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  • #7892
    tsue921i8wljb3
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,017 ✭✭✭tsue921i8wljb3


    ACLFC7 wrote: »
    Does any of the exchanges have updated numbers on either map?

    Sorry I don't understand the question.


  • #7893
    ACLFC7
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 290 ✭✭ACLFC7


    Allison Puny Appetite wrote: »
    Sorry I don't understand the question.

    (Sorry, I worded that badly). The fibrerollout map now says its been updated on 15/09 but every exchange that I'm familiar with seems to have the exact same numbers as it did last month.

    Have any of the exchanges been updated with the new numbers?


  • #7894
    tsue921i8wljb3
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,017 ✭✭✭tsue921i8wljb3


    ACLFC7 wrote: »
    (Sorry, I worded that badly). The fibrerollout map now says its been updated on 15/09 but every exchange that I'm familiar with seems to have the exact same numbers as it did last month.

    Have any of the exchanges been updated with the new numbers?

    I get you now. Per my earlier example. Wilkinstown went from 40 premises to 190 on both http://fibrerollout.ie/rollout-map/ and http://www.openeir.ie/Our_Network/#nga-map. They both use the same data source for the numbers. It just appears that they did not bother changing the blue house icons to green for enabled premises on the fibrerollout map.

    Lots of other areas had increased numbers also. You can see the updates in the tracker. Anything under August 17 would be from this latest update.


  • #7895
    eiei0
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 420 ✭✭eiei0


    What is the round one on the right for??
    The Cush wrote: »

    SAM_0321.jpg


  • #7896
    eiei0
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 420 ✭✭eiei0


    How do you see exchange numbers ???


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  • #7897
    ED E
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 36,170 ✭✭✭✭ED E


    The Cush wrote: »
    A lot more if required, a box in my area has 14 slots for drop cables, although looking at the rollout here they will be servicing no more than 6-8 houses per box.

    Their plan is to have a box within 150m of a potential subscriber (3 poles), they have run drop cables 200m (4 poles) according to posts here.

    Its based on old plant, most DPs have 5 or less, in areas with terraces of small houses you might get 8 at most.
    plodder wrote: »
    I presumed that the 8x and 4x split idea meant that the boxes outside houses wouldn't have more than 4 subscribers. But, I suppose they have the flexibility to mix it up other ways. I presume they are still sticking with no more than 32 subscribers per strand, or could there be more than 32? That would be slightly worrying.
    31+1. Doubt they'll breach that.


  • #7898
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 31,118 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    eiei0 wrote: »
    What is the round one on the right for??
    POTS, copper cable terminations.


  • #7899
    ED E
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 36,170 ✭✭✭✭ED E


    Deleted User wrote: »
    POTS, copper cable terminations.

    Techs call em "Potheads" but its nothing to do with weed :D


  • #7900
    sean72
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 384 ✭✭sean72


    In terms of the installs of FTTH which goes the smoothest, lines that come in overhead from a pole or through ducts. I believe my line is coming in off a pole to the gable end of my house and I am hoping this will help the install and not hinder it. Am I correct?


  • #7901
    The Cush
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,043 ✭✭✭✭The Cush


    eiei0 wrote: »
    What is the round one on the right for??
    Deleted User wrote: »
    POTS, copper cable terminations.
    ED E wrote: »
    Techs call em "Potheads" but its nothing to do with weed :D

    Also been told they're called copper/fibre work points or aggregation nodes. That particular one was installed over 2 years ago at a road junction. It can handle both copper and fibre cable. At the time is was installed we speculated it was going to be used as a future fibre splitter to 2 roads but recently a 3M splitter was installed above it.


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  • #7902
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 31,118 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    The Cush wrote: »
    Also been told they're called copper/fibre work points or nodes. That particular one was installed over 2 years ago at a road junction. It can handle both copper and fibre cable. At the time is was installed we speculated it was going to be used as a future fibre splitter to 2 roads but recently a 3M splitter was installed above it.
    I see the one in the photo you linked has a laser warning sticker, but the one above does not so I'm guessing it's just POTS.


  • #7903
    The Cush
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,043 ✭✭✭✭The Cush


    Deleted User wrote: »
    I see the one in the photo you linked has a laser warning sticker, but the one above does not so I'm guessing it's just POTS.

    It's the same one, the sunlight is just obscuring the laser sticker.


  • #7904
    The Cush
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,043 ✭✭✭✭The Cush


    sean72 wrote: »
    In terms of the installs of FTTH which goes the smoothest, lines that come in overhead from a pole or through ducts. I believe my line is coming in off a pole to the gable end of my house and I am hoping this will help the install and not hinder it. Am I correct?

    Shouldn't matter in either case, the question is how will they run your cable from the gable end, through the attic or externally to a point where it enters the house. Can you help them out by having a hole drilled on the gable end so they can run the cable through the attic?


  • #7905
    tsue921i8wljb3
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,017 ✭✭✭tsue921i8wljb3


    eiei0 wrote: »
    How do you see exchange numbers ???

    http://fibrerollout.ie/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Rural-Exchange-Timeline-24-April-2017.pdf

    This is the most up to date plan of the eir 300,000 rollout.

    For current passed premises go to http://www.openeir.ie/Our_Network/#nga-map , zoom in to whatever exchange, click "All" under Exchange Status. Then click on the green or blue icon and you should get a popup with the exchange info.

    Alternatively just use the tracker:

    https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1-Q5HRZo02c1AZWfYMJlEXPMkRhb5iUIJyhssXQwq87I/htmlview


  • #7906
    plodder
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,762 ✭✭✭plodder


    Allison Puny Appetite wrote: »
    I think the splitting is confusing you somewhat. Imagine one cable with 32 individual fibre strands coming from the exchange. Feed it into a 1:8 splitter. On the output of the splitter you now have 256 strands available so you need 8 of your original cables. Then feed these into 1:4 splitters and you have 1024 strands available on the outputs so you need 32 of your original cables. Each of these 32 cables could be terminated in 32 spice boxes with 32 strands available in each box.
    Thanks, that makes sense of course.


  • #7907
    sean72
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 384 ✭✭sean72


    The Cush wrote: »
    Shouldn't matter in either case, the question is how will they run your cable from the gable end, through the attic or externally to a point where it enters the house. Can you help them out by having a hole drilled on the gable end so they can run the cable through the attic?

    I know this might be to my advantage but would they expect customers to start drilling holes in preparation for them coming? Is this not just part of the install? I wouldn't have the drill bit capable of it anyway.


  • #7908
    The Cush
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,043 ✭✭✭✭The Cush


    sean72 wrote: »
    I know this might be to my advantage but would they expect customers to start drilling holes in preparation for them coming? Is this not just part of the install? I wouldn't have the drill bit capable of it anyway.
    In that case it'll probably depend on the installer, some are more helpful than others, some may go through the attic others may not.


  • #7909
    sean72
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 384 ✭✭sean72


    The Cush wrote: »
    In that case it'll probably depend on the installer, some are more helpful than others, some may go through the attic others may not.

    Thanks....They will need to go through the wall somewhere I am assuming to get the line in the house. So some prefer not to go in the loft? Maybe I will through him a few quid cash :)


  • #7910
    niallb
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,775 ✭✭✭niallb


    There's an Eir rep in Kilmessan right now taking orders for 4th October.


  • #7911
    BandMember
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,780 ✭✭✭BandMember


    There was an Eir PR person on The Pat Kenny Show this morning talking about the roll out and also the NBP. No podcast or playback clip available on the Newstalk website yet (that I can see anyway).


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  • #7912
    rob808
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,391 ✭✭✭rob808


    niallb wrote: »
    There's an Eir rep in Kilmessan right now taking orders for 4th October.
    Did you order niallb,Im down for 4 of October live date to :).


  • #7913
    niallb
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,775 ✭✭✭niallb


    No. Not going live on 4th in Kiltale or Dunsany according to the rep. Just Kilmessan village.


  • #7914
    rob808
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,391 ✭✭✭rob808


    niallb wrote: »
    No. Not going live on 4th in Kiltale or Dunsany according to the rep. Just Kilmessan village.
    The only way to know when kiltale going live is email open eir they give you accurate enough date.


  • #7915
    vintagevrs
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,392 ✭✭✭vintagevrs


    Open Eir told me end of December. I went live last week and the service was available to me for the last month or so. About two weeks after Eir retail said it would go live.


  • #7916
    rob808
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,391 ✭✭✭rob808


    vintagevrs wrote: »
    Open Eir told me end of December. I went live last week and the service was available to me for the last month or so. About two weeks after Eir retail said it would go live.
    well I guess there not perfect.They said to me first december to then ask few weeks later and then said October. I ask three isp and got the 4 October not to bad but I'll like FTTH now looking forward to having fast broadband.


  • #7917
    eiei0
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 420 ✭✭eiei0


    Who would you email to see when an area is going to be live???


  • #7918
    rob808
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,391 ✭✭✭rob808


    eiei0 wrote: »
    Who would you email to see when an area is going to be live???
    fibrepower@openeir.ie


  • #7919
    Dr. Nick
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,437 ✭✭✭Dr. Nick


    niallb wrote: »
    No. Not going live on 4th in Kiltale or Dunsany according to the rep. Just Kilmessan village.
    Did he have any idea of a date for Kiltale Niall? See them still working away there at the weekends as well. No splice boxes yet though....


  • #7920
    niallb
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,775 ✭✭✭niallb


    Didn't ask. I wasn't talking to him directly, and wouldn't have believed any date a salesman gave me anyway!


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  • #7921
    vintagevrs
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,392 ✭✭✭vintagevrs


    rob808 wrote: »
    well I guess there not perfect.They said to me first december to then ask few weeks later and then said October. I ask three isp and got the 4 October not to bad but I'll like FTTH now looking forward to having fast broadband.


    Yeah fair enough, I would say take any dates as a rough guide as best. Hopefully it comes soon enough for ye.


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