Anyone know if these Digiweb options are the exact same thing, except one costs more

redt0m

Electric Broadband 150
€45.00

• 150Mbps Download Speeds
• 30Mbps Upload Speeds
• Unlimited Data allowance
• FREE from phone line rental
• FREE Fritz!Box WiFi Modem and Home Media Hub RRP €199
• FREE Parental Control features as standard
• F-Secure SAFE Internet Security -FREE for 6 months

Ultrafast 150
€54.95

• 150Mbps Download Speeds ^
• 30Mbps Upload Speeds ^
• Unlimited Data allowance*
• FREE from phone line rental
• FREE Fritz!Box WiFi Modem and Home Media Hub RRP €199
• FREE Parental Controls and safety features
• FREE FritzApps for remote access to your FRITZ!Box
• F-Secure SAFE Internet Security – FREE for 6 Months
• Excellent Customer Service & Tech Support in Ireland

editorsean

The Electric broadband option uses the ESB Network's SIRO FTTH service, while the the Ultrafast 150 option uses the Eir network's FTTH service.

Technically they should deliver the same speed for that 150Mbps package, however, you will only be able to avail of whatever FTTH service is available at your home.

digiman

Pricing is very strange:
SIRO 150/30Mb is 45 vs Eir 150/30Mb is 55
SIRO 350/70Mb is 55 vs Eir 300/50Mb is 65

But then the 1Gb prices are:
SIRO 1000/200Mb is 85 vs Eir 1000/100Mb is 75.

Looks like you are paying a higher premium for the upload on SIRO for the 1Gb products but the lower bandwidth products are cheaper on SIRO.

ED E

digiman wrote: »

Pricing is very strange:
SIRO 150/30Mb is 45 vs Eir 150/30Mb is 55
SIRO 350/70Mb is 55 vs Eir 300/50Mb is 65

But then the 1Gb prices are:
SIRO 1000/200Mb is 85 vs Eir 1000/100Mb is 75.

Looks like you are paying a higher premium for the upload on SIRO for the 1Gb products but the lower bandwidth products are cheaper on SIRO.

Eir are using their own transit, others are purchasing it. That way eir don't weight much for speeds but do for general op costs.

Eir also provide support all night now, everone else closes after 6/8. A large expense.

The high horse brigade

digiman wrote: »

Pricing is very strange:
SIRO 150/30Mb is 45 vs Eir 150/30Mb is 55
SIRO 350/70Mb is 55 vs Eir 300/50Mb is 65

But then the 1Gb prices are:
SIRO 1000/200Mb is 85 vs Eir 1000/100Mb is 75.

Looks like you are paying a higher premium for the upload on SIRO for the 1Gb products but the lower bandwidth products are cheaper on SIRO.

They're based on wholesale prices

digiman

ED E wrote: »

Eir are using their own transit, others are purchasing it. That way eir don't weight much for speeds but do for general op costs.

Eir also provide support all night now, everone else closes after 6/8. A large expense.

Not sure if I've confused this by saying Eir, I should probably have said OpenEir. Prices are Digiweb using SIRO FTTH vs OpenEir FTTH. So transit prices and call centre costs don't apply here. It's more about the wholesale prices, but no way to know what SIRO are charging here that I know of?

ED E

digiman wrote: »

Not sure if I've confused this by saying Eir, I should probably have said OpenEir. Prices are Digiweb using SIRO FTTH vs OpenEir FTTH. So transit prices and call centre costs don't apply here. It's more about the wholesale prices, but no way to know what SIRO are charging here that I know of?

If I'm reading correctly you've compared WS and retail? Not really a fair table is it then?

digiman

ED E wrote: »

If I'm reading correctly you've compared WS and retail? Not really a fair table is it then?

No, all that is being compared is what Digiweb are charging their customers for FTTH via SIRO and FTTH via OpenEir.

So it's 1 retailer service provider offering their service over 2 different wholesale networks!!

ED E

digiman wrote: »

No, all that is being compared is what Digiweb are charging their customers for FTTH via SIRO and FTTH via OpenEir.

So it's 1 retailer service provider offering their service over 2 different wholesale networks!!

Ohhhh...clearly that espresso should have been a triple.

dotsman

Don't forget availability. The "Electric" is only available in Dundalk (and possibly Letterkenny and Drogheda by now).

The "Ultrafast" is available in a lot more places (but still only a tiny percentage of the country).