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Rate your Irish Internet Service Provider & Broadband
Looking for the best Irish Broadband service? Want to see how other ISPs compare in Ireland? Rate my ISP let's you see at a glance who is happy with their internet services and who isn't. Why not leave your own rating? Good and bad experiences all welcome at rate my isp. The list below has the ISP with the best ratings at the top. Select one of the ISPs to see ratings and reviews or leave your own.
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East Cork Broadband
East Cork Broadband was set up in late 2004 to provide Internet access in the Midleton area. At that time there were many areas where broadband was not available due to the slow progress of mainstream providers like Eircom. Over the last few years we have brought service to several communi...
Clearwire
Clearwire say "Clearwire Broadband is fast. All you have to do is call today and you’ll have broadband tomorrow, GUARANTEED. It’s easy!"
They currently have 4 broadband packages ranging from €24,95 (512 Kbps) to €79,95 (2.5 Mbps).
Magnet
Magnet Networks "provides commercial and residential customers with the services required to enable them to enjoy the benefits of high speed connectivity at competitive prices." They have a range of entertainment bundles and three main broadband packages....
BT
BT have three main packages. Value (6mb download @ €32.50), Basic (1mb download @ €22.50), and Deluxe (24mb download @ €32.50).
Update: Vodafone have recently taken over BT's residential customers. See the newly added http://www.ratemyisp.ie/ratings/vodafone...
Chorus NTL
Chorus and NTL joined together to form one company, UPC. They won best ISP at the Digital Media awards 2008. They have a range of home bundles including phone, TV and broadband. They currently have 3 different broadband packages.
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Airwire
Airwire was set up to provide broadband to areas in the west of Ireland where nothing else was available. "We had been providing ourselves with broadband as there was no other option and saw the need among friends and neighbours - especially those who wanted to work from home or operate a ...
Digiweb
Digiweb Ltd is "one of Ireland's leading Telecoms and Internet Services Providers, offering Wireless and Fixed Broadband, Telephony, and Web Hosting services. Digiweb is 100% Irish owned and run, and currently employ 155 staff in Dublin, Dundalk, Waterford and Limerick."
They have a ran...
Smart Telecom
Smart Telecom herald themselves as the best value broadband in Ireland. Do you agree? They have a range of bundles that include broadband, phone and digital tv.
Update: Smart have recently been taken over by Digiweb: See blog post: http://ratemyisp.ie/blog/2010/01/not-a-very-smart-cap/ ...
Rapid broadband
Rapid Broadband is a 100% owned Irish Company which is focused on Providing Broadband Connectivity and Phone Services to West Cork. They've got home and business packages.
Coverage areas include Crossbarry, Innishannon, Ballineen, Enniskeane, Coppeen, Bandon, Dunderrow, Ballinadee, Timo...
Irish Broadband
Irish Broadband consider themselves "technological leaders in the wireless broadband industry" do you agree?
They have a range of broadband in a box, fixed wireless and DSL packages....
UTV Broadband
Primarily a TV station, UTV branched into internet services a few years ago with
UTV Broadband. They have a wide range of packages and bundles and a few special offers, including a 3 month trial.
Eircom
Eircom are Ireland's "Largest telecommunications" supplier. Originally the primary provider of phone services in Ireland, they now provide a range of phone and broadband bundles.
Imagine
As well as touting Wimax, Imagine's big selling point is that they can cut your Eircom bill in half. http://www.imagine.ie/
Perlico
Perlico is "a subsidiary of Vodafone, the world's leading telecommunications company and we are the leading alternative supplier of Home Phone and Broadband services to Irish customers".
They currently offer 5 different broadband packages including a "Pay as you go" package....
3 Broadband
According to http://www.3ireland.ie/broadband/, 3 Broadband offer some of the cheapest packages around by offering mobile broadband packages rather than fixed line / modem setups but how is the service?
Skytel
Skytel "specialise in providing phone solutions to residential, SOHO, SME and corporate customers". They provide regional broadband services throughout Wexford. They have 5 different broadband packages ranging fromResidential at €34.95 to Enterprise at €175.
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Omnitel
"OmniTel is a trading arm of Callidus Telecom Europe which has been operating in Ireland since 2003. Registered with the Irish communications regulator operator, Omnitel has built a state-of-the-art network throughout Waterford, Wexford, Wexford, Kilkenny and Clare."...
Ice Broadband
Ice Broadband are in operation since 2003. "Everyone has different needs. As a result ICE Broadband has a number of different combinations of phone and broadband packages ensuring that you get the service that's right for you." They currently have 5 different packages....
Vodafone
Vodafone have recently taken over BT's residential customers. So make sure to check out previous BT reviews Vodafone have mobile broadband packages, and home broadband packages. ...
Nova Networks
Nova Networks is a Cork-based ISP who have been providing broadband to homes and businesses for over 6 years. They now provide phone and broadband services over fixed wireless technology, giving a workable alternative to having a phone line.