Telecommunications

Introduction

Results from a new EU survey shows that our phone habits have changed significantly over the past few years. Just 9% of Irish households today cling to the traditional pattern of just having a landline phone, while despite the higher cost of mobile use, 20% have followed the EU trend of abandoning their landlines altogether in favour of exclusive mobile use. Along with this, in today’s fast-moving world, broadband is almost considered an essential domestic utility in the same league as electricity, gas and the fixed line telephone. So if you are unhappy with your current service (...) Read more

Landlines

Most people still rely on a landline phone in their home, so this section of the website helps consumers to understand the technology that is available to them, give handy hints on what to look for in a phone provider and explain how they can avoid problems with bills. Read more

Mobile Phones

Most people now own a mobile phone. Just 9% of Irish households today cling to the traditional pattern of just having a landline phone, while despite the higher cost of mobile use, 20% have followed the EU trend of abandoning their landlines altogether in favour of exclusive mobile use. This section of the website helps consumers to understand the technology that is available to them, give handy hints on what to look for in a mobile phone provider and explain how they can avoid problems with your (...) Read more

Internet

This section of the website will help you to understand the technology that is available to you. We also give handy hints on what to look for in an internet provider and explain how you can avoid problems with bills and connections. Read more

Bundles

Bundles are ‘packages of telecoms services that are bundled together to try and make them look more attracttive and save you money’. In Ireland the most popular types of bundles include landlines and broadband packages. Read more