ICE broadband - what is happening?

metalscrubber

Can someone please tell me what is happening to ICE.
Do they still exist?
Are they still providing any service?

Does anyone have contact numbers that will be answered ?

Cheers from one very frustrated Metalscrubber

Falconire

metalscrubber wrote: »

Can someone please tell me what is happening to ICE.
Do they still exist?
Are they still providing any service?

Does anyone have contact numbers that will be answered ?

Cheers from one very frustrated Metalscrubber

Ice is Dead Baby:cool:

watty

Tis unlike anyone will buy it either as it's not very good infrastructure.

Sellphone

On the ICE website and for some strange reason, in the "updates on Limerick" section is a notice from the Liquidator regarding the sale of the business etc.
http://www.icebroadband.com/dev/content/view/66/64/ .

bigpaddy2004

watty wrote: »

Tis unlike anyone will buy it either as it's not very good infrastructure.

.....on top of that its market value is dipping every day. They should of kept it going as a business and had people answering the phones and engineers out working at least. If anything goes wrong now with any part of the network it its guaranteed not to be fixed. I can only imagine hundreds of subscribers everyday are leaving them.

CCOLGAN

bigpaddy2004 wrote: »

.....on top of that its market value is dipping every day. They should of kept it going as a business and had people answering the phones and engineers out working at least. If anything goes wrong now with any part of the network it its guaranteed not to be fixed. I can only imagine hundreds of subscribers everyday are leaving them.

If they can, some of us have no alternative for broadband...

Sellphone

CCOLGAN wrote: »

If they can, some of us have no alternative for broadband...

Same here?!?!:mad:

JasonR16

bigpaddy2004 wrote: »

They should of kept it going as a business and had people answering the phones and engineers out working at least.

They rarely answered the phone when it was IN business. I can't believe in 2010 I am going to have to go back to dialup as there is no alternative.

Sellphone

Believe!

fitzgooble

give it time little one, all will be well, incidentally i believe they have an excellent infrastructure. Should be an interesting few weeks ahead....

CiDeRmAn

This is the only way I can get BB aside from one of those lousy dongle thingys.
No more early 24 or Fringe for me!

AARRRRGH

A lot of people cant even get those 3G dongle things to work in their houses. Even in Dublin. 3G coverage is crap in this country too.

KeRbDoG

Maybe time to go own this route where possible?

JasonR16

AARRRRGH wrote: »

A lot of people cant even get those 3G dongle things to work in their houses. Even in Dublin. 3G coverage is crap in this country too.

Most of the coverage (and is what it is in Longwood) are listed as "outdoor coverage".

Am I seriously expected to only use my computer outside lol

AARRRRGH

JasonR16 wrote: »

Most of the coverage (and is what it is in Longwood) are listed as "outdoor coverage".

Am I seriously expected to only use my computer outside lol

If it specfies "outdoor coverage" that just means its a crap signal. Cell breathing
will then insure that you lose your 3G connection often and most of the time you will get as bad as dial-up on it, even outdoors, so dont bother.

AARRRRGH

kerbdog wrote: »

Maybe time to go own this route where possible?

I would pay €5000 towards this in my area if it meant i would have 40 meg BB. Only another 30K needed now

JasonR16

AARRRRGH wrote: »

I would pay €5000 towards this in my area if it meant i would have 40 meg BB. Only another 30K needed now

Assuming its 40k...Something tells me it wouldn't work the same way here as it does in the UK.

Would be interesting to know exactly what it would cost

Sponge Bob

AARRRRGH wrote: »

I would pay €5000 towards this in my area if it meant i would have 40 meg BB. Only another 30K needed now

That idea is possible in Ireland , it is being discussed HERE

Longwood is close to 3 Significant Fibres

The BT Fibre under the old N6
The New 'Canal' Fibre
The Galway - Dublin Gas pipe will have dark fibre this year and Aurora Telecom will lease you some.

Seeing as Longwood is all soil and no rock you lot should consider universal fibre and bollix to eircom for ever.

mrplop

fitzgooble wrote: »

give it time little one, all will be well, incidentally i believe they have an excellent infrastructure. Should be an interesting few weeks ahead....

Their service was crap for the majority of users long before they stopped paying their bills.

By all accounts their infrastructure was lousy at best - I really don't think it's likely anyone will be foolish enough to take them over.

garfieldthedog

By all accounts their infrastructure was lousy at best - I really don't think it's likely anyone will be foolish enough to take them over.[/QUOTE]

I think the infrastructure was allright, and they have been taken over by Ripplecom who are backed by FBD insurance so things will get better:)

JasonR16

Woohoo

http://www.techcentral.ie/article.aspx?id=15022

watty

See
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=65876136&postcount=1230

JasonR16

Thanks

Johnny Bitte

Had some clown from 3 at my door yesterday to tell me that ICE were gone into liquidation.

We are getting in from Stradbally in Laois and it has been brilliant and still is.

Relatives in other parts of Laois were cut off last year, they are lost without it.

Sponge Bob

The_Goose135 wrote: »

Had some clown from 3 at my door yesterday to tell me that ICE were gone into liquidation.

They were but the three numpty did not mention that they have been taken over by Ripplecom last week I bet.

http://siliconrepublic.com/news/article/16170/business/ripplecom-acquires-ice-broadband-assets

http://www.ripplecom.net/

In addition to the customer base, the acquisition includes the entire Wireless Network Infrastructure of ICE located in 13 counties, (namely Dublin, Louth, Kildare, Wicklow, Monaghan, Carlow, Kilkenny, Westmeath, Offaly, Laois, Tipperary, Meath and Limerick) and key relationships with data centres and resilient fibre network providers

lubo_moravcik

Sponge Bob wrote: »

That idea is possible in Ireland , it is being discussed HERE

Longwood is close to 3 Significant Fibres

The BT Fibre under the old N6
The New 'Canal' Fibre
The Galway - Dublin Gas pipe will have dark fibre this year and Aurora Telecom will lease you some.

Seeing as Longwood is all soil and no rock you lot should consider universal fibre and bollix to eircom for ever.

what does '3 significant fibres' mean??

are ICE absolutely no good at all??


i'm in longwood and currently on a 3 dongle (even though the whole 3 network is down in the area and i have no internet since saturday). i can only use it in one area of the house, soon as i attempt to move it the flashing green light comes on.

JasonR16

I already responded in the other ICE thread but to reiterate:

I was always happy with the product, it was the service that was bad. They were bought by Ripplecom which may fix that.

For Longwood they are the best (and only as mobile from 3 is pretty bad) - If we had the choice between Eircom, UPC etc it would be different.

I average out around 1.5m on the 3m plan although you get below 1 on a Sunday night. Still fine for Skype and doing most things. Streaming video like the Sky Player really only works consistently very late at night or sometimes in the afternoon on those speeds but its still way better than a capped mobile solution.

To sumup, if you are in Longwood you are still way better off with ICE/Ripplewave than 3!!!

lubo_moravcik

JasonR16 wrote: »

I already responded in the other ICE thread but to reiterate:



To sumup, if you are in Longwood you are still way better off with ICE/Ripplewave than 3!!!

thank you

lubo_moravcik

just had the installers from ICE/Ripplecom here and i can't receive broadband from them because ironically enough, being in Longwood, there is a big piece of long wood in the shape of a big fekn tree that is in between my house and a mast.


longwood my hole. is there anything i can do about this pesky tree?? :cool:

jor el

lubo_moravcik wrote: »

longwood my hole. is there anything i can do about this pesky tree?? :cool:

If it's your tree, cut it down. If it's not, get permission from the land owner to cut it down. Apart from that, the tree probably isn't going anywhere.

lubo_moravcik

jor el wrote: »

If it's your tree, cut it down. If it's not, get permission from the land owner to cut it down. Apart from that, the tree probably isn't going anywhere.

it isn't my tree. not sure who owns the land it's on to be honest. i must approach him and see if he'd be up for it coming down, or even trimmed back a fair bit. i have a mate who is a tree surgeon, so maybe we could strike up a deal which will eventually bring me some semi decent broadband

watty

Even an owner may need a licence to cut down a tree. Seek Expert advice.

lubo_moravcik

watty wrote: »

Even an owner may need a licence to cut down a tree. Seek Expert advice.

nice one, thanks.
is there any specific forum on here i could start with to seek that???

watty

Ring the local council. They are the ones that issue a permit, if a permit is required.

Don't rely on Boards for everything Esp. not Legal or Medical advice.

AARRRRGH

lubo_moravcik wrote: »

nice one, thanks.
is there any specific forum on here i could start with to seek that???

If you want to cut down your own tree then cut it down. Dont tell anyone before cutting it down, because you might be sorry you did.

watty

You might be sorry you didn't

Penalties for illegal felling can be severe, ranging from fines of up to a maximum of €63.49 per tree to imprisonment for up to two years. In addition to any fine which may be imposed by the Court, the Minister may, by Order, require the person convicted to replant.

felling licence which will allow you to cut the trees, until you have it in your possession, all trees over ten years of age are protected

http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/1946/en/act/pub/0013/sec0037.html

Generally if there is nothing special about a tree, getting a Felling licence is easy.

LEGAL REQUIREMENTS FOR TREE FELLING
The Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture and Food, Mr John Browne TD, today reminded all concerned of the law applying to the felling of trees in Ireland. Under Section 37 of the Forestry Act, 1946, it is illegal to uproot any tree over ten years old or to cut down any tree, unless notice of the intention to do so has been given in accordance with the Act.

Notice of intention to fell or uproot trees must be given in writing on a form known as a Felling Notice which may be obtained from any Garda Station or directly from the Felling Section of the Forest Service. On receipt of a completed Felling Notice, an Order prohibiting the felling of the trees is issued. This protects the trees in question while consideration is given to the issuing of a felling licence.
In 1989, the number of reported illegal felling cases was six. By 2002, this number had risen to 73. The figure for 2003 was 62 and for 2004, 60. There have been 50 cases in the current year, to date.

Minister Browne said: “Many of the cases coming to the notice of my officials involve small-scale felling of trees by farmers and developers. It is my belief that the number of cases could be reduced significantly if people knew more about the circumstances in which a felling licence is necessary.”
The prohibition on the uprooting or cutting down of trees does not apply where:
a) it is a hazel, apple, plum, damson, pear or cherry tree grown for the value of
its fruit or any ozier[1];
b) the activity is covered by a felling licence;
c) it is less than 100 feet from a dwelling other than a wall or temporary structure;
d) it is standing in a County or other Borough or an urban district.
Other exceptions apply in the case of road construction, road safety and electricity supply operations.

Penalties for illegal felling can be severe, ranging from fines of up to a maximum of €63.49 per tree to imprisonment for up to two years. In addition to any fine which may be imposed by the Court, the Minister may, by Order, require the person convicted to replant.

Where there is any doubt as to the need for a felling licence or a need for clarification in relation to any aspect of this matter, contact should be made with the Forest Service - Felling Section, Department of Agriculture & Food, Johnstown Castle Estate, Co. Wexford; Tel: (053) 60170/60174/60175/60181, for advice.

29 August, 2005

lubo_moravcik

this tree is older than me and that's saying something. it's big and bold enough to be getting in the way of a mast. i think it's actually in or on the border of the estate i live in, i'll have to go do some detective work on it's actual whereabouts.
i don't intend on taking the big guy down altogether, just wanna strike an agreement with him and hope he can be brought down a bit and trimmed back, just enough to let me get rid of this fekn 3 dongle and get some half decent broadband so i can play online poker at least.

AARRRRGH

lubo_moravcik wrote: »

this tree is older than me and that's saying something. it's big and bold enough to be getting in the way of a mast. i think it's actually in or on the border of the estate i live in, i'll have to go do some detective work on it's actual whereabouts.
i don't intend on taking the big guy down altogether, just wanna strike an agreement with him and hope he can be brought down a bit and trimmed back, just enough to let me get rid of this fekn 3 dongle and get some half decent broadband so i can play online poker at least.

Its worth €63 on the off chance you get caught, against the chance you will be told to leave it alone. I doubt very much you'll go to jail