this must be something quake
players are interested in so i'll give some info on it here. eircom have finally
made a move on dsl, publically announcing a package, and a date... since it's
the only available dsl package in ireland at the moment it's a total rip off
when compared to other european countries. also there are rumours of a "cap"
being put on the service... which coupled with the high price would make it
even more unattractive.

i steam solo

the product has both a usb port or ethernet option

speeds are up to 512kbps downstream/128kbps upstream

connection fee is 125 (ir£98.45) - monthly fee is 99 (ir£77.97).

additional equipment required: adsl usb modem 145 (ir£114.20) or adsl ethernet
modem 200 (ir£157.51)



i stream plus

speeds are up to 1mbps downstream/256kbps upstream

connection fee is 125 (ir£98.45) - monthly fee is 165 (ir£129.95).

they're 34 exchanges flagged
for upgrading throughout dublin for dsl. after talking to an eircom customer
rep i was told that shortly after launch, and in the proceeding weeks all 34
exchanges will be upgraded.

ther'll be a 15 day wait
from ordering to installation (i was told the same delays that accompanied isdn
installation will not be present with adsl installation), after a phone line
test to verify your line is within the nesessary distance from telephone exchange.
they'll be accepting pre-orders from about next week onwards and say they'll
start installing lines in peoples houses on the 28th of september.