Broadband switch deals

No unfortunately you can't get GoMo on open eir FTTC, it's only their full fibre FTTP network.

Yes you could try Clear Mobile (Vodafone) for €12.99pm or GoMo (eir) for €14.99pm, to see if those networks perform better where you are. There's also the option of Starlink.

You can check these websites to see if FTTP is planned for you from any of the networks (open eir, SIRO, NBI, Virgin etc.) -

https://nbi.ie/map/

https://siro.ie/broadband-for-home/

https://www.openeir.ie/fibre/broadband-checker

https://www.gov.ie/en/department-of-culture-communications-and-sport/publications/national-broadband-plan-map/

I forgot you had previously mentioned you are included in the open eir FTTP rollout, aren't you.

VDSL/FTTC depends on how far away your property is from the cabinet. The max is 100Mb/s, so they are estimating 50-70Mb/s for your property. It could have better latency, jitter and consistency for you compared to mobile broadband though.

Yeah they advertise it as up to 100Mb as that's the max of the FTTC service if you are really close to a cabinet, but you are estimated to get 50-70Mb/s.

It should show the estimated speed on the ComReg broadband checker too -

https://www.comreg.ie/broadbandchecker

half price Virgin link, enjoy: https://www.virginmedia.ie/loyalty-halfprice-0626

My contract is up soon and I'm pretty much stuck with them as there are no other options on my street. Of course they know this as they can check my address as easily as I can.

Did you cancel first and later get offers to stay? And what did they offer?

My area is due to be upgraded but nobody can give me a timescale on it.

My last negotiation was two years ago - I refused the 9 months thing and in fairness to the girl I was talking to, she came back with a decent reduction for two years. It's a game of chicken basically.

Yeah as CoBo55 said above, nearly all providers offer service through it except Virgin Media.

Fantastic price. In direct response to GoMo with the "no setup fees" bit. Hopefully this will make other providers bring down their prices too.

Colour me shocked

Used Switcher to go with Vodafone, phone call/s to setup (could not take revolut), all ok ready to go (this was Thursday last week)

Trying to log in, some old number, said I’ll get onto live chat, a few minutes later, ah this was not setup, do you want to do it now, we have good deals on live chat, no thank you twice and close the chat

An hour or so later an engineer cancellation is available for today, but I said no thanks as well I was told ive no account

Sky is cheaper, but hate sky so onto Digiweb to call me back, plus have a referral from a user here to reduce the extra cost

• 945 asked for a callback
• 1150 rang to see if I could do it myself, no someone had to ring me
• 1356 rang again to see, no same story
• 1412 five-minute phone call to tell me there’s some change of provider in the system so I have to ring them to cancel, will call me tomorrow

Ring Vodafone, there is an account, gave me the number and will be installed June 19, I said about offered a cancellation for today, no cant do anything, then moved too another section, who then told me someone cancelled the account so would need open a new account again

In two days’ time looking at the prospect of no service or paying whatever Virgin charge me for a week/ten days however long it takes to move too another provider

Rang virgin and took the half price deal for another year, next year ill know to move two calendar weeks in advance, obviously one week isn’t enough

Gomo deal not available here either

Yeah makes sense , I'll know next year for sure

Only thing I don't like about Virgin is ipv6 (mostly for Plex) and can't change DNS/no modem mode

I've Plex going ok, so just live with the others

Yeah I got that much back thanks

Just have to remember not to factory reset it

I notice VM are doing the cheapest 5GB fibre on a 12m contract at the moment through switcher. €50 per month for 12 months, no CPI increase in April, and €105 bill credit.