Eir rural FTTH thread

Jpmarn · 15-01-2018 01:10PM

Just remember that it is only in the last year that widespread rollout of Ftth began. Just answering some posts from last week there was a good sales drive on my road between mid September and mid October. There was also a mail drop informing that Fibre is available. I was connected on the 6th October last. On the Fibre line coming out of my local exchange at Inch St. Lawernce Limerick serving approximately 25 premises that includes a school and a church there AFAIK there are 13 connections. What are the take up like on your local areas even amongst your Neighbours.
It looks like the Hospital village area is wired up for ftth since before Christmas. But according to fibrerollout.ie no live date is given only Winter 17 Spring 18. It shows a handful of premises gon green especially on the road where its exchange is located.

Bored Accountant · 15-01-2018 01:51PM

Jpmarn wrote: »

It looks like the Hospital village area is wired up for ftth since before Christmas. But according to fibrerollout.ie no live date is given only Winter 17 Spring 18. It shows a handful of premises gon green especially on the road where its exchange is located.

Sixmilebridge is mostly wired up now at this stage also. Seems few small bits left.
To my knowledge, first batch of homes going live on the 17th Jan and another batch on the 7th February. (neither of which includes my road). Hopefully my road will be a week or 2 after.
fibrerollout.ie still just says 'Winter 2017/Spring 2018'

adocholiday · 16-01-2018 11:48AM

Does anyone know if the current rollout map is the last phase of this project? Considering there's nothing on the eir site for 2019 and beyond, is it now down to the Government and the NBP before eir will commit to anymore infrastructure upgrades?

Amadan90 · 16-01-2018 01:33PM

I apologise if this is the wrong place to ask,
but i downgraded from 1GB (1000mb) to 150mb and they said there is a 50euro downgrade fee.
I'm sure i read ages ago on here that there was no downgrade fee if u were on the 1GB bundle.

Has anybody else downgraded and been charged for it?

oscarBravo · 16-01-2018 01:59PM

Upgrades are generally free. Downgrades (apart from a short window after installation) are generally chargeable.

d31b0y · 16-01-2018 02:12PM

I was told there was no penalties on the talk to forum (granted, 7 months ago).
https://www.boards.ie/ttfthread/2057747700/

Gonzo · 16-01-2018 03:34PM

Amadan90 wrote: »

I apologise if this is the wrong place to ask,
but i downgraded from 1GB (1000mb) to 150mb and they said there is a 50euro downgrade fee.
I'm sure i read ages ago on here that there was no downgrade fee if u were on the 1GB bundle.

Has anybody else downgraded and been charged for it?

I think the free downgrades have to take place within 14 days of installation/cooling off period, after that there is a charge.

Bored Accountant · 16-01-2018 06:05PM

Interesting to see that Sky are planning on offering FTTH later in the year;

https://www.boards.ie/ttfpost/105860911

Hi Duff Man Jr,

Sky currently provides up to 100Mbps Fibre to the Cabinet based technology as you describe. A very small percentage of these lines would receive as low as 15mbps as a consequence of a premises' distance from the cabinet - which appears to be the case in your instance. Sky are planning to deploy Fibre To The home later in 2018 with speeds of up to 1Gbps across an extensive footprint that will at least cover (and often surpass) any other providers' in the market.

I hope this addresses your query. If you have any further queries regarding this, please don't hesitate to get in touch and we will be happy to help.

Thanks,
Niall

KOR101 · 16-01-2018 06:11PM

Bored Accountant wrote: »

Interesting to see that Sky are planning on offering FTTH later in the year;

https://www.boards.ie/ttfpost/105860911

Ww know they will be offering SIRO's FTTH very soon. It's been announced, just not launched yet.

garroff · 16-01-2018 07:35PM

KOR101 wrote: »

Ww know they will be offering SIRO's FTTH very soon. It's been announced, just not launched yet.

Sooner the better.

tsue921i8wljb3 · 16-01-2018 09:21PM

adocholiday wrote: »

Does anyone know if the current rollout map is the last phase of this project? Considering there's nothing on the eir site for 2019 and beyond, is it now down to the Government and the NBP before eir will commit to anymore infrastructure upgrades?

Yes. This project is due to be completed by the end of 2018, though some including myself would be somewhat sceptical about that. The remaining premises fall under the NBP which has divided the country into two lots. eir and enet will be bidding for those lots.

Gonzo · 16-01-2018 10:18PM

Bored Accountant wrote: »

Interesting to see that Sky are planning on offering FTTH later in the year;

https://www.boards.ie/ttfpost/105860911

not sure if they are referring to OpenEir's network there, but they will be offering it on the Siro network later this year. It could be a game changer if they do launch on OpenEir's network, fingers crossed.

fritzelly · 16-01-2018 10:24PM

Saw vodafone advertising their gigabit BB today for the first time

Their 1gb plan seems expensive compared to eir if that is just for BB only

tsue921i8wljb3 · 16-01-2018 10:28PM

fritzelly wrote: »

Saw vodafone advertising their gigabit BB today for the first time

Their 1gb plan seems expensive compared to eir if that is just for BB only

Where did you see the advertisement? Are you sure it was not referring to their gigabit product on SIRO?

fritzelly · 16-01-2018 10:32PM

Allison Puny Appetite wrote: »

Where did you see the advertisement? Are you sure it was not referring to their gigabit product on SIRO?

On TV, I guessed it was SIRO since that is the only thing advertised on their website.

tsue921i8wljb3 · 16-01-2018 10:36PM

fritzelly wrote: »

On TV, I guessed it was SIRO since that is the only thing advertised on their website.

Ah OK. I thought you might have got wind of their expected launch on the Openeir platform.

fritzelly · 16-01-2018 10:40PM

Allison Puny Appetite wrote: »

Ah OK. I thought you might have got wind of their expected launch on the Openeir platform.

Is it known that they will be offering it as their name is tied with Siro - wouldn't make sense to use the competition when you are building your own infrastructure as competition

tsue921i8wljb3 · 16-01-2018 10:46PM

fritzelly wrote: »

Is it known that they will be offering it as their name is tied with Siro - wouldn't make sense to use the competition when you are building your own infrastructure as competition

Nothing definite I believe. Mainly rumours though if eir were to win both NBP lots Vodafone would be excluding themselves from a very large potential customer base.

Marlow · 16-01-2018 10:53PM

fritzelly wrote: »

Is it known that they will be offering it as their name is tied with Siro - wouldn't make sense to use the competition when you are building your own infrastructure as competition

Vodafones name is only tied with SIRO as they have gone in partnership with ESB for SIRO. On SIROs network, they're an equal player to all other operators on the same platform though. None of the other SIRO operators will mention Vodafone .. as they also are competition.

And to be honest, pretty much everywhere SIRO is rolled out, OpenEIR only has VDSL.

Siro has left the bid for the rural scheme and Vodafones packages have always been structured in a way, that was more like OpenEIR FTTH packages, than what you actually can offer on SIRO (no 600 Mbit/s residential package, and offering the 350 Mbit/s package as 300 Mbit/s). Actually only one provider on SIRO offers the 600 Mbit/s to residential customers.

So the aim has probably always been to be able to offer either or.

/M

Gwynston · 17-01-2018 10:18AM

Gonzo wrote: »

I think the free downgrades have to take place within 14 days of installation/cooling off period, after that there is a charge.

I downgraded from a 300MB package to 150MB package as none of our hardware was really making use of the full speed and figured we'd save a few Euro each month. It was only a couple of months after we were first installed and signed up, and there was no charge. In fact, we got a newly-applied 6-month discount on top! :cool:

Unfortunately, just 3 months later the shine has been taken off by a letter I got in he post from Eir today saying our monthly charge is going to go up by €6... :mad:

Gwynston · 17-01-2018 10:49AM

Gwynston wrote: »

a letter I got in he post from Eir today saying our monthly charge is going to go up by €6... :mad:

Actually, looking at the letter again it says: "If you choose not to accept this change, you may withdraw from your contract without penalty by calling us before 16th February."

Is that because it's a forced Contract Change, so I have the option to cancel everything, even through I have 10 months left on my contract with Eir?

I'd love the option to switch to someone else, but I don't think there are any other FTTH providers in my area yet (Claregalway).

d31b0y · 17-01-2018 12:36PM

Yes, you can cancel without penalty. There are plenty of other providers working nationwide. Digiweb being one.
http://fibrerollout.ie/rollout-map/where-to-buy/
Anyone with a

symbol beside their name offer FTTH over the openeir network.

Gwynston · 17-01-2018 04:17PM

So I guess now the FTTH infrastructure is getting into place, any other FTTH provider can offer their services over that? It's just, when we first got FTTH, it seemed other providers weren't up to speed with their offers yet.

Looking at the options, they all seem to be at around the same price point. And while Eir's offer prices look attractive, once my current signup discounts expire, my monthly costs will go up significantly, even without the extra €6 they are foisting on me. Digiweb looks like the best all-round option for me (with phone included) for the following reasons:

Way better Fritz!Box wifi router
(Hopefully) Better customer service
Less movement on monthly charge
No charge for exceeding 1TB fair usage (throttling instead)
No more need to use existing copper line

As far as I can tell, the only downside to leaving Eir is:

No more free Eir Sports (which we currently watch on our Sky Box)

Just to check - if I switch to Digiweb with their VOIP service, will I keep my current land line phone number?

KeRbDoG · 17-01-2018 07:19PM

Slowly the rollout continues, photos from the rollout in my area;

The right role belongs to Eir. Thats the end of a long span when it will connect up to the underground fiber. Spool of fiber on the top from the aerial span and spool at the bottom from an underground duct.

Anyone know the usual timeline for when these are spliced/connected up?

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tsue921i8wljb3 · 17-01-2018 08:17PM

KeRbDoG wrote: »

Slowly the rollout continues, photos from the rollout in my area;

The right role belongs to Eir. Thats the end of a long span when it will connect up to the underground fiber. Spool of fiber on the top from the aerial span and spool at the bottom from an underground duct.

Anyone know the usual timeline for when these are spliced/connected up?

.

I think it was around two weeks in my area from cabling finishing to fitting the distribution boxes. It was then another month at least before the area went live.

Gonzo · 17-01-2018 08:18PM

I had at least a 3 month wait from completion work in the local area before going live.

Marlow · 17-01-2018 10:33PM

Gwynston wrote: »

I'd love the option to switch to someone else, but I don't think there are any other FTTH providers in my area yet (Claregalway).

There are. Not all are listed on the fibrerollout.ie page.

Digiweb: https://www.digiweb.ie/ultrafast-ftth-broadband/
Lightnet are not very clear on their FTTH offerings, but do offer FTTH on OpenEIR
Airwire: http://www.airwire.ie/index.php/products

Digiweb lists Galway and Tuam (at the bottom of the page), so they definatly will cover Claregalway. The two other provider are local to you.

All 3 are using Fritz!Box routers.

/M

Marlow · 17-01-2018 11:02PM

Little extra info Claregalway: Claregalway is only a copper exchange, not NGN capable.

So all FTTH in Claregalway are hanging of the Mervue exchange in Galway.

Any provider, that does OpenEIR FTTH and is present there, can offer you a connection.

/M

banjopeter · 18-01-2018 10:23AM

Gwynston wrote: »

So I guess now the FTTH infrastructure is getting into place, any other FTTH provider can offer their services over that? It's just, when we first got FTTH, it seemed other providers weren't up to speed with their offers yet.

Looking at the options, they all seem to be at around the same price point. And while Eir's offer prices look attractive, once my current signup discounts expire, my monthly costs will go up significantly, even without the extra €6 they are foisting on me. Digiweb looks like the best all-round option for me (with phone included) for the following reasons:
Way better Fritz!Box wifi router

(Hopefully) Better customer service

Less movement on monthly charge

No charge for exceeding 1TB fair usage (throttling instead)

No more need to use existing copper line

As far as I can tell, the only downside to leaving Eir is:
No more free Eir Sports (which we currently watch on our Sky Box)

Just to check - if I switch to Digiweb with their VOIP service, will I keep my current land line phone number?

Would recommend Digiweb. I was waiting 5 months to get connected by Eir. I eventually gave up, rang Digiweb, and was connected within the week. Very attentive customer service. There was an issue with the connection dropping out and the engineer phoned me personally, apologized, explained the issue ( which was then resolved), and gave me his mobile number. I was then credited with one month free as a goodwill gesture. Their Fritzbox is far better than Eir's 2000 box of junk, which my neighbour's have. If you call them you actually get to speak to a real person, who knows what they are talking about.

garroff · 18-01-2018 10:27AM

Can anyone tell me why my fibre speed can vary from 95 to 270Mbps on a 300Mb
contract. Same computer/router/cables yet speed can be 95Mb at 5am.

Eir rural FTTH thread

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