Efiber cobh

B

any news on exchange RBK1_091 (Rushbrook exchange) in cobh we seem to be the last to get fiber it seems to be an exchange on its own in the estae eircom promising efiber all the time but nothing yet? even though half the estate has fiber on a separate cabinet

eircom: Alan

B wrote: »

any news on exchange RBK1_091 (Rushbrook exchange) in cobh we seem to be the last to get fiber it seems to be an exchange on its own in the estae eircom promising efiber all the time but nothing yet? even though half the estate has fiber on a separate cabinet

Hi BBS,


I can confirm that once this is eFibre ready RBK1_091 will be renamed RBK1_E01. Currently there is no agreed launch date assigned to this cabinet although our networks team have indicated that hopes are that it should be eFibre ready within the next 3 to 4 months.

I understand it's quiet a long time to wait in consideration of other cabinets already completed nearby but this is the most accurate information available surrounding RBK1_091

Thanks

Al

B

any update on this is it fiber enabled?

eircom: Alan

B wrote: »

any update on this is it fiber enabled?

Hi B

I'm sorry to say Rushbrooke has been delayed and now has a new forcasted launch date of early to mid 2016.

Thanks
Al

MackMack

There was eircom salespeople going door to door a few months ago saying that this exchange had been updated to provide faster speeds than what was available before. Can you confirm what speeds are available from this exchange now?
The salesperson was claiming 20meg but that number is probably pointless if there's contention ratios on the exchange still.

B

ye 20 megs i have in oak drive eircom only can give it vodafone and the rest no but its crap from 6pm the usual 5 meg  conjestion.

eircom: Alan

MackMack wrote: »

There was eircom salespeople going door to door a few months ago saying that this exchange had been updated to provide faster speeds than what was available before. Can you confirm what speeds are available from this exchange now?
The salesperson was claiming 20meg but that number is probably pointless if there's contention ratios on the exchange still.

Hi MackMack

If you would like to PM me your existing land line number I will be happy to test your line and see what the max it can hold.

Thanks
Al

MackMack

I don't have a landline, got rid of it because the internet speed was so bad. When I had a line in it was connected to the RBK1_091 cabinet about 200m down the road from me.


If you can tell me if there's a contention ratio on the lines going to this cabinet It'll confirm the speed that B above is getting will be about the max anyone in the estate of 300-400 houses will get.

eir: Alan

MackMack wrote: »

I don't have a landline, got rid of it because the internet speed was so bad. When I had a line in it was connected to the RBK1_091 cabinet about 200m down the road from me.


If you can tell me if there's a contention ratio on the lines going to this cabinet It'll confirm the speed that B above is getting will be about the max anyone in the estate of 300-400 houses will get.

HI MackMack

I will be unable to offer an indication of what speeds to expect without a working land line number to test. If you can PM me the specific address I'll see what I can do.

Follow here for a graph on advised speeds v distance : http://www.thinkbroadband.com/guide/fibre-broadband.html

Thanks
Al

MackMack

Thanks for offering to check the speed for me Alan but I'll save you having to do it. As B says above he gets 5meg in the evenings indicating the lines are shared between everyone in the cabinet. 
Even if I was in the house next to the cabinet ye wouldn't be able to match the 20meg constant reliable speed I get from Nova, which is also cheaper than ye're 20meg package ye offer.

Thanks for replying though, even if you didn't answer the question

eir: Alan

MackMack wrote: »

Thanks for offering to check the speed for me Alan but I'll save you having to do it. As B says above he gets 5meg in the evenings indicating the lines are shared between everyone in the cabinet. 
Even if I was in the house next to the cabinet ye wouldn't be able to match the 20meg constant reliable speed I get from Nova, which is also cheaper than ye're 20meg package ye offer.

Thanks for replying though, even if you didn't answer the question

No problem MackMack

Just to clarify, there's no contention ratio with efibre FTTH

Thanks
Al

MackMack

eir: Alan wrote: »

MackMack wrote: »

Thanks for offering to check the speed for me Alan but I'll save you having to do it. As B says above he gets 5meg in the evenings indicating the lines are shared between everyone in the cabinet. 
Even if I was in the house next to the cabinet ye wouldn't be able to match the 20meg constant reliable speed I get from Nova, which is also cheaper than ye're 20meg package ye offer.

Thanks for replying though, even if you didn't answer the question

No problem MackMack

Just to clarify, there's no contention ratio with efibre FTTH

Thanks
Al

Just to clarify, there's no FTTH in Cobh. I know 1 or 20000 people that would love contention free FTTH in Cobh

Thanks

eir: Alan

MackMack wrote: »

eir: Alan wrote: »

MackMack wrote: »

Thanks for offering to check the speed for me Alan but I'll save you having to do it. As B says above he gets 5meg in the evenings indicating the lines are shared between everyone in the cabinet. 
Even if I was in the house next to the cabinet ye wouldn't be able to match the 20meg constant reliable speed I get from Nova, which is also cheaper than ye're 20meg package ye offer.

Thanks for replying though, even if you didn't answer the question

No problem MackMack

Just to clarify, there's no contention ratio with efibre FTTH

Thanks
Al

Just to clarify, there's no FTTH in Cobh. I know 1 or 20000 people that would love contention free FTTH in Cobh

Thanks

That's correct MackMack - there's no FTTH in Cobh yet, I did not intent to suggest there was.


Thanks
Al

MackMack

Any updates on this exchange? I noticed that there's work going on next to it at the moment. New foundations and a cable conduit as if they're putting in a cabinet there. Hopefully it's for the efibre cabinet?

eir: Alan

MackMack wrote: »

Any updates on this exchange? I noticed that there's work going on next to it at the moment. New foundations and a cable conduit as if they're putting in a cabinet there. Hopefully it's for the efibre cabinet?

Hi MackMack

There is no further update in regards to a time-frame for the launch of RBK1_E01. Works are ongoing but the best indication currently available is that it should be ready between early to mid 2016.

Al

MackMack

Thanks Alan,
Foundations going in now would suggest at least a few months of work ahead, at least there's a bit of progress with it. 
Mind you, if the FTTH (from ye or Siro) gets in there first there's going to be no point in putting in the fibre cabinet

eir: Alan

MackMack wrote: »

Thanks Alan,
Foundations going in now would suggest at least a few months of work ahead, at least there's a bit of progress with it. 
Mind you, if the FTTH (from ye or Siro) gets in there first there's going to be no point in putting in the fibre cabinet

Yes it's a good sign MackMack

Al

MackMack

Well, looks like a cabinet has finally landed on the foundations mentioned above. Looks a lot smaller than a normal efibre cabinet but it was dark when I was passing it.

Are we a bit closer to getting some decent broadband into the links or are ye just trolling us?
if so, any idea how soon it might be enabled? Don't want to get in a phone line for broadband now if it's not going to be live for another year.

eir: Alan

Hi RBK1_E01

There is still no advised launch date for RBK1_E01 - there is not even an indication right now. I can't offer you information that has not yet even been agreed I'm afraid - apologies for the inconvenience.

Al

MackMack

Bit unusual for all this work to be done without anyone knowing when it's actually scheduled to be done. That's something you'd expect in the public sector, not a private business.

Any truth to the rumour that the reason this cabinet is being delayed is because of flooding in the cabinet on the Monkstown/Passage side that the rushbrooke cabinet is connected to?

Anyways, I'll check in again in a few months. Might have Siro in before this cabinet goes live.

eir: Alan

MackMack wrote: »

Bit unusual for all this work to be done without anyone knowing when it's actually scheduled to be done. That's something you'd expect in the public sector, not a private business.

Any truth to the rumour that the reason this cabinet is being delayed is because of flooding in the cabinet on the Monkstown/Passage side that the rushbrooke cabinet is connected to?

Anyways, I'll check in again in a few months. Might have Siro in before this cabinet goes live.

I'm sorry the news is not better MackMack - I can assure you it's the most accurate though

Thanks
Al

B

MackMack wrote: »

Bit unusual for all this work to be done without anyone knowing when it's actually scheduled to be done. That's something you'd expect in the public sector, not a private business.

Any truth to the rumour that the reason this cabinet is being delayed is because of flooding in the cabinet on the Monkstown/Passage side that the rushbrooke cabinet is connected to?

Anyways, I'll check in again in a few months. Might have Siro in before this cabinet goes live.

dont think that monkstown has nothing to do at all with this cabinet after all monkstown is the other side of the river but i hope this cab gets live soon.

MackMack

Any engineer that's been asked about this cabinet has said the same thing, it's connected to the exchange in Passage, not to the one in cobh. Doesn't make sense running it across the river but they to know what they're talking about. It would explain why it hasn't been upgraded to efibre too, the passage exchange isn't upgraded for the direct fed connections yet whereas the cobh one is.
But it's all just speculation seeing as no one on here will give an answer as to what's the real story with this cabinet.

B

MackMack wrote: »

Any engineer that's been asked about this cabinet has said the same thing, it's connected to the exchange in Passage, not to the one in cobh. Doesn't make sense running it across the river but they to know what they're talking about. It would explain why it hasn't been upgraded to efibre too, the passage exchange isn't upgraded for the direct fed connections yet whereas the cobh one is.
But it's all just speculation seeing as no one on here will give an answer as to what's the real story with this cabinet.

power is now gone to the cabinet today ther was an electrican at it today?

MackMack

Any update on this Cab this week? Apparantly it's finished and just waiting on Eir to commission it which according to the engineers only takes a few weeks at most. But still on the openeir map as the work not even started.

eir: Alan

I'm sorry MackMack

The RBK1_E01 cabinet is scheduled for launch within the next 12 months - I know this is not good news but this really is the best indication we can offer right now.

Thanks
Al

MackMack

12 months to commission a cabinet that's finished? Keep up the good work.

eir: Alan

MackMack wrote: »

12 months to commission a cabinet that's finished? Keep up the good work.

Sorry MackMack - that's the timeframe involved in this case.

Al

MackMack

This cab has just changed to build commenced on the openeir map

Are we looking at finally getting efibre in the next few weeks?

Eir: Pamela

MackMack wrote: »

This cab has just changed to build commenced on the openeir map

Are we looking at finally getting efibre in the next few weeks?

I'll check this with our wholesale department and be back to you on this MackMack :)

-Pamela 

MackMack

Eir: Pamela wrote: »

MackMack wrote: »

This cab has just changed to build commenced on the openeir map

Are we looking at finally getting efibre in the next few weeks?

I'll check this with our wholesale department and be back to you on this MackMack :)

-Pamela 

Thanks Pamela,
Lots of people on this exchange looking for a bit of good news for a change.

Eir: Pamela

MackMack wrote: »

Eir: Pamela wrote: »

MackMack wrote: »

This cab has just changed to build commenced on the openeir map

Are we looking at finally getting efibre in the next few weeks?

I'll check this with our wholesale department and be back to you on this MackMack :)

-Pamela 

Thanks Pamela,
Lots of people on this exchange looking for a bit of good news for a change.

I understand that completely  MackMack, I'm hoping to have more information today and I'll be back to you as soon as I do.

-Pamela 

MackMack

Any luck getting some info on this cab?

B

ye were all waiting here down in rushbrooke links?

Eir: Pamela

MackMack wrote: »

Any luck getting some info on this cab?

Sorry for the delay MackMack,
I'm afraid we have no further information on this at the minute. 

- Pamela 

MackMack

4 months on from when the efibre cabinet has been installed and still no sign of a going live date. The open eir map still says "Spring/Summer 2016" even though Spring is gone.

Is there any chance of an update other than the usual "What's on the map is all we can give" line?

Eir: Pamela

MackMack wrote: »

4 months on from when the efibre cabinet has been installed and still no sign of a going live date. The open eir map still says "Spring/Summer 2016" even though Spring is gone.

Is there any chance of an update other than the usual "What's on the map is all we can give" line?

Hi MackMack,


Thanks for getting in touch.
I've checked our current efibre roll-out plan and I'm afraid I have no further updates on the Rushbrooke exchange at the minute.
I'm sorry I could not offer you better news

-Pamela 

MackMack

The OpenEir map got updated today. This Cab is now gone back to Autumn 2016, which will probably be Autumn 2020 by the time it's actually turned on.

Cabinet has only been installed for 6 months at this stage.

B

We checked : 021-
Not my phone, check again
Good news! eir Fibre is coming to your area. Projected availability date is: Available within 6 weeks
Please notify me when it's available

Notify Me

thats what i get when i put my number in so maybe it is coming soon?

Eir: Pamela

B wrote: »

We checked : 021-
Not my phone, check again
Good news! eir Fibre is coming to your area. Projected availability date is: Available within 6 weeks
Please notify me when it's available

Notify Me

thats what i get when i put my number in so maybe it is coming soon?

Thanks for getting in touch  B :)

I would reccomend registering here https://www.eir.ie/broadband/eoi and as soon as the service is available you will be notified.

-Pamela 

MackMack

Any update on when this cab is going live?
It's been installed 8 months at this stage. Only 20ish cabinets left to go live in Cork and of course one of the last has about 400 houses connected to it.

Eir: Pamela

MackMack wrote: »

Any update on when this cab is going live?
It's been installed 8 months at this stage. Only 20ish cabinets left to go live in Cork and of course one of the last has about 400 houses connected to it.

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tomnow

Yes finger crossed for 2020 with eir speed.😂

MackMack

Well, the map has been updated again and now this cab has gone from Autumn 2016 to Autumn/Winter 2016.

Tell KN to not bother finishing this one at all. FTTH will be here before this cabinet is done.

Eir: Pamela

MackMack wrote: »

Well, the map has been updated again and now this cab has gone from Autumn 2016 to Autumn/Winter 2016.

Tell KN to not bother finishing this one at all. FTTH will be here before this cabinet is done.

I'm sorry to hear this MackMack

-Pamela 

MackMack

Another update for this cabinet on the map. It's now been pushed back from Autumn/Winter to Winter.

Any chance that Eir can give us some sort of idea what year this cab will be enabled? We'd settle for normal uncongested broadband at this stage instead of being stuck on 1meg first gen rubbish.

Will this cab be enabled for efibre at all before the NBP forces it?
Have OpenEir moved all their installation teams off eFibre and onto the FTTH rollout leaving the unfinished cabinets up s*** creek?

B

MackMack wrote: »

Another update for this cabinet on the map. It's now been pushed back from Autumn/Winter to Winter.

Any chance that Eir can give us some sort of idea what year this cab will be enabled? We'd settle for normal uncongested broadband at this stage instead of being stuck on 1meg first gen rubbish.

Will this cab be enabled for efibre at all before the NBP forces it?
Have OpenEir moved all their installation teams off eFibre and onto the FTTH rollout leaving the unfinished cabinets up s*** creek?

aparantley ther is no room in the current exchange for the fiber cards and more equipment i seen it for myself a joke now they need to build another small cab to add the rest of the equipment mite go to imagine now got a txt this weekend to say its available fibre 70mg eircom are ****ed now everyone wil go to imagine.

Eir: Pamela

MackMack wrote: »

Another update for this cabinet on the map. It's now been pushed back from Autumn/Winter to Winter.

Any chance that Eir can give us some sort of idea what year this cab will be enabled? We'd settle for normal uncongested broadband at this stage instead of being stuck on 1meg first gen rubbish.

Will this cab be enabled for efibre at all before the NBP forces it?
Have OpenEir moved all their installation teams off eFibre and onto the FTTH rollout leaving the unfinished cabinets up s*** creek?

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MackMack

It's been in the completion stage since January. The fibre core and elec have been at it for months already. If it's true that the cab is to small for the amount of equipment needed to serve the 400 houses to be connected to it then that shows complete incompetence by whoever planned the cabinet. 
As B says, people are going over to Imagine LTE for something a bit faster than the 1meg lines ye're currently serving the estate. And seeing as Imagine have an 18 month contract that's 18 months ye won't be getting any of these people, at which stage Siro will be up and running and they'll just switch over to them.

But thanks for at least not giving me a cut & paste answer that normally comes out in this thread.

Eir: Pamela

MackMack wrote: »

It's been in the completion stage since January. The fibre core and elec have been at it for months already. If it's true that the cab is to small for the amount of equipment needed to serve the 400 houses to be connected to it then that shows complete incompetence by whoever planned the cabinet. 
As B says, people are going over to Imagine LTE for something a bit faster than the 1meg lines ye're currently serving the estate. And seeing as Imagine have an 18 month contract that's 18 months ye won't be getting any of these people, at which stage Siro will be up and running and they'll just switch over to them.

But thanks for at least not giving me a cut & paste answer that normally comes out in this thread.

No problem  MackMack, again apologies I could not offer you better news at the minute.


-Pamela