Eircom to roll out 1Gb/s FTTH to 66 towns

ECO_Mental · 05-07-2017 08:52AM

pegasus1 wrote: »

Off topic but on holidays in England and the electrical grid shares its poles with the phone networks. which is logical, and much netter than the way we have it in Ireland

They are doing that now here as well (Esb/siro)but the CER has also instructed service providers now that they share infrastructure (i think it is EU legislation). ESBN have a programme now called "broadband make ready" where they are upgrading their LV poles to take fibre

Johnboy1951 · 05-07-2017 01:01PM

tv221 wrote: »

Cable being installed in roadside ducts on limerick to Shannon road around Cratloe. Had driven past them before I got a look, anyone else see?

Is this on the R462?

Parts of Cratloe are already live so maybe this is extending that?

tv221 · 05-07-2017 01:16PM

Johnboy1951 wrote: »

Is this on the R462?

Parts of Cratloe are already live so maybe this is extending that?

No the main road, N18 isn't it. Nevil civil eng were the chaps, a couple of people also noticed at work.
http://nevillecivilworks.ie/

Johnboy1951 · 05-07-2017 03:23PM

tv221 wrote: »

Cable being installed in roadside ducts on limerick to Shannon road around Cratloe. Had driven past them before I got a look, anyone else see?

Johnboy1951 wrote: »

Is this on the R462?

Parts of Cratloe are already live so maybe this is extending that?

tv221 wrote: »

No the main road, N18 isn't it. Nevil civil eng were the chaps, a couple of people also noticed at work.
http://nevillecivilworks.ie/

I wonder where that is headed ..... Shannon, Cratloe, 'Bridge, NoF are all fibred exchanges

ECO_Mental · 15-07-2017 02:30AM

It's a sad state of affairs when you have gigabit broadband and you can't get you Google chromecast and phone to sync and we are literally 1 wall away from the hub and in the same room.....

ECO_Mental · 15-07-2017 02:39AM

To any of ye out there this is littererly the first problem I have had with eirs ftth and I have had it since day 1. Over 1.5 years ago never dropped service, solid as a rock. If you can get it go for it. eVision is **** though. I am drunk...........

Gonzo · 15-07-2017 01:22PM

ECO_Mental wrote: »

To any of ye out there this is littererly the first problem I have had with eirs ftth and I have had it since day 1. Over 1.5 years ago never dropped service, solid as a rock. If you can get it go for it. eVision is **** though. I am drunk...........

Eir FTTH and Sky+HD with box sets is the sweet spot.

sibergoth · 18-07-2017 03:52PM

does anyone know if Ennis is just done for FTTH and thats it.. are they ever going to roll out some more ?

Deagol · 18-07-2017 04:00PM

sibergoth wrote: »

does anyone know if Ennis is just done for FTTH and thats it.. are they ever going to roll out some more ?

Well, the Openeir map has been stuck at "1880 premises able to access 1000Mb/s fibre" for some months now. My guess would be they've plucked all the low hanging fruit and everyone else can make do with FTTC.

I'll be switching to Siro when it rolls out (if?) and I think a larger number than Eir think will also switch.

Usual half assed job from Eir IMO, done just to impress the gullible I suspect, in the hope they can get their hands on a bunch of taxpayers money.... :rolleyes:

Johnboy1951 · 18-07-2017 07:32PM

sibergoth wrote: »

does anyone know if Ennis is just done for FTTH and thats it.. are they ever going to roll out some more ?

Siro are also rolling out fibre in Ennis.

Deagol · 18-07-2017 07:33PM

Johnboy1951 wrote: »

Siro are also rolling out fibre in Ennis.

Yup, lots of work going on in North side of Ennis. Had the power off twice for 1/2 day so far for fibre rollout.

sibergoth · 19-07-2017 08:14AM

we used to live behind St Flannans and the road was dug up for Virgin* media i think, but before we could get it we were forced to move (don't ask) and now we live in Ballybeg, just far enough between two cabinets that we can only get 38Mbps now...

I'm really hoping that either Eir (FTTH) or SIRO will come down here but there's no signs of it...
(not really interested in Virgin Media, but i guess whatever...)

I had 90/20 Mbps before.. now cut to 38/8... not happy !!!

is there any way to canvas any of those companies to get the area on the rollout maps ??

* i never found out for sure if it was SIRO or Virgin media - or maybe BOTH of them...

Deagol · 19-07-2017 05:41PM

sibergoth wrote: »

we used to live behind St Flannans and the road was dug up for Virgin* media i think, but before we could get it we were forced to move (don't ask) and now we live in Ballybeg, just far enough between two cabinets that we can only get 38Mbps now...

I'm really hoping that either Eir (FTTH) or SIRO will come down here but there's no signs of it...
(not really interested in Virgin Media, but i guess whatever...)

I had 90/20 Mbps before.. now cut to 38/8... not happy !!!

is there any way to canvas any of those companies to get the area on the rollout maps ??

* i never found out for sure if it was SIRO or Virgin media - or maybe BOTH of them...

Definitely identify the cabinet distance and if it doesn't weigh up then check internal wiring. Finding constantly that I can get considerably higher speeds for people just tidying up old wiring and removing extensions to the phone internal wiring.

sibergoth · 20-07-2017 10:33AM

sadly it is legit.. the advertised speed i can get is 40Mb.. i get 37-38... i'm about 1.3km from the box i think and about 1.4 on the other side.

really there should be another cabinet here in the middle as there's quite a few houses here now that would benefit from it..

chances of that happening though ?

sibergoth · 20-07-2017 10:35AM

* just did the distance calc thing and actually i'm only just 0.9 / 1km away from the cabinet... hmm.

Mc Love · 20-07-2017 10:49AM

sibergoth wrote: »

* just did the distance calc thing and actually i'm only just 0.9 / 1km away from the cabinet... hmm.

Yeah but the cable might go on a bit past your house and loop back. Thats the story with my FTTC connection

sibergoth · 20-07-2017 10:54AM

details from the modem.

Upstream line rate (kbit/s): 10118
Downstream line rate (kbit/s): 41079
Maximum upstream rate (kbit/s): 10333
Maximum downstream rate (kbit/s): 47982
Upstream noise safety coefficient (dB): 9.2
Downstream noise safety coefficient (dB): 13.3
Upstream interleave depth: 0
Downstream interleave depth: 0
Line standard: VDSL
Upstream line attenuation (dB): 43.5
Downstream line attenuation (dB): 20.4
Upstream output power (dBmV): 8.3
Downstream output power (dBmV): 12.1
Downstream interleave depth: None

ED E · 20-07-2017 02:57PM

sibergoth wrote: »

sadly it is legit.. the advertised speed i can get is 40Mb.. i get 37-38... i'm about 1.3km from the box i think and about 1.4 on the other side.

really there should be another cabinet here in the middle as there's quite a few houses here now that would benefit from it..

chances of that happening though ?

Cabinets are based on where people needed phone lines in the 70s, not where people are today.

pegasus1 · 21-07-2017 03:45PM

sibergoth wrote: »

*

You have 38Mb d/l so you would be deemed to be ok for b/b speed...
In other words stop complaining..and don't be greedy...think of the ones with just .5 Mb d/l etc.:rolleyes:

sibergoth · 21-07-2017 05:05PM

long story but for many years I was one of those with 0.feckAll.. I'm an IT professional and i work from home. 1Gbps would be a massive help to me for everyday work life...

if no one ever tried to push for more, we'd still be living in caves banging rocks to make fire... It isn't greed - just progress.

Mc Love · 26-07-2017 12:05PM

sibergoth wrote: »

long story but for many years I was one of those with 0.feckAll.. I'm an IT professional and i work from home. 1Gbps would be a massive help to me for everyday work life...

if no one ever tried to push for more, we'd still be living in caves banging rocks to make fire... It isn't greed - just progress.

Used to work from home on 1.5mb at best which was terrible for phone calls. But got sorted with Eircom thanks to a boardsie, which bumped me to about 17mb.

BeerWolf · 26-07-2017 12:07PM

Got fibre cables laid out in the ground in front of my house, taunting me... as I can't get fibre at all.

/cries

irishgeo · 28-07-2017 08:53AM

If I have fttc and I want to upgrade to fifth via Eircom. What's needed in regards to power sockets.

The Cush · 28-07-2017 09:09AM

irishgeo wrote: »

What's needed in regards to power sockets.

Sockets required for the ONT and router.

Pegasus177 · 31-07-2017 03:19AM

Ok so I just saw the actual map for the rollout around my area. Am I mistaken???
Is it only the specific residents with a blue marker are getting the services?? Or the houses situated near the blue marker???

Because if it's the former then the house literally 100m from me, which is occupied by a 92 year old lady who doesnt even have a tv... is getting it but I'm not. This better be a joke.. I've been calling every few months for updates about this service since it was announced way back when.

The Cush · 31-07-2017 08:50AM

Pegasus177 wrote: »

Ok so I just saw the actual map for the rollout around my area. Am I mistaken???
Is it only the specific residents with a blue marker are getting the services?? Or the houses situated near the blue marker???

What does the NBP Map say for your eircode? Unfortunately there are houses along the rural fibre routes that have been bypassed for whatever reason while others such as derelict or abandoned builds have been included. The planning of this would appear to have been a desk exercise rather than seeing what was on the ground.

http://www.dccae.gov.ie/en-ie/communications/topics/Broadband/national-broadband-plan/high-speed-broadband-map/Pages/Interactive-Map.aspx

jgbyr · 31-07-2017 09:22AM

I think they should remove the 'rural' term as it's misleading. What they mean really are areas deemed not commercially viable. Lots of these areas are also within towns, not out in the country. Or is everywhere outside a main city deemed rural!

MajesticDonkey · 31-07-2017 09:38AM

jgbyr wrote: »

Or is everywhere outside a main city deemed rural!

It general terms no, but in terms of broadband, yes.

sibergoth · 31-07-2017 09:55AM

my sister across town just got SIRO installed, she went for the cheapest option (150Mbps) and she's actually getting about 163 down and 30 something up.

i'm not amused ! she won't even notice the speed.
*sigh*

sibergoth · 31-07-2017 10:13AM

this is handy

eir have put a date stamp on their map now

Data last updated 25/06/17
Next Update 10/08/17

so now i don't have to check it every day !!

Eircom to roll out 1Gb/s FTTH to 66 towns

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