Second eircon line

irishguy

I was wondering what it costs to get a second line from eircom, how long do i have to keep it and does it cost anything to remove?

As i want to get smart broadband and keep my number, i know its an expensive way of doing it.

Sponge Bob

full whack usually (c . €130)

costs 130 to remove as well.

irishguy

Cost

In-situ: €24.99 (inc VAT).* Pre-cabled: €49.99 (inc. VAT).** Standard: €121.93 (inc. VAT).***
* In-situ connection: where all line work is completely in place and the line can be electronically enabled and there has been previous service at the address.
** Pre-cabled connection: where all line work is completely in place and the line can be electronically enabled and there has been no previous service at the address.
*** Standard connection: where no line work is in place and there has been no previous service at the address.

Thats what it says on its site, now i have a line already and i think there is a second cable coming in. We never had a second line but i think there are two sets of wires in the cable (the house is about 25 years old).

If its going to cost me €260 plus line rental there isnt much point, i taught i could get away with the €24.99 one

Sponge Bob

€122 not €130 so.

the €24.99 one is where you have soft dialtone because the line is complete to the exchange , your pair is only complete to the road I'd say.

you can cancel (not remove) the line for around €25 usually .

irishguy

Sponge Bob wrote:

€122 not €130 so.

the €24.99 one is where you have soft dialtone because the line is complete to the exchange , your pair is only complete to the road I'd say.

you can cancel (not remove) the line for around €25 usually .

Crap thats not an option then, dam eircom why do they have to make things so complicated

Sponge Bob

once smart put their order into eircom you can then port the number to blueface before it goes dead .

irishguy

Sponge Bob wrote:

once smart put their order into eircom you can then port the number to blueface before it goes dead .

Are you sure this works? Wouldnt eircom know that the line is being changed to smart and not let the number be ported to blueface?

Sponge Bob

have you checked on the smart forums , it should work if timed correctly ???

irishguy

Sponge Bob wrote:

have you checked on the smart forums , it should work if timed correctly ???

ya had a look there but cant see anything about it, ill ask some of the guys from smart when they get back from there hols