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DSL broadband - who to choose?

  • 08-04-2009 12:46pm
    #1
    QenTox
    Closed Accounts Posts: 85 ✭✭


    Hi there, I need your help here.

    I am leaving my current ISP (SkyConway - never ever will use any of their services and wouldn't recommned this command to anyone) and the only option for me seems to be to get a landline from Eircom and then a DSL from one of the ISP. My quick search found these ISPs:

    Eircom
    Magnet
    Perlico
    Digiweb
    BT
    Smart Telecom
    Imagine
    HomeVision

    My question is: Which would you recommend? What is your experience with these companies?

    I don't really fancy donwload limits as I want to download some movies and music via BitTorrent. I want to play online with my PS3.

    So which ISP would you recommend me to go for?

    Thank you in advance for all your advices and sharing your good or bad experience (don't want to make a same mistake like last time, when I went for SkyConway).
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Comments

  • #2
    pizzahead77
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,383 ✭✭✭pizzahead77


    Smart Telecom all the way but its not available everywhere:pac:


  • #3
    Cabaal
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Regional South East Moderators Posts: 28,536 Mod ✭✭✭✭Cabaal


    If you can go with Smart go with them, also I hope those are legal movies you are refering to


  • #4
    Magnet: Rory
    Company Representative Posts: 2,107 ✭✭✭Magnet: Rory


    Magnet may well be available in your area, where are you?


  • #5
    QenTox
    Closed Accounts Posts: 85 ✭✭QenTox


    North Bank, Castleforbes Road, Dublin 1. I was thinking about Smart Telecom and Magnet as well. Any other decent ISPs providing broadband via phone line? I am not sure, if in my area is Smart Telecom or Magnet, because I haven't got landline yet.


  • #6
    Magnet: Rory
    Company Representative Posts: 2,107 ✭✭✭Magnet: Rory


    QenTox wrote: »
    North Bank, Castleforbes Road, Dublin 1. I was thinking about Smart Telecom and Magnet as well. Any other decent ISPs providing broadband via phone line? I am not sure, if in my area is Smart Telecom or Magnet, because I haven't got landline yet.

    Your either on the eastpoint or the summerhill exchange. Finding out which one of these you are on is key as one has ADSL2+ (Summerhill) and the other (eastpoint) doesn't as far as I'm aware.

    There are ways of finding this out but none are 100%.


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  • #7
    KoolKid
    Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 24,789 Mod ✭✭✭✭KoolKid


    Smart Telecom is the way to go if its available.
    I have 6meg (Uncontended) regularly get speed of over 800k download
    Also no DL limit ( for all those legal movies you want to download :rolleyes:)

    I previousally had Eircom & BT . Would never go back to either of them


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