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  • 23-02-2010 4:24pm
    #1
    Rocky Bay
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 276 ✭✭


    I holiday in Ireland twice a year and will be purchasing a laptop to bring back with me . The problem I seem to be having is finding a cheap way to connect to the internet while in Ireland. Here in America we have "pay as you go " cards but I have been told that they will not work in Ireland or Europe for that matter. The only other choice I have is to sign a contract for 2 years with a high monthly fee . Since I am in Ireland for only a few weeks a year , the contract does not make sense. There must be a way to connect cheaply . Any ideas ? Thank You , Tom.


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  • #2
    IrishTonyO
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,321 ✭✭✭IrishTonyO


    Rocky Bay wrote: »
    I holiday in Ireland twice a year and will be purchasing a laptop to bring back with me . The problem I seem to be having is finding a cheap way to connect to the internet while in Ireland. Here in America we have "pay as you go " cards but I have been told that they will not work in Ireland or Europe for that matter. The only other choice I have is to sign a contract for 2 years with a high monthly fee . Since I am in Ireland for only a few weeks a year , the contract does not make sense. There must be a way to connect cheaply . Any ideas ? Thank You , Tom.

    Cheapest way is using 'mobile broadband' all the mobile companies here do them. No sure of the contract lengths but as far as I am aware you can get pay-as-you options with some of them. Some of the companies do a try-before-you-buy option, where you can have it for a month before you commit, it might be worth looking into that

    www.02.ie
    www.three.ie
    www.vodafone.ie
    www.meteor.ie


  • #3
    Alanstrainor
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    Thread moved from laptops to Broadband.


  • #4
    jor el
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,713 ✭✭✭✭jor el


    ... and on to Midband.

    Vodafone or O2 are probably your best option, they have wide coverage and the fewest complaints. Both have pre-pay options, which would probably suit. Connection will depend on location though, and in some places, you simply won't get a signal at all.


  • #5
    Rocky Bay
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 276 ✭✭Rocky Bay


    ...I did holiday with a new laptop in September. To make a long story short...I purchased an O2 modem and was told that there was service where i was staying, Galway/Roscommon border. It turns out there was no service available there and when I returned the modem to O2, they refused to give me back the E20 to " intitiate service" ! Do I have a valid consumer claim ? Thanks...


  • #6
    Walkman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,224 ✭✭✭Walkman


    If the €20 was for a top up voucher then no. Most places will not give you a refund for a top up voucher if it's been used or not.


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  • #7
    Rocky Bay
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 276 ✭✭Rocky Bay


    ...it was not for a top up. The E20 was for a intiation of service fee.


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