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Sky Ireland Fibre Broadband

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  • #122
    Alessia7
    Registered Users Posts: 9 ✭Alessia7


    From what I've read on sky.com's forums as many of you all know,
    Sky started trialling eircoms fibre broadband April 2013.
    For some stupid reason they want to trial it for a whole year before selling it!


  • #123
    degsie
    Registered Users Posts: 8,727 ✭✭✭degsie


    Alessia7 wrote: »
    From what I've read on sky.com's forums as many of you all know,
    Sky started trialling eircoms fibre broadband April 2013.
    For some stupid reason they want to trial it for a whole year before selling it!

    Eircom only started rolling out eFibre in May 2013, so I don't think this is accurate.


  • #124
    SpaceTime
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,088 ✭✭✭SpaceTime


    degsie wrote: »
    Eircom only started rolling out eFibre in May 2013, so I don't think this is accurate.

    The trials had been completed by then and several other operstors launched services on the platform too. Sky actually even wrote to Comreg trying to delay efibre's launch claiming they needed more time. Documents are all on comreg website.


  • #125
    Wils110
    Closed Accounts Posts: 548 ✭✭✭Wils110


    Sky's fibre trial is only really going 6-7 months max, there's still some things to do on it


  • #126
    AlanS181824
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 5,575 ✭✭✭AlanS181824


    Wils110 wrote: »
    Sky's fibre trial is only really going 6-7 months max, there's still some things to do on it

    Even if that is true I've waited long enough, come the 18th of this month I'm ringing Vodafone to leave Sky.


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  • #127
    Wils110
    Closed Accounts Posts: 548 ✭✭✭Wils110


    Get an offer on your bb for 6 months then get the fibre with sky. All you'll do is save money


  • #128
    AlanS181824
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 5,575 ✭✭✭AlanS181824


    Wils110 wrote: »
    Get an offer on your bb for 6 months then get the fibre with sky. All you'll do is save money

    Thats actually exactly what I'm going to do! I'm ringing up on 18/3 to try get a better offer and if not it's off to Vodafone or UPC. I really don't want to leave Sky as I love their little Hub but the speeds are woeful.


  • #129
    Alessia7
    Registered Users Posts: 9 ✭Alessia7


    I read someone rang sky to leave and switch, and they gave them it half price so just €20 for 6 months no new contract!


  • #130
    AlanS181824
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 5,575 ✭✭✭AlanS181824


    Alessia7 wrote: »
    I read someone rang sky to leave and switch, and they gave them it half price so just €20 for 6 months no new contract!

    That seems to be the offer that's going around alright. I joined Sky last April and if I had waited just 1 more month I would have been able to get Fibre!


  • #131
    Kristopherus
    Registered Users Posts: 11,907 ✭✭✭✭Kristopherus


    Alessia7 wrote: »
    I read someone rang sky to leave and switch, and they gave them it half price so just €20 for 6 months no new contract!

    Afaik, and including myself,what the original triallists got was an offer of €27.50 a month for 6 months, with no contract.


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  • #132
    Alessia7
    Registered Users Posts: 9 ✭Alessia7


    We (eagerly awaiting sky bb customers) will have fibre soon. I'm sure it'll be sometime between may and Xmas haha
    Eircom only just this month activated our area. I think even when fibre arrives I won't be fussed, used to download 10-20 movies a month and a few ps3 games. Now just use Netflix USA and movie box on iPad streaming in hd :)


  • #133
    Nonoperational
    Registered Users Posts: 7,401 ✭✭✭Nonoperational


    Wils110 wrote: »
    Sky's fibre trial is only really going 6-7 months max, there's still some things to do on it

    Like what?


  • #134
    channelsurfer2
    Registered Users Posts: 2,582 ✭✭✭channelsurfer2


    Wils110 wrote: »
    Sky's fibre trial is only really going 6-7 months max, there's still some things to do on it
    Can I ask what?they are reselling eircom something Vodafone have been doing


  • #135
    degsie
    Registered Users Posts: 8,727 ✭✭✭degsie


    channelsurfer2 wrote: »
    Can I ask what?they are reselling eircom something Vodafone have been doing

    Different router, different support staff, different backhaul... Remember that Sky were much later to enter the market then other ISP's so were not as embedded as Vodafone, for example. I'd say the main concentration so far is to build up a decent customer base. The risk here is that they may actually lose customers if they leave the fibre rollout too late.


  • #136
    kaizersoze
    Registered Users Posts: 7,042 ✭✭✭kaizersoze


    AlanS181824 wrote: »
    Thats actually exactly what I'm going to do! I'm ringing up on 18/3 to try get a better offer and if not it's off to Vodafone or UPC. I really don't want to leave Sky as I love their little Hub but the speeds are woeful.

    Don't expect that to improve with fibre unless the the seriously improve their backhaul network. That's the real delay. The trialling excuse is only a con job. They're already doing fibre in the UK so the know how it's done and how their equipment works.


  • #137
    AlanS181824
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 5,575 ✭✭✭AlanS181824


    I'm ringing up tomorrow now to either get a better offer for Sky or give them notice of cancellation and go to Vodafone. Do Vodafone still have the €3 Vodafone Mobile discount does anyone know?


  • #138
    Kenny Logins
    Registered Users Posts: 9,061 ✭✭✭Kenny Logins


    Alessia7 wrote: »
    I read someone rang sky to leave and switch, and they gave them it half price so just €20 for 6 months no new contract!

    I can confirm this. I was offered (and accepted) the very same.


  • #139
    Ah-Watch
    Registered Users Posts: 1,759 ✭✭✭Ah-Watch


    AlanS181824 wrote: »
    I'm ringing up tomorrow now to either get a better offer for Sky or give them notice of cancellation and go to Vodafone. Do Vodafone still have the €3 Vodafone Mobile discount does anyone know?

    No the €3 was discontinued Sat two weeks ago but they still have the €10 off if you take the 2 yr contract and are a bill phone cust... Sky will more than likely give you a save offer though


  • #140
    Kristopherus
    Registered Users Posts: 11,907 ✭✭✭✭Kristopherus


    Any update on the actual availability of Skyfibre?


  • #141
    AlanS181824
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 5,575 ✭✭✭AlanS181824


    Ah-Watch wrote: »
    No the €3 was discontinued Sat two weeks ago but they still have the €10 off if you take the 2 yr contract and are a bill phone cust... Sky will more than likely give you a save offer though
    Sadly I'm not Bill Pay!
    I missed the 3 months free in January and now this...
    Sky please PLEASE offer Fibre soon.
    Btw thanks for your reply.


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  • #142
    AlanS181824
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 5,575 ✭✭✭AlanS181824


    Kristopherus wrote: »
    Any update on the actual availability of Skyfibre?

    End of April (2014) seems to be getting mentioned a lot.
    When I ring tomorrow to cancel I will ask.


  • #143
    xii
    Registered Users Posts: 250 ✭✭xii


    I rang to cancelish today, apparently they are trialling fibre in their own office atm, I'll give them another 3 months after all my discounts then I'm off.


  • #144
    degsie
    Registered Users Posts: 8,727 ✭✭✭degsie


    xii wrote: »
    I rang to cancelish today, apparently they are trialling fibre in their own office atm, I'll give them another 3 months after all my discounts then I'm off.

    I thought atm's use dialup.


  • #145
    Kristopherus
    Registered Users Posts: 11,907 ✭✭✭✭Kristopherus


    degsie wrote: »
    I thought atm's use dialup.

    Atm = at the moment:D.


  • #146
    degsie
    Registered Users Posts: 8,727 ✭✭✭degsie


    Kristopherus wrote: »
    Atm = at the moment:D.

    .






























    *whisper* I know ....:)


  • #147
    AlanS181824
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 5,575 ✭✭✭AlanS181824


    Still no update on Sky Fibre yet...


  • #148
    Nonoperational
    Registered Users Posts: 7,401 ✭✭✭Nonoperational


    Ah sur they are testing it don't you know.


  • #149
    degsie
    Registered Users Posts: 8,727 ✭✭✭degsie


    AlanS181824 wrote: »
    Still no update on Sky Fibre yet...

    I heard it's tomorrow...


  • #150
    markad1
    Registered Users Posts: 918 ✭✭✭markad1


    I was onto them the other day to cancel the phone and bb. They didn't seem too bothered, it's looking like the end of the year if even that.
    They didn't even try to offer a deal to stay.
    If they were honest about it and said it will be a no. of months that's something, but the rubbish of not knowing. ....good luck!
    When I said I want to cancel the tv too your man changed his tune. Told them if sky can't offer the fibre I don't want anymore to do with them.
    So notice given (again):rolleyes:


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  • #151
    AlanS181824
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 5,575 ✭✭✭AlanS181824


    degsie wrote: »
    I heard it's tomorrow...

    Don't even joke at me like that I've been waiting so long! :pac:


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