Broadband.

Plug

Just wandering is it possible to get broadband out around glwndine, down the ballyfoile road just before the new Bridge. not wirless broadband now.

Firetrap

The only way to be certain really is to check with Eircom or whoever. I've heard stories of some people being able to get broadband but their neighbours not being able to because they're just that bit too far away from the exchange.

Stephen

Yes it is. I live a good bit further out the ballyfoyle road and I have 2mbit dsl. But like Firetrap said it may not be available on a particular line due to the spectacular crapness of eircom's network.

Deliverance XXV

Hey Plug-
You can check your phone line for BB probability on the Imag!ne website.
Link here
Hope it helps.

Plug

Stephen wrote: »

Yes it is. I live a good bit further out the ballyfoyle road and I have 2mbit dsl. But like Firetrap said it may not be available on a particular line due to the spectacular crapness of eircom's network.

Which crowd are you with?

Stephen

UTV Internet - i.e. one of the eircom bitstream resellers.

Cabaal

Stephen wrote: »

UTV Internet - i.e. one of the eircom bitstream resellers.

Looking at UTV myself when I move back to Kilkenny, I'm basing my whole plan on getting it due to lack of bitching about it on the Broadband forum compared to other companies

That and the "unlimited" option would be very useful

Stephen

Yep, the unlimited option is why I have it
The lack of bitching may be due to a lack of customers though! They have a really, really annoying issue where their DNS servers keep crapping out and then nobody fixes them until the next business day. Its been happening again and again for months. I've switched over to using OpenDNS instead, far more reliable.

Sully

Stephen wrote: »

UTV Internet - i.e. one of the eircom bitstream resellers.

Im with UTV. Had CONSTANT problems with them, but choose not to move due to difficulties moving. Support is awful, newsgroup is dead, seems to have lots of problems etc. They lost an awful lot of customers as a result.

And ya, I use OpenDNS as a result.

Cabaal

Ah thats no big deal I can just use opendns or some other dns server instead,

Hmm you could be right abou that one I suppose, I guess I'll see how I go, I can only get bit-stream resellers so I'm kinda limited

aidankk

Digiweb metro should be available in your area, ive got it for the last year and its much quicker than similary priced DSL.. It doesnt seem to have the same contention problems..