Carphone Warehouse to pitch Irish broadband
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Carphone Warehouse is set to step into the Irish broadband market with the launch of three packages under its TalkTalk service.
The mobile phone retailer expects to unveil its TalkTalk Broadband products before Christmas. "The plan is to have TalkTalk Broadband available by the end of the year and it will be available to both new and existing TalkTalk customers. We are very excited about it and think it will be a great addition to our current product suite," a spokeswoman for Carphone Warehouse told ENN.
"In line with all TalkTalk plans we are planning to keep TalkTalk Broadband straightforward and flexible and ensuring great value for the Irish consumer. Consumers will be able to choose the broadband speed that suits them best and bundle with any of our existing TalkTalk packages, Talk1, Talk2 and Talk3 to ensure they are getting the product meets their needs," said the spokeswoman.
Two of the packages available will have download speeds of 1Mbs and 2Mbps respectively with the possibility of other speeds also being available. The spokeswoman said Carphone Warehouse did not want to release any other details regarding the products, including the prices it intends to charge, until closer to the launch.
Carphone Warehouse is just the latest in a recent glut of players from the mobile world moving into the increasingly competitive broadband market with Vodafone, O2, and Three Ireland all launching products in recent months. News of the mobile phone retailer's entry into the broadband market comes as it announces a new service aimed at Irish businesses.
On Tuesday, Carphone Warehouse launched TalkTalk Business, a new telecoms service that comes in three different calls and line rental bundles. Customers can also avail of a selection of add-ons designed to make mobile and international calls more cost effective.
TalkTalk Business will offer customers an online account through the website www.talktalkbusiness.ie, allowing companies to manage aspects of their accounts such as viewing recent bills and most frequently dialled numbers, as well as the option to avail of e-billing.
"We are delighted to expand our services to the business sector in Ireland. TalkTalk is the obvious choice for businesses who are looking for reliability, value for money and a quality service," John Bermingham, country manager of TalkTalk.
© 2007 ENN
COMMENTS
Not unsuspecting irish
"3"'s so called up to 3.6Mbps "Broadband" still doesn't work and the National Broadband Scheme has been shelved to pay for Wood Pellet Stoves.
Several Satellite "broadband" suppliers that were going to repeal the laws of physics (Low latency Geo Sync Satellite !) are gone...
And there is Perlico already.
Really Competition?
Are they planning to do more than resell eircom 1Mbps and 2Mbps DSL?
Which is only available to maybe 60% of households. Due to the approx 26 Eur line rental, the number of housholds with phone line has fallen from 82% to 69%.
About 85% to 90% exchanges enabled but many lines fail due to poor copper or even pair gains installed since privatisation.
This IMO does nothing for the Irish consumer.
Poor so and so's
I recently quit yawn yawn after they took over my previous provider (Onetel).
I paid for an unlimited download and guaranteed speed but they wanted to give me free for life broadband (sic).
When i questioned them, I was going to be capped and the upload and download speeds were throttled. They weren't providing the (lack of) service for which I was paying, had varied my contract without prior notice in writing so I got out of it immediately.
They are one of the worst providers I have ever had the misfortune to encounter. I pity the poor, unsuspecting Irish who sign up with them.
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