Vodafone Price Increase - Recommend your Provider

SouthernBelle

I've just got an email from Vodafone informing me that the charge for my broadband-only account will increase to €40 from €35 on 1st Aug.

I'm going to shop around, so I'm open to recommendations. I'm Cork city suburbs so connection isn't a problem.

ED E

This is coming from OpenEir, you wont find cheaper.

sennah

ED E wrote: »

This is coming from OpenEir, you wont find cheaper.

I was going to (reluctantly) suggest Pure Telecom as they were at €36 while Vodafone had originally increased it to €38. I've just checked Pure again and they seem to have risen to €44 / m!

I find the increases on broadband only all a bit amusing. Taking Vodafone... they claimed originally that their costs on broadband only had increased yet their next available plan (Home Essentials) is only €5 more expensive, includes a phone service and unlimited Irish landline calls. If cost increases are pushing broadband only up to the €40 mark, you would think surely it must be eating in on their Home Essentials plan. I guess that despite people migrating away from landlines and despite these unlimited call plans - giving someone a dialtone remains a lucrative little earner

ED E

OpenEir used to charge less for Standalone Bitstream vs Bistream and POTS. That just changed. In this way the standalone packages are rising to "meet" the with phone packages.

Standalone has the same operating costs as the combination nowadays so its not really surprising while it might seem counter-intuitive to Joe Soap.

sennah

ED E wrote: »

OpenEir used to charge less for Standalone Bitstream vs Bistream and POTS. That just changed. In this way the standalone packages are rising to "meet" the with phone packages.

Standalone has the same operating costs as the combination nowadays so its not really surprising while it might seem counter-intuitive to Joe Soap.

It does indeed seem a little counter-ituitive. I would have thought it would be cheaper for Open Eir - even just marginally - to provide and maintain standalone as there's no requirement to keep a dial-tone humming on the line and with that, where people will quickly report a crackly phone line, I find their less likely to report poor broadband. I would have added less activity on their local switching equipment too but that's probably insignificant

Anyway, I'm only derailing here. Back to the OP

Kensington

It's all about money. OpenEir were losing money through a combination of people using the phone less (or not paying for phome at all) and operators like Magnet, Pure Telecom, Digiweb and quite recently Vodafone providing the phone bit as VoIP meaning OpenEir don't get a cut of the usage or "line rental".

So the quick fix is to bump the cost of the non-POTS package closer to the cost of the POTS-inclusive package to make up for the loss.

SouthernBelle

Thanks for all the replies.

cormie

Same position here, but in Dublin. All I need is broadband, no interest in phone or landline. Is €40 as cheap as I'm going to find it?

TheDriver

Yes, think so. I really hate a great price with tiny print saying for 3 months

paulski999

from looking around Sky are the same at €40 to include calls (Sky Talk Freetime)

From Vodafone website T&C - looks like they are streamlining all the different packages, and increasing pricing to boot

http://www.vodafone.ie/aboutus/customer-notifications/?utm_source=Email+Campaign&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=13385-255850-1527+SBB+Price+Increase+Opt+In+EDM#HomeBBServices


Contract change notification - Vodafone Home Broadband services - effective 1st August 2016
Due to increased operational costs your monthly payment for your broadband plan will increase from 1 August 2016. The price increases are:
€15 to €40 for Simply Broadband Max
€18 to €40 for Simply Broadband Max
€30 to €40 for Simply Broadband
€30 to €40 for Vodafone Unlimited Broadband
€30.89 to €40 for Vodafone Broadband
€34.99 to €40 for Simply Broadband
€35 to €40 for Simply Broadband
€35 to €40 for Vodafone Broadband
€36.99 to €40 for Max Value Broadband
In addition, we have updated some of the terms and conditions associated with your broadband plan, which terms will update and replace your existing terms. These updated terms can be found here.
These changes will come into effect on 1 August 2016 and will be reflected in any bills issued after that date.
As a result of these changes, you may change or cancel your contract without penalty within 30 days and prior to 1 August, by dialling 1907.

colm_mcm

I'd stick as you are, no point changing provider and going into a new contract.

ItHurtsWhenIP

paulski999 wrote: »

from looking around Sky are the same at €40 to include calls (Sky Talk Freetime)

From Vodafone website T&C - looks like they are streamlining all the different packages, and increasing pricing to boot

http://www.vodafone.ie/aboutus/customer-notifications/?utm_source=Email+Campaign&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=13385-255850-1527+SBB+Price+Increase+Opt+In+EDM#HomeBBServices


Contract change notification - Vodafone Home Broadband services - effective 1st August 2016
Due to increased operational costs your monthly payment for your broadband plan will increase from 1 August 2016. The price increases are:
€15 to €40 for Simply Broadband Max
€18 to €40 for Simply Broadband Max
€30 to €40 for Simply Broadband
€30 to €40 for Vodafone Unlimited Broadband
€30.89 to €40 for Vodafone Broadband
€34.99 to €40 for Simply Broadband
€35 to €40 for Simply Broadband
€35 to €40 for Vodafone Broadband
€36.99 to €40 for Max Value Broadband
In addition, we have updated some of the terms and conditions associated with your broadband plan, which terms will update and replace your existing terms. These updated terms can be found here.
These changes will come into effect on 1 August 2016 and will be reflected in any bills issued after that date.
As a result of these changes, you may change or cancel your contract without penalty within 30 days and prior to 1 August, by dialling 1907.

Are any of the changed terms and conditions hitting things like data limits?

paulski999

Doesn't seem to be

chickey

On simply broadband too, have option of eir fibre to home and siro also meant to be coming my direction soon (Wexford Town) - have read that Vodafone offering existing customers basic siro package at €40, is there much to choose between basic fibre from eir and siro? hard to get info on when exactly siro will roll out here but don't want to jump the gun with 18month contract with eir

ED E

chickey wrote: »

On simply broadband too, have option of eir fibre to home and siro also meant to be coming my direction soon (Wexford Town) - have read that Vodafone offering existing customers basic siro package at €40, is there much to choose between basic fibre from eir and siro? hard to get info on when exactly siro will roll out here but don't want to jump the gun with 18month contract with eir

I'd expect SIRO to jump to a lot more than €40 after the introductory period, but it will be a lot faster.

chickey

ED E wrote: »

I'd expect SIRO to jump to a lot more than €40 after the introductory period, but it will be a lot faster.

found pricing on web which says 55e after 6 months at 40, doesn't give length of contract - guessing 18 months, eir at 45pm might do me

irishgeo

Is the fibre price going up?

If simply broadband is going to 40 a month. I'm as well to get 350mb fibre for 40 for 6 months.

Can you just get simply fibre?