Broadband options in Mount Oval (Rochestown)

Max001

Hi Guys

I'm moving into Mount Oval shortly and investigating my broadband options.
I'm not really interested in UPC or Sky as I don't watch much TV. I mainly
stream the little I do watch on an iPad. I noticed Meteor are rolling out 4G.
Any idea what might be my best option in this locality?

Cheers
Max

Karl Stein

€30 pm 350 gb allowance from Smart Telecom on a land line. 4g will have a miserable data allowance. The dongles are smashingly frustrating to use and also have miserable data allowances.

alanshep

I would not advise Meteor broadband. Very poor speeds and even poorer customer service to back it up. I'm in Carrigaline.

Karl Stein

alanshep wrote: »

I would not advise Meteor broadband. Very poor speeds and even poorer customer service to back it up. I'm in Carrigaline.

Are you talking about the dongle?

alanshep

yes the huawei (spelling ??) wifi device

Karl Stein

alanshep wrote: »

yes the huawei (spelling ??) wifi device

Horrible little things with a shitty data allowance that if exceeded drains your credit.

I remember having to go for walks to stop myself from smashing my laptop calm down after dealing with Meteor customer service.

alanshep

Havent had any issues with data overrun - mainly because my bandwidth is so ****e :]

ECO_Mental

Max001 wrote: »

Hi Guys

I'm moving into Mount Oval shortly and investigating my broadband options.
I'm not really interested in UPC or Sky as I don't watch much TV. I mainly
stream the little I do watch on an iPad. I noticed Meteor are rolling out 4G.
Any idea what might be my best option in this locality?

Cheers
Max

Mount Oval Does not have efibre at the moment as O'Flynn Construction are having legal Issues with eircom and not allowing them install the efibre cabinets within the estate. These cabinets are installed all over the country without a problem but there is some "big" issue with Oflynns not allowing them to do the work.

They can be contacted at their Ballincollig office if you want further info or excuses. I will be calling again myself to check on progress in a few days.

Other wise I am getting a steady 5mb down and that is the most my line can take I hear from the providers.

feenabop

ECO_Mental wrote: »

Mount Oval Does not have efibre at the moment as O'Flynn Construction are having legal Issues with eircom and not allowing them install the efibre cabinets within the estate. These cabinets are installed all over the country without a problem but there is some "big" issue with Oflynns not allowing them to do the work.

They can be contacted at their Ballincollig office if you want further info or excuses. I will be calling again myself to check on progress in a few days.

Other wise I am getting a steady 5mb down and that is the most my line can take I hear from the providers.

What are they saying the BIG issue is, and is there any sign of it being resolved ? it should have been in months ago - from what I can see the boxes are there but are not active. Fecking disgrace, the only people losing out are the people living there - usual ****e

ECO_Mental

they wouldn't go into what the issues were because they were legal issues. They have the fiber pulled to the existing cabs because I saw them at last year but as far as I am aware they need to build a new cab next to the existing one( about the same size maybe a bit smaller) so there is a very small bit of digging.

So even if they get the go ahead tomorrow :rolleyes: it will be a few months before its live

jimmyboy2013

The latest update I got from O'flynns 22nd November follows;

We have made good progress with Eircom over the past number of days. We expect to engage in further discussion today. We are much closer today to resolving this position that we were a week ago. Rest assured that as soon as the matter is resolved I will covey that message to you immediately.

O'Flynns from the 6th November

I can confirm O’Flynn Construction are currently working with Eircom to resolve this matter. Eircom have plans to upgrade the fibre and they are currently working on this. We are confident that we will be able to resolve this matter in the short term.

If I don't hear anything by next week, I will follow up again.

vinnie_cork

jimmyboy2013 wrote: »

If I don't hear anything by next week, I will follow up again.

Thanks for this, been regularly checking Vodafone and Eircom for it to be available. My Vodafone landline broadband is a woeful 3.7 Mbps. Bit mad O'flynns are the cause of delay, you would imagine fast services would be a selling point to off load vacant units.

jimmyboy2013

O'Flynns emailed me on Thursday to advise that matters with Eircom have now been resolved. Eircom now have permission to fibre the mount oval cabinets. I would expect fibre to be available sometime early Jan 2014. If not then I will continue to chase O'Flynns.

feenabop

jimmyboy2013 wrote: »

O'Flynns emailed me on Thursday to advise that matters with Eircom have now been resolved. Eircom now have permission to fibre the mount oval cabinets. I would expect fibre to be available sometime early Jan 2014. If not then I will continue to chase O'Flynns.

Thanks for all the updates, glad to hear its resolved - now lets see how long it will take them to get it in, c'mon ta feck

feenabop

I've heard that eircom customers in maryborough woods are getting 25 mb at best on the Eircom 70 mb fibre connection, which is about a mile closer to the exchange in douglas than mount oval ;( but at least the connection wouldn't be dropping every 20 minutes

Ludo

Distance to the exchange is irrelevant. Distance to the cabinet your line is connected to is what matters.


Are there cabinets in Mount Oval? I know there is one at the corner of Clarkes Hill and Coach Hill but haven't noticed anymore in the area. I am in Thornbury and we cant get eFibre either even though all surrounding estates can. VERY annoying.

kub

Ludo wrote: »

Distance to the exchange is irrelevant. Distance to the cabinet your line is connected to is what matters.


Are there cabinets in Mount Oval? I know there is one at the corner of Clarkes Hill and Coach Hill but haven't noticed anymore in the area. I am in Thornbury and we cant get eFibre either even though all surrounding estates can. VERY annoying.

The distance to the exchange only comes into the equation if traditional copper cable is being used. If fiber optic cable is in the cabinet then happy days.

vinnie_cork

Looks like today is works day, contractors in Mount oval village estate erecting the new efibre cabinets!! Previously the closest cabinet was by the bus stop on Rochestown road 1km away from my house, new cabinet less than 50 meters! Hopefully that means going from 5mb to 50 to 70 mb?

feenabop

vinnie_cork wrote: »

Looks like today is works day, contractors in Mount oval village estate erecting the new efibre cabinets!! Previously the closest cabinet was by the bus stop on Rochestown road 1km away from my house, new cabinet less than 50 meters! Hopefully that means going from 5mb to 50 to 70 mb?

Excellent, if we don't get it before xmas it should be very soon after - it's on the way, that's the main thing woohoo, finally!!!

ECO_Mental

At long Fe**ing last:rolleyes:, I was just about to post my self that they had started, must have just past ya as I was driving by at that time. I presume that it will be after Christmas maybe Feb at the earliest. I think I read in the FFTC form here on boards that there is a 30 day holding period after its up and running to allow all the providers get their stuff together before it can be released to the public. But I could be wrong.

What I am pissed off is that Santa is getting me an Xbox One and I have about 70gb of updates and downloads to do before I can get up and running and with only 5md down at best atm It will be new years before I can do some murdering in Call of Duty:(

feenabop

Any updates as to when Mt Oval might actually be getting efibre ?

Neighboursfreak

feenabop wrote: »

Any updates as to when Mt Oval might actually be getting efibre ?

feenabop wrote: »

Any updates as to when Mt Oval might actually be getting efibre ?

I rang Eircom this week. And they said a date of early March was coming up on their system.

Does anyone know if there any more of the new efibre boxes being installed in the park? Would one do for the whole place?

There is at least one other traditional green junction box (at the back of the apartments, where the old site manager office is located.) If that doesn't get a new box next to it, does that mean the houses that are serviced through that location will not be able to get fibre?

ECO_Mental

I am a bit worried about that also, as I think I would be served off this cab....

Ludo

There are at least 2 cabs in Mount oval.One at the entrance on the right as you go in past the traffic lights and one further up the main road on the left beyond the shop.

Neighboursfreak

So that's three cabs then. But only 1 fibre cab installed. Is this normal?

Ludo

No the two I mentioned above are both new fibre cabs. Haven't seen the third one you mention at the back of the apts so don't know about that. Should be easy to tell though. Did they put a new one in next to it?

Neighboursfreak

Ludo wrote: »

There are at least 2 cabs in Mount oval.One at the entrance on the right as you go in past the traffic lights and one further up the main road on the left beyond the shop.

I went past that one by the entrance (if its the one on the pedestrian cuthrough by the silver railing) but I couldn't see a fibre box. Are you sure it's there?

I also found this 4th one. It's near the duplex apartments at the start of Rowan Hill.


So far the one I showed before still had no fibre box next to it.

ECO_Mental

I am kicking myself that when I spotted the lads working on the cabs a few weeks ago I didnt ask them how many and which ones they were doing.

Ludo

Neighboursfreak wrote: »

I went past that one by the entrance (if its the one on the pedestrian cuthrough by the silver railing) but I couldn't see a fibre box. Are you sure it's there?

Yep...checked again there as I was just driving out of Mount Oval. Definitely a fibre cabinet. It is on the left about 20 metres before you hit the traffic lights just as the road curves slightly to the left before curving slightly right again approaching the exit on the way out onto Clarkes Hill.

feenabop

Message has changed for mt oval on their website when running a check - anyone get anymore updates or has anyone actually gotten it yet ?

eFibre is available in your area but your address is not yet enabled.

ECO_Mental

Just called eircom and talked to one of their sales team.

Anyway he said APRIL 2014 for roll out/live in mount oval. Well that's clarkes wood anway, I am a bit worried that our cab doesnt have the efibre cab next to it. Its extreamly frustrating.......:mad: :mad::mad:

PKW

Hi All,

Just to add to the frustration. I've just been on the phone to Eircom Sales regarding Mount Oval roll out. They are now saying it is unlikely to commence before June! Complete joke!!! I'm currently getting 2.5mbs.

Don't suppose anybody else has heard anything different?

feenabop

June ?? really, ffs typical - wish there was an alternative

Gummybear2013

I just changed from the network 3 modem was paying 21.99 a month for 15gb and it was crap network signal bad and everything kept freezing alot and loosing connection. I got the vodafone home and phone broadband we have a phone line but no phone and you dont need to have this which good they didnt charge me anything extra either. Anyway its a small little box if go 18month contract or 24 month the set up free and box. Unlimited usage speed 70mp very fast in my area and i living in student accommodation. Best check what it is like for where your living first. There fair usage policy says 300gb but if you go over this they dont charge you or anything just ring up seeing what made you go over so much which be very rare to do told me normally viruses that make it go over that amount. Hope helps, its the best thing we ever got and very fast

PKW

Hi Gummybear,

Thanks for the input.
Long story!! I am actually on same tariff as you, also with Vodafone but am only getting 2.5mbs. efibre is not yet available in the area (Mount Oval). Although all surrounding areas in all directions are enabled. This was due to a dispute between provider and developer. Dispute is resolved - but roll out keeps being pushed out. Every month we are told roll out is "next month". I lost patience a long time ago - but there is no viable alternative. Apparently the recent bad weather delayed roll out. But there is always something!!!

Very frustrating

Gummybear2013

Hi,

Oh sorry about that didnt know already had that seems very frustrating for you i bet i be going crazy nothing worse having slow internet or none. Hopefully can get something with decent speed are you far out or in town area?

PKW wrote: »

Hi Gummybear,

Thanks for the input.
Long story!! I am actually on same tariff as you, also with Vodafone but am only getting 2.5mbs. efibre is not yet available in the area (Mount Oval). Although all surrounding areas in all directions are enabled. This was due to a dispute between provider and developer. Dispute is resolved - but roll out keeps being pushed out. Every month we are told roll out is "next month". I lost patience a long time ago - but there is no viable alternative. Apparently the recent bad weather delayed roll out. But there is always something!!!

Very frustrating

Dubba

I saw a fella working on a cab near Clonlea last weekend, hopefully the roll-out will be soon.

@ Gummybear2013 - Mount Oval is a big estate, just outside of Douglas, around 1k houses I think.
The surrounding area already has fiber hooked up afaik, we've been waiting for a long time!

@ PKW - I've Sky broadband and get consistent 5Mbps for €40 and can stream Netflix HD no problem at all.
Actually I'm not even sure if I really need fiber, haha.
Only one person using my broadband tho. so 5Mbps mightn't be adequate for others.

ECO_Mental

Just spotted this evening another efibre Cab(well I am assuming) being installed in Clarkes Wood, next to the site office behind the marketing suite. I was getting worried that I mightn't be getting efibre since they didn't do this the first time around last year.

We might get there some time.....:rolleyes:

Neighboursfreak

Yes, thats the cab I was talking about in the last page. At least they are now doing that one. It seems to be the last piece of the jigsaw. Maybe once this is up and running... I'm so sick of waiting for fibre BB. Think I'll sign up to Vodafone when it comes, as it seems a lot cheaper than Eircom. Never thought I'd do that again.

jimmyboy2013

I rang Eircom today and they advised me that three cabinets in mount oval village are already fibre ready. The delay now is with ESB providing power to the cabinets. I was told that it should be complete in the next three weeks. If no luck then I will ring again. My advise here to anyone living in mount oval is to keep ringing them if we get nothing in three weeks time.

johnyhealy

Was just on to Eircom today as I'm moving to Clonlea next month. Was cancelling eircom as speeds are too slow and was told that clonlea will be getting efibre on 14th/15th of May. It's eircom and I was trying to switch but sounds vaguely promising!

sluggerb

hi guys,

just on to eircom too and got the same date for efibre going live. 14th may

PKW

I've been onto Vodafone today - who are just reselling the Eircom line.

They provided the same go-live date of 14th May. They seem to be on the same page!! All looks good to go at long last!!

moyners

It's now possible to order the efibre on the eircom website with May 14 being given as the activation date

ECO_Mental

I'm in Clarke's Wood and I think we are a few months behind the rest of ye as they didn't install the new Cab:( until only a few week ago. Checking the eircom site it didnt give me any date and was only saying that 24mb was the fastest I could get....the wait continues

feenabop

Anyone get an installation done yet ? I signed up online a week ago and haven't gotten a call back yet ;( is tomorrow still the go live date ?

moyners

I signed up week before last and it said that the installation would be done after the 14th. Haven't had any contact back yet though apart from the confirmation email on the order.

gimmick

Busy day tomorrow for the engineeers/technicians then. Vodafone told me that I would be set up May 14th for definite. I assume that will not happen and there is a long list to get through.

feenabop

Just called eircom to follow up on my order, they have no record of it even though I have an email confirmation that I had ordered. I need to call them this evening to give them all my details again

So if you ordered online I'd advise to give them a call to ensure it is actually in their system

gimmick

I just did the same as I had to call them about my bill. Despite talking to them last month and ordering it all, Vodafone had no record of my order and I have to re-order tomorrow when fibre becomes available in the area. It will take 3 working days to receive the new modem and up to 15 working days for activation.

feenabop

Tried the order online again this morning and I was able to select an installation date of 21-05, rang them to double check and it did go through this time. So if anyone didn't get confirmation from an online order - try it again