recommend broadband anyone?

larchielads

a mate of mine moved into bracken grove and is trying to get a good broadband service. he's getting ntl tv subscription but they said they cant do broadband in that area. anyone recommend a decent broadband service without a phone line. looking for something with good download speeds as well.


Cheers!

shapez

That's surprising as I have a mate in Greenfields (across the road) and they have NTL broadband.

O2, Vodafone or 3 Mobile Broadband. If you don't want mobile, try BT.

larchielads

shapez wrote: »

That's surprising as I have a mate in Greenfields (across the road) and they have NTL broadband.

O2, Vodafone or 3 Mobile Broadband. If you don't want mobile, try BT.

think its somethin to do wit where the coverage ends or somethin like that. do bt do it without a phone line?

shapez

larchielads wrote: »

think its somethin to do wit where the coverage ends or somethin like that. do bt do it without a phone line?

Don't think so. I doubt many would provide broadband without the phone line except the mobile ones.

TheFlatulator

Get him to check if any neighbours have a 3G broadband connection if they do get him to check what there signal is like before he enters any contract.

dannydiamond

shapez wrote: »

Don't think so. I doubt many would provide broadband without the phone line except the mobile ones.

Lol,broadband through your phoneline is oldschool. I'm with Digiweb,wireless, superb service.

I wouldn't touch ntl/chorus with a bargepole btw.

http://www.digiweb.ie/home/

baronflyguy

dannydiamond wrote: »

Lol,broadband through your phoneline is oldschool. I'm with Digiweb,wireless, superb service.

I wouldn't touch ntl/chorus with a bargepole btw.

http://www.digiweb.ie/home/

I am with UPC (NTL) and I find them good enough. I had a few quirky problems initially but they are sorted now.

If I didnt have the choice of cable or phone broadband I would go with wireless. Mobile Broadband is crap. When the local cell gets busy you probably wont be even able to surf the net. I know a good few people who have it and they always compare of the bad coverage signal and speed. Once they sign up to the contract after 1 month they are tied into it and cant get out.

My brother lives out in the sticks and he uses PermanNet wireless broadband and he finds them good.
http://www.permanet.ie/

Here is a few web links worth looking at:
http://www.getbroadband.ie/broadband_guide_2.php
http://www.broadband.gov.ie/List+all++Services/

Cabaal

OP you may also find the Midband forum useful, its a forum for discussion of so called "Mobile Broadband" - http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=1147

SteelyDanJalapeno

I'm with Alphawave, again you dont a landline its wireless again but not like digiweb,

there based in dunmore i think, 29.99 p/m flat rate no usage penaltys etc,

http://www.alphawave.ie/