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Sky Broadband

  • 24-09-2006 10:09pm
    #1
    playwert
    Closed Accounts Posts: 43 ✭


    as you all know,sky have free broadband for its customers in uk,but not ireland.
    my family is a sky customer,and on the day they annouced the free broadbadn,my family got a letter saying the service would be avaiable in ireland ''early next year''.
    will it be through phone line or satilite?i cant get broadband through phone line,satailete is too expensive for me,and the only other option[wireless,net 1] is proving troublssoom to get.
    help?


Comments

  • #2
    DMC
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,726 ✭✭✭✭DMC


    The broadband they provide in the UK is through the phone line.


  • #3
    playwert
    Closed Accounts Posts: 43 ✭playwert


    so im screwed?


  • #4
    Skyuser
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,680 ✭✭✭Skyuser


    DMC wrote:
    The broadband they provide in the UK is through the phone line.
    No it's not. It's cable broadband, like NTL.


  • #5
    watty
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,417 ✭✭✭✭watty


    It is DEFINATELY DSL, not cable. They bought easyNet and this lets them offer better BB on 28% of exchanges. The rest they resell BT Broadband.

    Most but not all cable in UK is owned by the merger of Telewest and NTL UK.

    The only way Sky can do it here is to buy a Wireless ISP. Only about 1/2 of people here can get DSL broadband.

    If Sky does enter market here it will be Wireless/ADSL(Phone) broadband not cable or Satellite. True satellite Internet is not compatible with Sky fittings (LNB) on dish.
    Don't hold your breath either.


  • #6
    playwert
    Closed Accounts Posts: 43 ✭playwert


    so basically if i cant get anyone at present except net 1,im boned?


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  • #7
    byte
    Moderators, Regional North West Moderators Posts: 19,166 Mod ✭✭✭✭byte
    byte


    Some would be thankful to have the option of Net1, instead of nothing at all.

    What's the chances Sky will buy Smart Telecom to offer broadband over here!? :D:D (and no, I don't expect an answer :))


  • #8
    playwert
    Closed Accounts Posts: 43 ✭playwert


    not me.ive been ring for 3 months know,still no line test,even if it comes next week,i will still ahve to wait ages for installiation,christmas if santa is able to serve up a miricle


  • #9
    Mossy Monk
    Closed Accounts Posts: 28,128 ✭✭✭✭Mossy Monk


    Skyuser wrote:
    No it's not. It's cable broadband, like NTL.

    you may want to provide some proof because you are wrong


  • #10
    L1011
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 71,581 ✭✭✭✭L1011


    Skyuser wrote:
    No it's not. It's cable broadband, like NTL.

    No, no its not. Its ADSL2+, always has been, always will be. Making up stuff to make yourself sound smart is a bad idea.


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