Broadband "for all of Donegal" by end of 2006, Government Minister ?.

Paddy20 · 23-09-2005 2:57pm #1

Minister Pat(the cope)Gallagher has announced that he has today, approved license's for new Community based independent Internet Service Provider's, and that this should facilitate "Broadband becoming available to 'ALL" in Donegal by the end of 2006.

Good new's for the most marginalised and remote county in Ireland, and he never even mentioned €irCoN Heh,Heh

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P. :cool:

muffler · 23-09-2005 3:33pm

Paddy20 wrote:

Minister Pat(the cope)Gallagher has announced that he has today, approved license's for new Community based independent Internet Service Provider's, and that this should facilitate "Broadband becoming available to 'ALL" in Donegal by the end of 2006.

Good new's for the most marginalised and remote county in Ireland, and he never even mentioned €irCoN Heh,Heh .

P. :cool:

That would be fantastic but.................. time will tell

nanook · 23-09-2005 4:23pm

guys, if you live in a remote area and you are stuck for broadband, there are numerous companies out there that can set up a multi zone network for you via satalite

If you guys are intereasted then pm, i can give you the company that we use here.

MUFFLER i am not advertising so there nnnnaaaaaahhhhhhhh :P

byte · 23-09-2005 11:59pm

I'll believe it when I see it. I'd like to think it'll be true, but probably not until 2008 if at all

As for "satellite broadband" it's a waste of time and money IMHO unless lag isn't a problem for you.

Paddy20 · 24-09-2005 12:59am

See 'Press release' on Pat's web site:- www.patthecope.com/

P. :cool:

jimmeh · 24-09-2005 3:18pm

vshat + 802.11 = ...

Paddy20 · 24-09-2005 3:26pm

jimmeh wrote:

vshat + 802.11 = ...

Now, now, Jimmeh, watch out or muffler may BITE you. :eek:

P. :cool:

muffler · 24-09-2005 4:00pm

Careful out there

jimmeh · 24-09-2005 5:03pm

It's true though

byte · 24-09-2005 5:25pm

jimmeh wrote:

vshat + 802.11 = ...

/me shudders :eek:

nanook · 28-09-2005 5:21pm

jimmeh wrote:

vshat + 802.11 = ...

me ponders as muffler shudders

what the hell are you on about

byte · 29-09-2005 8:12pm

vshat or vsat is basically satellite "broadband" and 802.11 is wireless.

Joining the 2 together is a mad idea.

Glazun · 19-10-2005 6:12pm

Psh, that's olden news.. >_> I have BB here.. cept it apparently costs 150per year and 40 per month, and it's wireless, with a top speed of 512kb down/up load, and no dl limit.. ionno, it's better then dial up.. I should probably go get it.
Smart Telecom are coming here aswell. I presume because all these wireless companies are around, that this new news must mean cables, Eircom are stupid idiots.. ¬_¬ they boasted about how ALL of ireland would sooon have BB, it's basicly the same with anything.. All of ireland, excluding that plot of land, connected to leitrim.. ¬_¬ ionno. Given that parts of donegal don't have mobile receiption. I'm looking at YOU ardara, psh.. its a monopoly town, governed by Vodavone, you get no 02 or Meteor signal there.. yet, in the middle of beyonds you do get 02 signal.. just not in a town.. of 300-400 people ( complete utter guess of population)

byte · 20-10-2005 7:19pm

Off Topic: what does "ionno" mean?

On Topic: A top speed of 512Kb is not great this day and age, though of course better than dial up and this is Ireland after all!

As for Vodafone in Ardara, I remember a few years ago, the reception of 087 was terrible, only more recently have I noticed full service.

Same goes for Ballintra, my home town. Vodafone mast (Eircell at the time) went up rather quickly with little or no objections. Then O2 wanted to erect a transmitter on the Garda mast, and there was local outcry, so no O2. They tried else where after that, and again, outcry! Ironically, you hear people whine about "ah, we're stuck with 087 coz 086 coverage is terrible!"

Sin scéal eile · 21-10-2005 10:57am

Well I'm delighted my brother in Co. Donegal has finally got broadband, which means I can keep in contact more often, get piccies of my nieces etc..

I love the internet

Hip hip hooraaaayy!!!

ednwireland · 25-10-2005 10:07am

still no broadband 2.5 miles from donegal town eircom wont fix a short on the line

Paddy20 · 25-10-2005 4:57pm

ednwireland wrote:

still no broadband 2.5 miles from donegal town eircom wont fix a short on the line

If I were you I would click on:- www.patthecope.com
and then click on 'Contact PattheCope' on his website and let him have the details.

He is the Minister for the Marine, which is part of the 'Department of Communications', and I have always found him to be very pro-active when it comes to telecommunications/Broadband issues.;)

Plus, He is a 'DONEGALMAN' !.

Good luck.

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byte · 25-10-2005 7:06pm

ednwireland wrote:

still no broadband 2.5 miles from donegal town eircom wont fix a short on the line

Would that not be too far from the exchange (for DSL at any rate)?

Actually, AFAIK, there is FWA bb available if you've LoS to Barnesmore Gap. Harveys Point recently got it in, though I think they'd to wait ages. Not sure if the FWA is Eircom's for business use only or what the story is, as it's not promoted anywhere locally.

philologos · 29-10-2005 10:26am

it is possible but I dont think the government will keep to this promise either

Broadband "for all of Donegal" by end of 2006, Government Minister ?.

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