Eir rural FTTH thread

KeRbDoG wrote: »

Rural R125 Swords RIB05 update: Ground works completed. Seems they had to dig up certain parts of the existing underground duct work (maybe some was damaged/collapsed). Road and footpaths all now correctly reinstated instead of temp coverings. Now the wait begins to see what the next step will be.
Saw a KN Group van with a mounted cherrypicker type setup driving slowly up the local roads looking at poles and overhead lines. Fingers crossed there be more movement soon

Spotted the same (or similar) van in Oldtown this morning.

Chieftain

Lot of work going on in Muckross the last few days. KN & Diffusion (I think that's the name) have been working away. KN were there last week too and the guy said that the FTTH was pretty much ready to go. Anyone have any clue as to timelines? Cant see any splicer boxes, but they did have manhole covers up.

bfa1509 wrote: »

For anyone who is seeing work going on around them but have been left in limbo-land not knowing what it going on, here are some observations I have made in my area (this may not be the same for everyone so don't read too much into it):

-They tend to replace the older/rotten poles. This is likely due to the fact that the fibre cables appear to be under higher tension therefore some poles need replacing to resist the bending (unfortunately in my area, some of the poles that should have been replaced weren't and seem to already struggling from the tension of the line )
-It seems that if you are getting fibre to the home (ftth) you need to be near a splice box, which are small black boxes (~400x250mm). These are mounted to the telephone poles.
-I noticed that all the poles that have a splice box on them in my area have the letter 'L' sprayed in white on the bottom (the letter likely varies depending on area, as neighbouring villages appear to have a 'J'. The last pole that they attach a splice box to on the line is marked with 'END' or 'E'. (I noticed this as I was unfortunate enough to be 200m downwind of one of these poles
-Luckily for me though, I am on a yellow line on the Open Eir rollout map, and in the last few days, 'L's have appeared on every 3rd or 4th pole down my road. So the splice boxes should arrive soon (I hope!)

Some other observations:

-It seems people who live close to the cabinets don't have splice boxes installed (or are low priority). I can only assume they are not getting FTTH as they live so close to the cabinet anyway, so FTTH probably wouldn't make much of a difference
-From what I can see (and this is just observation with a little speculation) Eir seem to have influence on where Open Eir/ KN install the splice boxes. The splice boxes tend to be prioritised in places where there are not a lot of Eir customers (although the Eir sales will tell you that they are prioritising areas that have no/very poor internet connections (I call BS on this).

These are only observations for people who don't know what is going on, so correct/supplement if you have a different experience...

They have a few poles to replace and straighten up down my road. They are due put up Fibre sometime over the weekend or the early days of next. With regards to my post about Ballyneety Co. Limerick they are laying Fibre on the road leading west to Crecora as I post. They started this job yesterday afternoon. They were working in a manhole at a FTTC cabinet at the side of the village where the lines come in from the exchange building which is about 2km to the east in the townland of Inch St. Lawernce.

spix wrote: »

Nope

What happened exactly? Did you refuse to get it in because they wouldn't go through the attic? By the way you're talking it's happened more than once?

spix

Pangea wrote: »

Did u get it installed?

Nope

bfa1509

For anyone who is seeing work going on around them but have been left in limbo-land not knowing what it going on, here are some observations I have made in my area (this may not be the same for everyone so don't read too much into it):

-They tend to replace the older/rotten poles. This is likely due to the fact that the fibre cables appear to be under higher tension therefore some poles need replacing to resist the bending (unfortunately in my area, some of the poles that should have been replaced weren't and seem to already struggling from the tension of the line

)
-It seems that if you are getting fibre to the home (ftth) you need to be near a splice box, which are small black boxes (~400x250mm). These are mounted to the telephone poles.
-I noticed that all the poles that have a splice box on them in my area have the letter 'L' sprayed in white on the bottom (the letter likely varies depending on area, as neighbouring villages appear to have a 'J'. The last pole that they attach a splice box to on the line is marked with 'END' or 'E'. (I noticed this as I was unfortunate enough to be 200m downwind of one of these poles

-Luckily for me though, I am on a yellow line on the Open Eir rollout map, and in the last few days, 'L's have appeared on every 3rd or 4th pole down my road. So the splice boxes should arrive soon (I hope!)

Some other observations:

-It seems people who live close to the cabinets don't have splice boxes installed (or are low priority). I can only assume they are not getting FTTH as they live so close to the cabinet anyway, so FTTH probably wouldn't make much of a difference
-From what I can see (and this is just observation with a little speculation) Eir seem to have influence on where Open Eir/ KN install the splice boxes. The splice boxes tend to be prioritised in places where there are not a lot of Eir customers (although the Eir sales will tell you that they are prioritising areas that have no/very poor internet connections (I call BS on this).

These are only observations for people who don't know what is going on, so correct/supplement if you have a different experience...

spix wrote: »

Another installer who would not install it through attic and max of 3 metres from the wall

Did u get it installed?

I think fibre lines are being laid on roads coming out of Ballyneety Co. Limerick, part of my local exchange of Inch St. Lawernce. They are suppose to work down in my direction in the next few days. No sign of any bush cutters or tree surgeons turning up ahead of the lines men.

spix

Another installer who would not install it through attic and max of 3 metres from the wall

KeRbDoG

Rural R125 Swords RIB05 update: Ground works completed. Seems they had to dig up certain parts of the existing underground duct work (maybe some was damaged/collapsed). Road and footpaths all now correctly reinstated instead of temp coverings. Now the wait begins to see what the next step will be.
Saw a KN Group van with a mounted cherrypicker type setup driving slowly up the local roads looking at poles and overhead lines. Fingers crossed there be more movement soon

I meant they are to cut some branches off trees that are covering up poles and cables. They had done up my road towards the exchange building.

Jpmarn wrote: »

A man attached to open Eir came to seek permission to cut some limbs off on my side of the road

Steady on now. I know some people are saying they'd give their right arm for fibre, but ..:eek:

guideanna

Peppa Cig wrote: »

Btw my experience was KN install guys top class

Eir top disaster

Absolutely CORRECT!

A man attached to open Eir came to seek permission to cut some limbs off on my side of the road that are covering the telephone multicore copper cable. I own and occupy land along the road as I am a farmer. Permission gladly granted. They intend cutting in the next few days in preparation of the erection of Fibre cables over the weekend or by the early days of next week. My local exchange is Inch St Lawernce Limerick which serves the villages of Caherconlish and Ballyneety. There are already lines up on two roads coming out of Caherconlish village in the last 2 weeks. I don't know when the new lines come live yet until we get an update on the Open Eir's rollout.ie map. The exchange is presently down for Summer/Autumn 17.

Allison Puny Appetite wrote: »

Road opening license most likely. You have to get permission and pay the local authority if you want to dig up the road or even the verge at the roadside.

Thanks, the duct in question is at the side of the road.

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Pangea wrote: »

Well to those who have read my posts about my failed fibre installation two weeks ago and the subsequent survey the technician done.
I was told by Eir that they would send someone out to fix the underground duct problems by 6th of June. I rang up today asking about it since nobody showed. After being yo-yoed from eir online chat to open eir then on to Eir customer care I was told the bad news that it wont be looked at until September. After lengthy conversation about it she said if I want to find out more to ring Open Eir and ask for Wholesale customer service which I did. The woman told me that September is the latest date, that it could be done within one to three months and that the reason for the delay is permission and they have to wait for a license.
Dont understand why they need a license to make the duct bigger??? Another wait, no fibre this summer for me.

Road opening license most likely. You have to get permission and pay the local authority if you want to dig up the road or even the verge at the roadside.

Well to those who have read my posts about my failed fibre installation two weeks ago and the subsequent survey the technician done.
I was told by Eir that they would send someone out to fix the underground duct problems by 6th of June. I rang up today asking about it since nobody showed. After being yo-yoed from eir online chat to open eir then on to Eir customer care I was told the bad news that it wont be looked at until September. After lengthy conversation about it she said if I want to find out more to ring Open Eir and ask for Wholesale customer service which I did. The woman told me that September is the latest date, that it could be done within one to three months and that the reason for the delay is permission and they have to wait for a license.
Dont understand why they need a license to make the duct bigger??? Another wait, no fibre this summer for me.

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ED E wrote: »

RIB 05 would be RIB exchange Cab 5 by normal convention, but theres no RIB exchange that I know of.

Are you on the R180 in Monaghan? Then it would be R180, Main Cable 5, Drop L.

irishkopite 2011 wrote: »

RIB 05 stands for ribbon 05. A ribbon is the area which is being served from an exchange for fibre, so this is the fifth area to be served for fibre from this particular exchange. A ribbon is also called a supercell.

Kopite didnt specify the pole marking but AFAIK they're DP enumeration.

Month or so. I remember another poster corrected my guess but not when.

ED E wrote: »

Its been detailed before in thread, if you read back far enough you'll find it. :pac:

I've seen the question asked, but no answer. How far back to I have to go ?

G'wan, giz a clue...

plodder wrote: »

Does anyone know what the letter "L" painted in blue, on a pole outside my house and on the road beside a duct cover, signifies?

Its been detailed before in thread, if you read back far enough you'll find it. :pac:

Does anyone know what the letter "L" painted in blue, on a pole outside my house and on the road beside a duct cover, signifies?