ACLFC7 wrote: » Does any of the exchanges have updated numbers on either map?
Allison Puny Appetite wrote: » Sorry I don't understand the question.
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?
The Cush wrote: »
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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?
eiei0 wrote: » How do you see exchange numbers ???
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.
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?
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.
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.
niallb wrote: » There's an Eir rep in Kilmessan right now taking orders for 4th October.
niallb wrote: » No. Not going live on 4th in Kiltale or Dunsany according to the rep. Just Kilmessan village.
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.
eiei0 wrote: » Who would you email to see when an area is going to be live???
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.
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