Broadband availblility. what and where.

Anima · 23-08-2003 5:26pm

You might not be able to get esat because they have their own equipment or something.

Netsource are ok if your not gonna play games or you work at night and play games during the day

Aindriu · 30-08-2003 1:10pm

here, does anyone know if Eircom are going to upgrade the Monaghan exchange?

Or is there any other way of getting broadband in Monaghan without having to buy your own feckin ' Satellite

Wanton · 31-08-2003 6:30pm

Well raven, not much of a gamer but i will be downloading a fair bit, hence I am looking for a service with no cap on the d/l

exiztone · 01-09-2003 6:57pm

How reliable is the EU50 a month Esat/BT ADSL package?

Qadhafi · 14-09-2003 10:20am

Someone said that the monaghan exchange was being upgraded January 2002... well obviously that was bollocks, cos i'm still here using a crappy modem.

Any ideas when the exchange is being worked on, there advertising it on telly like its available or something :eek:

Tripkipke · 17-09-2003 2:45pm

Originally posted by Lemming
PoE (Power over Ethernet)

PPPoE = "peer-to-peer Protocol over Ethernet"
Used with Ethernet ADSL modems and Cable modems ect..

PPPoA = "peer-to-peer Protocol over ATM"
Used with Usb modems ect...

For more information on those protocols (and not some kind of ethernet based power supply) consult our good friend "google"

Proxima123 · 17-09-2003 7:30pm

Hi,
Anyone have any concrete information on when Athenry will be enabled. It was earmarked last year but I've heard nothing since.

thanks

Jonnie_Onion · 17-09-2003 8:09pm

I was just in touch with eircom about they're different packages and the list they gave didn't mention an SME package with 1:24 contention and no download cap. Just the multi with 10 gig product follwed by the premier 1mb service.
Can anyone confirm if the SME service exists?

J K Partridge · 18-09-2003 12:31pm

About this interleaving

'High interleaving' means ping times > 60ms

how about

'Low interleaving' what ping times can I expect ???

and surely there is a minimum ping time even without interleaving.

whats that ??

With my ISDN my min ping time is about 80-85ms

eirebhoy · 27-09-2003 7:34pm

you should update the info on Irish Broadband.
here it is:
http://www.irishbroadband.ie/residential.html

MrPinK · 28-09-2003 2:20am

Originally posted by Jonnie_Onion
I was just in touch with eircom about they're different packages and the list they gave didn't mention an SME package with 1:24 contention and no download cap. Just the multi with 10 gig product follwed by the premier 1mb service.
Can anyone confirm if the SME service exists?

For ADSL they only have solo, mulit and enhanced. Enhanced is their only uncapped package.

'Low interleaving' what ping times can I expect ???

20-30ms for an irish host

DannyD · 02-10-2003 12:50am

Originally posted by Coyote
.......
Eircom Do Not Publish A List or Map of Enabled Exchanges
Coyote [/B]

Sure they do... just click on the "What do I need" section of their dsl page for a list and map of exchanges which are dsl enabled.

Any please update the local references to "southside" to southside DUBLIN.Two thirds of the population don't live in or come from Dublin.

MickFarr · 02-10-2003 1:31am

I think you mean connection ratio. A connection ration is the amount of people that share the same line your on. eircom have a connection ratio of 48:1

The easiest way to explain this is how your water pipes work. It would be to expensive to link every house to the reservoir so you have one pipe that servers 100 houses (for example your estate). If you were the first person (and only person) in the shower in the morning, you would get lots of water pressure have and have a good shower. If everyone woke up at the same time and you all had a shower at the same time the water pressure would be very low and you would have a bad shower.

That would be connection ratio of 100:1 100 house share the same water pressure

What that means is if every body was using up there full connection you would only get 48:1

(512kbs / 48) * 1 = 10.66kbps. Thats way slower than a 28KBps modem!!!

NTL has a connection ratio of 20:1 and a speed of 600kbps

(600kbs / 20) * 1 = 30kbps not to bad

My office used a 1MB line from leap.ie with a connection ration of 4:1

(1024kbs /4) * 1 = 256kbs (excellent!)

J K Partridge · 02-10-2003 9:35am

Actually your description is very percise - but one minor detail - its called a CONTENTION ratio -

as in - 'a bone of contention'
several customers 'contending' for the same broadband.

I appreciate that a connection ratio probably seems like a better way of describing it !
But on a technical note your 'connnection' is always there - the 'connection' is your point of entry into the providers network - this is not shared - its yours - how much bandwidth you get at any given time is a different matter of course.

I know its anal - but terminology is important - imagine if people started calling bandwidth - cyberspace
'I dialled in yesterday and I got 48K of cyberspace'
It would drive me scatty !

MickFarr · 02-10-2003 1:11pm

Sorry, my mistake I will repeat 100 times "Contention Ratio"

J K Partridge · 02-10-2003 3:20pm

50 times should be adequete punishment -

I would say 64:1 ratio sucks the big one - luckily eircoms general incopentence means there are not that many people connected which is bad for the general Joe - but excellent if you have actually suffered the ordeal of getting hooked up and are getting a wopping 412kb all the time (as I am)

No complaints here - I'm alright jack ..etc

tribble · 20-10-2003 5:36pm

ISP = Irish Broadband - Wireless ISP
Name = residential
Cost per month = €48.40 (vat included)
Type = Wireless
Speed = 512K Symmetric Service
Download cap = No Cap
Ping = ?
Contention ration = 8/1

Are you sure this is correct?
i got this sent to me just now...

Bandwidth________Contention________Installation________Monthly
512 K (SoHo) ____20:1________€149________€75
512 K________4:1________€149________€135
1024 K________4:1________€149________€250
2048 K________4:1________€149________€450

tribble

PS - FIX the spelling of Leap on the first post.
PPS - FIX NTL's "no cap" to 1 GB/day

ednwireland · 22-10-2003 4:33pm

donegal towns been upgraded for about a month now still can't pass the line test though

elbow316 · 25-10-2003 2:32pm

Is there any kind of a list of which exchanges are next in line to be enabled? I'm living in Longford and have heard nothing about broadband availability in the county

muffen · 31-10-2003 1:03am

PPPoE = "peer-to-peer Protocol over Ethernet"

Ehh.. I though it was Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet.

mfield · 31-10-2003 2:51pm

Rang IOL today and they told me that the Newbridge exchange has been enabled.

Frank Grimes · 02-11-2003 5:47pm

Originally posted by Tripkipke
PPPoE = "peer-to-peer Protocol over Ethernet"
Used with Ethernet ADSL modems and Cable modems ect..

PPPoA = "peer-to-peer Protocol over ATM"
Used with Usb modems ect...

For more information on those protocols (and not some kind of ethernet based power supply) consult our good friend "google"

It's point to point, not peer to peer.
Maybe you should consult google before lecturing, the type of modem i.e. Ethernet/USB has nothing to do with the protocol used.
That's implemented on the ISP's end.

J K Partridge · 05-11-2003 2:33am

As they Say - Relax the Kaks

This on is simple

PPPoA is used in the uk - and the default VPI/VCI setting is 0/38
PPPoE is used by (and more of a european standard)

the irish reg authority for comms standards is 'comreg'

our VPI/VCI setting is 8/35

So typically everything we buy is suited towards our friends over the water and you have the ardious task of configuring it back.

If you are ever confuring broadband all you only need know is ....

PPPoE and 8/35 !

Happy days

quank · 30-11-2003 2:08am

does anybody know if NTL is available in Blanchardstown? Dublin 15?

and this is probably a stupid question but meh:
What is cable? Do you use your telephone wire with cable?

dub45 · 01-12-2003 11:35pm

What is cable? Do you use your telephone wire with cable?

With cable you get your broadband signal in the same way as you get your multichannel tv. A modem is connected to your cable and hey presto your flying or so those lucky people who use cable are always claiming anyways!.

Link to some info below.but does not list the areas why not give them a call and see?

here

quank · 02-12-2003 9:45pm

i get the same reply back from them
"sorry for the delay
sorry, we cant give you any precise of expansion to D15"

SIGH

dfdunne · 09-12-2003 11:56am

Does anybody know if this part of swords has already got DSL, I know the swords exchange has the capability and a shopping village much further away from the exchange has DSL. Eircom check via .net just say not available. I need it for work, ISDN/Anytime, too slow...

Thanks

/David

The TICK · 10-12-2003 11:54am

NEWBRIDGE Exchange is NOT enabeled as of today, got that from Eircom and IOL...:mad:

The TICK · 11-12-2003 2:27pm

Newbridge Update!!!

I just got a call from Eircom today 11/12/03 and they said that the Newbridge was enabeld yesterday after I last spoke with them, just called IOl and they have confirmed this today also. Happy Xmas after all maybe?:D

Dcully · 12-12-2003 7:48pm

Rang both eircom and iol last week asking bout Monasterevin in Co kildare.
2006 was the reply

Today on a news bulletin on radio i heard 80 towns are to be upgraded ,any towns with over 1500 population that is.
Maybe this is the 2006 factor ???
Very unhappy is me

Broadband availblility. what and where.

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