Eircom, Netsource Yes, IOL, UTV No, Why?

mickger

According to Eircom and Netsource my line is ok for broadband and could sign up with them tomorrow if i wanted but when i go to the IOL site and UTV site and enter my phone number it says that broadband is not available in my area. I know this is not the case. Why is it available with some providers and not others?

talla

Try using that old form of communication and ringing UTV and IOL

shinzon

Originally posted by mickger
According to Eircom and Netsource my line is ok for broadband and could sign up with them tomorrow if i wanted but when i go to the IOL site and UTV site and enter my phone number it says that broadband is not available in my area. I know this is not the case. Why is it available with some providers and not others?

i know what you mean m8, i know for a fact that iol bb is available in my area, 2 people on the next row from mine have it, it been available in my area since the business adsl was launched, and ive tried it several times on the site and it says yes its available, and only for my line has to be fixed by eircom to get bb i would have went for it when it came out

i havent tried the checker in about a month tried it last night and now it says it isnt available which is horse shiite


shin

oneweb

Different providers, different databases. Each one uses a general estimation based on whether your local exchange is enabled or not.

Best ring in person from the line you intend getting it on, for a physical test of that specific line. Plus the usual unplug all other devices on the line...

mickger

Just checked the sites again. It says that both services are available in my area. They must have updated the database. I'm with UTVip XL at the moment so my best option would be to just migrate to Clicksilver. Would you continue to have your dial up service while waiting for Clicksilver? From reading in here it seems to take a while to get switched on. What experiences have you guys with them?

unkel

Originally posted by oneweb
Different providers, different databases

This is it - check again in a week ar so

Originally posted by shinzon
i know for a fact that iol bb is available in my area, 2 people on the next row from mine have it

That makes it likely, but not certain. Your phoneline could be connected to a different exchange from your next door neighbour. I know this cause when I had ISDN the two lines were connected to two different exchanges