NTL Broadband sooooooooooon

dlofnep · 19-03-2005 9:30pm

I'm in hillview but with the speed increased and smart coming soon, there is no incentive anymore to switch to NTL.

AdMMM · 20-03-2005 2:53pm

Well Cable BB will be the safer bet for the future as it runs off fibre optic and can reach speeds well in excess of the 4mbit which is the maximum rated for ADSL in Ireland.

Vadrefjorde · 20-03-2005 6:01pm

Well after endless "another two weeks" phone calls from Irishbroadband they've finaly gone live in Waterford. Now i've got to wait another "two weeks" for an engineer to install it for me. Now all i have to do is chop a tree down in the Ursuline school that's in my way

At least I can finally give IOL the boot with their sucky 128k upload crap...

Aquos76 · 20-03-2005 6:06pm

Where are their masts situated. There was talk of Ard-ri hotel. Did that ever happen. Incidentally, I say a crane up there for a couple of days last week and it looks like there was some sort of transmitters put up there,

Vadrefjorde · 20-03-2005 6:14pm

Yep they are on top of the ARd-Ri. They only appeared last week. I phoned them and asked if i failed the signal test what would happen. They said a second site is going up in Kilbarry, don't know exactly where.

dlofnep · 24-03-2005 2:04pm

Good news for irish broadband users.. They are upgrading their 1mbps service to 2mbps

Vadrefjorde · 24-03-2005 3:40pm

Wooohoooooo. I've already offered to be a "tester". 2MB Synchronous connection with low pings and no cap for €40 a month. You'd have to be mental to sign up for anything else in Waterford!!

dlofnep · 24-03-2005 6:42pm

indeed.

Boomer23 · 05-04-2005 3:36pm

hey murderer

the highest theoretical on fibre optic is 32mg, where you goin with 4??? Sure they already have 9Meg in Dungarvan!!!!

AdMMM · 05-04-2005 5:39pm

If you read my post properly, I was referring to the maximum rated speed of the (then) current DSL technology.

jmcc · 26-04-2005 11:14am

There is supposed to be an announcement about NTL broadband in Waterford today, according to another thread. Anyone know if it just the usual branded Eircom product or it really is cable broadband? If it is cable broadband then a lot of people in the Viewmount, Powerscourt, Earlscourt area may have some hope of getting broadband.

Regards...jmcc

spartacus93 · 26-04-2005 4:50pm

jmcc wrote:

Anyone know if it just the usual branded Eircom product or it really is cable broadband?

It's NTLs own cable service. No Eircom needed! Also they are after increasing their speeds to make themselves very competitive

mike65 · 26-04-2005 6:07pm

http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/news.nv?storyid=single4733

Mike.

jmcc · 26-04-2005 6:45pm

From a post earlier today on the Broadband forum:

Just got off the phone from NTL. Waterford has really only gone online (ntl wise) in the last few days or so. They are moving towards a blanket coverage of the area. Areas near the NTL operation are the first up apparently. Mailshots will announce availability of access in various areas. Eircom is now officially screwed if they don't get their act together in the Dunmore Road area (and of course this depends on NTL getting operation here).

The areas near NTL, Cleaboy etc seem to be getting connected first. Maybe now some of the people in Powerscourt/Earlscourt/Collins Ave will have a chance.

Regards...jmcc

AdMMM · 27-04-2005 12:59pm

Bout time they launched... pity its AFTER I've got my DSL installed

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Boomer23 · 28-04-2005 9:22pm

3 meg for 45 a month, 40 gig cap, cant beat it

mike65 · 28-04-2005 9:30pm

I got a phone call from NTL this afternooon (was'nt in, said they'd phone back) I can only think they're gonna try and sell me BB!

Mike.

Boomer23 · 28-04-2005 9:32pm

go for the 3 meg, free for first 3 months then you can downgrade

jhegarty · 28-04-2005 9:35pm

jmcc wrote:

From a post earlier today on the Broadband forum:
Just got off the phone from NTL. Waterford has really only gone online (ntl wise) in the last few days or so. They are moving towards a blanket coverage of the area. Areas near the NTL operation are the first up apparently. Mailshots will announce availability of access in various areas. Eircom is now officially screwed if they don't get their act together in the Dunmore Road area (and of course this depends on NTL getting operation here).

The areas near NTL, Cleaboy etc seem to be getting connected first. Maybe now some of the people in Powerscourt/Earlscourt/Collins Ave will have a chance.

Regards...jmcc

Upper Yellow Road ... connected
Lower Yellow Road... not connected

Cabaal · 28-04-2005 9:50pm

Must give them a ring just to see if I can get it...
properly won't order it but it would be nice to always have the option

Boomer23 · 28-04-2005 9:50pm

where you live cabaal???

Cabaal · 28-04-2005 9:54pm

Boomer23 wrote:

where you live cabaal???

Up around Barrack Street/Newgate Street area

Might not be available now but would be nice to get a "available" date

Boomer23 · 28-04-2005 9:55pm

barrack street is August 1st.sssssssshhhhhhhh

jmcc · 29-04-2005 12:03am

Will Viewmount,Earlscourt,Powercourt etc get cable broadband before Eircom magically find that all the lines around here pass for DSL?

Regards...jmcc

dlofnep · 29-04-2005 11:56am

It's up.

Aquos76 · 29-04-2005 8:45pm

Spoke to a guy in ntl this morning and was given the rundown of things as regards the roll out of BB in waterford city. As was stated earlier in the thread, the top of the town up around tycor, hillview, Ashley Court, Lismore pk/lawn will commence in the next week if not already live. Cannon St, Slievekeale, Morrisons rd/ave will follow the next week,followed then by paddys browns rd/lisduggan/larchville/sunrise cresent/cork rd mid may. The folly, John's Pk then. Ferrybank and the Dunmore Rd are said to be late may/early June.

I will believe all this when I actually see it up and running.

AdMMM · 30-04-2005 10:46am

That seems to be a very erratic rollout. They seem to be jumping all around the city and cherry-picking which areas should be upgraded. When the guy said the folly did he mean just that small stretch of road of about 200m's or did he mean the eintire Folly area?

I'll send them an email about it to try and get more info.

Marcopolo85 · 30-04-2005 6:39pm

Leonard wrote:

Spoke to a guy in ntl this morning and was given the rundown of things as regards the roll out of BB in waterford city. As was stated earlier in the thread, the top of the town up around tycor, hillview, Ashley Court, Lismore pk/lawn will commence in the next week if not already live. Cannon St, Slievekeale, Morrisons rd/ave will follow the next week,followed then by paddys browns rd/lisduggan/larchville/sunrise cresent/cork rd mid may. The folly, John's Pk then. Ferrybank and the Dunmore Rd are said to be late may/early June.

I will believe all this when I actually see it up and running.

Well, seeing is believing. NTL Galway officially launched their broadband service in the Clybawn Hotel on Thursday (April 28th) and it's also live in Waterford City, with some residents already connected.

AdMMM · 02-05-2005 8:41pm

This is what I just received in an email from NTL Support:

The Broadband Service is been rolled out on a phase by phase basis but I can advise that the service will be available to all Waterford Customers by the Summer. All customers will be notified once there area becomes available within the coming months.

I thought I'd emphasise the important part

Marcopolo85 · 03-05-2005 12:48pm

|.Murderer.| wrote:

This is what I just received in an email from NTL Support:

I thought I'd emphasise the important part

Confirmed by marketing drop in post from NTL today. Case closed.

NTL Broadband sooooooooooon

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