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Moving to countryside, could I get fibre?

  • 23-09-2016 11:40am
    #1
    KBarry
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 255 ✭✭


    Hi,
    I am a bit out of the loop with modern technology nowadays and hoping somebody can explain how this fibre thingy works. :o

    Currently living in the town and have fibre here.

    Thinking about moving to a house a couple of miles out into the country. It's directly on a main road and the fibre coverage map is showing a cabinet a quarter of a mile away on the same road. Does that mean I could probably get fibre at the potential new house?

    I sound a bit dense but does that mean there would be a massive slowdown between the house and the cabinet if the internets are coming through the phone line? I did a webchat with Eir. Not 100% the advisor had the right address but he gave me a speed of 15 Mbps.

    I do a lot of Netflix and a bit of Skype. Not sure how they would work on the 'old fashioned' broadband.


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  • #2
    johnb25
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 503 ✭✭✭johnb25


    If you can get the number of the landline you can check here
    Digiweb Line checker
    Should tell you what you can get.


  • #3
    Danger781
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,692 ✭✭✭Danger781


    In the same boat right now. Moved from from a 240Mb connection to a Eir 12Mb FTTC connection out in the shticks.

    Certainly a downgrade on Virgin Media, but it does fine for my uses of streaming, playing video games, etc. Was watching 1080p Youtube last night without problems. I haven't tested Netflix much but I can do later.

    Numerous issues on the first few days, but since then it's been fine..


  • #4
    plodder
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,555 ✭✭✭plodder


    Also, take a look at the map at this page.

    http://fibrerollout.ie/where-and-when/

    Zoom into the exact location of the house. If there is a blue line passing the road at that location then you would be able to get 1000MB fibre broadband there, sometime in the next year or two from Eir. If the location isn't on a blue line, then you are dependent on the government's broadband plan, which will probably deliver the same thing, but (depending on location) it's not clear how far out that will be.


  • #5
    Tigerandahalf
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,818 ✭✭✭Tigerandahalf


    plodder wrote: »
    Also, take a look at the map at this page.

    http://fibrerollout.ie/where-and-when/

    Zoom into the exact location of the house. If there is a blue line passing the road at that location then you would be able to get 1000MB fibre broadband there, sometime in the next year or two from Eir. If the location isn't on a blue line, then you are dependent on the government's broadband plan, which will probably deliver the same thing, but (depending on location) it's not clear how far out that will be.

    What does the blue line indicate though?
    Does it mean fibre being run along the poles or does it just mean to a cabinet somewhere along the line and the line indicates some sort of service from the cabibet along that line.


  • #6
    plodder
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,555 ✭✭✭plodder


    Tigerandahalf wrote: »
    What does the blue line indicate though?
    Does it mean fibre being run along the poles or does it just mean to a cabinet somewhere along the line and the line indicates some sort of service from the cabibet along that line.
    It means fibre literally run along the road either on poles or through ducts, and any houses/premises passed by, can get the service. So, there will be actual fibre direct to your premises.

    Eir have caused a lot of confusion unfortunately with the use of the term fibre to mean all sorts of things, in addition to fibre.


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  • #7
    ItHurtsWhenIP
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,116 ✭✭✭ItHurtsWhenIP


    Tigerandahalf wrote: »
    What does the blue line indicate though?
    Does it mean fibre being run along the poles or does it just mean to a cabinet somewhere along the line and the line indicates some sort of service from the cabibet along that line.

    Blue line=Planned fibre route run along poles or in ducts. Check the exchange for the planned FTTH date for those specific blue lines.


  • #8
    Tigerandahalf
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,818 ✭✭✭Tigerandahalf


    ItHurtsWhenIP wrote: »
    Blue line=Planned fibre route run along poles or in ducts. Check the exchange for the planned FTTH date for those specific blue lines.

    And if someone is a couple of hundred metres in off the road what happens then? Do they pay to get the extra fibre into their house or what happens?


  • #9
    stefanovich
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,490 ✭✭✭stefanovich


    KBarry wrote:
    Currently living in the town and have fibre here.


    You don't have fibre. You have adsl marketed as something else.


  • #10
    plodder
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,555 ✭✭✭plodder


    ItHurtsWhenIP wrote: »
    Blue line=Planned fibre route run along poles or in ducts. Check the exchange for the planned FTTH date for those specific blue lines.
    The info on the exchanges may be out of date though, if what was reported yesterday is true - that they plan to have it finished by end of 2018, ahead of schedule.


  • #11
    ItHurtsWhenIP
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    Tigerandahalf wrote: »
    And if someone is a couple of hundred metres in off the road what happens then? Do they pay to get the extra fibre into their house or what happens?

    We've heard here anecdotally that eir/KNN folks have said the blue line, is the blue line and the fibre will not be run beyond it. :(

    Edit: Does the blue line pass your house on the main road, and you are then set in off it by a couple of hundred metres (long driveway)? Or are you in with a few houses on a separate road off the main road?


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  • #12
    ItHurtsWhenIP
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,116 ✭✭✭ItHurtsWhenIP


    plodder wrote: »
    The info on the exchanges may be out of date though, if what was reported yesterday is true - that they plan to have it finished by end of 2018, ahead of schedule.

    That's true. I guess they'll just re-label all the ones that were 2017-2020 to 2017-2018. :rolleyes:


  • #13
    Mickeroo
    Administrators, Computer Games Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 32,530 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭Mickeroo


    ItHurtsWhenIP wrote: »
    We've heard here anecdotally that eir/KNN folks have said the blue line, is the blue line and the fibre will not be run beyond it. :(

    Edit: Does the blue line pass your house on the main road, and you are then set in off it by a couple of hundred metres (long driveway)? Or are you in with a few houses on a separate road off the main road?

    There's houses in castlebar that can get ftth right now that aren't next to a blue line but in an estate which the blue line passes the entrance of, as far as I can tell anyway.


  • #14
    redfacedbear
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    Mickeroo wrote: »
    There's houses in castlebar that can get ftth right now that aren't next to a blue line but in an estate which the blue line passes the entrance of, as far as I can tell anyway.

    There is another scheme by eir to roll out ftth to 66 towns - this is separate to the rural blue line scheme.

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057315844

    I would assume that these houses are part of that.


  • #15
    tsue921i8wljb3
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    Mickeroo wrote: »
    There's houses in castlebar that can get ftth right now that aren't next to a blue line but in an estate which the blue line passes the entrance of, as far as I can tell anyway.

    That is because Castlebar is part of Openeir's urban FTTH rollout. None of this rollout was mapped with blue lines. According to Openeir 1300 premises are currently able to access 1Gb/s FTTH in Castlebar.


  • #16
    Mickeroo
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    Interesting, wasn't aware of the one. Is there any time frames published for it? I presume since they've started the town the rest won't be far behind....or is that too optimistic? :p


  • #17
    tsue921i8wljb3
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    Mickeroo wrote: »
    Interesting, wasn't aware of the one. Is there any time frames published for it? I presume since they've started the town the rest won't be far behind....or is that too optimistic? :p

    It was announced in 2014 and officially launched in 2015. There are no deadlines published that I know of. The urban rollout never really got the attention that the rural rollout is getting. Openeir never published any maps and today there are just over 30000 premises passed nationwide. You would also have to think that the rural rollout is now going to take precedence so I wouldn't be overly optimistic that they will finish the town anytime soon.

    http://www.openeir.ie/news/FTTH_programme_officially_launched/

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057315844


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