broadband usage in deansgrange
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this is a power point presentation about broadband availability in Deansgrange. It also includes advice about which package I found to be the best for a small arts business opperating from DeansgrangeTRANSCRIPT
BROADBANDLeslie Souchere
Deansgrange
The Deansgrange area
Providers available in the Deansgrange area
Type of telecommunications company
Vodafone offer mobile phones, land lines and broadband services
Perlico offer home phone lines and broadband services
Digiweb offer home phone lines and broadband services
UPC offer home phone lines, television and broadband services
Type of telecommunications company
Eircom offer home phone lines, e mobile services and broadband services
Wimax offer home phone lines and broadband services
Strencom offer broadband services but specialise in data networks and cloud computing
Medium of communication
Vodafone, Eircom, Perlico, Strencom use copper phone lines to connect the internet
to your home
Medium of communication
Digiweb offer internet through phone lines, wireless to hot spot* and satellite internet
Wimax use wireless internet from a hot spot
UPC use fibre wire Hot Spot
Fibre Wire
Packages available in the Deansgrange area
Vodafone’s business package ‘24MB Vodafone Office package’ which is €64.99 offers internet through phone linesDownload speed of up to 24Kbps Upload speed of up to 1 KbpsThe contention ratio on this line is 48:1*There are no hidden charges attached with this package.
Packages available in the Deansgrange area
Perlico’s home package ‘Broadband Plus with Freetalk Anytime from Perlico broadband’which is €36.02 offers internet through phone linesDownload speed of up to 3Mbps Upload speed of up to 246 KbpsThe contention ratio on this line is 48:1There are some hidden charged attached with this packageThere is line rental every month on top of your €36.02 of €20.96Monthly bill would actually amount up to €56.98
Packages available in the Deansgrange area
Digiweb’s home package ‘Digiweb DSL*-PRO’ which is €96.79 offers internet through phone linesDownload speed of up to 4Mbps Upload speed of up to 384 KbpsThe contention ratio on this line is 12:1There are some hidden charged attached with this package.There is an installation fee of €29.95 There is line rental every month on top of your €96.79 of €20.96. Monthly bill would actually amount up to €117.75. There is also a 60GB Cap contract for the first six months of this service.
Packages available in the Deansgrange area
UPC’s home package ‘Fibre Power Broadband 30Mb’ which is €42.00 offers internet through fibre wireDownload speed of up to 15Mbps Upload speed of up to 3 MbpsThe contention ratio on this line is 17:1There are no hidden charged attached with this package when you order online and you get a free wireless modem.The rating for customer service is poor with complaints about rude staff, long hold's on the phone and even being told they don’t do a service in a particular area when the service has already been installed!* There are also good comments from customers that have not had to use customer service.
Packages available in the Deansgrange area
Eircom’s home package ‘Up to 7Mb Broadbandwith’ is €39.82 offers internet through phone linesDownload speed of up to 7Mbps Upload speed of up to 348 KbpsThe contention ratio on this line is 48:1There are some hidden charged attached with this package.There is line rental every month on top of your €39.82 of €20.96Monthly bill would actually amount up to €60.78There is also a 50GB download allowance
Packages available in the Deansgrange area
Wimax’s home package ‘WiMax 7Mb from Imagine broadband’ which is €35.00 offers internet from hot spots. There is a hot spot for the Deansgrange area in the Deansgrange industrial park.
Download speed of up to 7Mbps
Upload speed of up to 512 Kbps
The contention ratio on this line is 4:1
There are some hidden charged attached with this package.
There is an installation fee of €29.95
There is line rental every month on top of your €96.79 of €20.96.
Monthly bill would actually amount up to €117.75.
There is also a 60GB Cap contract for the first six months of this service
Packages available in the Deansgrange area
Strencom’s business package ‘Strencom 4MB Unlimited’ which is €169.00 offers internet from hot spotsDownload speed of up to 5Mbps Upload speed of up to 512 KbpsThe contention ratio on this line is 24:1There is an installation fee charged attached with this package of €85.00There is no cap on this package and they do claim to have a five day installation time
Who would I choose?Why?
I feel that UPC’s home package ‘Fibre Power Broadband 30Mb’ which costs €42.00 is the best package available to a sole trader running a business form home in Deansgrange.I would choose this package as it has the best value for money. This package offers a fast enough up and download speed for a small business. With a contention ratio of only 17:1, there will not be too many users on the same line, which will help with the speed and efficiency of the broadband.
Bibliography
http://www.getbroadband.ie/business_broadband_deals.php?County=Dublin%20South&Area=Deansgrange&at=2 (Accessed:15/1/11)
http://iowacitystories.wordpress.com/2010/05/14/google-to-provide-internet-for-select-test-market-cities/ (Accessed:15/1/11)
http://www.broadbandwatchdog.co.uk/contention.php (Accessed:15/1/11)
http://www.askcomreg.ie/home/buzzwords_explained.57.LE.asp (Accessed:15/1/11)
http://uk.encarta.msn.com/dictionary_1861764559/DSL.html (Accessed:15/1/11)
Bibliography
http://www.vodafone.ie/index.jsp?gclid=CNTwkoLD2qYCFY4f4QodkGtM1g (Accessed:15/1/11)
http://www.perlico.com/ (Accessed:19/1/11) http://www.digiweb.ie/ (Accessed:19/1/11) http://www.eircom.net/ (Accessed:19/1/11) http://www.imagine.ie/ (Accessed:19/1/11) http://www.strencom.net/ (Accessed:19/1/11) http://www.upc.ie/?
ps=paidsearch&CMP=paid_search_adwords (Accessed:19/1/11)