Cork photographer focuses ire on Eir over broadband services

A well-known photographer has snapped after losing his high-speed broadband service, despite moving to an office closer to an internet exchange in the heart of Cork City.

Cork Business Association member Billy MacGill said he enjoyed internet speeds of up to 30MBs in his old office just off Oliver Plunkett St, about 100 yards from the exchange near the city’s central post office.

He moved in July to a new office on Oliver Plunkett St, just 23m from the exchange. Despite paying €147 to his broadband provider Eir to transfer his account to the new address, his broadband speeds have collapsed. Tests on his line show he is getting speeds as low as 0.82MBs.