Wireless Broadband options in Limerick?

Merik

Hi

I'm moving to the annacotty area in Limerick.

I don't want to give eircom my money, we all know why

So I'm looking for a wireless broadband package, which I could hopefully use for VOIP too, but its not essential. Just don't want to install an Eircom Phone Line.

Metro would be my ideal package from its download speed and limit, I know people are still waiting for installs to happen. I emailed digiweb asking if it would be available in my area, got a reply saying unfortunately not

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Original Message

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From: Ruairi Watters [mailto:*****@digiweb.ie]
Sent: 15 November 2005 13:09
To: ***************
Subject: RE:

Hello,
Unfortunately Annacotty is too far from Limerick to receive the Metro service. As it has just been launched there are no current plans for expansion and it is mainly aimed at urban regions.

Regards,
Ruairí

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So another option seems to be Irish Broadband, but I see loads of problem IBB threads all over boards.ie, so I think that means avoid like bird flu

Only other option I'm stuck with seems to be non wireless and getting an Eircom line installed, hoping its broadband compataible, because they don't tell you in advance, and then moving this to esatbt with their bb & line rental pacakge for €40 a month. Hoping I don't have to leave the line rental with Eircom for a certain period of time before I can move it.

Any alternative suggestions?

ricey

There is no other wireless option, but dont get ibb
its crap.

pleuraXeraphim

Hey Merik.
I am in exactly the same situation as yourself. Moving out to Annacotty shortly.
Can you get BB/phone line with BT for 40 Euro?

Merik

ricey: yeah I'm finding out there are no other options


pleuraXeraphim: RE: BB/phone line with BT for 40 Euro

Click on this link and scroll down to 'Get BT Broadband and Line Rental.'

http://www.esatbt.ie/echannel/res.portal?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=res_products&residentialProducts_actionOverride=%2Fpageflows%2FresidentialContent%2Fproducts%2FbbBenefits

Looks like the only option for the moment At least the minimum term contracts have come down to 6 months with theses packages. When will they learn that if a package is good enough people wont migrate and dont need to be tied in for 6-12 months...

1huge1

what about digiweb's older wireless services aka not metro

Merik

1huge1 wrote:

what about digiweb's older wireless services aka not metro

Hi 1huge1

It seems to be expensive for what you get. http://www.digiweb.ie/athome_broadband_wireless_index.asp?i=2&i2=5&i6=32

512k download for €35. 10gb limit. I think I'd prefer the esat package, line rental, 1mb download and 12gb limit for extra €5.

Spose its 50:50 really.