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Rural Broadband Scheme Information Megathread
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09-05-2011 10:40am#1Join Date:Posts: 26430
Ok everyone this is basically how it works and this is where everyone can post any questions etc
The Gov have launched a new scheme as outlined on the thejournal.ie which you can read here - http://www.thejournal.ie/plan-for-full-broadband-coverage-in-ireland-by-end-of-2012-133291-May2011/
Further information is available from the Dept of Communications here - http://www.dcenr.gov.ie/Communications/Communications+Development/Rural+Broadband+Scheme
Its important to remember that the RBS scheme only applys if you have no access to ANY ISP, Just because you can't get fast 8MB Broadband doesn't mean that you can apply to the RBS. So before you jump in and apply remember the above.
Appplication form is located here - https://secure.dcenr.gov.ie/InternetRBS/apply/apply?execution=e1s1
If you apply to the RBS scheme this means they will pay part of the connection costs to a Broadband service if you can't already get a service, this however does not mean you will get free Broadband on a monthly basis.
How it works is explained on the Dept Of Communications website:How will the scheme work?
There will be a number of phases in the Scheme. This first phase involves inviting and processing applications. The Department will be accepting applications from 9 May 2011 until 29 July 2011.
In the second phase of the Scheme, the Department will check with existing internet service providers to see if they are willing to provide a service to the premises concerned. If they are willing to provide a service, we will write to you and ask your permission to be contacted by the companies concerned. If a service can be provided to you in this way, your application under the scheme will be closed.
If none of the companies concerned are prepared to offer you a service, then your application will progress to the next phase in the Scheme. We will write to you at that stage and let you know. We expect the second Phase of the Scheme to be completed by January 2012 at the latest.
In the third phase of the Scheme, the Department will engage an internet service provider who will offer a basic internet service to applicants. We will pass the details of all applicants to this service provider who will contact the applicants and offer them the service. While the Department will be paying part of the cost of the infrastructure necessary to provide a service under this Scheme, the applicant will be responsible for paying the costs of the service itself. This may include some upfront connection costs as well as monthly charges for the service. Further details of the service and related costs will become available once the Service Provider has been selected. You will not be obliged to take up the offer of a service under this Scheme.
We expect roll out of this service to commence in early 2012. The Scheme should be completed by the end of 2012 at the latest.0
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Im living off 3 mobile midband for 1.5 years. Speeds for the past 6months have been horrible with "peak" hours lasting up to 15hrs per day. I constantly get sppeds of 0.12mbps ,
Three claim perfect coverage in my area although o2,meteor and vodafone do not. They also say my area is not included in the NBS although from what I hear its basically the same thing with the same speeds. Surely speeds like this cannot be considered "broadband" is this what im going to be stuck with for as long as I stay here? One bar signal and speeds of 0.10mbps are a joke in reality its 56k dial up
speedtest taken just now
When I check the links provided by OP I can see that my area is indicated in "yellow" which states that it is part of the Rural Broadband Scheme.
What does that mean for me?0 -
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is it not already a done deal?So they haven't actually granted it to an ISP yet?
Christ, I really hope they don't award this to Three.
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see this page:
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Sponge Bob wrote: »Dunno about 90%, 50% would be more accurate.
Aye, probably...
Out of curiosity, who does everyone hope gets the contract?0 -
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Just got a call this morning from a lovely Dublin lady and she was looking for my house on google earth, took a while but she found it in the end. She said she was attaching a photo of our house to the info letter they are sending out in the post.
Hopefully we will meet the criteria and be included in the scheme.
when did you apply, I havn't heard anything yet
Altough I'm not expecting to have broadband installed anytime soon 0 -
johnners2981 wrote: »when did you apply, I havn't heard anything yet Altough I'm not expecting to have broadband installed anytime soon
I filled out the form the morning it was announced, early last week I think. I was told on the phone that the first 3months will be used to deal with applicants so I wouldnt worry if they didnt call you yet as they will get around to it at some stage.
Im not very optimistic as to what kind of service we will receive if our application is granted but anything is better then what we have here at the moment :pac:0 -
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William Powell wrote: »Why are we calling this Broadband when so far the only suggested solutions are Midband?
Just applied btw
Because in this country we fudge statistics to make things look better than the dire state they're in. No other country includes mobile. You really thing only 1% can't get broadband like they say?0 -
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Just got a call this morning from a lovely Dublin lady and she was looking for my house on google earth, took a while but she found it in the end. She said she was attaching a photo of our house to the info letter they are sending out in the post.
Hopefully we will meet the criteria and be included in the scheme.
I signed up online about a week ago and had a call from a very pleasant lady who wanted to confirm where I lived to check we were in an area covered by Rural Broadband Scheme.
The Department seems to be using a google based application and logging the EXACT location of every applicant, once the location is confirmed they are sending out letters confirming your details. As locating us is a bit tricky we exchanged a couple of emails and I confirmed the picture they were looking at was in fact our house (note to self: the house needs painting
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William Powell wrote: »I signed up online about a week ago and had a call from a very pleasant lady who wanted to confirm where I lived to check we were in an area covered by Rural Broadband Scheme.
The Department seems to be using a google based application and logging the EXACT location of every applicant, once the location is confirmed they are sending out letters confirming your details. As locating us is a bit tricky we exchanged a couple of emails and I confirmed the picture they were looking at was in fact our house (note to self: the house needs painting)
Yeah I went through the same process where they were looking on google maps for my address, took a while to find it but she eventually did. I get a letter in the post yesterday from the department about the scheme but it doesnt really say anything other then tee fact that it is still in phase one and will take a few months to implement. They also talk about passing on my information to other providers in my area to see if they will offer broadband.
To be honest the hole scheme will be a disaster if they are stating satellite is "broadband" I dont know much about the speeds but I assume they will be poor enough (1Mbps?) and a high ping also I fear a low cap maybe 20GB?
Maybe somebody on here with better knowledge could fill us in a little?0 -
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William Powell wrote: »I signed up online about a week ago and had a call from a very pleasant lady who wanted to confirm where I lived to check we were in an area covered by Rural Broadband Scheme.
The Department seems to be using a google based application and logging the EXACT location of every applicant, once the location is confirmed they are sending out letters confirming your details. As locating us is a bit tricky we exchanged a couple of emails and I confirmed the picture they were looking at was in fact our house (note to self: the house needs painting)
If either of ye are lucky then you wont get the RBS. The state of internet in this country is a joke. I've worked the last 21 years with telecoms in Asia and Central America since I graduated from the NUI and I can't believe the ineptitude that facilitates the underhand offering of contracts to companies like 3 and others here. People you are been pushed into a plank of timber by a 24Volt battery drill. Wake up, you've got teachers in the government making contract decisions or hiring consultants to do it for them.
Give me a number of some head in the department, I want to know who decided on who gets the RBS contract. In 2003 I ran high speed wifi to a rural town (850pop) in South of Chile. The Argies were doing it 2 years before me. What's the problem here in this country??? No one on the council getting their site levy for the antennas???0 -
William Powell wrote: »I signed up online about a week ago and had a call from a very pleasant lady who wanted to confirm where I lived to check we were in an area covered by Rural Broadband Scheme.
The Department seems to be using a google based application and logging the EXACT location of every applicant, once the location is confirmed they are sending out letters confirming your details. As locating us is a bit tricky we exchanged a couple of emails and I confirmed the picture they were looking at was in fact our house (note to self: the house needs painting)
If either of ye are lucky then you wont get the RBS. The state of internet in this country is a joke. I've worked the last 21 years with telecoms in Asia and Central America since I graduated from the NUI and I can't believe the ineptitude that facilitates the underhand offering of contracts to companies like 3 and others here. People you are been pushed into a plank of timber by a 24Volt battery drill. Wake up, you've got teachers in the government making contract decisions or hiring consultants to do it for them.
Give me a number of some head in the department, I want to know who decided on who gets the RBS contract. In 2003 I ran high speed wifi to a rural town (850pop) in South of Chile. The Argies were doing it 2 years before me. What's the problem here in this country??? No one on the council getting their site levy for the antennas???0 -
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Wrong, they don't even have to cover 100% of the NBS area ( around 50% of the country by area) ...they being allowed to use satellite for 5% of NBS customers.Teechnically three are in breach of their contract if they refuse to give 100% coverage thoughout the country am I right?
Has anyone else had a booster box installed for them?
Plenty have had boosters installed but that just moves the problem around to those without boosters 0 -
Sponge Bob wrote: »Wrong, they don't even have to cover 100% of the NBS area ( around 50% of the country by area) ...they being allowed to use satellite for 5% of NBS customers.
Plenty have had boosters installed but that just moves the problem around to those without boosters
Satellite is way too expensive for me. There are a load of different kinds of boosters out there, I read the sticky about them, it's very confusing. I don't want to go shelling out money for something that makes no difference to my d'load speed.0 -
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