EIR 4g home broadband

Yep it should be yours to do as you wish after contract has run its course

5G antenna would be future prove, in case it would become available in your area. However, when will 5G come to your neck of the woods....?

Eir, as much i can see, supply Huawei 5G CPE Pro 2(aka H122-373) and this device does NOT have external antenna ports.

B818 does have TS9 connectors. Most antennas come with SMA, you can pick up adapter tails for under €10 on Amz. When selecting antenna go for 10m cable. Anything beyond that might reduce signal. If you get 5m you can extend, but joints again might effect signal.

I presume that router is the updated version which will be fine. A 5g antenna (That also goes 4g) will future proof yourself for an updated router if the signal improves later on down the line

A 10m cable for the external antenna would be ideal and to connect the external antenna to the router you may need an SMA to Ts9 connector. It’s just a small adapter that gives the antenna the correct connection to the router

If the antenna comes with a Ts9 connector, all good!

My Eir 4G broadband contract is up next month. The 12 month contract I signed up to last year was €29.99/month for the first 12 months but is due to rise to €52.99/month thereafter so its time to review my options.

My preference is to stay with the service but only if I can recontract at the same price. Will speak with sales later this week and I'm hopeful they will be agreeable as it matches their current offering.

Just wondering if any else who signed up last year has had any similar experiences coming out of contract.

I'm getting 30-40mbs down and 5 up on 4G (thanks to Eir increasing capacity last year on my cell in response to the pandemic). This is more than adequate for my needs. Handles a couple of streams of 4k tv at peak times, let alone meeting WFH needs during the day.

Even if I was in a 5G area, that plan would increase my internet costs by 50% (+ cost of a new router) with no tangible benefit. Probably explains why uptake of 5G plans where available has been slow to date in Ireland.

I was merely pointing out that 5g is less than what you could be paying in the future should you be unable to negotiate a better price albeit the modem costs extra. Having said that the modem could be considered a bargain when you compare to what they are being sold for through 3rd partys.

So my 12 month 4G contract expired and Eir confirmed that the plan is now on a rolling 30 day contract with a continuous discount applied (i.e. €52.99 - €23 discount = €29.99). The net effect it is the same offering as per their website, although technically it is a different (older) plan.

Besides standard pricing is now fixed at €29.99/month, one thing I noted was that I was supplied with a Huawei B818 modem (which is now mine to keep), but now they are only offering a lower spec B628.

This would may make a difference depending on your location and the number of masts in your area according to this forum post. After reading this I moved my B818 as high up in the house as I could and have managed to more than double my speed 80-90Mbs down & 20-30Mbs up - for same money and 30 day contract.

@basill - Was tempted to try this out but alas no 5G signal and no way of knowing if it will be expanded my way in next 12 months. But you make a good point about the cost of the modem.

Mine is fine. Have you checked using a different browser incase it is a browser setting that may be prevented from displaying correctly.

Otherwise if it's not showing you correctly then I would be making a complaint - if your plan has usage limits then their is an obligation on Eir to provide you with relatively up to date usage.

I cancelled after 12 months and the router is just sitting there since. I am with three now and it is working fine. Would it work if I popped say a 48 sim into the old router or do I need an unlock code? If I need one, I don't think I'll bother ringing Eir. They are just impossible

If you were with Eir and now have a Three sim in the router then yes it is unlocked.