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The percentage of households in Ireland with broadband is still one of the lowest in Europe.
The definition of exactly what broadband means will vary from one provider to the next - speeds on offer range fron 512kbps upto 24Mbps. Speeds are getting faster - but Ireland still lags behind most other European countries on broadband takeup and speeds.

Eircom is still the major landline telecoms provider in Ireland - they also provide the infrastructure for the majority of telephone broadband connections in Ireland. Eircom had no competition until a few years ago - and several companies started to undercut them.
The cheapest nationwide landline phone and broadband package (July 2010) is available from Vodafone - especially if you are a heavy user of your land-line to make calls in Ireland.
Vodafone give you always on "up to" 8Mb DSL broadband , 40Gb download limit, unlimited calls to landlines local and national and line rental for €45 euro a month. Plus 200 mins of calls to 3 selected Vodafone mobiles. This is the lowest price 3Mb 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. (Figures correct July 2010)

See more on this Broadband Prices Compared

Mobile Broadband in Ireland -
Mobile broadband is very popular in Ireland - especially amongst the student population and those living in rented accommodation where getting a phone line installed may not be possible. Mobile broadband coverage and speed is very variable depending where you live.
Vodafone , Three, Meteor and O2 offer mobile broadband using small USB modems or "dongles". Charges are all around €19.99 a month if you go for the pay monthly option. Most mobile broadband providers have usage caps - at around 10Gb or 15Gb a month - but
Vodafone have just introduced a no limits mobile broadband for €24.99 a month - see more here

O2 have their O2 Clear mobile broadband which costs €19.99 a month with a cap of 10Gb a month. The modem provided by O2 is capable of speeds of upto 7Mbp and it only costs €29 Euro with the 18 month contract. O2 also do a 12 month contract and a monthly option. See more on the O2 mobile broadband packages here.


More about Broadband in Ireland here

An alternative to broadband in Ireland:
is offered by OnSpeed. They provide software which compresses the data and speeds up transfer times by up to 5 times the normal dial up rate. 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 limit.

Some other Broadband providers in Ireland:

Eircom
UTV
NTL/Chorus (uPC)
Imagine
Smart
Irish Broadband
Clearwire

Digiweb





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