Heighway61 wrote: » Anyone know Digiweb's general timeline after an order is placed? I sent in their online order form and waiting now for their call back. I decided to go with the more expensive Digiweb due to the horror stories I read about Eir.
Heighway61 wrote: » I emailed Digiweb to comment on the fact that they are charging twice what eir are charging and followed up with a second email a couple of days later, but they didn't reply to either.
digiman wrote: » OpenEir splicing in my estate today in Dublin!! Nice to see them tackling the urban areas again with FTTH also
Allison Puny Appetite wrote: » Interesting! Maybe the rural project is actually on schedule.
turbbo wrote: » How did you come to that conclusion? - could be just competition in urban areas with virgin and siro, if anything news like that to me would mean the rural areas may be delayed even further. :mad:
Johnboy1951 wrote: » ....... or they need some numbers added quickly - if they get away with adding them to the 'passed' numbers ....
Allison Puny Appetite wrote: » I don't see why they would divert manpower from a project which has a fixed deadline with financial penalties if they were very much behind schedule but that is just speculation on my part. They should not be getting away with that if the Department are doing due diligence.
Allison Puny Appetite wrote: » They should not be getting away with that if the Department are doing due diligence.
Johnboy1951 wrote: » I know nothing of the location under discussion ....... does it have FTTC? Is it in the 300k? I agree they should not get away with it if not already counted in the 300k ..... but we all believe figures get 'massaged' ..... like Naughton claiming/implying the roll-out is part of the NBP!
digiman wrote: » Estate doesn’t have any copper infrastructure what so ever but does already have Virgin Media. It is definitely not in an NBP area though!!
turbbo wrote: » How do you propose that the Dept. will do due diligence? Unless they all get fired and they hire competent people I don't see that happening!:D
Allison Puny Appetite wrote: » A few people traveling the country could easily verify if cable is on poles, splice boxes are in place etc in areas claimed as passed. Test orders could be made with suppliers on samples of Eircodes received to see if premises are live.
BuzzG wrote: » Does anyone have the email address you can contact to be considered for additional to the eir rural fibre roll-out. Remember someone mentioned it before but I did a quick search and can't find it. Pretty sure it was mentioned within this thread. Thank in advance.
Allison Puny Appetite wrote: » No phone lines in any of the homes? Was there pre-existing ducting or are they digging?
Allison Puny Appetite wrote: » fibrepower@openeir.ie is the email address for Openeir who are building the network.
Mayoman93 wrote: » What are the speeds like for people that have got a 150, 300 or 1000 plan from eir? Are you getting close to that in download on ethernet cable to computer? Could anyone post speed tests they are getting and what they are using, wifi etc? That would be awesome, thanks.
Gonzo wrote: » Eir 300/50 on ethernet http://www.speedtest.net/my-result/d/3a5007e6-2f1e-4b04-ba75-23cb15727d4d On wifi the speeds fall off a cliff within 20 feet of the router. I mostly get 30/48 on wifi speed tests with the F2000 modem.
bottar1 wrote: » That's impressive. We had to get something done to our ducting but it's all sorted now and getting install of the 1000 on Jan 5th. I don't care much for the WiFi as long as its useable, I'll be on ethernet cable for playin my simracing and the like.
