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BB for a month - best, cheapest provider???

  • 03-07-2009 5:58pm
    #1
    Pshan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 240 ✭✭


    Hi my sis and her family are staying in my family home for about 5 weeks and would like to have broadband connected for their stay.

    Is there any compnay that offer a one month contract or who could I check out for cheap offers?

    The house is in county Limerick and the local exchange is bb enabled.

    Your views and comments are welcome.


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  • #2
    PogMoThoin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,874 ✭✭✭✭PogMoThoin


    Broadband for a month, dream on!


  • #3
    watty
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,417 ✭✭✭✭watty


    6 months a slim chance from eircom

    Basically 1 year minimum any one else with real Broadband.


  • #4
    hightower1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,207 ✭✭✭hightower1


    I suppose you could sign up with UPC for a year????, by murphys law you should have it then for about a month in total? lol, sorry man, just knew dub45 would love that one.


  • #5
    dub45
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 12,450 Mod ✭✭✭✭dub45


    I have nothing against UPC except...................:D


  • #6
    AlmightyCushion
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 35,125 Mod ✭✭✭✭AlmightyCushion


    If you have a 3 mobile phone you could get the data add on and tether it to the pc for internet access. You can get ripwave from a pc world store. When you buy it in the shop you pay for two months access. After that you can either leave it or call them up and start a contract. Not sure if theirs ripwave access in limerick though.


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  • #7
    jor el
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,713 ✭✭✭✭jor el


    No chance of broadband for a month, it just doesn't exist. The only hope is midband. PAYG from either Three or Meteor, or O2 Clear for 1 month.


  • #8
    bugfreebob
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 233 ✭✭bugfreebob


    Pshan wrote: »
    Hi my sis and her family are staying in my family home for about 5 weeks and would like to have broadband connected for their stay.

    Is there any compnay that offer a one month contract or who could I check out for cheap offers?

    The house is in county Limerick and the local exchange is bb enabled.

    Your views and comments are welcome.

    Clearly you use the Internet yourself, (as you have posted this) so it is hard to see why you wouldn't want Broadband in the house on a more permanent basis, if you live there normally? If you take a 6 month contract from eircom, the first month is free, so the remaining 5 months will cost you €125 in total. No installation fee, and you get a free wireless router, which you can probably keep afterwards. You won't be able to take advantage of the bundled offers which give better discounts, but you will save on any dial-up charges that you currently pay to access the Internet. For example, if you save €10 per month on dial-up, the 6 months will only have cost you €65. This is cheaper than the cheapest mobile dongle, and you will get Real Broadband. Seems like a no-brainer.


  • #9
    Pshan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 240 ✭✭Pshan


    bugfreebob wrote: »
    Clearly you use the Internet yourself, (as you have posted this) so it is hard to see why you wouldn't want Broadband in the house on a more permanent basis, if you live there normally? If you take a 6 month contract from eircom, the first month is free, so the remaining 5 months will cost you €125 in total. No installation fee, and you get a free wireless router, which you can probably keep afterwards. You won't be able to take advantage of the bundled offers which give better discounts, but you will save on any dial-up charges that you currently pay to access the Internet. For example, if you save €10 per month on dial-up, the 6 months will only have cost you €65. This is cheaper than the cheapest mobile dongle, and you will get Real Broadband. Seems like a no-brainer.

    Sorry, by family home I meant my parents home.

    Thanks everyone for your suggestions, not sure on what option we'll look at yet, so if anyone else has ideas please post them.

    Thanks again.


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