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Companies offering fixed and mobile data under 1 service

  • 29-10-2018 5:22pm
    #1
    Tigerandahalf
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,818 ✭✭✭


    Hi

    I am wondering if any companies out there offer broadband (fftc, ftth, etc) and allow you to use a certain amount of your data outside the home through your mobile devices.

    With young kids when you are away from the house it would be very handy to have such a service. I am thinking vodafone, virgin and eir would be able to offer such a service as they have fixed and mobile products.

    At the moment I use a dongle for ourselves when away from the house, on holidays, visting relatives etc as the data on your phone's plan wouldn't be sufficient.

    It would certainly be a handy way for companies to tie you into a mobile & broadband plan if they threw a free dongle into the mix and allowed you to stream away.

    Thanks


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  • #2
    DopeTech
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,958 ✭✭✭DopeTech


    Tigerandahalf wrote: »
    Hi

    I am wondering if any companies out there offer broadband (fftc, ftth, etc) and allow you to use a certain amount of your data outside the home through your mobile devices.

    With young kids when you are away from the house it would be very handy to have such a service. I am thinking vodafone, virgin and eir would be able to offer such a service as they have fixed and mobile products.

    At the moment I use a dongle for ourselves when away from the house, on holidays, visting relatives etc as the data on your phone's plan wouldn't be sufficient.

    It would certainly be a handy way for companies to tie you into a mobile & broadband plan if they threw a free dongle into the mix and allowed you to stream away.

    Thanks

    How much data does everyone use a month outside the home? What mobile plan are they on? Do they need much minutes/texts on their mobiles?


  • #3
    Tigerandahalf
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,818 ✭✭✭Tigerandahalf


    Sir Dosser wrote: »
    How much data does everyone use a month outside the home? What mobile plan are they on? Do they need much minutes/texts on their mobiles?

    It is for data only.
    If you are streaming content your phone's data plan is limited.


  • #4
    ED E
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 36,170 ✭✭✭✭ED E


    No, no quad play plan pools data. Virgin have 2500Mb per 10-20 homes. Three's mobile network(Virgin Mobile) has 150Mb per 100-500 homes. A mobile bit is far more valuable than a fixed line one.


    Buy a mifi device. Get a 20e three sim. Unlimited data. Boom.


  • #5
    Tigerandahalf
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,818 ✭✭✭Tigerandahalf


    The 3 network is probably the worst out there with so many networks piggbacking on it.

    I already have a dongle with eir. Pre pay is €20 p/m for 15gb or bill pay gives 25gb for the same price. I might stick with pre pay for the moment as the dongle is only for occasional use, although the bill pay is only a 6 month contract.


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