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Broadband in Mountrath

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  • 30-09-2008 7:57am
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    kikel
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    Currently trying to organise broadband for someone in Mountrath. They are located in the town on the Portlaoise road and I'm shocked to see that Eircom don't supply it. What do others use in the area?


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    Mountrath
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    Hi Kikel,

    Do the person have a phoneline? who is it with? Eircom told me sereral times I could not get bb, however the guys knock on my door trying to sell it to me, long story short, I need a new phone line installed (120euros I think and then it might work) that can take bb, as the phone exchange was enabled a couple of years ago, I have not tried this yet.

    Others are www.digiweb.ie or mobile bb, I have 3g mobile bb at the moment sometimes its good a lot of the times it is rubbish, try wireless digiweb if a dsl broadband provider cannot be found...


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    kikel
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    I've being in contact with Eircom and their is nothing they can do

    Digiweb satalite broadband already installed and it's just way to slow.

    Mobile broadband is not feasable as it's just not reliable enough.


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    Mountrath
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    Hi Kikel,

    Is it possible to get any phone provider to install a phone line this will give you many bb options, have you tried www.magnetentertainment.ie ?


    You could always try http://www.broadband.gov.ie/ map your area and see the providers of DSL/mobile/wireless and satellite for that area

    http://www.lastmile.ie is another wireless one that might be worth a try best of luck. For mountrath best providers for speed are seemly Eircom and Digiweb


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    JupiterKid
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    Totally pathetic that a town located on one of the country's most important routes linking two cities cannot access broadband.

    Knowledge economy me hole.:mad:


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    kikel
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    JupiterKid wrote: »
    Totally pathetic that a town located on one of the country's most important routes linking two cities cannot access broadband.

    Knowledge economy me hole.:mad:

    there are solutions available but they are not good enough for what i want or to expensive.


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    Mountrath
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    Hi Kikel,

    Is is possible for Magnet or BT to install a new phone line to give you options? I guess phone lines will always be more reliable when it come to bb rather than the wireless option


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    Mountrath
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    JupiterKid wrote: »
    Totally pathetic that a town located on one of the country's most important routes linking two cities cannot access broadband.

    Knowledge economy me hole.:mad:

    Jupiterkid,

    Broadband providers for Mountrath are as follows

    Wireless
    Digiweb
    Lastmile

    Mobile bb
    O2
    3G

    DSL
    Eircom
    BT
    Magnet
    Imagine
    Perlico
    Irish Broadband
    Digiweb DSL

    Ice broadband is coming soon or so there website says etc... I do agree there should be better bb services however some parts of the country have no access, there is internet access points in the garages passing throught Mountrath also...


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    Evolution Enter
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    There is broadband wifi in Woody's, got it in through Eircom and have since changed it to imagine, good line


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    chabby
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    I went with three mobile and after using it in various areas from louth to cork on different laptops I found out all mobile broadband is crappy on windows vista as it uses up to much systems memory........ xp is better

    I have 3broadband working super fast on both mac and ubuntu linux computers without any problems


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