New DSL Exchanges

the Guru

The following Exchanges were launched on 10/11/03

Nenagh (NNHC)
Carrigaline (CGIA)

Molly

Nothing on eircom site about this yet

Tazzle

Thought you were moving anyway.

tuxy

thanks for the info the Guru do u have any idea how long it will be before dsl can be ordered from those exchanges?

Nexus

I dont see anythin on the eircom site about that. I ordered my BB off esat iol and i live in carrigaline. The exchange was supposed to be upgraded ages ago. Now they ring me back last friday and tell me that their is a problem with the exchange and they their engineers and lookin into it and i might not have it b4 xmas. So i dunno what the **** is goin on.

the Guru

Originally posted by tuxx
thanks for the info the Guru do u have any idea how long it will be before dsl can be ordered from those exchanges?

they can be ordered now the exchanges where upgraded yesterday the 10th

rymus

Originally posted by the Guru
The following Exchanges were launched on 10/11/03

Carrigaline (CGIA)

Well knock me down with a feather... I didnt think I'd ever see that. Not this side of Summer 2006 anyway. As Miley would say, "Well Hoooooooly Gad"

peema

Speaking of which and sorry if this is a FAQ,
but is there a list of exchanges which are being done in the next few months?

Thanks.

the Guru

Yes but I cant post them here

what exchange are you looking for ?

peema

Originally posted by the Guru
Yes but I cant post them here

what exchange are you looking for ?

Portarlington.

Thanks.

machalla

Just wondering about Kill in Co.Kildare? Is there an exchange there or is it on the Naas exchange?

Thanks

Gonzo

any word on the Dunshaughlin exchange in Co. Meath? It was on a dsl list a few months ago but so far nothings happened!

thegills

Killaloe Co. Clare?

the Guru

Killaloe Co. Clare? Nothing yet

Kill in Co.Kildare? Nothing yet

Portarlington. Nothing yet

Dunshaughlin - its on the list for before march next year

pete

Hows about Clonee?

dieselfreak

Any idea when the Newlands Cross exchange will be complete ??

D

RFHost

Oranmore , Galway ?

Stormfox1020

Allan, Co.Kildare?

the Guru

Oranmore and Newlands are both upgraded

Fallschirmjager

hows about blessington? any good nes for me there...

RFHost

Should the Oranmore exchange be fully live now? Is it possible to order. Eircom show fail on all the lines I have tried so far even for people I know who live very close to the exchange.

tuxy

ok i rang up eircom to order and they said my line hasnt been tested yet, he seemed suprised at this , other lines on the same exchange have been tested is it a common mistake for them to forget to test some lines?

lowlands

Does anybody know how to find out to which exchange I am connected?
Does every small town have it's own exchange?
Nearest larger towns are Malahide and Swords, and both are enabled but my line test on Eircom site is still failing.

Thanks

TCP/IP

Guru I keep ringing up to order and they say my exchange is not ready can you please shed some light on this.

Thanks,
TCP/IP

gombín

Newlands X has NOT been launched yet.

Regards.

P_Doddy

Guru,

I'll put the cat among the pigeons ......

Is the exchange in Donegal Town enabled yet? Someone told me that they now have broadband access from it but it wasn't due to be enabled for years yet!

Could you post a list somewhere of proposed dates for installations across ireland

Much appreciated
P

gombín

Donegal done for the last 3 months.

Regards.

RFHost

If eircom have ports available in an exchange should the other resellers be able to use them? According to Eircom there is one free port in Oranmore but Iol say they do not have any DSL available from that exchange.

monk

Just to let you all know I was just talking to Eircom and they said that the Dunshaughlin exchange is currently being worked on and will be able to take orders in the next 1-2 weeks

Gonzo

o-m-g i hope thats so true, i live in Dunshaughlin and have been waiting for broadband since 1997!, im on ISDN atm and hope i dont get any complications because of that!

monk

I was as suprised as yourself, the "line check" on the eircom site suddenly passed my line, then I rang eircom to see what the story was and they said that they are currently in the process of upgrading the exchange and should be done in the next 1-2 weeks, that was last Friday.
So hopefully I'll be able to get it before xmas

Gonzo

I just tried my number there and it comes up as a fail:( I live 2.1km from Dunshaughlin, Lagore Road to be precise, is this too far from the exchange as I know for sure that im connected to the Dunshaughlin exchange?

Woden

if you pass the line test does that mean your exchange is enabled?

i'm on the dublin 7 cabra exchange i think about 1km away

Gonzo

When an exchange is in the process of being upgraded, is the exchange upgraded bit by bit or is all of the exchange suddenly enabled at once? cud this be why my numbers are failing yet im only 2km from the exchange and I heard that once an exchange is enabled that your able to receive broadband within 5km of it. Ive tried other numbers around me and they are failing as well, only numbers that are within 1km of Dunshaughlin seem to be passing so far.

the Guru

Originally posted by Dataisgod
if you pass the line test does that mean your exchange is enabled?

i'm on the dublin 7 cabra exchange i think about 1km away

yes otherwise it would not pass

the Guru

Hi Gonzo

No thay dont upgrade all the ports in the exchange !

As for you been 2 kms from the exchange this does not mean that the copper cable is running exactly from your house to the exchange it could be running around the block up the road back down again there is now real way to determine where it is going.

if you are extremly techie and have the correct equipment you could check the lengh of it in db I think some routers have the capibility to do this it needs to be less than 51db or 47db for the enhanced package (one or the other)

yes you can get RADSL up to 5km from the exchange

Gonzo

Im gonna ring Eircom tomorrow or Thursday and see what they can do for me about this port thingy, I just checked my neighbours line and his number pass's.... a few feet away from me, seems daft, I will go to the exchange and hound them if necessary to do sommet about my line and make it pass, after waiting 5 years for broadband and it finally arrives in my area and my line ends up on a particular port that isnt enabled is gutting to say the least:'(

StickyMcGinty

your right gonzo, get on to them. i've a few mates up the lagore road and its comin out pass for them, and i'm passing no bother in ARDLEA so hound them and they'll bend!!

monk

my god there more than just me on lagore road looking for broadband heres me thinking I'm all alone. I'm about 2km miles from the exchange (by road), 1 mile exactly from the main road.

daveyjoe

I'm connected at the Carrigaline exchange only 4 business days after ordering it, My speeds are about 480 - 500 kbps all day.

Kudos to UTV

Gonzo

so far ive had no luck with eircom:( I explained the situation on the phone about none of my numbers coming up as passing on the website yet everyone else around me is passing and he put it down to the fact that Dunshaughlin exchange will not be broadband capable till March/April 2004 which i know is a load of bs since everyone else can get it and he tried to convince me that my phone numbers arent part of the Dunshauglin exchange which is deinitely a load of bs - 6 months ago an eircom technician out at my house told me that my lines are part of the Dunshaughlin exchange and that as im only 2km from it that I would have no problem receiving broadband when its available. Time to visit my exchange tomorrow methinks and hope for the best

douglasman

Hi,
My router gives me details about SNR Margin and Line Attenuation in dB for both Downstream and Upstream. Which are relevant towards lines passing for DSL ?

Originally posted by the Guru
Hi Gonzo

No thay dont upgrade all the ports in the exchange !

As for you been 2 kms from the exchange this does not mean that the copper cable is running exactly from your house to the exchange it could be running around the block up the road back down again there is now real way to determine where it is going.

if you are extremly techie and have the correct equipment you could check the lengh of it in db I think some routers have the capibility to do this it needs to be less than 51db or 47db for the enhanced package (one or the other)

yes you can get RADSL up to 5km from the exchange

Ripwave

Originally posted by douglasman
Hi,
My router gives me details about SNR Margin and Line Attenuation in dB for both Downstream and Upstream. Which are relevant towards lines passing for DSL ?

Neither, as you won't be able to use your DSL router on a line until after it's been passed for DSL.

douglasman

I already have DSL. I'm just curious as to where my line stands in comparison to others.

Originally posted by Ripwave
Neither, as you won't be able to use your DSL router on a line until after it's been passed for DSL.