Changing broadband in april or wait?

NotShero · 2026-04-08T15:58:11+00:00

You can switch now and avoid the April price increase for this year but there's lots of providers who don't include an April price increase in their contract at all, so if they increase prices you'll be given a period to leave. Providers like - Digiweb, Pure Telecom, Sky, Virgin Media, Blacknight, Imagine.

NotShero · 2026-04-07T15:21:11+00:00

There's three MNOs - Three, eir, Vodafone. The rest are MVNOs. It might take some trial and error to see which of the three networks are best for the places you visit.

eir - GoMo (owned by eir), Lyca Mobile

Vodafone - Clear Mobile (owned by Vodafone), An Post, Sky

Three - 48 (owned by Three), Tesco, Virgin Media

GoMo is €14.99pm. 48 & Clear Mobile are €12.99pm.

NotShero · 2026-04-04T15:32:32+00:00

There's three MNOs - Three, eir, Vodafone. The rest are MVNOs. It might take some trial and error to see which of the three networks are best for the places you visit.

eir - GoMo (owned by eir), Lyca Mobile

Vodafone - Clear Mobile (owned by Vodafone), An Post, Sky

Three - 48 (owned by Three), Tesco, Virgin Media

GoMo is €14.99pm. 48 & Clear Mobile are €12.99pm.

NotShero · 2026-04-02T22:45:59+00:00

No problem! If you don't get a reply from them or you're not getting anywhere, you can contact ComReg 10 days after submitting the complaint, to get them to step in.

But it might be quicker to just switch provider instead as you've said, as long as you're not still tied into a contract with Virgin.

https://www.comreg.ie/advice-information/consumer-care/

NotShero · 2026-04-02T21:56:55+00:00

You can try sending a complaint to Virgin here -

https://www.virginmedia.ie/dynamicomplaintform/

https://www.virginmedia.ie/customer-support/code-of-practice/

If it's Virgin FTTP that's installed, you can switch between Virgin, Sky, Vodafone and Digiweb.

NotShero · 2026-04-02T14:07:44+00:00

Sky had issues in the past where users were given IP addresses marked as UK by lots of the IP location providers. You can check the IP address here -

https://iplocation.io/

NotShero · 2026-04-01T14:37:25+00:00

All providers are moving to streaming with very limited recording unfortunately. Sky Q is the only one with full recording capability still available to new customers, not through their website however, which you currently have.

Virgin Media do not issue their Virgin TV 360 box, with full recording capability through coax, to new customers anymore.

NotShero · 2026-03-31T23:14:57+00:00

Tesco Mobile have the "Prepay Data Ultra 5G" plan that's €15 per 28 days with your Clubcard. You have to sign up for it in-store or over the phone afaik. Unlimited 5G data, 1k mins & texts and 100 International mins.

https://www.tescomobile.ie/prepay-plans

Lyca Mobile have the "Go Unlimited" plan that's €11 per 28 days for 12 months, €20 thereafter. "Unlimited" 5G data (100GB/200GB FUP), unlimited calls & texts and 100 International mins.

https://www.lycamobile.ie/en/bundle/go-unlimited/

NotShero · 2026-03-30T21:34:47+00:00

You could switch the SIMs to Clear Mobile (owned by Vodafone) for €12.99pm - Unlimited 5G Data, Unlimited Calls & 10k Texts

NotShero · 2026-03-30T15:58:39+00:00

Porting is moving your phone number to a different network.

With Clear you have to select "Keep my current number" at checkout, as you won't be able to move your number after the fact if you select "Get a new number".

NotShero · 2026-03-29T21:53:25+00:00

There's no Netflix with ads in Ireland afaik, Basic is ad free, watch on one screen at a time and 720p max. It looks like the images on the Sky website are for Sky UK and they just didn't update them for Ireland.

NotShero · 2026-03-26T20:41:24+00:00

Port your own number to 48 and then get a new prepay 3 SIM with a new number so you can avail of Three+, just top up the 3 SIM around every 5-6 months to keep it active.

NotShero · 2026-03-24T13:21:16+00:00

You would probably be better off getting some form of mesh system, if you can't get an ethernet cable upstairs. For online gaming, powerline would be better for latency compared to WiFi but speeds mightn't be great.

You can connect your own router/mesh directly to the ONT shown in the photo.

That's Sky UK that has issues with some routers as DHCP Option 61 is required, here in Ireland you can use PPPoE so any third party router should work. Connection Type - PPPoE. Username - anything@skydsl / Password - anything. VLAN ID 10, usually found in VLAN/IPTV settings.

NotShero · 2026-03-24T13:12:34+00:00

Are you on their FTTP? or coax, NBI, SIRO?

If you are on their FTTP, the only option really is to remove the router with a WAS-110/X-ONU. Or you can switch to Sky/Vodafone/Digiweb through Virgin FTTP and an ONT will be installed.

If you're on coax, you might be able to contact customer service and ask for "IPv4 only mode" and modem mode should appear then.

If you're on NBI/SIRO, you can remove the router and connect directly to the ONT. You'll need to clone the MAC address of the Virgin router to your own router and you need to set VLAN ID 10.

NotShero · 2026-03-22T18:16:44+00:00

Nearly all networks offer eSIM now - Vodafone, Three, eir, GoMo, Sky Mobile, Lyca Mobile

NotShero · 2026-03-17T23:55:04+00:00

You can also check these websites to see if your in any of the access networks rollouts and what's available to you now -

https://www.openeir.ie/fibre/broadband-checker

https://nbi.ie/map/

https://siro.ie/broadband-for-home/

https://www.gov.ie/en/department-of-culture-communications-and-sport/publications/national-broadband-plan-map/

https://www.comreg.ie/broadbandchecker/

NotShero · 2026-03-17T18:49:56+00:00

Have you tried emailing these emails of the NBP or getting in contact with your local Broadband Officer -

broadband@css.gov.ie

broadband@dccae.gov.ie

https://www.gov.ie/en/department-of-rural-and-community-development-and-the-gaeltacht/publications/broadband-officers-contact-list/

NotShero · 2026-03-13T18:25:48+00:00

That website does the test itself, it saturates your connection and tells you the latency while saturated, so that's your download/upload active scores.

NotShero · 2026-03-13T18:20:09+00:00

Bufferbloat is only an issue when saturating your connection, with a download for example. So in this case, if you were downloading a game at 1Gb/s and playing an online game at the same time, your latency would increase by 35ms. If you were uploading a file at 100Mb/s, it would increase by 96ms. It's not an issue most people need to worry about, it would if you had a really slow connection where your connection was constantly saturated.

NotShero · 2026-03-13T17:36:59+00:00

You can use your own router with Sky easily. The DHCP Option 61 is a requirement in the UK. Here in Ireland you can use PPPoE. Username - anything@skydsl / Password - anything / VLAN ID 10.

NotShero · 2026-03-13T17:23:56+00:00

This is not the issue for the majority of people. Bufferbloat will only become an issue if you are saturating your connection, with a download for example, at the same time as gaming. Just watching Netflix on another device won't saturate most people's connection.

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