[ILUG] SMART Broadband

[Liam Bedford]

Ray wrote:
> Hi Folks,
> I am in the process of availing of the SMART Telecom offer. Today I 
> discovered some very disturbing information. If I am to avail of this 
> product I will have to have a change of phone number. The matter is 
> currently under consideration in the High Court with the case being 
> perused by ComReg. Now before people start taking issue with the product 
> please consider how this affects competition in the telecoms market. I 
> can change mobile provider and hold onto my number but not broadband if 
> I change network provider.
You couldn't keep your number until the FMNP stuff was all sorted out. 
There were how many years before it was activated? Give it time and 
they'll sort it out in the courts, given that COMREG seem somewhat 
ineffectual (it would seem to me to be interesting that the electricity 
regulator, while they haven't got the system deregulated yet, is going 
about things in a very different manner, and seeming to get some results).

> Two things,
> 1) Anyone else aware of this? (of course no SMART advertising will 
> mention this problem)
yes. everyone who has applied for SMART broadband is aware of it.
> 2) Its the sort of Tech thing his list should be upset over and how can 
> we organise an opinion to express.
No it isn't. It's to do with Broadband and telcos. There are, shock 
horror, forums and mailing lists where it is appropriate to complain 
about things like that. I think maybe IIU if it still exists, or even 
boards.ie, even though half the ilug members think boards is for moaners 
and over expectors.

L.