Eircom introduces "Free Trial" (2 months)

Ripwave

According to the latest eircom tarriffs, eircom are now offering an actual "Free Trial" where you can cancel, without cost, within 2 calendar months of being connected to eircom DSL.

(This compares to a 3 month free trial, plus one extra month free, from both IOL and UTV. Though IOL will apparently charge you a €90 connection fee in your 4th month if you decide to stay with them, which strikes me as a bit of an incentive for people to quit).

Eircom are also offering a "Free connection, free two months broadband" promotion, and it's not obvious why there are two overlapping promotions being offered.

spongebob

IOL could be stinging them, competition chaps ...what what ?

M

damien

Ripwave wrote:

Though IOL will apparently charge you a €90 connection fee in your 4th month if you decide to stay with them, which strikes me as a bit of an incentive for people to quit).

I think that's UTV actually. And it's €99 - http://u.tv/utvclicksilver/

Can't find anything on the IOL BB site about the charge. If there is they should be displaying it: http://www.iol.ie/broadband/bb_offer.htm?affID=IrelandOfflineIsWatchingYOU

dahamsta

Do we get a commission on that affiliate ID Damien?

adam

spongebob

Amazingly the offer can be linked , it is Here

The T&C's are at the bottom. The offer STARTS in a fortnight on the 7th of September.

eircom broadband 2 month free trial terms and conditions
* Promotional dates are from 7th September to 30th November inclusive for connections.
* You do not have a contract with eircom until after the two-month free trial.
* You get two months rental free irrespective of when you signed up within the promotional period.
* You can cease the service at any point during the 2 month free trial period without incurring the early cease charge.
* Customers (or agents acting for the customer) must complete details on http://www.eircom.ie/broadbandtrial to opt out of the free trial.
* Your service will be cancelled within 1 day of you requesting to opt-out of the free trial.
* In the event of a cease request, eircom will contact you to request that the modem kit is returned within 14 days. Failure to return the modem kit will result in eircom charging you a non-return of: Modem €145.20 (inc VAT) or € 120 (ex VAT.)
* If you do not wish to retain the service after the two-month free trial period, you must give us your details in our http://www.eircom.ie/broadbandtrial form to opt-out before the end of the trial. Otherwise you will automatically signed up to a 12-month minimum contract period.
* Usage of the service after the two-month free trial is deemed acceptance of the terms & conditions.
* If you require a technician call out after attempting to self install the broadband service, you will incur a once-off charge of € 99 (inc VAT)/ €81.81 (ex VAT).
* Telephone lines which previously availed of summer surf promotions are not eligible for the 2 month FREE trial promotion.
* If the customer is migrating from ISDN they will incur a once-off connection charge of €25.00 (inc VAT) / €20.65 (ex. VAT.)
* If you migrate from ISDN and wish to migrate back to ISDN after the trial period, the lead time of standard hi-seed / ISDN migrations will apply, You will be liable for the ISDN connection charge.
* This offer applies to self-install orders only on eircom broadband home starter / home plus and business starter. Customers migrating from ISDN + customers with monitored alarms are also eligible.

You do not have a contract during the trial but you must go to this POPUP window Here to explicitly cancel within the 2 months . POPUP windows will not work for those unfortunates who have installed SP2 over their spanking new BB connections , expect grief and gnashing of tooths and dentures nationwide .

You then send Eircom the modem within 2 weeks and thats that.

By Eircom standards it is a remarkably strings free jolly but beware the popup stopper effect .Maybe I'm optimistic that the modem will be sent out and the line activated in a timely manner, say less than 2 months.

M

Ripwave

damien.m wrote:

I think that's UTV actually. And it's €99 - http://u.tv/utvclicksilver/

I actually checked the UTV page before I posted it, and stopped when I got to NO SETUP CHARGE.

I suppose that technically, there is no setup charge to get the free trial.......

Can't find anything on the IOL BB site about the charge. If there is they should be displaying it: http://www.iol.ie/broadband/bb_offer.htm?affID=IrelandOfflineIsWatchingYOU

It's right there on the IOL Broadband Pricing page.

Ripwave

Muck wrote:

Maybe I'm optimistic that the modem will be sent out and the line activated in a timely manner, say less than 2 months.

Of course it will - it's not in eircoms intretest to delay connections for their own customers, only their competitors customers.