Eircom Broadband Offer Slammed
According to Ireland Offline, this morning’s announcement of the roll-out of “Next Generation Broadband from Eircom is nothing of the sort and is merely “window dressing” for a hike in charges
“What is not in the headlines is the subtle but important change from a speed based model to a usage based model of charging,” Ireland Offline said.
“Let us be clear on this announcement, this is neither Next Generation anything nor will 8 MB be delivered to the vast majority of hapless consumers.While IrelandOffline welcome the attention to the important issue of contention we feel this announcement is nothing more than window dressing.”
“This is yet another attack on the hard pressed telecommunications consumers of Ireland. Not only do they have to endure the highest line-rental on the planet they now have to endure a E2 charge for each Gigabyte they go over their paltry caps. For instance the “Broadband Basic” has a minuscule 10GB cap barely enough for the average “tech savy” family. In reality this package will cost E50 for all but the lightest users. That’s E50 + line rental making the total E75.36 per month. This is hardly a giant leap forward it’s more like a gigantic leap into the dark past and into your wallet.”
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