Eir rural FTTH thread

chewed · 21-04-2017 11:25AM

damienirel wrote: »

You'll have everybody dreaming they will get it sooner than they're down for.
Myself included -

Well, I wrote a post a few weeks back asking what were the chances that the Summer 2018 date would be pulled in. Lots of posters told me I was being very optimistic!!! Lo and behold, it's now May 2017 that I'll have FTTH.

So don't give up just yet!

long_b · 21-04-2017 11:28AM

Stages of getting FTTH

Hedge and duct clearing
Fibre is run
Splitters put up
Eir rep calls

And now my current status

Watching like a hawk to see if anyone nearby is getting connected
Wishing the next 3 weeks away hoping for a call for an early install

It's KN do the actual install, right?
Will the same crew do all of a fibre run from the exchange I wonder?

damienirel · 21-04-2017 11:32AM

long_b wrote: »

Stages of getting FTTH

Hedge and duct clearing
Fibre is run
Splitters put up
Eir rep calls

And now my current status

Watching like a hawk to see if anyone nearby is getting connected
Wishing the next 3 weeks away hoping for a call for an early install

It's KN do the actual install, right?
Will the same crew do all of a fibre run from the exchange I wonder?

The day of the install woah!

rob808 · 21-04-2017 11:34AM

long_b wrote: »

Stages of getting FTTH

Hedge and duct clearing
Fibre is run
Splitters put up
Eir rep calls

And now my current status

Watching like a hawk to see if anyone nearby is getting connected
Wishing the next 3 weeks away hoping for a call for an early install

It's KN do the actual install, right?
Will the same crew do all of a fibre run from the exchange I wonder?

Im down for Autumn 2017 still waiting to see when the second FTTC exchange go live there no date still.It say on the fibre rollout map 6 months times think that what cause delay in summerhill.

Gonzo · 21-04-2017 12:33PM

long_b wrote: »

Stages of getting FTTH

Hedge and duct clearing
Fibre is run
Splitters put up
Eir rep calls

And now my current status

Watching like a hawk to see if anyone nearby is getting connected
Wishing the next 3 weeks away hoping for a call for an early install

It's KN do the actual install, right?
Will the same crew do all of a fibre run from the exchange I wonder?

The last 1 to 3 weeks before you get fibre is the worst, the wait is almost unbearable! The biggest dissapointment is not being part of the 'first live' premises in your exchange, seeing the Open Eir and KN vans drive around connecting people on other roads and having to wait an extra month or 2 because of that.

The night before you get the install is like walking out of your final Leaving Cert exam into blue skies and 26C or back when you were 10 years old sitting infront of the Christmas Tree on Christmas eve wishing for the biggest box of Leggo that you will ever see in your life!

Gonzo · 21-04-2017 12:46PM

damienirel wrote: »

The day of the install woah!

I think most people in urban areas who have always had relatively fast internet that frequently gets upgraded fail to understand our passion and drive for getting a super fast connection. They rarely notice their speed increases other than in speed tests as the internet has always worked well for them.

Back in the early 90s we were all in the same boat, all on dialup, it become more frustrating in the late 90s when the UK and everywhere else seemed to get 512k always on broadband and we were all still stuck on dialup for year's paying per minute to dial up after 6pm when it was cheapest.

Then in the early 2000s broadband finally came here, speeds of 512k-few megs were a revolution 15 years ago. Since 2009 most urban places have moved forward, however most rural places are still stuck back in the 90s or early 2000s in terms of broadband. We're all basically going from an injured Donkey to a rocket ship to the moon in 1 go, so our excitement is totally justifiied.

daraghwal · 21-04-2017 12:49PM

Gonzo wrote: »

The last 1 to 3 weeks before you get fibre is the worst, the wait is almost unbearable! The biggest dissapointment is not being part of the 'first live' premises in your exchange, seeing the Open Eir and KN vans drive around connecting people on other roads and having to wait an extra month or 2 because of that.

The night before you get the install is like walking out of your final Leaving Cert exam into blue skies and 26C or back when you were 10 years old sitting infront of the Christmas Tree on Christmas eve wishing for the biggest box of Leggo that you will ever see in your life!

Finding out that you're on a blue line but part of the NBP is like finding out you have to repeat the leaving

damienirel · 21-04-2017 12:52PM

Gonzo wrote: »

I think most people in urban areas who have always had relatively fast internet that frequently gets upgraded fail to understand our passion and drive for getting a super fast connection. They rarely notice their speed increases other than in speed tests as the internet has always worked well for them.

Back in the early 90s we were all in the same boat, all on dialup, it become more frustrating in the late 90s when the UK and everywhere else seemed to get 512k always on broadband and we were all still stuck on dialup for year's paying per minute to dial up after 6pm when it was cheapest.

Then in the early 2000s broadband finally came here, speeds of 512k-few megs were a revolution 15 years ago. Since 2009 most urban places have moved forward, however most rural places are still stuck back in the 90s or early 2000s in terms of broadband. We're all basically going from an injured Donkey to a rocket ship to the moon in 1 go, so our excitement is totally justifiied.

I wasn't having a go, I was mocking myself in that category too!

T-Bird · 21-04-2017 01:03PM

Bit confused. I just called Vodafone and they said I will be able to connect with them using their SIRO service and are offering 350mb @ 55 month (broadband only) with 2 months free. This will be available after next week.
I'm a bit dubious as I thought I could only get eir, pure and digiweb.

Altreab · 21-04-2017 01:04PM

yabadabado wrote: »

Premises Covered
● 20% within NBP Intervention Area
● 0% covered by operators
● 80% planned rural deployment

Going to the same site i get
Premises Covered
● 19% within NBP Intervention Area
● 0% covered by operators
● 81% planned rural deployment

((HEADBANG)) ...Neighbours less than 100 metres down the road are marked with a blue dot ...lucky feckers !!!

myself and closest neighbours are not marked blue

How much longer are we likely to have to wait???

daraghwal · 21-04-2017 01:08PM

Altreab wrote: »

Going to the same site i get
Premises Covered
● 19% within NBP Intervention Area
● 0% covered by operators
● 81% planned rural deployment

((HEADBANG)) ...Neighbours less than 100 metres down the road are marked with a blue dot ...lucky feckers !!!

myself and closest neighbours are not marked blue How much longer are we likely to have to wait???

The second half of 2018-2020ish

Could be later
Imagine might be a good stopgap for you if it's available

Altreab · 21-04-2017 01:09PM

daraghwal wrote: »

Finding out that you're on a blue line but part of the NBP is like finding out you have to repeat the leaving

more like having to start the Leaving cert cycle from the start

knipex · 21-04-2017 01:12PM

T-Bird wrote: »

Bit confused. I just called Vodafone and they said I will be able to connect with them using their SIRO service and are offering 350mb @ 55 month (broadband only) with 2 months free. This will be available after next week.
I'm a bit dubious as I thought I could only get eir, pure and digiweb.

If you are in an area served by Siro then you can get FTTH from Vodafone. if your not then.......

Altreab · 21-04-2017 01:13PM

daraghwal wrote: »

The second half of 2018-2020ish Could be later
Imagine might be a good stopgap for you if it's available

ok anyone know anyone that can splice fibre

Brown envelope to do a nixer when Fibre arrives to the neighbours (winter 2018 it seems)
**heads off to source fibre cable for said nixer**

:D:D:D:D:D:D:D

Altreab · 21-04-2017 01:15PM

daraghwal wrote: »

The second half of 2018-2020ish Could be later
Imagine might be a good stopgap for you if it's available

Nope cant get signal from them

one a fairly slow 4megs connectio BUT it has been solid since day 10 after initial teething problems

yabadabado · 21-04-2017 01:21PM

ACLFC7 wrote: »

On that NBP map, is your house covered by a light blue circle?

It is

Dero · 21-04-2017 01:58PM

long_b wrote: »

Stages of getting FTTH

Hedge and duct clearing
Fibre is run
Splitters put up
Eir rep calls

And now my current status

Watching like a hawk to see if anyone nearby is getting connected
Wishing the next 3 weeks away hoping for a call for an early install

It's KN do the actual install, right?
Will the same crew do all of a fibre run from the exchange I wonder?

I saw two KN vans around the Curragh area this morning. One quite close to you (up at the car dismantlers).

Also, I just had an Eir rep call to the house selling broadband. There was no point with me but I told him if once the fibre arrives I'd take his hand and all. He said though that he was selling the FTTH on your road. I asked him what the take-up is like and he said "everyone". It's funny, a lot of those people would have said no a few years ago.

T-Bird · 21-04-2017 02:18PM

knipex wrote: »

If you are in an area served by Siro then you can get FTTH from Vodafone. if your not then.......

Yes. I know all about that and tried to explain and verify it with Vodafone. I'm in rural Sligo and it's an eir installation.

I will call them when the time comes and see if I can get it with them.

I am under contract with them for another 2 months and don't want to jump ship if unnecessary.

knipex · 21-04-2017 02:58PM

T-Bird wrote: »

Yes. I know all about that and tried to explain and verify it with Vodafone. I'm in rural Sligo and it's an eir installation.

I will call them when the time comes and see if I can get it with them.

I am under contract with them for another 2 months and don't want to jump ship if unnecessary.

I had one of their sales guys contact me due to my loyalty and wanting to ensure I am rewarded offer me the fastest fiber broadband available.

Eventually figured out he was talking about the crappy 1mb connection I currently have. Swore blind that if there was fibre in my area then it had to be siro as they were the only ones installing FTTH,

He had never heard of openeir.. Told me it had to be them and I just didn't understand. I hung up.

Vodafone cannot / will not offer you ftth unless its on the SIRO network.

That may change if they do a res seller deal with openeir but as of now.. Not happening..

Their telesales team are ill-informed and poorly trained.

rob808 · 21-04-2017 03:38PM

knipex wrote: »

I had one of their sales guys contact me due to my loyalty and wanting to ensure I am rewarded offer me the fastest fiber broadband available.

Eventually figured out he was talking about the crappy 1mb connection I currently have. Swore blind that if there was fibre in my area then it had to be siro as they were the only ones installing FTTH,

He had never heard of openeir.. Told me it had to be them and I just didn't understand. I hung up.

Vodafone cannot / will not offer you ftth unless its on the SIRO network.

That may change if they do a res seller deal with openeir but as of now.. Not happening..

Their telesales team are ill-informed and poorly trained.

There is some of the 300k think it like 5% are getting FTTC instead of FTTH so it is possible for vodaphone to sell fibre broadband to some of them just not Eir FTTH.

KOR101 · 21-04-2017 06:57PM

superloopy wrote: »

Makes you wonder with the FTTH map and the activity in certain counties the rational of where gets done first. Cork seems to be flying, meanwhile Kerry seems to be the worst of all the counties. Nothing moving. Just a thing I noticed. Anyway... back to waiting.

I did notice Eir vans going up the 'Old Forge Road' near Blackwater Bridge on a few occasions last month. Didn't post it as I didn't see them actually stopped and working. But then just this week, I spotted some telephone poles which have been repaired. This is on the Blue line scheme.

There is some timber cutting going on in the area, so that may explain it. I've checked the poles for markings and can't see any.

Biker Tommy · 21-04-2017 08:01PM

Hi,

For the last few weeks KN have been laying what I hope is fibre cable around my village of Pallasgreen, Co Limerick. I'm very interested in getting this when it goes live on the 3rd of may, but I havn't had a active phone line in almost 10 years as the broadband was so bad I cancel my service with eircom. My question is can I order the FTTH broadband on eir.ie when the service goes live on the 3rd or do I have to reactivate my phone line and then order broadband through my old copper phone line and then try and order the FTTH and get the fibre intalled in the house,

thanks in advance.

long_b · 21-04-2017 08:09PM

Biker Tommy wrote: »

Hi,

For the last few weeks KN have been laying what I hope is fibre cable around my village of Pallasgreen, Co Limerick. I'm very interested in getting this when it goes live on the 3rd of may, but I havn't had a active phone line in almost 10 years as the broadband was so bad I cancel my service with eircom. My question is can I order the FTTH broadband on eir.ie when the service goes live on the 3rd or do I have to reactivate my phone line and then order broadband through my old copper phone line and then try and order the FTTH and get the fibre intalled in the house,

thanks in advance.

Just order online. No phone line required.

Its a bit mad - my area has been wired and spliced for weeks and is going live 3rd May.

Yours is too yet they're done very little yet apparently.

Seems like tonnes of places are due to go live on May 3rd

Biker Tommy · 21-04-2017 08:40PM

long_b wrote: »

Just order online. No phone line required.

Its a bit mad - my area has been wired and spliced for weeks and is going live 3rd May.

Yours is too yet they're done very little yet apparently.

Seems like tonnes of places are due to go live on May 3rd

Thanks long_b

oscarBravo · 21-04-2017 08:49PM

Altreab wrote: »

ok anyone know anyone that can splice fibre

I spent this afternoon splicing fibre. It's kinda fun.

daraghwal · 21-04-2017 08:55PM

long_b wrote: »

Just order online. No phone line required.

Its a bit mad - my area has been wired and spliced for weeks and is going live 3rd May.

Yours is too yet they're done very little yet apparently.

Seems like tonnes of places are due to go live on May 3rd

a serious ramp up in activity since the contract was signed!

ACLFC7 · 21-04-2017 09:00PM

The Brittas exchange(my exchange) isn't scheduled to be live until Spring 2018 but some of the area already has fiber and splitter boxes on poles.

I checked some Eircodes on Eirs Fiber Extreme page and it says "Fibre to the Home is available at W91****".

That's a lot earlier than Spring 2018.
My house still says first half of 2018 on http://fibrerollout.ie/eircode-lookup

9726_9726 · 22-04-2017 08:38AM

oscarBravo wrote: »

Altreab wrote: »

ok anyone know anyone that can splice fibre

I spent this afternoon splicing fibre. It's kinda fun.

Wrecks my head, so fiddly! A good jig, stable setup and good light help. Not fun in a dusty old riser or wiring closet....

pegasus1 · 22-04-2017 02:01PM

Can the eir yellowlines map be screenshot at zoomed in stages and then restitched together and is there an google option like for navi's spreadsheet to draw different colour on the lines ie red, that people see that are ftth fibre run and s.boxed and then people can easily see the spread of routes completed.. And there are routes done way before there actual live date of a year away...that are not in navi's list but presume eir are counting them therein showing the two different totals

Gonzo · 22-04-2017 02:04PM

ACLFC7 wrote: »

The Brittas exchange(my exchange) isn't scheduled to be live until Spring 2018 but some of the area already has fiber and splitter boxes on poles.

I checked some Eircodes on Eirs Fiber Extreme page and it says "Fibre to the Home is available at W91****".

That's a lot earlier than Spring 2018.
My house still says first half of 2018 on http://fibrerollout.ie/eircode-lookup

great! perhaps some areas have been moved forward by up to a year, while other areas may be put back by a few months if there are not many people in a given area.

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