[Request] Local Access Numbers for ISPs

walshki

I've signed up to talk talk which gives me free local calls. I was hoping to use an ISP with local access numbers (as opposed to the 1890/1891/1892 numbers). O2 did a service but stopped it. Oceanfree numbers don't appear to work (they say the number is invalid but I have a suspicion it could be to do with the fact talk talk numbers are never shown).

Does anyone know of any ISP that offers a pay as you go service using local access numbers? I'd be in the 021 area.

Many thanks

kaizersoze

Send a PM to Watty. He used the Tele2 trick for a while before he got BB or search the IrelandOffline and Broadband forums. He posted a list of numbers there before.

Our man in Havana

Use o2 as your isp. I am still using it. Local numbers nationwide.

http://web.o2.ie/personal/help/connecting_to_the_internet/dialup_numbers.jsp

walshki

Bond-007 wrote:

Use o2 as your isp. I am still using it. Local numbers nationwide.

http://web.o2.ie/personal/help/connecting_to_the_internet/dialup_numbers.jsp

Thats what I was intending to use but when I rang up O2 to get a username and password they said the service was stopped because of lack of demand.

Its unlike call centre employees to be misinformed ...:rolleyes:

Is there a general username and password like iolfree or do you have your own specific account?

Our man in Havana

Have you got an o2 email address? If so use yourname@o2.ie as the username and your password as the password. I am still using it.

If nessasary buy an o2 sim pack and register an account there.

Talisman

Here are the dialup details that I used to use, but they're 189x numbers.

Eircom.net
Access number - 1892 150 150
Username - eircomnet
Password - eircomnet
Primary DNS - 159.134.237.6
Secondary DNS - 159.134.248.17
Incoming mail server (POP) - mail2.eircom.net
Outgoing mail server (SMTP) - mail2.eircom.net
nntp (news) server - news1.eircom.net
webspace ftp server - homepage.eircom.net
ftp server port number - 21
default web folder - public_html
default web page - index.htm

IOLFree
Access Number - 1890 924 042
Username - free
Password - free
Primary DNS - 194.145.128.1
Secondary DNS - 194.145.128.2
Incoming mail server (POP) - pop.iolfree.ie
Outgoing mail server (SMTP) - mail.iolfree.ie
Proxy - proxy.iolfree.ie
Port - 8080

Oceanfree
Access Number - 1890 923 204
Username - Oceanfree
Password - Oceanfree
Primary DNS - 194.72.6.51
Secondary DNS - 194.72.6.52
Incoming mail server (POP) - mail.oceanfree.net
Outgoing mail server (SMTP) - smtp.oceanfree.net

Saruman

Indigo used 01 6047000 before the lo call number.. just called it and got a modem response...
as for username/pass i do not know of a default one. However since it was taken over by eircom.. the default eircomnet username and pass might work for you.

dadsarmy

Use elive

http://www.elivefree.net/

but don't use the 1890 number,

use 021 2360018 (they used this number before changing to 1890 but it still works)

user elive@elivefree.net

Password elive

walshki

Cheers everyone.

Got the O2 option working last night. Will check out elive at some stage if I need to but at least I won't be racking up a phone bill for internet access anymore.

Access

You will still get charged even if you have local dial up.

I have free unlimited calls local and national with Euphoney.

I got a local dial up number for Navan and thought i would not get charged for the local number dial up due to free local calls.

Didnt work, looked at my last bill and saw all dial ups to local number were charged.

Feck!

Our man in Havana

Works ok with UTV talk.

masterK

Access wrote:

You will still get charged even if you have local dial up.

I have free unlimited calls local and national with Euphoney.

I got a local dial up number for Navan and thought i would not get charged for the local number dial up due to free local calls.

Didnt work, looked at my last bill and saw all dial ups to local number were charged.

Feck!

Were you by any chance on for more than an hour continuosly, you'd probably be charged for any excess over the hour.