Eircom introducing DSL excess charges?

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So, my Eircom phone bill for Jan/Feb finally arrives today (thanks to the postal strike) and I notice a little comment in the "Did you know" column on the righthand side of the bill. It reads as follows:

"Over the coming months, we will be putting in place a process to charge for downloads over and above the stated allowance on each of our Eircom Broadband products. Excess downloads will be charged on a per megabyte basis. We will contact each of our broadband customers directly prior to this charge coming into effect."

Anyone else noticed this? I know it's been talked about forever, but it sounds like maybe they're finally going to start enforcing it?

thegills

Back-dated too I have heard!!

kin9pin

Originally posted by thegills
Back-dated too I have heard!!

Wasn't there a post a while back from someone boasting about going 30gb over their cap? OUCH!!! Hmm 3c per meg= €30 per gig = €900 per 30gig :dunno:

captainpat

A friend who recently got Home Starter checked his stats today, and found a little calculation showing his over-run for the month at €25.00 "which would be added to his account". Ouch!!

I am on Home Plus, and checked my stats. I'm over by 5 GB+, but no calculation. It's only a matter of time, so I'm cancelling as soon as possible. Thankfully, I'm out of the 12 months contract time, and have another connection I can upgrade.

But be aware.

OfflerCrocGod

The obvious solution is to cancel your a/c with €ircon, and go for IOLBB 16GB cap were you just get kicked off if you break the cap.

Señor Juárez

if they charge me, cancelling at that stage aint gonna help, boyo. and if i refuse to pay, byebye landline as well i guess

captainpat

I have cancelled Home Plus due to the likely threat of excess charges. Of course, I'll be sweating on the next bill in case they decide to get even.