Anyone have DSL in Limerick??

Drazhar · 01-08-2002 2:00am #1

I was just wondering, i saw a few people saw that they knew people in limerick with dsl, and did you mean as in dsl into their homes/where ever they live, or that they have DSL into their work place??
Just askin cos i rang esat today and was told that it aint available. Also, does anyone know what the chorus wirelss connection is like in limerick??

yankinlk · 01-08-2002 7:11am

yeah, it kicks ass. (chorus powernet)

no, i still dont know of ANYONE to get dsl from either esat or eircom...i think its bs...im waiting for a call back on 4 address' registered over 4 months ago.

but if you live in limerick and u can see keeper hill, then why do you care about dsl? powernet is better and faster (and probably gonna be more reliable untill they get it tested)

MarkR · 01-08-2002 7:13am

Pity it doesn't stretch as far as shannon though, it fades out around the limerick inn (Raddisons now)...

Cond0r · 01-08-2002 8:09am

It says here that ADSL is available to some companies in the limerick region, What number did you ring Drazhar? Try 1800 924 924.

C.

Delphi91 · 01-08-2002 1:24pm

Originally posted by Drazhar
...Also, does anyone know what the chorus wirelss connection is like in limerick??

Unfortunately, AFAIK, Chorus are not doing any more residential installations of Powernet, just commercial ones. I applied to them in June 2001 to get Powernet installed at home and despite being told that contracts were being posted, I never heard another thing from them. Having said that, I've heard the service is fairly ok.

Mike

yankinlk · 01-08-2002 9:39pm

NOT TRUE! Chorus will install into a residence, but they will charge the standard business rate. It still is cheaper than eircom or esat per month, and no cap (afaik).

Can't fault them for charging more, eircom came in and set the standard, so they upped there rates ... why should they offer a better service for less money?

ElNino · 02-08-2002 4:20pm

I have ESAT DSL at work in Limerick City centre. And yes it kicks ass:) It has a 20:1 contention but given that they have so few users that is not a problem.

Now I only wish I could get it at home, which is highly unlikely as I live in the sticks between Shannon and Ennis

Drazhar · 02-08-2002 7:09pm

is keeper hill the one with the water resevoir on it, in castletroy.
yes i did ring that number condor
I wonder if you asked them for a commercial connection, but told them that your office was in your house/was our house??
Anyway, it looks like i'll be going for the powernet thingie when i get back to limerick

Delphi91 · 02-08-2002 11:14pm

Originally posted by Drazhar
is keeper hill the one with the water resevoir on it, in castletroy.

No, Keeper Hill is about 15k outside Limerick on the way to Nenagh - it's off on the right hand side of the road, lots of TV aerials and masts on top of it. Chorus broadcast their MMDS TV service from the top of it.

Oh, and you need to be within 20kms of the top of it and also have line of sight to be in with a chance of getting Powernet.

...I wonder if you asked them for a commercial connection, but told them that your office was in your house/was our house??
Anyway, it looks like i'll be going for the powernet thingie when i get back to limerick

You'll have to try something like that because they've taken it off the residential section of their website (www.chorus.ie). It's now only listed amongst the services they supply to commercial entities.

Mike

Anyone have DSL in Limerick??

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