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Eir technician says I need Cat5 cable installed in apartment for internet

  • 09-05-2022 07:52PM
    #1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5


    Hi There

    A signed up for Eir broadband and one of their technicians dropped by. Basically the internet couldnt be connected as he said I need to run a Cat5 (ethernet) cable from the service box in the apartment building into my apartment. My neighbours underneath me have Eir internet and my apartment has a normal phone line connection that everyone else has/uses. I havent seen anyone with a Cat5 connection in their home.

    Is the Eir technician telling porkies or what?



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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 9,063 ✭✭✭cml387


    Sounds like nonsense to me. The Eir broadband box works off the standard phone line.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,537 ✭✭✭✭Varik


    Could be on carrier line on a pair gain, thought those were all gone.

    If so you've not got a normal phone line but a shared one, with some other while the neighbours have the main one or their own.

    So can't get ADSL, and without the network cable can't get proper fibre.



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