Gwynston wrote: » Whatever the semantics of "unlimited" broadband not actually being unlimited - I think we are all used to FUP limits in the real world - the fact is that FTTH moves the goalposts and the FUP limits will have to change. Historically, FUP limits existed because the existing technology would buckle if everyone with an "umlimited" package left their devices continually downloading or constantly watching streaming 4K TV. But the new FTTH technology won't suffer from the same bandwidth restrictions and in realty allows users internet access that is 10 times, or 100 times (or even 500 times in many cases :eek: ) faster than before, so it's obvious that usage patterns will change accordingly.
grouchyman wrote: » Don't know if this really belongs in this thread (Mods move if you wish) but the conversation around FUPs has me thinking. Does anybody have any info on whether or not their level of usage increased following a move to eir FTTH. At the moment I currently get between 7 and 9 MBs depending on time of day etc. However our household can be a big user of Netflix, RTE Player , especially during holiday times, and at these times I have noticed that our usage could amount to 600GB of data a montH, though normally monthly usage is between 300- 400GB As the cost of exceeding the 1TB cap could be up to an additional €100 a month onto my eir bill. I'm just wondering if anybody noticed if their download usage increased after moving to eir FTTH.
plodder wrote: » Can you connect both of them with LAN cables to the router and do a download from two different sites at the same time? If the combined download speed is greater than what you got from downloading off the laptop on its own, then the laptop is not able to utilise the full capacity of the link. I think this will be a common "problem" and shows that in most cases, 1Gbit is only warranted when you have multiple people using the link at the same time. Even then, that's probably only going to work if some are directly connected to the router (not everyone going over wifi).
John1993W wrote: » Eir rep called to the house, my prayers have been answered! Crazy, just happened to have had the day off.
Deleted User wrote: » I work for a large company and their internet pipe will soon be upgraded from 30Mb/s to 120Mb/s and it has 100s of users behind the firewall, web browsing is still faster than I get at home. So unless you've got some serious streaming applications 1Gb/s is really overkill.
damienirel wrote: » God I love overkill! :P
Gonzo wrote: » it's a fantastic product, pure shame on the FUP tho, that needs to change real soon or be removed altogether.
ED E wrote: » Theres a risk there depending on the deployed split ratio. Once people know theres really no limit they go all out (I do it, 40GB/mo in podcasts/youtube on my phone!). Having some sort of cap supresses contention to some degree which will be an issue if you've 11200 sharing 2500. Also they pay for transit to CDNs in Europe so keeping things a bit lower saves bank. This isnt to say I'm happy with 1TB/mo, itd be a big problem for this household, but they wont be that quick to drop it.
Deleted User wrote: » I have just found out that the eir rep has been around the area and is saying that we're (Cornafulla, Roscommon) due to go live on the 22nd February, can't wait!
Malee wrote: » We've had people running broadband cables into our rural village about a month ago. Today I saw about 4 of these at different intervals, connected to those new broadband cables, one nearly outside our property. What exactly are they? FTTH or FTTC or any other variety? We have a blue line passing by our house in the Eir fibre checker, leading to a live cabinet. (Cabinet has been live for more than a year).
Gonzo wrote: » is the Eir Fibre checker passing for you yet or is it still saying something like 'fibre is in your area but hasn't reached you yet'?
cabledude wrote: » Will this fibre rollout mean we might get some creed of internet after it has been upgraded even if its not fibre? Not looking for 1000 Mbps speeds. 30-50 would be fine.
The Cush wrote: » The blue lines on the map refers to FTTH, fibre optic cable direct to your home, no copper involved. Premises not covered by eir's blue line will fall under the Dept of Communication National Broadband Plan and the provider who wins that government contract for your area. If your local exchange isn't enabled for ADSL (via phone line) your option at the moment will be a wireless provider
The Cush wrote: » The blue lines on the map refers to FTTH, fibre optic cable direct to your home, no copper involved. Premises not covered by eir's blue line will fall under the Dept of Communication National Broadband Plan and the provider who wins that government contract for your area. If your local exchange isn't enabled for ADSL (via phone line) your option at the moment will be a wireless provider It's unlikely the exchange will be upgraded for broadband over copper as open-eir are in the process of developing plans to switch off the copper network completely and move everything over to fibre optic cable. In any case to get 30-50 over copper you would have to be with 750-1100 meters of an eVDSL (FTTC) exchange.
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