Households are being advised to switch and save in advance of upcoming broadband, TV and mobile price hikes.
From next month, most customers of eir, Sky, Three and Vodafone will see the cost of their plans increase for the third April in a row.
Providers now implement an "annual price adjustment".
Originally the "price adjustment" was based on the annual rate of inflation as well an additional 3% each April. So if inflation for the preceding year was 2%, customers would see a 5% hike in their bills.
But eir and Vodafone have now reverted to fixed annual increases.
For example Vodafone's broadband plans will increase by a flat €3.50 a month each April going forward while its broadband and TV plans will go up by €4.50.
Although Sky does not officially implement an "annual price adjustment", its prices will increase this April by an average of 4.5% following a similar increase last April and the one before.
Daragh Cassidy, Head of Communications at price comparison website Bonkers.ie, said the upcoming price hikes means some customers will be paying around 20% to 25% more for their broadband and TV than they were only three years ago.
"Although providers are increasing their prices each year for their existing customers, the deals they're offering new customers have remained relatively steady in price in recent years. This means there really is a lot of money to be saved by switching. More so than ever," he said.
He said that for example, someone who is out of contract could be paying €80 a month or more for 500Mb fibre broadband, whereas they could get it for less than half the price for a year by switching.
"With some providers you can switch to a 24-month discounted contract, so the potential savings are even greater," he said.
"For mobile customers, they should consider moving to a SIM-only deal if they're out of contract. Some SIM-only plans offer pretty much unlimited calls, texts and 5G data from as little as €12.99 a month," he said.
"There's no point paying €50 or €60 a month for your mobile if you’ve fully paid off your phone and are out of contract. The key thing is that consumers don't have to accept these price increases year in and year out. They can beat them by switching," he added.
