Broadband switch deals

What model Fritzbox are you using? I'd like to go back like the old days and have my own router. It's so difficult to get a nice neat router, they all look like plastic hedgehogs 🫣

I asked one question, hardly clogging up the thread is it? Another poster is having trouble getting his connection sorted since last month, is that bothering you too? I think it's a very informative thread tbh.

Are Pure still doing a 30 EUR / month offer?

Did anybody have any issues cancelling Pure after the 12 months? I rang them just before the contract ended and I was transferred around the place and given uan. Numbers. They are now claiming I didn't cancel. Also they don't seem capable of following their own complaints procedures.

I was out of contract with Eir and they still required the 30 days notice!!

D- Day tomorrow, fibre is to be installed, hopefully I get a decent fella. Huawei router arrived today.

I'm on 44 a month for 500MB broadband Virgin. Says in my contract it goes up to 70 a month after 12 months even though newcomers to Eir are only 35 monthly for same broadband and newcomers to Virgin 40 a month. I'm going to cancel and head to Eir as I'm not paying 840 a year for that. Are Virgin any good at keeping you on the 44 a month when you cancel? I'm.not interested in any other half deals such as 44 for 6 months then 100 for the other half.

I'm going to cancel it next week. Just wondering are peoples experiences that they will just say OK off you go or will they relent if you insist on the same deal, especially given what Eir offer?

You don't specify if you are on ftth, siro or fttc but usually the best advice on anything broadband related seems to be avoid eir. Go to sky, pure, Vodafone or digiweb rather than Eir. Most are doing 500MB for around 30-35 a month for ftth at least

I used the link in the"Changes To Your Contract" email to cancel two accounts about 2 weeks ago.

I chose the option to cancel contract in 30 days.

First account was with full tv and 250mb broadband (96e) and the second account was the same with full tv and 500mb (104e).

I got a call today and was instantly offered half price for 12 or 24 months on the first account.

I told the rep about the second account and he offered the same.

I asked for the upgrade to 1gb broadband and after putting me on hold he came back with a yes.

The half price offers were for the current prices and not half of the prices with the 4e increase.

Sorry the 104e was bb and full tv.

So first is now 48e for 250mb bb and full tv and the second is now 52e for 1gb bb and full tv.

Two good deals, well done.

That's fantastic service. Where are you living if you don't mind me asking? I'm in Thurles in Co. Tipp.

I have to change at the end of the month. Just went to onebigswitch as i saw a good deal for broadband and i usuall go with whoever is on that when i switch.

But onebigswitch doesnt seem to have a broadband offer anymore.

My contract with Eir is up on 1st June. Im paying €46 a month with them now. Im on holidays for the second half of the the month and first week of June, so wont be at home, but need the broadband up at home over that period. Someone can let them in or even install the router when it comes if need be.

So im not out of contract yet, but if I was to switch tomorrow how much would I have to pay eir? Just the remaining days in the contract? It would still be far cheaper than staying wiht eir if it was that.

Wow...Virgin didn't even try to keep me. I'm surprised as I read so many posts saying if you ring to cancel they will try very hard to keep your business. I cancelled my 500MB broadband as they were going to charge 70 per month from next week onwards. Told the chap that Sky and Eir are offering the exact same deal for 35 a month. The best he could do was 6 months at that then 6 months at 70 which I'm not willing to.pay, given that Virgins new customers get 35 a month for a year.

Was kind of expecting him to play hardball a bit and then relent and say OK we will give you that deal too but no, he just said sorry you feel that way, here are the terms of your cancellation. This after waiting 30mins to get through! Email was sent shortly after confirming my cancellation. I guess it's better for me as I'm saving by moving to a different network but for people reading this, it's not always the case that an intention to cancel will result in them fighting for your business. Presumably they would rather you gone than get 420 a year from you. Just wanted to post this in the interest of balance.