How much would it cost to get a broadband line from exchange to house?

Mindfulness

We all know rural Ireland is desperate for broadband. I'm now in a position where I am potentially going to be living somewhere where I can't get broadband and may not even be able to get a line-of-sight wireless broadband connection.

So...is it possible to pay Eircom to run a line from an exchange to a property? If so...how much would this likely cost? Thousands I'm sure but how many thousands?
Who would then be responsible for the line if there was an issue?
How would I go about finding out more?

ED E

As the USO they have to make a reasonable attempt to provide aa phone line. If you're lucky that'll support dsl.

Mindfulness

Is it possible to pay for an exchange to be enabled for broadband (not fibre) and then pay for a line from that exchange?

ED E

Sure if you have a few hundred K lying around.

gctest50

Mindfulness wrote: »

We all know rural Ireland is desperate for broadband. I'm now in a position where I am potentially going to be living somewhere where I can't get broadband and may not even be able to get a line-of-sight wireless broadband connection.
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You could get the connection into somewhere that has line-of-sight and relay it from there

Mindfulness

ED E wrote: »

Sure if you have a few hundred K lying around.

Awesome, I'll just check my bank balance!

Hmmm... might be a slight problem there, having done all of my calculations and taken into account my bonds, stocks and shares portfolio and my savings... I appear to be a few hundred k short.

Getting connected to somewhere that has line of sight and relaying it? Would that mean basically getting onto someone like Munster wireless (or similar provider) and then paying for a line from one of there masts?

As you may be able to tell, I'm clueless around this sort of thing. Living in a big town is so much easier

yomamasflavour

Move somewhere that you know already has a sufficient working connection.

Any thing else is like playing the lottery. Eircom are required to put a line in but thats it. If that line is too long, too poor a quality or a pairgain, tough no internet for you.
Then you're looking at 3g/satellite maybe fixed wireless if its available in your area.

I wouldn't take the risk.

OneEightSeven

The eircom website gives you an estimation of what speeds are available if you have an address or a telephone number. Just click on "check availability" on the right of this page: https://www.eircom.net/broadband/productDetails?id=bu_23

Knasher

How far are you going to be from your exchange anyway? If it is anything over 4km, then DSL probably isn't going to be an option anyway.