The
percentage of households in Ireland with a broadband internet connection
has grown a lot in the past 2 years - about 61% of households had
a broadband connection in 2010 - but we still lag behind many other
countries in Europe. The definition of broadband is vague - and what
is classed as broadband in one country would be seen as very slow
in another.
Eircom is still the major landline telecoms provider in Ireland
. Eircom had no competition until a few years ago - but de-regulation
has helped lower broadband prices as other providers started to undercut
them.
The cheapest nationwide phone and broadband package (August
2011) is available from
Vodafone
Vodafone give you always on "up to" 8Mb DSL broadband ,
40Gb download limit, unlimited anytime calls to Irish landlines and
line rental for €45 euro a month. Plus 200 mins of calls
to 3 selected Vodafone mobiles.
This is the lowest price 8Mb package for someone who wants to be able
to make a lot of peak time calls all over Ireland
. Sign
up for Vodafone At Home here.
See more here on
Comparison of Irish Broadband Prices
If you live in Dublin Magnet
provide a cable broadband service to many areas. With speeds of up
to 50Mb available with unlimited downloads - phone and TV bundles
available from €54.99 a month . Visit
the Magnet Website here to find out more
Mobile
Broadband in Ireland -
Mobile broadband is very popular in Ireland - especially amongst the
student population and those living in rented accommodation.
Some people have to use it as their main internet access. Others use
it whilst they are away from home .
Mobile broadband coverage and speed is very variable depending where
you live. Most of the mobile telephone providers also have a mobile
broadband offering - visit the mobile broadband providers websites
using the links below
They
all offer mobile broadband using small USB modems or "dongles".
Bill Pay Mobile broadband charges in Ireland are all around €20
a month. Most mobile broadband providers have data usage caps of 10Gb
or 15Gb a month. The biggest cap (March 2011) is from Three
and
Meteor which are boyh 30GB .
More about
Mobile Broadband Prices in Ireland here
You can try and speed up your internet or broadband connection with
OnSpeed.
They provide software which compresses the data and speeds up transfer
times by up to 5 times. No wires or cables - just a file to be downloaded
and it's less than €40 a year. They have a 14 day money back
guarantee. I used it when on dial up - and it works a treat. It also
speeds up slow mobile broadband , satellite or DSL by compressing
files before you download them. It should also help stop you hitting
download limits .
Find Out More Here
