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Sky efibre - coming soon

  • 04-12-2013 3:34pm
    #1
    uck51js9zml2yt
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,268 ✭✭✭✭


    Sorry, didn't know where to put this.

    I was just talking to a sky rep. My trial broadband and phone package is coming to an end in January and they are looking to charge me for line rental on a service they admitted they couldn't provide. I'll be cancelling.

    Anyway..he mentioned they are looking at launching efibre by the end of the year.
    He had no details but hoped to have some by the time I called to cancel in another 2 weeks.

    To justify the location of this thread..I'll be cancelling my discounted TV package as well.:D


Comments

  • #2
    kaizersoze
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,042 ✭✭✭kaizersoze


    April for Sky fibre at the earliest.


  • #3
    muffler
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 46,545 ✭✭✭✭muffler


    kaizersoze wrote: »
    April for Sky fibre at the earliest.
    and do you know that for a fact or is it a personal opinion?


  • #4
    irishfeen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,064 ✭✭✭irishfeen


    Anyone know will they be using the eircom network or are/have they been building their own network?


  • #5
    Kristopherus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,907 ✭✭✭✭Kristopherus


    irishfeen wrote: »
    Anyone know will they be using the eircom network or are/have they been building their own network?

    Eircom's of course. To build their own network would cost billions.


  • #6
    blueser
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,725 ✭✭✭✭blueser


    Count yourselves lucky to have the option of fibre; out here in the sticks, we have to make do with conventional broadband (not even the ''Next generation'' version, which was launched several years ago now). Pathetic service.


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  • #7
    irishfeen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,064 ✭✭✭irishfeen


    blueser wrote: »
    Count yourselves lucky to have the option of fibre; out here in the sticks, we have to make do with conventional broadband (not even the ''Next generation'' version, which was launched several years ago now). Pathetic service.
    :eek: ... We would be delighted even with "conventional broadband" ... out in the even stickier places we are still subjected to dial up broadband from Eircom :(


  • #8
    blueser
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,725 ✭✭✭✭blueser


    irishfeen wrote: »
    :eek: ... We would be delighted even with "conventional broadband" ... out in the even stickier places we are still subjected to dial up broadband from Eircom :(
    Christ; I didn't think dial-up still existed.

    :eek:


  • #9
    irishfeen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,064 ✭✭✭irishfeen


    blueser wrote: »
    Christ; I didn't think dial-up still existed.

    :eek:
    Yeah Eircom not bothering with us - we obviously not worth it. Thankfully we are in line of sight to a mast so we can get ripplecom broadband... its not great but its better then nothing.


  • #10
    TheDriver
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,680 ✭✭✭✭TheDriver


    dial up? now theres a blast from the past! Remember that scam where your modem could be used to dial premium numbers in thailand??


  • #11
    muffler
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 46,545 ✭✭✭✭muffler


    TheDriver wrote: »
    Remember that scam where your modem could be used to dial premium numbers in thailand??
    Was that your excuse? :D


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  • #12
    irishfeen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,064 ✭✭✭irishfeen


    TheDriver wrote: »
    dial up? now theres a blast from the past! Remember that scam where your modem could be used to dial premium numbers in thailand??
    Yup dial up - my uncle still used it up until about 6 months ago ... He now has a three dongle and thinks its a different world :)


  • #13
    zl1whqvjs75cdy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,042 ✭✭✭zl1whqvjs75cdy


    irishfeen wrote: »
    :eek: ... We would be delighted even with "conventional broadband" ... out in the even stickier places we are still subjected to dial up broadband from Eircom :(

    Jesus my condolences friend. Feel kinda bad complaining to upc that I'm only getting 60 mb connection on my 120 package now.


  • #14
    lertsnim
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,841 ✭✭✭lertsnim


    irishfeen wrote: »
    :eek: ... We would be delighted even with "conventional broadband" ... out in the even stickier places we are still subjected to dial up broadband from Eircom :(

    My sympathies. I remember the days of 14.4k (16.8k) on an extremely good day. Wasn't fun then and couldn't imagine it now


  • #15
    codie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 926 ✭✭✭codie


    Simeon Freezing Prey wrote: »
    Sorry, didn't know where to put this.

    I was just talking to a sky rep. My trial broadband and phone package is coming to an end in January and they are looking to charge me for line rental on a service they admitted they couldn't provide. I'll be cancelling.

    Anyway..he mentioned they are looking at launching efibre by the end of the year.
    He had no details but hoped to have some by the time I called to cancel in another 2 weeks.

    To justify the location of this thread..I'll be cancelling my discounted TV package as well.:D

    Don't think you have to ring to cancel just go to your new supplier and give your UAN .At least that what I was told when I rang to cancel.


  • #16
    ch750536
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,736 ✭✭✭ch750536


    Dial up - think yourselves lucky. Out here in the sticks I can't even get dialup. This is true.
    Thank the gods for wimax.


  • #17
    reboot
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,460 ✭✭✭reboot


    blueser wrote: »
    Count yourselves lucky to have the option of fibre; out here in the sticks, we have to make do with conventional broadband (not even the ''Next generation'' version, which was launched several years ago now). Pathetic service.
    I asked BT last week,here in the North for an" up to" download speed as Sky are sending their new box to me with On Demand built in.BT and Virgin both announced the latest would be 1 meg.(Sky need min 2 meg to start with.
    The main rd,half a mile from the house, has fibre optic cable but the BT lads up the pole told me it would not be coming up my road as the quoted cost was £50K.
    Maybe the future up here next year will be 4G?


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