Johnboy1951 wrote: » I am not certain of anything really, but I got the report from a former employee of eircom that I trust, and the fibre was being strung along poles of a blue-line apparently. It is the first report I have had of such work that is in an exchange area not listed in the first lot of FTTH installs for March 2017.
damienirel wrote: » Exactly hence telling people they will be eligible for this or that is lies as nobody knows. Eir who are the provider don't seem to know. So people on here telling me how great it will be next year when loads of us have FTTH. I'll stick to my own belief all these deadlines don't mean jack, nor do blue lines. Also I would like to add that the NBP is the biggest nonsense yet amber/blue areas all rubbish, give me deadlines. There should be a number checker at this stage with a date associated with it. Truth is all of us that are waiting for years for improvements may have a lot longer to wait. Granted it is improving but at a very very slow pace.
marno21 wrote: » We are nearly over the hill regarding FTTC rollout, there are 74 exchanges left for FTTC enabling, 7 of these are being done this week and a lot of whats left are small exchanges. There are also several cabinets in villages where the exchange was done recently and there are 1 or 2 cabs to do. My guess is that a lot of the crews on the rural FTTC rollout will now begin the FTTH rollout, as the amount of work for them to do is dwindling by the week. There was one week there not too long ago where 60 cabs were turned on, it's no wonder there hasn't been progress on the FTTH rollout while they were so busy with the FTTC rollout.
rob808 wrote: » There one FTTC left to be done in summerhill Meath. it in green but there no date for it going live would you say that be done before end of 2016.
pegasus1 wrote: » would they have been running the fibre for the back haul to the exchange?
Johnboy1951 wrote: » If that was the case why the need for the junction boxes?
pegasus1 wrote: » Forward thinking if the road has a blue line in that they wont have to rerun another fibre on top of the backhaul one at another date...
long_b wrote: » Like a lot of people I'm on a blue FTTH line but considering getting Imagine in for the meantime. It'll depend on the timescale for FTTH though - I'm not going to pay 150 install fee (or 100 with a voucher) and then 100 to break the contract to Imagine if FTTH is going to be available in a couple of months. I know it's "How long is a piece of string" question but what are people seeing as the possible earliest that people will e connected. I'm at the end of q blue line, about 6km from the new cabinet planned for Curragh Camp. AFAIK they've done a little pole straightening in our area but that's it. I'm guessing it will be at least 3 months before they get it out as far as me? In theory how quickly could it be done (say you were the CEO if Eir) ?
Gonzo wrote: » Is your area in the first 100,000 premises promised by March 2017? If so I would just stay put and hold off till FTTH is live. I would say at the very earliest people will start getting connected by mid to late November, maybe early December and then the rest from January to probably next April or May. If your area is down for Autumn/Winter 2016 you could well have it before Christmas. If it is Winter 2016 or Winter 2016/Spring 2017 then you will be looking at sometime after January imo. Imagine's contract is a minimum of 18 months. Perhaps you should try and find out from Eir when exactly to the nearest month your gonna be live, say that your looking into going with Imagine, that might help them give you an answer. It wouldn't be great if you got Imagine next month and then left stuck with it and their strict data cap till February 2018 while FTTH went live as early as this November.
long_b wrote: » Cheers Gonzo. I'm in the first 100K alright and the exchange is down as Winter/Spring. I've no problem paying to break the Imagine contract when the time comes as long as I get a few months out of it, If I'm badly throttled I'll just go back to 3's 4G via phone tethering for the day I guess.
Gonzo wrote: » how much do Imagine charge for breaking a contract? I think Virgin Media charge about 200 euros. If Imagines charge is anything like that, that's alot of money to be paying if you manage to get FTTH as early as before Christmas. Three 4g is your current provider? I presume its unlimited data, what sort of speeds do you get from Three?
pegasus1 wrote: » I would say as soon as the fibre is run and its backhauled, I would say they would have teams ready from th e get go to do the final bit into the house.. All those fibre loops hanging off the pole..very tempting for some damage by misspent youths etc..
Gonzo wrote: » I hope your right! I would imagine tho when they start stringing fibre in an area, that they will only activate it when the entire network of the exchange is complete. Would be nice to think once they wire past your gate that you can order within a week, but Ive a feeling there will be a bit of a wait before its order-able.
pegasus1 wrote: » I wonder is that why they call it a 25 year plan:rolleyes:
rob808 wrote: » That the NBP who ever win keep the network after 25 years pass.
guil wrote: » Has that been set in stone or are you presuming again?
jd wrote: » http://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/oireachtas/denis-naughten-defends-government-plans-to-privatise-broadband-network-1.2712817 So looks like gap funding and reverts to,operator after 25 years
rob808 wrote: » yup,pretty much and eir want to win all or at least half the NBP.
yqtwqxqm wrote: » Gonzo wrote: » I hope your right! I would imagine tho when they start stringing fibre in an area, that they will only activate it when the entire network of the exchange is complete. Would be nice to think once they wire past your gate that you can order within a week, but Ive a feeling there will be a bit of a wait before its order-able. Hope it doesnt turn out like FTTC. They hooked a few neighbours up straight away and then it was years before our phone line passed the test even though next door had it. Some other neighbours still dont pass the test and are still using 3 dongles for broadband.
yqtwqxqm wrote: » Hope it doesnt turn out like FTTC. They hooked a few neighbours up straight away and then it was years before our phone line passed the test even though next door had it. Some other neighbours still dont pass the test and are still using 3 dongles for broadband.
rob808 wrote: » Tell your neighbours see if they can get imagine LTE it be better than 3 dongles till NBP rollout in summer 2017.
yqtwqxqm wrote: » Nothing out near us apart from 3, O2 or voda. We are on the blue line so hopefully FTTH, but if the FTTC (about 800M from the cab) debacle is anything to go by you could be years waiting on them to connect it even if its near your house and some of your neighbours have it. If you could pay a third party company to do from the cab / line to your house you would be far better off than wading through the eir beaurocracy. "can i have eFibre please" "Its not available in your area" "The next door neighbours on either side and across the road have " "Computer says no, fcuk off, we'll ring you when we feel like it"
Gonzo wrote: » The FTTC was quite patchy in that one house would get it the next one wouldn't. Then eVDSL kinda solved that problem within 1.2km of an exchange. Speeds after that were kinda more like ADSL2+.This FTTH rollout is different tho, once the line runs past your home, you should be able to get it. The only exceptions I can think of is blue lines that are currently shown running through towns in the urban areas with cabinets close by. Think of it more like cable, once your on the cable you've got it.
yqtwqxqm wrote: » Funny. People were saying the exact same thing before the FTTC rollout too. If you are within 1Km of a cab you will definitely get it, no exceptions. Look how that turned out though.
