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Moycullen Broadband

  • 29-11-2005 11:04am
    #1
    Ruffty^
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 434 ✭✭


    This went live about 2weeks ago. It is provided through this company Cellcom (http://www.cellcom.ie/broadband/default.asp).
    Cellcom bought 3meg off IBB.
    They put a mast on top of the Forge bar and restaurant that gets the signal from IBB on the Tonabrocky (sp) mast.
    I haven`t signed up for it myself but my neighbour has the 512k connection. He gets poor + eratic speeds. On http://www.onspeed.com/en/speed_test.php and on http://www.irishisptest.com he was getting slightly better than ISDN, then it would get towards proper speeds and then back down again, more here:
    (http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2054855894)
    I`m actively questioning cellcom about the quality of the service, and should know more by the end of the week.

    If anyone is interested to know.


Comments

  • #2
    po0k
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,817 ✭✭✭✭po0k


    Irish Broadband are absolutely terrible in Galway.
    It's over-subscribed/under-provisioned, and similar to certain parts of Dublin.
    They've gone downhill as they gained more customers, like any ISP that advertises no caps.
    3meg is about enough for one household, not a town the size of Moycullen. I didn't know Cellcom were buying 'bandwidth' (I use the term loosely) off IBB. I shall be advising my family to avoid.

    -> Just after seeing the price. It's fúcking ludicrous, especially considering they're probably getting a fair wedge of capital off the county as part of the community broadband scheme. Cowboys looking to cash-in and make a quick buck. Similar things have happened in Roscommon too.
    There are enough houses in Moycullen to justify a full-on DSL/cable/wireless player.

    Anyone know what tech Cellcom are using? Reselling IBB stuff or something different?


  • #3
    Ruffty^
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 434 ✭✭Ruffty^


    Well my neighbour`s aerial is a mitsubishi thing, I`dont know the model. Its signal is at 5ghz. I got a reply from an email I sent to them (http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2054855894)

    Rip off, piss poor service atm. 1st part won`t change till there is competition, 2nd with some luck might improve. I read broadband forum when ever I can and the latest work IBB have been doing is having an effect. I may change my tune come 9th december though ;)


  • #4
    Ruffty^
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 434 ✭✭Ruffty^


    Updates on the situation:
    Here
    And here


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