Eir rural FTTH thread

With Eir (Retail) IPoE pulls a dynamic from the local aggregator while if you have a static it requires a PPPoE call to the RAS as that does a lookup against your profile to find it.

I’m trying to envisage what equipment is needed for FTTH and a “landline” in a house which is being built at present – walls just built, roof starting today and ducting and first fix electrics starting in about 2 weeks’ time.

From what I read, I would have

• a fibre cable from the pole to the house with an ODP (Optical Distribution Point from Open eir), ONT ((Optical Network Terminal from Open eir)
  and router (F2000 from eir)
• a separate copper connection from the pole to the house with a traditional RJ11 master socket for the phone.

The ODP is passive and does not need power – the ONT requires power and uses an Ethernet cable to connect to the Router.

Images originally posted by The Cush, ECO_Mental and possibly others.










For another photo of an actual installation CLICK HERE


I have several questions:

Is this how it would be configured ? I plan to put all the above in a services room and pre-install Cat-6 cable to other rooms for WiFi access points and other devices connecting directly to the router.

With FTTH, does eir provide VOIP as an alternative to the traditional phone on landline copper?

I envisage installing a duct from the pole at the roadside to the outside of the building and continuing the duct to the planned position for the ODP, ONT and F2000 router and RJ11 outlets in the services room – a single duct would carry the fibre and traditional copper (2 pairs) – what is the minimum bend radius for the duct/fibre. What is a typical diameter for such a duct ?

The pole is located on the road at the far boundary of the neighbouring house – there is no problem digging a trench on the (rural) road – is this what Open eir would expect or would they use an overhead line to a high point on the house (I would prefer underground).

Anybody like to post a photo of a recent installation ?

Thanks in advance for all comments.

ED E wrote: »

Copy pasting posts is frowned upon on boards.

Ed E - I posted on the other thread by mistake - I actually intended my post for this thread which is more appropriate and was about to delete the original when I say you had already replied and opted to leave both.

The Cush wrote: »

eir are launching their VoBB service in the coming months so no need for a copper connection - http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057709177&page=2.

A 32 or 37mm thick walled polyethylene or 50mm PVC is recommended for the duct

I am getting my install this week (fingers crossed) and I was told by the salesman that a voip phone will be included in my package!

So it looks like I will have a wait of a few months before I get the phone.

I have a duct going from my house to the eircom manhole on the road. I just have a nylon rope in it.
Its a standard width for ducts, same as ESB duct, so about 30mm internal diameter i would say.

EDIT: Its probably 32mm - 37mm as Cush states. The KN guy was happy with it anyway.

Gwynston wrote: »

I sent openeir my eircode and they replied "the current forecast date suggests that your area should be connected to the fibre network by the end of September 2017". So not quite the news I was hoping for, but at least may area is still on their radar and they will hopefully get around to finishing the remainder of Claregalway.

So when I left for work this morning I encountered a KN crew and their vans on our stretch of road (but was in too much of a rush to stop and interrogate them). Came home this evening to the glorious site of a splice box on the pole outside our house!

So how long do I have to wait before I can start badgering Eir for an install? My exchange area is already live in some parts, so I guess there's no month-long competition delay in force?

As there's no way for me to know a prospective live date for my specific part of the exchange, can anyone give me a clue as to how long I might need to wait from having a splice box to it showing up on the system as live and connectable?

Or is the "by end of September" date I was told in an OpenEir email last week realistic? (I was hoping that was a kind of catch-all date for the entire remainder of the exchange)

Aspiring wrote: »

If a package is X for the first 12 months, and Y for the remaining 6 months on an 18 month contract, after these 18 months you continue to pay the higher Y price every month for the next 18 months, is that correct?

Yup

http://www.boards.ie/ttfthread/2057756687

Proceed with caution.

A month after ordering and a month after the 'live date' I still don't have any broadband and they are charging me even more than the bundle price. Been told lies numerous times as well.

I finally got connected yesterday with the 150mb package.

It was pretty good at first, I was getting 144mb/s and a 6ms latency but this morning the wifi signal keeps dropping!
So this is why I heard the F2000 is a bad modem.

I've about 20m of cat5e cable going from the ONT downstairs to the modem upstairs.
Is 6ms a reasonable ping to expect over a wired connection, or could my cat5e cable going upstairs be dodgy?

Thanks Gonzo, its good to hear that my wiring is probably working fine so.
I want to make sure Im getting the best out of my new fiber!

I'll try using my old dlink 4g modem as a wireless access point so and see how I get on.

Lots of activity down my road the last 2 weeks. Down the church road, outside Patrickswell.

Proper manholes have been fitted every couple of hundred meters and they started to mark the poles also.

I see Imagine are advertising around our area, obviously trying to sign people up before the fibre arrives. I wonder why Open/eir don't advertise in the same way...

damienirel wrote: »

Wow you're only seeing action now? It was scheduled to be finished in Patrickswell by Q2 '17 - they have another day to meet that deadline - LOL.

Isn't the scheduled date just for the first connections. They'd only have to pass one house to meet their goal.

darkside71 wrote: »

Who did you message in Open Eir? I sent an email just inquiring about possible connection time for my home. I got an email back to say contact your service provider to address your query, and something about "a breach of regulatory compliance" to talk to me. :eek:

OpenEir don't deal with the public, they are the network owners not a provider.