Broadband options around Ashtown?

jinhee100 wrote: »

It's 39euro a month and installation cost 50euro.

I live in rcp so i feel your pain but 40 quid for 1MB in DUBLIN CITY is a bloody scandal if you ask me. I use utv and pay 65 (including line rental) for 10mb (though i dont get 10mb usually its still pretty good)

Here a test from to day around 19.55

I have not had much hassle with Digiweb.Just wish the download limit was higher so I could watch tv on it.

jinhee100 wrote: »

Yeah. It's bloody scandal especially for me from Korea. People using 100mb line in there since several years ago. It would be just 30euro a month. And I never got bothered having 100mb service there actually coz my old VDSL was enough for me. It was 20mb. But I think the actual speed was around 10mb.

And about cablewatch.
Tony the installation guy told me they increased speed to 3mb.
So officially it's 3mb.
Anyway speed is ok to me as long as it is steady.

Just having lots of problem from funny company.
They just called me and told me that I still need to pay cancellation fee.

<snip> i left them a few years ago to go to eircom, they rang me back saying they were increasing speed of broadband to 20mb, never happened, anyway went back to them after dispute with eircom over line rental and my cointract, emailed cable watch recently and said they were increasing speed to 25mb in early march, i responded saying they said that 2 years ago, they never responded, there also apparently rolling out <snip>

on plus side your right, there service is next day, unlimited download that really is unlimited because it takes so long

UPC is still a no go!
But I've made a call to sky and am going to get a dish installed if possible - let the management company come and try and get it down, I'll fight them. Watching a telly that doesn't even give a tv guide in this day and age is ridiculous.
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Hi All

Moved to rathborne close recently. The broadband situation is absolutely crazy Everyone seems to be settling for 3 to 7mb download speeds! Thats nuts in this day and age.
Ive been using 3G since i moved in and its ridiculous. Moved from south city and really missing 25mb UPC. Got a letter the week we moved saying they were upgrading it to 30mb in the area. Heartbreaking. Love the Ashtown area though, much prefer it to the city.

My family home in a rural part of county sligo have better broadband

Everyone should write to the local TD asking to allow more companies like UPC into the area. People should not have to pay the same price for completely inferior services just for the sake of competition law.
Most things we use now like video calls, streaming movies, online gaming are all impossible without proper high speed broadband. Most of the broadband companies in this area are charging full price for services that are not fit for their purpose.

Sorry if thats a bit of a rant, its a frustrating subject.

Is anyone using Smart Telecom? Whats the feedback?

Any advice or suggestions are much appreciated

I too have to suffer of getting used to UPC broadband and now... well you know.

Recently I got TV (UPC) installed and I was chatting with the guys, and seems that until 2016 it's not possible to have UPC.

I also drop a tear when he showed me some antennas in a close by building, and told me that all these surrounding buildings could have 20mb broadband from UPC through wireless, if the agency that regulates the communications in Ireland allow UPC to do that.

Seems that the only option to have UPC in Ashtown, is talk with the houses on the other side of the Canal, and split the bills and put there a emissor so you would have broadband in your place. (Actually I'm really thinking in doing that)

Well I do share your opinion about how bad is the broadband service in Ashtown, but about TV, I found UPC very good (as usual).

About broadband I've been using O2, good coverage and speed, but I'm waiting for the guy from Metro (Digiweb) to call down, so he can verify if I can get it or not.

Is Wimax an option in Ashtown ?

the whole situation is ridiculous! it's like we don't exist out here, I know people living in the backarse of nowhere who have better broadband options than people living here!
wimax is an option as far as I know, probably depending on what way your apartment is facing etc etc.
has anyone any new revelations regarding other suppliers?

I live in Pelletstown and also have Digiweb (Metro).
right now:

alexandropolis wrote: »

Hi JoeyD,
Where exactly in The village are you?
I live in The Parkview apartments, Rathborne.
I arranged everything with digiweb for my connection and after 4 days I called them to ask them how long it is going to take.
They said that they do not have coverage there.....

On the phone they said that the area is ok and even took my personal and bank details.
After that they didn't even call me....

Hi

Myself an my partner are
Looking
At apartments up there. The agent Said we would have to get cable watch. What is going on? How are you getting on now ?

I heard some rumors about the apartments around Superquinn getting UPC. Can anyone confirm that?

Don't know about UPC, but over the weekend I saw a number of cable installations being carried out around the Ashtown area, so here's hoping for some competition

Anyone has tried the SKY package for Broadband/phone/TV. Seems to be a better combination than Eircom/cablewatch. Although broadband speed will be same as eircom i.e 11mb, the TV package is way better with sky, but I am not sure if we are allowed to have an antenna in the balcony ?

i would prefer upc broadband!

Anyone have good results with sky broadband ???

prunch wrote: »

Or good results with magnet??

There's Magnet in Ashtown? I'm surprised, but then I went and check on their website, and Pelletstown Manor, doesn't have coverage