Looking to get B'band in limerick...

Hughesy · 07-09-2005 4:28pm #1

Can anyone suggest a decent broadband provider???

Would prefer wireless, Do not have a phoneline and would prefer not to have the hassle of getting connected...

If anyone can advise one that is worth the connection that is fine...

Also do any companys, have contracts that are about 6 months or smaller??

Regards...

Hughesy

jor el · 07-09-2005 4:34pm

If you have line of sight to the Clarion Hotel in Limerick then you can probably get IBB, their mast is on the roof of the hotel. I know of two people in Limerick who have recently got IBB Breeze in and it's working perfectly, 1Mb up and down. However, look at all the IBB threads to see how shoddy this company really is and you may not want to consider them.

I don't know of any other wireless operator in the area so you're choices are Eircom/BT/UTV etc, or wait for Smart (still not set up here though), but you'll need a phone line of course.

BT's contract is 6 months I think, plus they're now advertising €10 broadband (but is this like Eircom Time, I don't know?). I think I heard on an IBB ad that there is no minimum contract with them too.

Hughesy · 07-09-2005 4:42pm

jor el wrote:

If you have line of sight to the Clarion Hotel in Limerick then you can probably get IBB, their mast is on the roof of the hotel. I know of two people in Limerick who have recently got IBB Breeze in and it's working perfectly, 1Mb up and down. However, look at all the IBB threads to see how shoddy this company really is and you may not want to consider them.

I don't know of any other wireless operator in the area so you're choices are Eircom/BT/UTV etc, or wait for Smart (still not set up here though), but you'll need a phone line of course.

BT's contract is 6 months I think, plus they're now advertising €10 broadband (but is this like Eircom Time, I don't know?). I think I heard on an IBB ad that there is no minimum contract with them too.

Cheers for the quick response...

I have a friend who has just got IBB and he's having no problems.... Not to say the threads here are putting me off.

As the contract situation, it's a little funny because they say there is no minimum contract, but in the T&C's there is a thing they call

1.5 “Minimum Period” means the term commencing on date of installation of the Equipment and the date twelve (12) months thereafter.

Later in the T&C's it says this

6.2 This Agreement will commence at the date of signature by both Parties and continue for the Initial Period. After the Minimum Period expires the Agreement may be terminated by either party, giving the other 30 days’ prior notice. The Subscriber must pay Subscription up to the end of that 30 day notice period.

So that is just a smart way of getting u into a 12 month contract....

ricey · 07-09-2005 4:51pm

Forget IBB im in Limerick, Caherdavin and got them in and got them out today
just dont do it to yourself.

Digiweb is what you want http://www.digiweb.ie/athome_broadband.asp

BrendanD · 09-09-2005 11:19am

ricey wrote:

Forget IBB im in Limerick, Caherdavin and got them in and got them out today
just dont do it to yourself.

Digiweb is what you want http://www.digiweb.ie/athome_broadband.asp

Thats scarey i am waiting for them to come and install , i am out by the parkway , what kind of speeds and what package were you on ?

zuma · 09-09-2005 11:36am

BrendanD wrote:

Thats scarey i am waiting for them to come and install , i am out by the parkway , what kind of speeds and what package were you on ?

You probable made a mistake getting IBB...then again theres always a chance your one of the (few) lucky ones to get the quoted speeds!!!

ricey · 09-09-2005 11:51am

Dont go ahead with IBB get Digiweb dont be foolish.

Speeds of 20kB`s on a 3mbit line!

Hughesy · 09-09-2005 3:55pm

Doesn't look as if Digiweb do wireless in Limerick

What's the cost of getting a phoneline installed these days??? Are there any deals???

1huge1 · 09-09-2005 8:05pm

Hughesy wrote:

Doesn't look as if Digiweb do wireless in Limerick

What's the cost of getting a phoneline installed these days??? Are there any deals???

limerick is a big place could you be a bit more specific

ricey · 09-09-2005 9:09pm

Hughesy wrote:

Doesn't look as if Digiweb do wireless in Limerick

What's the cost of getting a phoneline installed these days??? Are there any deals???

Yes you can get Digiweb wireless in Limerick.

Im gettin the new metro wireless ( 3mb down / 1mb up ) €90ex.vat.

BrendanD · 09-09-2005 9:19pm

ricey wrote:

Yes you can get Digiweb wireless in Limerick.

Im gettin the new metro wireless ( 3mb down / 1mb up ) €90ex.vat.

i have seen that whats the waiting time ?, ibb are supposed to be coming next week i can have it for 2 weeks free tryout .btw the business package looks good no cap [HTML]http://www.digiweb.ie/inbusiness_broadband_dsl_index.asp?i=1&i2=4&i6=34[/HTML]

fsol · 09-09-2005 10:10pm

ricey wrote:

Yes you can get Digiweb wireless in Limerick.

Im gettin the new metro wireless ( 3mb down / 1mb up ) €90ex.vat.

...been jiving at the cross roads with various suppliers trying to get b'band - looks like I dodged a bullet by not getting tied up with IBB. Anyhoo, also rang about Metro (on Tuesday) to be told - and I kid you not - that they "couldn't talk about Metro til it's offically launched". Think she said today was D-Day but if I was supposed to be on tenterhooks dying to find out more, suffice to say I was underwhelmed at such a marketing ploy.

Upshot is I'm in Pallaskenry - due south of Shannon airport as the crow flies. Was told by other provider they'd plans to put base station there with a 3/4 km radius, which would include my home. Except they've to wait for Govt go head etc etc - so I'm not holdng my breath on that one either.

Which brings me back to the mysterious Metro - Ricey, can you update me on what the package is - radius of service, rates etc? Thought getting b'band for the folks would be a piss of piss, albeit excessively expensive. Have tried Esat, Digiweb and even (gasp!) Eircom to no avail.

Cheers!

Hughesy · 10-09-2005 11:59am

South Circular rd...

ricey · 10-09-2005 12:34pm

BrendanD wrote:

i have seen that whats the waiting time ?, ibb are supposed to be coming next week i can have it for 2 weeks free tryout .btw the business package looks good no cap [HTML]http://www.digiweb.ie/inbusiness_broadband_dsl_index.asp?i=1&i2=4&i6=34[/HTML]

Look get IBB if you want but all i will say is you have benn told that it is a bad
choice and you will be sorry you did.
i cant even use it, i use my DSL connection i held onto if IBB was crap and it was worse then crap il do a speed test and post it here later just to show you
what i get from my 3mbit line.

ricey · 10-09-2005 12:52pm

Like that is so so bad its crazy how IBB can get away with it, the only reason
i still have it is because i cant get through to them to cancel it "your call is imprortant to us please stay on the line" that is all you get. i have told my bank to stop any payments to IBB so let the ba$tards ring me.

Please dont get there crappy service for your own sake.

Like that is supposed to be 3mbit`s Line ha ha n its not even funny :mad:

fearrchair · 10-09-2005 1:11pm

How about the IrishWan group.

www.irish-wan.com http://forums.irishwan.org/index.php

I'm connected in Galway but they are more active in Limerick. Its a wireless system where you need to have line of sight to a node who can see someone else and so on.

There are groups in the irishwan all over ireland but we have a link all the way from Galway/Clare/Limerick to Cork

Internet access is not quaranteed but you may be able to share another users access (not free) and have access that way.

If you interested in games ping rates between users on the wan network are quick and are often higher than someone with a DSL line themselves.

This is a hobbiest network each user buys there own antenna and router (embedded pc eg wrap board or you can use a old pc.)

You can also talk to the lads in real time on irc at irc.irishwan.org channel #limerickwan most nights.

Airblazer · 10-09-2005 2:13pm

imagine are also coming to limerick in the next month or two..supposed to be around 45euros for a 3mbit line..it's wireless as well...
I have the ripwve at the moment and it's grand for downloading etc..
a mate has the 2mb and he says it's very good..low pings and fast speeds..apparently they upgraded the limerick site in the last fortnight.
Only thing is IBB themselves are absolutely appalling at support...

BrendanD · 10-09-2005 4:28pm

ricey wrote:

Like that is so so bad its crazy how IBB can get away with it, the only reason
i still have it is because i cant get through to them to cancel it "your call is imprortant to us please stay on the line" that is all you get. i have told my bank to stop any payments to IBB so let the ba$tards ring me.

Please dont get there crappy service for your own sake.

Like that is supposed to be 3mbit`s Line ha ha n its not even funny :mad:

Thanks Ricey
I wont be getting them in checked phone line with Digiweb should be ok in about 3 weeks , dont know how IBB get away with that, I thought they were over subscribed in Dublin and it might be different in Limerick

BrenD

ricey · 10-09-2005 6:12pm

Same as what i thought but it just as bad here as in dublin and cork.

Im tellin ya the new digiweb metro wireless seems cool,

Im on DSL now with digiweb 3mbit and its perfect only for the 256k up speed.

ricey · 10-09-2005 10:52pm

Airblazer wrote:

imagine are also coming to limerick in the next month or two..supposed to be around 45euros for a 3mbit line..it's wireless as well...
I have the ripwve at the moment and it's grand for downloading etc..
a mate has the 2mb and he says it's very good..low pings and fast speeds..apparently they upgraded the limerick site in the last fortnight.
Only thing is IBB themselves are absolutely appalling at support...

This is not true, sorry.

Hughesy · 12-09-2005 8:49am

fearrchair wrote:

How about the IrishWan group.

www.irish-wan.com http://forums.irishwan.org/index.php

I'm connected in Galway but they are more active in Limerick. Its a wireless system where you need to have line of sight to a node who can see someone else and so on.

There are groups in the irishwan all over ireland but we have a link all the way from Galway/Clare/Limerick to Cork

Internet access is not quaranteed but you may be able to share another users access (not free) and have access that way.

If you interested in games ping rates between users on the wan network are quick and are often higher than someone with a DSL line themselves.

This is a hobbiest network each user buys there own antenna and router (embedded pc eg wrap board or you can use a old pc.)

You can also talk to the lads in real time on irc at irc.irishwan.org channel #limerickwan most nights.

Brendan, what kind of money are we looking at??? I presume there is no contact....

Hughesy · 13-09-2005 5:32pm

Just found out that the place that i'm renting is to new to have broadband!!!

So looks like i have to go wireless!!!

So what are my options now????

ricey · 13-09-2005 8:01pm

Digiweb metro!!! AGAIN.

Hughesy · 14-09-2005 8:09am

ricey wrote:

Digiweb metro!!! AGAIN.

I didn't think wireless was released in limerick yet...

Have you ordered ricey??

If so, how long for installation??

Hughesy · 14-09-2005 8:14am

ricey wrote:

Digiweb metro!!! AGAIN.

Also, on the website, when you click "Order Now" Limerick doesn't come up????

Airblazer · 14-09-2005 9:34am

digiweb metro is set up for limerick..was already talking to them this morning...you need to have line of sight to the city..have a look at their website
http://www.digiweb.ie/broadband_metro_index.asp?i=80&i2=81&i6=90&zzz=hm

Hughesy · 14-09-2005 9:54am

Airblazer wrote:

digiweb metro is set up for limerick..was already talking to them this morning...you need to have line of sight to the city..have a look at their website
http://www.digiweb.ie/broadband_metro_index.asp?i=80&i2=81&i6=90&zzz=hm

Kool, what did they say to you??? Will give them a ring this afternoon....

Airblazer · 15-09-2005 7:34am

girl I was talking to on the phone Niamh didn't exactly know where the base station was..anyway every customer has a los test done before anything is installed..looks to be be good value...43euros(incl vat) for a 3mb option...download is 30gig but what the hell...at least it'll stop serial torrent downloaders from hogging the line..

Hughesy · 15-09-2005 8:43am

Airblazer wrote:

girl I was talking to on the phone Niamh didn't exactly know where the base station was..anyway every customer has a los test done before anything is installed..looks to be be good value...43euros(incl vat) for a 3mb option...download is 30gig but what the hell...at least it'll stop serial torrent downloaders from hogging the line..

Ordered yesterday!!! Going to be a long 4/6 weeks wait!!!

jimoc · 15-09-2005 10:07am

Can anyone tell me where the base station in Limerick is?
I live in Caherconlish and on the phone I've been told I'm 'just' outside the range to get the service.

The helpful guy on the phone told me they won't even do an LOS test if I'm not in the big red circle.
What I want to know is, where is the centre of the big red circle ?

Hughesy · 15-09-2005 10:09am

jimoc wrote:

Can anyone tell me where the base station in Limerick is?
I live in Caherconlish and on the phone I've been told I'm 'just' outside the range to get the service.
The helpful guy on the phone told me they won't even do an LOS test if I'm not in the big red circle.
What I want to know is, where is the centre of the big red circle ?

Not 100% sure jimoc, but i think it's 4km from the centre of town

jimoc · 15-09-2005 10:21am

The sales dude told me it was 9km!
Either he is wrong or the website is.
Going on past experience (t&c etc, sales patter) I wouldn't hazard a guess at which one to believe :-)

Of course it makes no difference to me, Caherconlish is 9.5 kilometres from the city :-(

Hughesy · 15-09-2005 10:25am

jimoc wrote:

The sales dude told me it was 9km!
Either he is wrong or the website is.
Going on past experience (t&c etc, sales patter) I wouldn't hazard a guess at which one to believe :-)

Of course it makes no difference to me, Caherconlish is 9.5 kilometres from the city :-(

I presume you can't get dsl??

looks like IBB or satelite for you mate??? sorry..

jimoc · 15-09-2005 10:40am

IBB don't do the area (theres a surprise) and I wouldn't insult my computer by hooking it up to a satellite connection

Up to a few weeks ago I had Chorus Powernet before they 'upgraded' it
(please replace the word upgraded with 'decided it wasn't worth keeping it running anymore so "accidently" broke it while doing some "essential maintainence work"')
At the moment I'm modeming it, but at about 3 hours a night I'm in for a hefty phone bill in a month or two.
There is a group data scheme coming to the area soon once we can find highpoints to put the dishes on.

BrendanD · 16-09-2005 1:15pm

I got IBB in yesterday and here is the speed test

I live out by the parkway in limerick and have a good line of sight, the package is the 2 meg 1,so very happy at the mo ,ill keep you informed ,it will be intresting to see if this speed holds

BrendanD

Airblazer · 16-09-2005 1:24pm

There's a metroe thread under the broadband section.Guy called Chaz from metro will answer questions. limit for metro wireless is 10k so the call guy is right. you have to have los to the city centre..not sure where but i doubt it's the clarion..could be the new building..

ricey · 16-09-2005 2:26pm

BrendanD You are so silly....lol but honestly IBB are the biggest load of crap you will ever have. look at the speeds i got at the stat and what i have been getting now for the last 3 WEEKS :mad: Im also real close to the mast! IBB = :mad:
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ricey · 16-09-2005 2:28pm

Hughesy wrote:

I didn't think wireless was released in limerick yet...

Have you ordered ricey??

If so, how long for installation??

I have ordered for the last week or so, I should have a good LOS im in Caherdavin near enought to the city center.
The girl said it should be about 3 weeks.

Hughesy · 16-09-2005 2:47pm

She told me 4 to 6...

BrendanD · 16-09-2005 2:54pm

ricey wrote:

BrendanD You are so silly....lol but honestly IBB are the biggest load of crap you will ever have. look at the speeds i got at the stat and what i have been getting now for the last 3 WEEKS :mad: Im also real close to the mast! IBB = :mad:
@ The Start
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Speeds I Get Now
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Well it works fine at the mo , if service falls out it goes no big deal.

BrendanD

ricey · 16-09-2005 3:36pm

True Brendan but its going to be a pain in the ass for you, calling them up everyday and $hit. But then again it might be ok for you who knows. I have told my bank to stop anypayments to them because i have tried to get it out so many times but ibb seem to think my connection is ok...lol what a load of **** contention my ball$.

Ya it could be 4 to 6 just cant wait to see what its like only thing that has me worried is the 60gb CAP but il just have to watch that, or not im a bit of a download head.

Do you think you will use the VOIP much? Im thinking of getting out my landline altogether.

Hughesy · 16-09-2005 7:23pm

ricey wrote:

True Brendan but its going to be a pain in the ass for you, calling them up everyday and $hit. But then again it might be ok for you who knows. I have told my bank to stop anypayments to them because i have tried to get it out so many times but ibb seem to think my connection is ok...lol what a load of **** contention my ball$.

Ya it could be 4 to 6 just cant wait to see what its like only thing that has me worried is the 60gb CAP but il just have to watch that, or not im a bit of a download head.

Do you think you will use the VOIP much? Im thinking of getting out my landline altogether.

I will use it, i dont have a landline anyway. My mobile bill is usually 100 a month and that covers all the calls i need!!

Looking to get B'band in limerick...

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