tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-172623992024-03-05T20:17:29.798-08:00EircomSucks.comThis website is <u><strong>NOT</strong></u> an official Eircom website.<br>
If you want an Official Eircom website visit Eircom.ie or Eircom.netUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17262399.post-66621938335466948032010-06-21T05:38:00.000-07:002010-06-21T05:40:09.800-07:00Risky Risky Eircom....Todays Eircom News......<br /><blockquote>The Irish Independent says that Eircom is now the fifth riskiest company in the world in terms of the possibility it will default on, or restructure, its debt, according to bond market data. The cost of insuring some forms of Eircom debt is now the fifth most expensive in the world. The cost has been surging this year and spiked in May, around the time of the company's last quarterly results. The company's debt is held through ERC Ireland Finance Limited, which has denied suggestions that a restructuring or a default is on the cards. </blockquote><br />As Taken from <a href="http://enn.ie/story/show/10125838">enn.ie</a><br /><br />Now who wants to buy such a risky company?,Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17262399.post-70821403173917650912010-06-16T03:17:00.000-07:002010-06-16T07:13:05.719-07:00Irish Mail On Sunday sucks at reporting about eircomYou all know I think Eircom sucks after all that’s the reason why I started this website and have made numerous comments about Eircom on this site, boards.ie and twitter.<br /><br />However none the less I'll also give credit where its due, yesterday some of you may have noticed that I tweeted about a blog post Darragh made The Irish Mail On Sunday, well here's my view on it.<br /><br />Firstly the Irish Mail on Sunday is a rag, yes I've said it and its likely pissed off its columnists including the one that wrote the story about Eircom (Hi Warren Swords).<br /><br />Secondly they can't even come up with something original as seen from The Mail On Sunday a week prior in the UK about BT's interactions with its customers, some fun reading <a href="http://vmproductbod.blogspot.com/2010/06/brands-and-social-media-its-not-spying.html">about it here</a>.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4scEX5hHmEONwXQYD_548CdireUX8_mmQuRCR1Vjtn_44DsgaF615sxhOv3-8ADhV7JZ99JA1hKVJD_N7vEyvC0zM__b7TmUrEkDZi20mEXPiTeuuAu9TGXAaaaPOxrJrpdNy/s1600/mail-onlinebt.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 201px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4scEX5hHmEONwXQYD_548CdireUX8_mmQuRCR1Vjtn_44DsgaF615sxhOv3-8ADhV7JZ99JA1hKVJD_N7vEyvC0zM__b7TmUrEkDZi20mEXPiTeuuAu9TGXAaaaPOxrJrpdNy/s320/mail-onlinebt.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483314913126863586" /></a><br />So last Sunday the "Irish Mail On Sunday" ran its copy n paste job about Eircom and social networking, apparently Eircom are “stalking” its customers...I've never heard such shite in my entire life.<br /><br />You can read about it on <a href="http://darraghdoyle.tumblr.com/post/701510720/irishmailonsunday">Darragh Doyle's blog</a> or the scan below<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvGv0nkg0mVchholMZhQhy80GSuVrucwfAqKss4hjW9mCztLOUk8VAo3J5-cNPsatlg5Kc4zy9QchaZUusu1YAyjmpegr5ew_YqAfcNbZKYGpIPLyBTQ7MIsCIfdpnM68pnQCF/s1600/eircompaper.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 226px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvGv0nkg0mVchholMZhQhy80GSuVrucwfAqKss4hjW9mCztLOUk8VAo3J5-cNPsatlg5Kc4zy9QchaZUusu1YAyjmpegr5ew_YqAfcNbZKYGpIPLyBTQ7MIsCIfdpnM68pnQCF/s320/eircompaper.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483316482695111394" /></a>As I said on twitter yesterday Eircom (as @eircomconnect) on Twitter and Facebook is a good thing, it means they are interacting with their customers in a public forum which means if they feck things up this is also seen by the public.<br /><br />So yes it can be of benefit to Eircom but it can also go bad for them if they don’t do a good job, this is a good thing as it keeps eircom or for that matter any company on its toes.<br /><br />In the past Eircom have even interacted with @eircomsucks on twitter and answered my queries, ok perhaps not as well as I would have liked but I understand the lads are "front line" agents and not managing directors.<br /><br />I personally would like to see Eircom on boards.ie in the future in the same manner as Vodafone currently is, yes it won't be easy but at the end of the day its all good for the customer :)<br /><br />The Irish Mail On Sunday should be ashamed of themselves with what they are trying to pass off as "journalism" in their rag, its clear they have no understanding of how the likes of Twitter even work.<br /><br />.....before any ejits suggest I've been paid off by eircom's PR Dept you can all feck off as I'll never take a penny from the feckers.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17262399.post-56639327012093992722009-12-09T12:43:00.000-08:002009-12-09T13:53:47.834-08:00Eircom's new contract for basic telephone lines<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiprFyGYR9On_MjYa82pNzQGTJbfNnHQqWrshgpQyXlRV0aHcMZfY1kmaOkG1sWMQw8TBPSPRj0fTddm-mKjWQqMUufYXcQQDq0hYEr1PzvINtwDLq5iKvKE7AEQ9bpjARQaHQo/s1600-h/cut-the-phone-line.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiprFyGYR9On_MjYa82pNzQGTJbfNnHQqWrshgpQyXlRV0aHcMZfY1kmaOkG1sWMQw8TBPSPRj0fTddm-mKjWQqMUufYXcQQDq0hYEr1PzvINtwDLq5iKvKE7AEQ9bpjARQaHQo/s320/cut-the-phone-line.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413343882401277762" /></a><br />So imagine that you move into a new house/flat and you need to get a phone line installed before you get ADSL Broadband, you plan on choosing Smart as your phone and Broadband provider.<br /><br />So as eircom basically have a monopoly in Ireland you first have to get them to install your telephone line (PSTN line) before Smart can give you any services, so you ask them to install the line/activate the existing line and they advise you that there's a 6 month contract.....your thinking this is new and has never existed before and your 100% correct!<br /><br />As per the eircom website<br /><blockquote>6 month contract applies to residential lines</blockquote><br /><br />As of approx two weeks ago Eircom have introduced a 6 month contract if you get a phone line (PSTN line) installed and your a residential customer, if you move your telephony service to another provider eircom will see this as breaking your contract.<br /><br />Such a move is anti-competitive and only serves to block LLU providers such as Magnet and Smart from competing with Eircom, in addition this will affect other providers such as Vodafone, UTV, Imagine etc if you choose to pay line rental to them instead of Eircom (This has been confirmed with eircom directly).<br /><br />Whats most concerning is some Eircom employee's appear to be clueless in relation to why eircom are doing this, <a href="http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055765345">accordingly to one user on boards.ie</a> an eircom employee said the following when the user asked why eircom have introduced this new rule:<br /><br /><blockquote>How else can we make money? We don't get a cent of the line rental paid to other ISPs</blockquote><br /><br />This is misleading to potential customers and is 100% incorrect, it would appear eircom need to train some of their employees better, a good general rule is if you don't know what to say put the customer on hold and check instead of giving out incorrect info.<br /><br />This new change by eircom is extremely concerning as it could affect consumer choice when it comes to which broadband provider a consumer chooses to go with.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17262399.post-1162285553354952492009-08-20T00:12:00.000-07:002009-08-20T00:26:19.187-07:00Eircom To Block Users From Connecting To The Pirate Bay<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5QiGeflRF4GhhuAL5ArJBfQaQdpQuAbGrQ6Tb2Mhm5vUd0pQHFZGQ-337EmewP2Y8moQz3wAEkRiZjyObwfgTt6CM4o0xTfn35O0x_PtuaRWEFGSCKDe6cvSn6zyBBUgOUupT/s1600-h/200px-The_Pirate_Bay_logo.svg.png"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 227px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5QiGeflRF4GhhuAL5ArJBfQaQdpQuAbGrQ6Tb2Mhm5vUd0pQHFZGQ-337EmewP2Y8moQz3wAEkRiZjyObwfgTt6CM4o0xTfn35O0x_PtuaRWEFGSCKDe6cvSn6zyBBUgOUupT/s320/200px-The_Pirate_Bay_logo.svg.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371941663504001570" /></a><br />Yourtechstuff.com is reporting that Eircom plan to block the pirate bay affective from 1st September.<br /><br />One wonders how they'll do this at the very least I'd speculate that they will likely be a restriction on their DNS servers, in which case simply changing your routers/computers DNS servers to another DNS provider like <a href="http://www.opendns.com/">opendns.com</a> should resolve this easily.<br /><br />Users on the popular Irish message boards boards.ie are <a href="http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055656642">already posting</a> about this new decision by eircom.<br /><br />Read the Yourtechstuff.com story below or Irish Times story by <a href="http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/frontpage/2009/0820/1224252952116.html?digest=1">clicking here</a>.<br /><blockquote>So apparently, Eircom is to block The Pirate Bay to its customers, starting September 1st. Or so claims the solicitors for the major music labels, who have sent a legal letter to rival ISPs asking them to do likewise.<br /><br />At least one of those ISPs, Chorus NTL, is to "firmly resist" the request by the record labels to block The Pirate Bay, according to people in there. Not sure of BT Ireland's reaction yet.<br /><br />Update (15.45pm): Eircom will indeed put the block on, a spokeswoman for the operator has just told me. She said that the company intend to hold a "briefing" on the matter on August 31st. I reckon that might change now.<br /><br />Update: here's a requested UPC (Chorus NTL) statement on the matter:<br /><br />UPC can confirm it has received a request from solicitors acting on behalf of the Irish divisions of EMI, Warner, Universal and Sony music companies that UPC blocks access to the Pirate Bay website.<br /><br />This request is separate to ongoing court proceedings between these same companies and UPC with respect to their demand that UPC take certain actions in relation to subscribers allegedly involved in illegal music downloads.<br /><br />This latest request is apparently further to an unopposed court action between these companies and eircom whereby eircom was ordered to block access to Pirate Bay as of September 1, 2009.<br /><br />UPC has informed the rightsholders that there is no basis under Irish law requiring an ISP to block access to certain websites and that it will not agree to a request that goes beyond what is currently provided for under Irish law.<br /><br />UPC has always taken a strong stance against illegal activity and continues to work with rightsholders where there is a legal basis to do so. It takes all steps required by the law to combat specific infringements which are brought to its attention.<br /><br />Should the rightsholders proceed with their threat of legal action if UPC fails to block access to Pirate Bay, UPC has every intention of vigorously defending its position in Court.</blockquote>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17262399.post-85996948537206795292009-08-20T00:07:00.000-07:002009-08-20T00:11:23.364-07:00Singapore Technologies Telemedia to buy Eircom<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZsuH4bfQvY-A3vcZ4twL9ZVDI51zzBB7y-VXn1bSTaeycPUfb7azI2oJuLeU35_BPIiOc_fDUYO42ddWxuaW5B_gDeZIb5oHYvq1dyeT7LBkihlek8QVJYB7_UHFn0pDZvkMF/s1600-h/SST"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 120px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZsuH4bfQvY-A3vcZ4twL9ZVDI51zzBB7y-VXn1bSTaeycPUfb7azI2oJuLeU35_BPIiOc_fDUYO42ddWxuaW5B_gDeZIb5oHYvq1dyeT7LBkihlek8QVJYB7_UHFn0pDZvkMF/s400/SST" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371940018757765490" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/13621/business/stt-to-buy-eircom-for-130m">SiliconRepublic</a> are reporting that STT are to buy eircom for 130m euro.<br /><br /><blockquote>STT to buy Eircom for €130m<br /><br />14.08.2009<br />It has emerged that successful Far East telecoms player Singapore Technologies Telemedia is to buy Ireland’s incumbent telecoms operator Eircom for €130m.<br /><br />In June, STT originally offered €120m for Eircom, in a move that was strongly supported by the Eircom Employee Share Ownership Trust (ESOP).<br /><br />STT, which is understood to have interests across Asia and owns fibre optic cable player Global Crossing, has bid €130 to buy Eircom Holdings, formerly known as Babcock & Brown Capital.<br /><br />The deal is expected to be concluded next week subject to a number of issues being addressed, namely the management fee that STT will p[ay to run Eircom.<br /><br />Eircom, which has debts of €3bn, still has an integral role to play in ensuring Ireland has the telecoms infrastructure it needs for the future of the economy and it is understood STT has met with the Irish Government about addressing infrastructure deficit.<br /><br />It has been suggested that Eircom may return to the stock market by 2011 to enable STT to get a return on its investment.<br /><br />By John Kennedy</blockquote>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17262399.post-40962130760269429292009-07-27T08:02:00.000-07:002009-07-27T08:10:08.884-07:00Eircom Pole removal feesSo I was browsing boards.ie the other day and I came across this <a href="http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055631347">interesting thread</a> about a land owner looking for eircom to move a pole but eircom are looking for crazy money. (350e for plant survey and removal fees on top of this)<br /><br />Well it reminded me of this story <a href="http://www.todayfm.com/Shows/Weekdays/Ray-DArcy-Show/Blog/09-07-02/The_listening_post.aspx?ReturnURL=%2fShows%2fWeekdays%2fRay-DArcy-Show%2fBlog.aspx">Today FM covered</a> back at the start of July 2009...<br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Hi Ray and Gang,<br />I thought I should forward you on this picture as possibly the worst location yet for a telecom pole, the pole is placed just in front of the window and door of my parents' new house, and was put in place after planning permission was granted but before houses were built, the best bit... Eircom are now asking for €16,000 to remove the pole. And my parents are unable to connect to water and sewage with the pole in place. The house is in Strand Street in Wicklow town.<br /><br />Love the show ,<br />Jillian.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL9b3IrrO3SWu-ehmg-BEGL9PnhD9OjESKJ4bwNuaQw9qjktr1_V6QWhWoKtFAvfvFAhjqo4ilDQBXMjMP0780kkxn4jlg8NfOfthtULLT74ZUvYGxkRK7ZoGKpcPazmDX9vd6/s1600-h/eircommuppets.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL9b3IrrO3SWu-ehmg-BEGL9PnhD9OjESKJ4bwNuaQw9qjktr1_V6QWhWoKtFAvfvFAhjqo4ilDQBXMjMP0780kkxn4jlg8NfOfthtULLT74ZUvYGxkRK7ZoGKpcPazmDX9vd6/s400/eircommuppets.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363156018309598434" /></a></span><br /><br />So basically eircom erected a pole infront of this property on the basis that a house was going to be build and eircom failed to check where this house would have its windows.<br /><br />Clearly no eircom employee actually came to look at the house after it was built to see what a stupid mistake they had made.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17262399.post-7460142106297241342009-07-14T02:11:00.000-07:002009-07-14T02:13:52.828-07:00Eircom receive Denial of Service (DoS) attack<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIDsewDjCir5lRPGA9MWyW-G74n7cDip5Mu1rQVlli9k7N48nxpp3iEFmzAya9Jqi_PjTNnNMSITdICH5Sxvv9QNaCFkLLpHMi42A3HjFpcRxsfT_wk3wXrKPQdgE41yLuovYg/s1600-h/attack-of-the-bots_1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 246px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIDsewDjCir5lRPGA9MWyW-G74n7cDip5Mu1rQVlli9k7N48nxpp3iEFmzAya9Jqi_PjTNnNMSITdICH5Sxvv9QNaCFkLLpHMi42A3HjFpcRxsfT_wk3wXrKPQdgE41yLuovYg/s320/attack-of-the-bots_1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358241306204462754" /></a><br />So Eircom are reporting that "hackers" have attacked their network, <a href="http://www.rte.ie/news/2009/0714/eircom.html">rte.ie reports</a><br /><blockquote><br /><br />A number of Eircom customers had no internet access or experienced delays in browsing due to a suspected attack by hackers last night.<br /><br />It is the second time recently that Eircom services have been affected by an 'unusual and irregular volume' of traffic directed at the site.<br /><br />Eircom acknowledged many of its customers have recently experienced significant congestion while trying to log onto the internet.<br /><br />Service was down for some customers from yesterday afternoon, but the company said it was fully restored by 11.15pm.<br /><br />Eircom said it is too early to confirm an attack by hackers, but it believes that an unprecedented volume of traffic was deliberately directed at its network in recent days.<br /><br />In the US, the Department of the Treasury and the Secret Service experienced similar problems when high volumes of traffic were directed towards its sites on 4 July - in what is believed to have been a coordinated cyber attack.<br /><br />Eircom said its technical specialists have and are continuing to work to restore service and determine the source of the problem.<br /></blockquote>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17262399.post-45096765772277380082009-06-19T03:09:00.001-07:002009-06-19T03:14:32.371-07:00ComReg plan to cut Eircom fees approved<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidp2vxLoKv8vEzyTYMZ5lzh0PBaUIz6AMHNWWa1vVU9EjgaerdD2xaea_JcILBk6bLQo7GwylZ6NNvh1i6gM4pRDVdImk9J5wwSaqdTbyCd-3ABFc5_FKI6DCD9jyP10gKIVGK/s1600-h/800KrustySealOfApproval2007.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 194px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidp2vxLoKv8vEzyTYMZ5lzh0PBaUIz6AMHNWWa1vVU9EjgaerdD2xaea_JcILBk6bLQo7GwylZ6NNvh1i6gM4pRDVdImk9J5wwSaqdTbyCd-3ABFc5_FKI6DCD9jyP10gKIVGK/s200/800KrustySealOfApproval2007.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348979474604045506" /></a><br />enn.ie <a href="http://www.enn.ie/story/show/10125253">report this week</a> that Comreg has received EU approval to get Eircom to lower the price it charges competitors for access to its telecoms infrastructure.<br /><br />To sum things up this basically means the price that LLU operates have to pay each month to provide a service to a customer.<br /><br /><blockquote>ComReg has received EU approval for its decision to direct Eircom to cut the price it charges competitors for access to its telecoms infrastructure. The price cuts will also include charges by Eircom for migrating customers from one wholesale product to another. <br /><br />The European Commission said the proposed measures represent an important step towards facilitating direct investment in infrastructure and enhancing competition on the Irish broadband market, which should lead to lower prices for consumers. </blockquote><br /><br />Now lets see how long it takes Eircom to fight Comreg on this!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17262399.post-50737047862423331412009-05-28T06:33:00.000-07:002009-05-28T06:40:19.082-07:00Eircom sees profit plunge<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOfVRV1N0Ey5ouswBTcmvI_4wG-wM-re5mOuqDnLyiA5xp3k5gcgKWTS2AQhZFMe85a2PS4AZGMLFyy2PMDJE1RnOo7go3kcdGNqtq09Jk_i55f4SevPyoYOu-egHj35bcbHDo/s1600-h/profitsdown.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 199px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOfVRV1N0Ey5ouswBTcmvI_4wG-wM-re5mOuqDnLyiA5xp3k5gcgKWTS2AQhZFMe85a2PS4AZGMLFyy2PMDJE1RnOo7go3kcdGNqtq09Jk_i55f4SevPyoYOu-egHj35bcbHDo/s200/profitsdown.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340869198958395538" /></a><br /><br />Eircom's third quarter results show an operating profit of EUR69 million, down 27 percent from last year's EUR95 million. <br /><br />Meanwhile, revenue fell 5 percent to EUR488 million. The company lost 22,000 telephone customers in the quarter, but garnered an extra 19,000 broadband subscribers. <br /><br />On the plus side, profits at Eircom subsidiary Meteor jumped 17 percent to EUR35 million; however revenue at the mobile operator slipped 2 percent to EUR117 million. <br /><br />In line with the experiences of rival mobile operators Vodafone and O2, Meteor's average monthly revenue per user fell 6 percent to EUR37.52 over a year.<br /><br />Given that Three have been effectively handed the Governments Broadband Rollout contract this may hit Eircom hard in both the fixed line ADSL market and "Mobile Broadband" ala Midband market with Meteor's "Broadband" packages.<br /><br />Once Three begin rolling out their Midband packages across all of Ireland and they pump up advertising on it it will be interesting to see how this will hit Eircom's profit margins even further.<br /><br />We all think eircom sucks but compared to Three I'd rather see the people of Ireland receive a ADSL Broadband service instead of a Three Midband (Mobile Broadband) service which is frankly not suitable for on-line gaming, VoIP etc.<br /><br />Some content Taken from <a href="http://enn.ie/story/show/10125210">enn.ie</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17262399.post-18269016678045363362009-05-26T07:25:00.001-07:002009-05-26T07:27:28.517-07:00Electricity company to buy Eircom?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ0EJo6CYXrNkjXQuw614U_Gl_OKHuMAZCnRPubkQHgTdORhQeA-YCYEQpDEhIRZnw6BaANqrbaNlF3Zt7WYsqmYIL44GQRUFzaYwWZNhhBVzVl_ugCzeh1_p7BlJ_ArHvvsjH/s1600-h/lightbulb.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 254px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ0EJo6CYXrNkjXQuw614U_Gl_OKHuMAZCnRPubkQHgTdORhQeA-YCYEQpDEhIRZnw6BaANqrbaNlF3Zt7WYsqmYIL44GQRUFzaYwWZNhhBVzVl_ugCzeh1_p7BlJ_ArHvvsjH/s320/lightbulb.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340138744997317954" /></a><br />Taken from <a href="http://enn.ie/story/show/10125206">ENN.IE</a><br /><blockquote><span style="font-style:italic;">The Irish Independent says that Bahrain-based private equity firm Arcapita, which owns electricity company Viridian, has emerged as a potential buyer for Eircom. The other private equity group involved in discussions that could lead to a sale of the beleaguered telecoms firm is CVC Capital Partners, which is housed in Luxembourg. Eircom executives are this week putting case-for-investment presentations to the two groups and Singapore Technologies Telemedia.</span></blockquote><br /><br />Better a power/utility company take them over then the Irish Government!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17262399.post-4701538991937303162009-05-23T06:11:00.000-07:002009-05-23T06:19:44.391-07:00Irish Gov rules out taking over Eircom<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_2tsbabtEdH9kQpCQWxXDdNfikgxs8UEelFt5p6xtSW0i8ye938qoxgQNh19dTuTD2gQbSWB7Hzq7Z2PcuUaOU-SI86Ynl8SU8rUnLNdymgHuPq3Cei-WkZ7bxUt2jMNv2OnU/s1600-h/PhoneFail.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 235px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_2tsbabtEdH9kQpCQWxXDdNfikgxs8UEelFt5p6xtSW0i8ye938qoxgQNh19dTuTD2gQbSWB7Hzq7Z2PcuUaOU-SI86Ynl8SU8rUnLNdymgHuPq3Cei-WkZ7bxUt2jMNv2OnU/s320/PhoneFail.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339007921064515458" /></a><br />Thank feck for that!<br /><br />RTE.ie are <a href="http://www.rte.ie/news/2009/0523/eircom.html">reporting today</a> that Minister for Communications Eamon Ryan has ruled out State ownership of telecoms provider Eircom.<br /><br />If the government did nationalize Eircom it would cost them about 4 -5 billion euro's (debt + pensions) and they'd effectively get a outdated telecoms networks.<br /><br />If the Irish Government wanted to own a telecoms network they'd almost be better off starting a new agency and spend that 4-5 Billion euro on building new infrastructure such as fibre to the home.<br /><br />Minister Ryan went on to criticize what he called Eircom's short-term ownership model and said he would welcome and facilitate investors with the capacity to invest in a long-term business model for Eircom.<br /><br />The full story is below or can be viewed on <a href="http://www.rte.ie/news/2009/0523/eircom.html">RTE.ie</a>:<br /><br /><blockquote><br />State ownership of Eircom ruled out<br />Saturday, 23 May 2009 13:05<br /><br />Minister for Communications Eamon Ryan has ruled out State ownership of telecoms provider Eircom.<br /><br />Speaking at the Telecommunications and Internet Federation's annual charity ball last night, the Minister said that while the Government attached significant importance to Eircom, State ownership of the company was not on his agenda.<br /><br />Mr Ryan criticised what he called Eircom's short-term ownership model and said he would welcome and facilitate investors with the capacity to invest in a long-term business model for Eircom. </blockquote>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17262399.post-17344457600827787332009-05-22T11:15:00.000-07:002009-05-22T11:20:50.835-07:00Ireland drops in OECD Broadband rankings<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSZqeibArQZGczD-HJg8jQMkaBs4miy1rLXaT3qf4-MzFz7DZsj185KCRIDH7KqDgZYD14JL17s8zXSie0SKD17VlCiKHeWZW4lIJ8wqaCyppB97zCrfVCFP0xenJgBu8BFI6D/s1600-h/badwires.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 259px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSZqeibArQZGczD-HJg8jQMkaBs4miy1rLXaT3qf4-MzFz7DZsj185KCRIDH7KqDgZYD14JL17s8zXSie0SKD17VlCiKHeWZW4lIJ8wqaCyppB97zCrfVCFP0xenJgBu8BFI6D/s320/badwires.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338714733006413410" /></a><br />As discussed in the <a href="http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055570919">Ireland Off-Line</a> forum on boards, Ireland has slipped in the <a href="http://www.oecd.org/document/54/0,3343,en_2649_34225_38690102_1_1_1_1,00.html">OECD Broadband rankings</a> <a href="http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/attachment.php?attachmentid=80513&d=1242901089">PDF Available here</a>.<br /><br />This is not a good thing for anyone and should be a major concern for the government, of course its hard for the general public to get the facts when journalists report everything <a href="http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/finance/2009/0521/1224247038707.html">arse ways</a>!<br /><br />Will things improve in the short term....I very much doubt it!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17262399.post-91745379697543003882009-05-14T02:08:00.001-07:002009-05-14T02:11:07.180-07:00Eircom agrees job cuts<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil9yqDmzpxIBqQhgy01s3g2U1y4y6iB5G4Pw7v3AI_s1qrxXhTK-BnuH23WyVRAXvmHqb0op5ctF6Tg6i2XXnIJo7mLe9PGAIxbGFS7goeR_8TyLajROEc9pGbq0gZwY5-STFp/s1600-h/yourfired.htm"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 264px; height: 275px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil9yqDmzpxIBqQhgy01s3g2U1y4y6iB5G4Pw7v3AI_s1qrxXhTK-BnuH23WyVRAXvmHqb0op5ctF6Tg6i2XXnIJo7mLe9PGAIxbGFS7goeR_8TyLajROEc9pGbq0gZwY5-STFp/s320/yourfired.htm" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335604168302300322" /></a><br />Taken from <a href="http://enn.ie/story/show/10125182">enn.ie</a>:<br /><blockquote>The Irish Times reports that Eircom has reached agreement with unions on a restructuring plan that involves 1,200 job cuts and voluntary pay reductions of between 5 percent and 10 percent. <br /><br />The job cuts will be achieved by the end of June 2011. In addition, no performance-related bonuses will be paid before mid-2011, and subsistence and mileage expenses have been cut by 25 percent, along with other allowances. <br /><br />The moves are aimed at helping Eircom make annual savings of EUR130 million by the end of June 2011 as it struggles to service nearly EUR4 billion in debt and to cope with an estimated decline in its business of about 9 percent. <br /><br />Eircom also said it wants to reach agreement by the end of July on measures to tackle its EUR430 million pension deficit.</blockquote>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17262399.post-86073835077690502132009-05-14T00:47:00.000-07:002009-05-14T00:55:02.612-07:00CWU seeks Govt intervention to protect Eircom<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7SrqHPPf-Ol-km7WHuPtaHoU_CZzjxWiUv-QaDTcCOOYI6TlN_e9aaaS93HsTktFm-cCs7FIV-7BLH4cp2rQHKaM2Dn-d-LQ3wUV5e-fNssw5LEHZ8dBeDzNCHOT3Ech-X-cm/s1600-h/eircomgraph.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 257px; height: 276px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7SrqHPPf-Ol-km7WHuPtaHoU_CZzjxWiUv-QaDTcCOOYI6TlN_e9aaaS93HsTktFm-cCs7FIV-7BLH4cp2rQHKaM2Dn-d-LQ3wUV5e-fNssw5LEHZ8dBeDzNCHOT3Ech-X-cm/s320/eircomgraph.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335584480563327618" /></a><br />So The Communications Workers Union is looking for <a href="http://www.breakingnews.ie/business/?jp=eykfauojojql">special treatment</a> for Eircom by the Government for the good of the economy because they believe the company is part of Ireland's national infrastructure.<br /><br />While I understand where they are trying to coming from such a move would be anti-competitive in relation to holding up a private company, if a company has 3.8billion in debt and needs to cut costs then cutting 1,200 jobs is going to have to happen.<br /><br />I'm sure the CWU would be extremely happy if Smart Telecom or BT received Government backing and had some bad debts wiped off.<br /><br />My guess is the EU won't allow any such action by the government and rightly so in my view.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17262399.post-13924573003751925302009-05-05T04:04:00.000-07:002009-05-06T06:11:39.522-07:00Help Wanted! :)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdzHrIc4C38YhnwCVhcT4OOC5fTNExg4-DFo3PqfJAaR3vvfd7mMbFpP6lVOLGQqs5hdtAgxBHrfFB7h0S1AQZpWSgm0ejNkh5SU8BJG_2bPg14O8PMXRMmwas81U2-wMpXACB/s1600-h/rolled-up-newspaper.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 310px; height: 302px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdzHrIc4C38YhnwCVhcT4OOC5fTNExg4-DFo3PqfJAaR3vvfd7mMbFpP6lVOLGQqs5hdtAgxBHrfFB7h0S1AQZpWSgm0ejNkh5SU8BJG_2bPg14O8PMXRMmwas81U2-wMpXACB/s320/rolled-up-newspaper.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332697890046073650" /></a><br /><br />Got a story for eircomsucks.com or want to contribute to content then please e-mail us at info[at]eircomsucks.com.<br /><br />Story's about National Broadband Scheme, ADSL roll out etc in Ireland and industry commentary are welcome.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17262399.post-16292427592500642492008-08-27T04:48:00.000-07:002008-08-27T04:56:36.322-07:00ComReg (The Mouse) backs down in LLU fight with Eircom<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2Jh_4mp-PGrSfiuIyfuDc02ZpWXh6ZoGaW_NRzx3xDD0J6DDTvWbLXTip0TsY1Q5pbbgTuUb6Lu7bq6WNQiskmdSTyieNtLCDd5EmNVKITnvEVLTMCaIQ-vJBzwq2_hyphenhyphenouOh3/s1600-h/mouse800.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2Jh_4mp-PGrSfiuIyfuDc02ZpWXh6ZoGaW_NRzx3xDD0J6DDTvWbLXTip0TsY1Q5pbbgTuUb6Lu7bq6WNQiskmdSTyieNtLCDd5EmNVKITnvEVLTMCaIQ-vJBzwq2_hyphenhyphenouOh3/s200/mouse800.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5239165054487907570" /></a><br />In yet another show of strength and the want to feck over Broadband users in Ireland and protect their bottom line Eircom brought Comreg to court when Comreg (The Mouse) announced back in June that they wanted Eircom to drop the wholesale price it charges other operators for LLU line share from €8.41 a month to €2.94 per month.<br /><br />Well Comreg have dropped the case and let Eircom win!<br />Fantastic...great job protecting consumers in Ireland Comreg you deserve some type of award.<br /> <br /><br />Full story from <a href="http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/11291/">http://www.siliconrepublic.com</a><br /><blockquote>Financial costs, the burden of resources and the length of time a court case would take have been cited by the Commission for Communications Regulation (ComReg) as the reasons it won’t fight an appeal by Eircom against its decision to reduce local loop unbundling (LLU) wholesale prices.<br /><br />In June, ComReg directed Eircom to reduce the wholesale price it charges other operators for LLU line share from €8.41 a month to €2.94 per month.<br /><br />The aim was to have the price cut in place for a year to analyse the effect it would have on the marketplace.<br /><br />However, in July Eircom appealed this decision in the High Court.<br /><br />Yesterday, ComReg said that it considered the financial cost of the appeal process, the likely burden such a case would have on ComReg’s own resources and the probability that a judgement would not be delivered until well into 2009, so it decided against contesting Eircom in court.<br /><br />“ComReg regrets Eircom’s decision to appeal and has decided that it must now act in the most practical and expeditious manner available to it and try to minimise the level of uncertainty in the marketplace arising from Eircom’s appeal.”<br /><br />ComReg says that in the meantime a detailed expert analysis into LLU line share will enable it to propose a specific and substantive price to the market in place of the original benchmark price it proposed.<br /><br />As a result, the decision to reduce LLU line share down to €2.94 has been permanently shelved.<br /><br />The news has been greeted with dismay by independent licensed business Telco Magnet, which described the original directive to reduce line share pricing as a progressive step by ComReg and indicated a willingness to take a more forceful line against Eircom’s anti-competitive pricing. <br /><br />Magnet chief executive Mark Kellett said he was extremely disappointed that ComReg felt it necessary to back down in light of Eircom’s legal action.<br /><br />“Eircom has once again shown that they will use any and all means to protect their monopoly position in the market. Struggling under €4bn of debt ,the company’s sole objective is to protect its cash flows from its legacy product suite.<br /><br />“Eircom clearly do not want competition and as a consequence are frustrating Ireland Inc’s desire to move with the rest of the developed world to have a digital economy,” he said.<br /><br />“Despite the anti-competitive pricing of LLU services by Eircom, Magnet has successfully launched innovative voice and data business services and high-speed, dedicated broadband over its LLU infrastructure.<br /><br />“These services bring real benefits to our customers and allow them to benefit from modern telecom services — these services are not and never will be available from Eircom,” Kellett said.<br /><br />By John Kennedy<br /></blockquote><br /><br />Yet another good bloody reason why Eircom Sucks!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17262399.post-34704084338088817962008-07-22T05:10:00.000-07:002008-07-22T05:21:42.535-07:00Exchanges being upgraded to ADSL 2+From the Eircom website, <a href="http://www.eircom.ie/cgi-bin/bvsm/bveircom/bladerunner/displayNews.jsp?BV_SessionID=@@@@1522630746.1216726930@@@@&BV_EngineID=ccciadeejiemmkfcefeceiedffndffj.0&site=Res&newsItemId=eircom%20broadband%20Speeds%20Upgrade%20Programme">here's a list of exchanges</a> due to be upgraded to ADSL 2+<br />From eircom website:<br /><br /><blockquote><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">(Tuesday, 22nd July 2008)</span> eircom is currently implementing a series of DSL broadband speed upgrades which will significantly increase Internet speeds available to a large portion of eircom's retail and wholesale customers. <br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">The upgrade programme consists of two stages:</span><br />1. The installation of ADSL2+ equipment in 117 of the largest exchanges in Ireland.<br />2. An automated software upgrade for the majority of eircom retail and wholesale customers currently on 2Mb or 3Mb broadband.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Stage 1 - ADSL2+ Upgrade</span><br />The installation of ADSL2+ equipment to our largest telephone exchanges allows eircom to offer speeds of up to 12Mb on its network. This process has been completed in more than 100 exchanges to date. Existing broadband customers, previously on 4Mb or 6Mb broadband, that have a line which qualifies for the faster speeds and who are connected to one of the following exchanges are in the process of being upgraded to 10Mb and 12Mb respectively.<br /><br /><a href="http://business.eircom.net/html/ADSL_2_Ug.pdf">List Of Completed Exchanges</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Stage 2 - Automated Software Upgrades</span><br />The automated software upgrade for eircom retail and wholesale DSL customers is underway and will take place over a number of phases. Customers on the 2Mb product, whose lines pre-qualify will be upgraded to 3Mb and customers on the 3Mb product whose lines pre-qualify will be upgraded to 7.6Mb.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Phase 1</span><br /><br /><a href="http://business.eircom.net/html/Phase1.pdf">Qualifying customers in these areas have already been upgraded</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Phase 2 - July</span><br /><br /><a href="http://business.eircom.net/html/Phase2_July.pdf">Exchanges scheduled for upgrade over the weekend of 26th July</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Phase 2 - August</span><br /><br /><a href="http://business.eircom.net/html/Phase2_August.pdf">Exchanges scheduled for upgrade over the weekend of 9th August</a><br /><br /><br />A schedule for broadband upgrades for all remaining exchanges will be published as soon as it has been finalised and other operators have been informed. <br /></blockquote><br /><br />Documents are in PDF format, you'll need <a href="http://www.adobe.com">Adobe Acrobat</a> to read themUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17262399.post-51058297925079271742008-07-18T04:59:00.000-07:002008-07-18T05:08:23.783-07:00Eircoms Complaints Procedure & More!If you have an issue with eircoms phone or Broadband service and you feel your getting no where through the standard channels you may want to make a complaint.<br /><br />Please remember at all times to remain calm and civil when talking to Eircom & Comreg employees<br /><br />You can send your complaint by email (<a href="http://eircom.ie/cgi-bin/bvsm/bveircom/bladerunner/showContent.jsp?BV_SessionID=@@@@2131363958.1216382329@@@@&BV_EngineID=ccchadeeimeiekfcefeceiedffndffg.0&site=Res&cid=LoggingAComplaintRes&chanId=-536882395&storeChanId=-536882395&clickIdAction=addClickID_gateway&clickIdTo=/bveircom/bladerunner/showContent.jsp&clickFrom=/bveircom/bladerunner/showContent.jsp&clickFromCID=LoggingAComplaintRes&clickFromCategory=null">see eircom.ie</a>). To ensure your complaint is effectively resolved, please ensure you specify the cause of your complaint and provide your eircom account number (located at the top of your bill).<br />By letter<br /><br />If you prefer to put the complaint in writing, you can send it to the following address:<br /><br />eircom Customer Care,<br />5th Floor,<br />Telephone House,<br />Marlborough Street,<br />Dublin 1.<br />By fax<br /><br />If you wish to send Eircom your letter of complaint by fax, you may fax Eircom on 1800 200 480.<br />By phone<br /><br />You can contact Eircoms Customer Care team directly on freefone 1800 200 481, 9am - 5.30 pm (Mon - Fri) where you can speak to one of Eircoms Customer Care Executives and register your complaint.<br /><br />The Customer Care Executive will provide his / her own name and provide you with your unique reference number and acknowledge your complaint on the phone.<br /><br />Eircom's aim is to resolve your complaint to your complete satisfaction. Our Customer Care Executive will resolve your complaint as quickly as possible, preferably during your phone call. If this is not possible we will inform you of the length of time we expect it to take to investigate and resolve the complaint.<br /><br />Make sure will all above process that you get a reference number for your complaint, if you find after the period Eircom stated your complaint would be resolve or you find its still ongoing after about 14 working days you may go to Comreg by emailing consumerline@comreg.ie while also :<br /><br />a) including your Eircom reference<br />b) request a comreg complaints reference number<br /><br />Go from their then.<br /><br />If any details are incorrect or need to be removed etc please e-mail info[AT]eircomsucks.comUnknownnoreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17262399.post-59387262651029570372008-07-11T05:24:00.000-07:002008-07-11T05:31:29.602-07:00True ADSL choice....your kidding me right?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK7YSRG309b6v3MAZGyzQBhU3QvaqQInrvqpV7wpbm0z9asQuZDeceNBrnKPiPnwkzu4ssyLXyBSk9BMKPjFxGDwdaPhuUlB3wzWf6t9NIjkU9XQmWH5mqEpzDl-pIbeK825S1/s1600-h/adsl.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK7YSRG309b6v3MAZGyzQBhU3QvaqQInrvqpV7wpbm0z9asQuZDeceNBrnKPiPnwkzu4ssyLXyBSk9BMKPjFxGDwdaPhuUlB3wzWf6t9NIjkU9XQmWH5mqEpzDl-pIbeK825S1/s200/adsl.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5221733103466451314" /></a><br />So who exactly re-sells Eircom Wholesales Bit-Stream ADSL product, well here's a short list: (if I'm missing anyone drop me a e-mail)<br /><br />- <a href="http://www.eircom.net/broadband/">Eircom Retail</a><br />- <a href="http://www.btireland.ie/">BT</a><br />- <a href="http://www.imagine.ie">Imagine</a><br />- <a href="http://www.perlico.ie">Perlico</a><br />- <a href="http://www.vodafone.ie">Vodafone</a><br />- <a href="http://www.u.tv">UTV</a><br />- <a href="http://www.talktalk.ie">TalkTalk</a><br />- <a href="http://www.digiweb.ie">Digiweb</a><br />- <a href="http://www.irishbroadband.ie/">Irish Broadband</a><br />- <a href="http://www.ifatelecom.ie/">IFA Telecom</a><br /><br />Some of these providers also may have their own LLU (Local Loop Unbundled) ADSL or ADSL2+ services but you'll find that the vast majority of their home/consumer ADSL services are likely provided via Eircom Wholesales offering.<br /><br />This is often all new to some people and it really shows how limited <span style="font-weight:bold;">true choice</span> for a different ADSL package in Ireland really is, especially when compared to the packages that the likes of a true LLU provider like <a href="http://www.smarttelecom.ie/">Smart Telecom</a> provide.<br /><br />In short you'll find that basically all the package the above providers provide are more or less the same...yet another reason why Eircom Sucks!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17262399.post-22483259291912105222008-07-11T02:54:00.000-07:002008-07-11T03:03:20.611-07:00No Surprise! Dial-up still "popular" in Ireland<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisoN-Vdb6i_6_aR0m9hEIiRUB6KKmoTzat2yzlrmT_g5thtik1fp7INlmIzQM46LrY4OwpvYBLxS_KKN-fQKzP49BcH_4Nv_TOs1-XB5jtkHojWvC-GNbhs1c-e6AStnA47r0C/s1600-h/skell.htm"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisoN-Vdb6i_6_aR0m9hEIiRUB6KKmoTzat2yzlrmT_g5thtik1fp7INlmIzQM46LrY4OwpvYBLxS_KKN-fQKzP49BcH_4Nv_TOs1-XB5jtkHojWvC-GNbhs1c-e6AStnA47r0C/s200/skell.htm" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5221694895626902130" /></a>This is honestly no surprise, its nothing to do with people choosing dialup over Broadband and its more to do with people have NO CHOICE when it comes to using dialup over Broadband because they just can't get Broadband!<br /><br />Its certainly not popular...popular is used incorrectly its more to do with no other available internet access for most people.<br /><br />Discussed on <a href="http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055325146">Ireland Off-Line forum</a> on boards.ie<br /><br />Taken from: <a href="http://www.enn.ie/article/10124572.html">http://www.enn.ie/article/10124572.html</a><br /><br /><blockquote>Some 35 percent of Irish internet users go online using a dial-up connection, far higher than the European average of just 12 percent.<br /><br />That's according to the European Commission's 'E-communications Household Survey', which shows that although Ireland's PC penetration rate (58 percent) and internet penetration rate (49 percent) are on a par with the average European rate, our broadband take-up still lags behind. Broadband penetration in Ireland stands at 20 percent, well below the European average of 36 percent. </blockquote>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17262399.post-1737288269013892342008-07-04T06:12:00.000-07:002008-07-04T09:21:49.924-07:00Eircom's Official Reponse to delays on 8MB Upgrades.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk4EMDrgvYTk41eiktu6zi358NxR-9Mypj7OARRK53bKTGzV2Fv9soOT3ScUo9MC6j1-j0ds3OCAHgxV7s7mA6SIurKfeTHJw6jB1TeyQyWnS0ojO-_6ni6GpaEWTLezIEWGhb/s1600-h/snail_wagon.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk4EMDrgvYTk41eiktu6zi358NxR-9Mypj7OARRK53bKTGzV2Fv9soOT3ScUo9MC6j1-j0ds3OCAHgxV7s7mA6SIurKfeTHJw6jB1TeyQyWnS0ojO-_6ni6GpaEWTLezIEWGhb/s200/snail_wagon.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5219148567948589314" /></a><br /><br />It seems Eircom Press Office is running overtime using templates when people send them e-mails querying the 8MB Upgrade delay.<br /><br />Here's their response:<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Sections in brackets are removed or advising.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;"><blockquote>The speed upgrades have been taking place on a phased basis over the last number of months and will continue throughout the next 6 to 8 weeks. We have extended the list of exchanges that will be upgraded which has naturally had an impact on our date for completion of all upgrades.<br /><br />If your telephone line is connected to the <span style="font-weight:bold;">(EXCHANGE NAME HERE)</span> exchange, then speed increases on the eircom 2Mb broadband product and the eircom 3Mb broadband product will come into effect in this exchange in the next 6 to 8 weeks.<br /><br />The speed upgrades for these specific products will apply to all telephone exchanges nationwide for customers whose telephone line qualifies for these speeds. The 2Mb product will be upgraded to 3Mb and the 3Mb product will be upgraded to 7.6Mb. The 3Mb broadband product upgrade to 7.6Mb will not utilise ADSL2+ technology.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">(THE BELOW SECTION DEPENDS ON YOUR EXCHANGE BEING ENABLED FOR ADSL2+)</span><br /><br />The <span style="font-weight:bold;">(EXCHANGE NAME HERE)</span> exchange was ADSL2+ enabled last month. Customers served on this exchange who wish to avail of our 12Mb product, and whose telephone line qualifies, can contact our broadband customer service team on 1800 242 558 to place an order.<br /><br />Best Regards<br /><br />Press Officer</blockquote></span><br /><br />So lets hold Eircom to their word, I expect to see 8MB speeds available to Eircom and Eircom Wholesale customers in 6-8 weeks.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17262399.post-61600821516855097012008-07-03T08:20:00.000-07:002008-07-03T08:26:29.464-07:00Eircom's old ADSL mouse compaignAnyone remember this?<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">"Turn your mouse into a super mouse!"</span><br /><br />Well back in 2001 when ADSL basically didn't hardly exist anywhere in towns up and down Ireland a number of people created errorcom.com (no longer exists) and they also created errorcom t-shirts.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkhKFm0TiIPNrBjVYRUvIndrffUIlQDVSZxD8zcfEAwXCYDr8zEpU5Ior07wtLEl8p-MPW5AckWhC-nd5jBerfcu950vqSbXMJz-f7BA7bXc_f-cTj_K-3oR0BHDBw3RdJJTH9/s1600-h/errorcom-tshirt-proposal2.gif"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkhKFm0TiIPNrBjVYRUvIndrffUIlQDVSZxD8zcfEAwXCYDr8zEpU5Ior07wtLEl8p-MPW5AckWhC-nd5jBerfcu950vqSbXMJz-f7BA7bXc_f-cTj_K-3oR0BHDBw3RdJJTH9/s400/errorcom-tshirt-proposal2.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5218808706844214658" /></a><br /><br />I've done abit of historical searching and found a picture of one of the suggested designs, from what I'm aware the t-shirts were never made or sold due to legal reasons....its also worth noting that eircom shutdown errorcom.com and eircon.org...both satire sites.<br /><br />Its sad to see that still ADSL availability and line pass rates are still poor for people outside large towns and citys through-out Ireland...especially compared to the UK.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17262399.post-68280110911752473962008-07-03T05:10:00.001-07:002008-07-03T05:14:20.405-07:00Re-DesignIts been a few years now since this site started and I felt with the recent renewed interest in Eircom with regards to its delayed speed upgrades to upto 8MB it was time to bring the website back to life and get people talking about why we continue to put up with poor Broadband availability throughout Ireland (via DSL) and slow Broadband speeds when compared to other European country's.<br /><br />Hope everyone likes the new look and everyone keeps discussing Eircom's issues either on this site or Boards.ie's <a href="http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=259">Broadband Forum</a>.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17262399.post-33514561778192218042008-07-02T04:31:00.000-07:002008-07-02T04:51:59.933-07:00Eircom delay 8MB speed upgrade and piss off their customers!<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdnK4qMhnXMM5kJQxD82A_mcgJYrjtErSLhJPDYrW8KpvH_3wwqd5jvVhKPHWPYpHwv6_z_VxERiMAyOlLGZ09V8sEZGRJ1ech5rRmu83VA0igWtAqRq_rmcRAYJbjsrH5Q1dW/s1600-h/Eirconslowconnect.gif"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdnK4qMhnXMM5kJQxD82A_mcgJYrjtErSLhJPDYrW8KpvH_3wwqd5jvVhKPHWPYpHwv6_z_VxERiMAyOlLGZ09V8sEZGRJ1ech5rRmu83VA0igWtAqRq_rmcRAYJbjsrH5Q1dW/s400/Eirconslowconnect.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5218379193464699986" border="0" /></a><br /></div>Back in January 2008 Eircom <a href="http://home.eircom.net/about/press/2008/January/12107837?view=Standard&main=yes">announced they'd be upgrading</a> many exchanges in Ireland to upto 8MB speeds:<br /><br /><blockquote style="font-style: italic;">Retail broadband customers will continue to pay the same monthly fee and will receive the speed upgrades free of charge, while today’s announcement will provide lower wholesale broadband prices.<br /><br />eircom will now offer broadband products with download speeds that range from 1Mb up to 12Mb per second. The speed upgrades and new products will be introduced on a phased basis over the coming months.</blockquote>They also advised that final dates for each exchange would be finalized between January and June 2008, well at the end of June 2008 they announced these would be delayed <a href="http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=56402158&postcount=817">until a as of yet unconfirmed date.</a><br /><br />For all those people on Eircom and stuck using Eircom Wholesale Bit-Stream resellers (UTV, Perlico, BT (for the most part), Vodafone etc this is yet another reason why Eircom sucks!<br /><br />On the other scale of things UPC (NTL/Chorus) recently announced packages of <a href="http://www.upc.ie/internet/">upto 20MB speeds</a> which they've already began rolling out to customers....no set cap either (includes a Fair Usage Policy I'd imagine though).<br /><br />Perhaps this will force Eircom into spending money on ADSL2+ who knows, I guess time will tell.<br /><br />Any further comments on this delay from Eircom customers or employee's are welcome.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17262399.post-25771106757987353542007-10-05T05:22:00.000-07:002008-07-03T08:26:50.746-07:00Three (Ireland) also suck!Yes thats right people, Eircom isn't the only telecoms company that can suck in Ireland.<br /><br />From the stories from customers on boards.ie it seems Three (Ireland) really sucks at the moment and there not dealing with customer complaints in a way that a company should be.<br /><br />Further info on this is available on a newly setup website by unhappy Three customers, <a href="http://www.3broadband.info/" target="_blank">www.3broadband.info</a> and <a href="http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=54143241">boards.ie</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0