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Switching to Eir fibre?

  • 09-05-2017 9:09pm
    #1
    igloo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8 ✭


    Currently using Imagine Lte in rural south galway. Service is okay, getting wifi speeds approx 20mbps. We have saorview for TV currently.
    Eir cabinet (black box) went up on the road a few weeks back. The rep offers eir Fibre extreme max speed 150mb, TV bundle and voip phone €61 pm

    Reviews of Eir products and customer service are quite mixed (scathing on some forums!) and I'm old enough to remember the days of the shoddy Eircom monopoly.. so just a bit cautious about changing over to them.

    Anyone got experience of this eir fibre extreme, good bad or indifferent? Thanks 🙂


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  • #2
    ED E
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 36,170 ✭✭✭✭ED E


    Great broadband, mediocre TV. If you use the internet more than a tiny bit its really a no brainer. You can purchase the same service through magnet.


  • #3
    mikeoneilly
    Closed Accounts Posts: 479 ✭✭mikeoneilly


    I wouldn't bother with Eir they're expensive .Thats probably an introductory price anyhow

    Check out Vodafone for basic fibre broadband and the service is good


  • #4
    igloo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8 ✭igloo


    Flat price €61 for 18 months. Currently paying €59 for Imagine (phone & broadband, daily limit 20gb download)

    Must look at Magnet too - thanks


  • #5
    ED E
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 36,170 ✭✭✭✭ED E


    mikeoneilly wrote: »
    I wouldn't bother with Eir they're expensive .Thats probably an introductory price anyhow

    Check out Vodafone for basic fibre broadband and the service is good

    Vodafone don't resell that RAP. Its Eir or Magnet for now.


  • #6
    tsue921i8wljb3
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,017 ✭✭✭tsue921i8wljb3


    ED E wrote: »
    Vodafone don't resell that RAP. Its Eir or Magnet for now.

    Magnet don't sell it either. OP the service is Openeir's rural FTTH. There is a 6000 post thread in this forum about it. It is a brand new world class network that is going to be the future of broadband for many years to come. There is no comparison with Imagine.

    Your choice of suppliers are: eir, Digiweb, Pure Telecom and maybe Westnet where you are. Vodafone are not an option at this time.


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  • #7
    mikeoneilly
    Closed Accounts Posts: 479 ✭✭mikeoneilly


    Skyler Fat Pumice wrote: »
    Magnet don't sell it either. OP the service is Openeir's rural FTTH. There is a 6000 post thread in this forum about it. It is a brand new world class network that is going to be the future of broadband for many years to come. There is no comparison with Imagine.

    Your choice of suppliers are: eir, Digiweb, Pure Telecom and maybe Westnet where you are. Vodafone are not an option at this time.

    Ok but 150mb is a bit slow for a world.class.network


  • #8
    tsue921i8wljb3
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,017 ✭✭✭tsue921i8wljb3


    mikeoneilly wrote: »
    Ok but 150mb is a bit slow for a world.class.network

    LOL.


  • #9
    igloo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8 ✭igloo


    Skyler Fat Pumice wrote: »
    Magnet don't sell it either. OP the service is Openeir's rural FTTH. There is a 6000 post thread in this forum about it. It is a brand new world class network that is going to be the future of broadband for many years to come. There is no comparison with Imagine.

    Your choice of suppliers are: eir, Digiweb, Pure Telecom and maybe Westnet where you are. Vodafone are not an option at this time.

    Thanks Navi. Any particular thread I should look at? #needlehaystack


  • #10
    tsue921i8wljb3
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,017 ✭✭✭tsue921i8wljb3


    igloo wrote: »
    Thanks Navi. Any particular thread I should look at? #needlehaystack

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057499489

    There are some speedtests in the last few pages.


  • #11
    ED E
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 36,170 ✭✭✭✭ED E


    Saying Magnet thinking Digiweb. Wheres my coffee...


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  • #12
    jimmycrackcorm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,403 ✭✭✭✭jimmycrackcorm


    mikeoneilly wrote:
    Ok but 150mb is a bit slow for a world.class.network

    That's assuming the OP will get anything near that speed anyway.


  • #13
    tsue921i8wljb3
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,017 ✭✭✭tsue921i8wljb3


    jimmycrackcorm wrote: »
    That's assuming the OP will get anything near that speed anyway.

    It is a full fibre optic network. Distance does not matter (up to 10KM but it will have been designed for this). It can do 1 Gb/s down 100Mb/s up. Do people just like commenting for fun on things they clearly have no idea about?


  • #14
    Gonzo
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 17,338 Mod ✭✭✭✭Gonzo


    OP your in a great position with FTTH finally available to you. The rep was offering you speeds of 150megs, but there are also 300 and 1000meg options available to you. It is a world class network.

    For an extra few euro you'll be moving from Imagine's half arsed service wtih too many limitations to something far superior and future upgradable.


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