Last day to shop smart as emergency phone service ends

THOUSANDS of customers who enjoyed cheap phone calls with Smart Telecom have until tomorrow to find a new telephone company — or their service will be cut off.

Now they are being urged to shop around for the best deals from Ireland’s 19 home phone companies after Smart hit financial trouble and pulled the plug on 40,000 home-phone subscribers.

Eircom has been providing Smart customers with a basic service since the start of October to give them time to switch to a new phone company.