they're back to selling 'flat rate' ....without any mention of an 'hours surfed' cap.

eircom flat rate radio advert

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