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LTE Services

thebackbar · 2016-04-05 14:38:33

Hi Folks, I saw a sign up yesterday for a company offering LTE broadband. Just wondering has anyone signed up to LTE broadband and wouldn't mind sharing their experiences ?

05-04-2016 2:38pm

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thebackbar

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Hi Folks,

I saw a sign up yesterday for a company offering LTE broadband. Just wondering has anyone signed up to LTE broadband and wouldn't mind sharing their experiences ?

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#2 06-04-2016 12:20am

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Haven't signed up but have seen the same signs pop up around knocknacarra.
As far as I know LTE is pretty much another name for 4g so the speeds are probably the same as you will get on a 4g handset in your house.
In my house that means non existent, in my friends house round the corner that means fast enough to watch netflix download large files and do pretty much anything normal online.

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#3 06-04-2016 9:47am

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I got a flyer in my door last week to say LTE would be in my area soon.I would be able to sign up now and get up to 70mb.The only thing is i have cable broadband.

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#4 06-04-2016 9:54am

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4G LTE is a mobile solution for mobile phones.
Do they offer broadband for your house now? Or a dongle for your laptop?

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#5 06-04-2016 10:19am

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http://www.imagine.ie/fibreconnect/

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#6 06-04-2016 10:24am

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I use my 3 mobile for internet and all things streaming related and it's perfect with 4g. Their 3g is woeful but if you are in a good spot in town you can get perfectly reasonable speeds for downloading and gaming online.

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#7 06-04-2016 10:28am

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Savage Speeds up to 70Mb

How you can tell an Irish person wrote the page...

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#8 07-04-2016 5:08pm

huggs2

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thebackbar wrote: »

Hi Folks,

I saw a sign up yesterday for a company offering LTE broadband. Just wondering has anyone signed up to LTE broadband and wouldn't mind sharing their experiences ?

Not sure if anyone has it yet.I rang them up and Tonabrucky mast does not go live till may 9th.

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#9 12-04-2016 12:20pm

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i rang them up, they said the service wouldn't go below 30Mbs. 59 euro a month. plus 150 installation fee

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#10 12-04-2016 12:29pm

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Did they mention when they are supposed to be up and running?

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#11 12-04-2016 12:32pm

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biko wrote: »

Did they mention when they are supposed to be up and running?

i was on to the sales guys, who said it was up and running, but then he said it would be fully up commercially at the end of the month. I don't need the service just now so i didn't push him on that

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#12 13-04-2016 3:14pm

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After filling out the enquiry form this week, I received a call today from one of their sales reps. They confirmed again that I was within coverage area. I am around 11miles from mast. Number porting or use of a new number appear to be part of the offering. They said that service will be limited to 400 customers. Will not be installed if test speeds dont reach 30mbps.

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#13 20-06-2016 1:25pm

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does anybody know if you need line of sight to their tower to get lte broadband

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#14 20-06-2016 5:09pm

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f2 wrote: »

does anybody know if you need line of sight to their tower to get lte broadband

AFAIK you don't need line of sight but the fewer obstructions the better the signal. It will behave more or less like a mobile signal so you probably don't want to be in a house with foil lined insulation.

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#15 20-06-2016 11:10pm

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thanks

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#16 20-06-2016 11:32pm

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Big thread on Imagine's LTE BB here http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057558377

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#17 21-06-2016 7:55pm

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We got it. Have line of sight to tonebruky mast. Getting a consistent 60MB down and 3 up with low pings. Were lucky to get a 1MB on our phone line before this. Our area won't be getting a cabinet according to the latest maps for the broadband rollout plan so this is a godsend

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