Cheaper telephone bills

[September18]

I am presently with smart telecom, and I used to find it cheaper than eircom. But lately I have not notice much of a savings been switched over to them. Can anybody recomend a better company than smart for this. Also is there any way of getting out of paying the ridculous fee of €21.00 for line rental?

 

[ClubMan]

Also is there any way of getting out of paying the ridculous fee of €21.00 for line rental?

Cable or wireless broadband and VoIP possibly supplemented by careful mobile use? There are lots of existing threads on telco charges/packages/tariffs and VoIP that it would be worth your while searching for and reading.

 

[Grizzly]

My two monthly phone bill from Eircom this month was for €7.17 in call charges. €39.96 for line rental and €9.89 for V.A.T. I really only keep the line for my broadband. One of these days I will get around to comparing all the different packages available. Anyone already researched these packages fully?

 

[ZEGAR]

What about Perlico..This new Irish servoce being advertised at the moment..Worth checking out.....Send them you last bill from Eircom/Smart and ask them to recalculate at they rates and see if there is a saving !

 

[ClubMan]

My two monthly phone bill from Eircom this month was for €7.17 in call charges. €39.96 for line rental and €9.89 for V.A.T. I really only keep the line for my broadband. One of these days I will get around to comparing all the different packages available. Anyone already researched these packages fully?

You might be better off with a broadband + line rental package from one of the service providers - e.g. Smart for €35 p.m. or BT for something similar. See this thread:

Key Post: Broadband packages & availability - check here if shopping around