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Broadband without TV package

  • 27-07-2020 6:23pm
    #1
    Roycropper63
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 812 ✭✭✭


    Is the above possible? Am with virgin and they want 90 per month for internet TV etc.
    Is there a way of getting broadband and then watching rte player through a smart TV.?
    Mods please move if necessary.
    Thanks


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  • #2
    DopeTech
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,957 ✭✭✭DopeTech


    Roycropper63 wrote: »
    Is the above possible? Am with virgin and they want 90 per month for internet TV etc.
    Is there a way of getting broadband and then watching rte player through a smart TV.?
    Mods please move if necessary.
    Thanks

    What does their website say?


  • #3
    icdg
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 12,062 Mod ✭✭✭✭icdg


    moved to Broadband


  • #4
    Irishphotodesk
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,896 ✭✭✭Irishphotodesk


    Roycropper63 wrote: »
    Is the above possible? Am with virgin and they want 90 per month for internet TV etc.
    Is there a way of getting broadband and then watching rte player through a smart TV.?
    Mods please move if necessary.
    Thanks

    Rte player is via Samsung TVs, I believe there are work around for the other TVs (they didn't pay rte the money they wanted to allow native access on smart TV)

    I'm currently with eir, €40 per month 100mb broadband .... As long as everything works it's grand, anyone that has had issues with eir will tell you their customer service is pretty much non existent, thankfully, I have been lucky enough to have everything work for the last few years.

    Are you in contract with virgin ? Try calling their customer service or checking their website and seeing what's available.


  • #5
    pizzahead77
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,382 ✭✭✭pizzahead77


    Irishphotodesk wrote: »
    Rte player is via Samsung TVs, I believe there are work around for the other TVs (they didn't pay rte the money they wanted to allow native access on smart TV)

    I'm currently with eir, €40 per month 100mb broadband .... As long as everything works it's grand, anyone that has had issues with eir will tell you their customer service is pretty much non existent, thankfully, I have been lucky enough to have everything work for the last few years.

    Are you in contract with virgin ? Try calling their customer service or checking their website and seeing what's available.

    The RTE Player is available for Android TV for ages now


  • #6
    colm_mcm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 73,520 ✭✭✭✭colm_mcm


    It’s also on LG WebOS.


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  • #7
    advertsfox
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,699 ✭✭✭advertsfox


    Roycropper63 wrote: »
    Is the above possible? Am with virgin and they want 90 per month for internet TV etc.
    Is there a way of getting broadband and then watching rte player through a smart TV.?
    Mods please move if necessary.
    Thanks
    Yes it's called Virgin Naked Broadband. All of them have deals for €20 off for 6 months but unsure if that will apply for you as an existing customer.

    150Mbps - €59 a month
    250Mbps - €64 a month
    500Mbps - €69 a month

    https://www.virginmedia.ie/broadband/buy-a-broadband-package/


  • #8
    colm_mcm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 73,520 ✭✭✭✭colm_mcm


    Depending on your needs, or your lines capabilities, Pure Telecom are doing a broadband deal on onebigswitch for €25 per month for 12 months.

    Sky are doing deals for bb tv and phone

    Virgin Media is going through an expensive phase.


  • #9
    olliesgirl55
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 150 ✭✭olliesgirl55


    Sky Broadband has a decent broadband-only plan. I find it to be quite good and reasonably priced. Don't know about the RTE player as I haven't watched live TV in a couple of years.


  • #10
    LenWoods
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 617 ✭✭✭LenWoods


    Roycropper63 wrote: »
    Is the above possible? Am with virgin and they want 90 per month for internet TV etc.
    Is there a way of getting broadband and then watching rte player through a smart TV.?
    Mods please move if necessary.
    Thanks

    we canceled virgin tv and kept the broadband at the end of a contract no problem,

    before that; I cancel everything in my name then the wife signed up in her name and got everything again half price for six months,

    personally: I have a terrestrial aerial and also use the RTE player to catch up on things,
    Amazon Prime is also pretty cheap with a good range of shows available,
    I also use an old uk sky card in a sky drx595c box to get a lot of free view channels.


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