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Rural broadband

  • 20-04-2019 09:20PM
    #1
    Bobobelle
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21 ✭


    I live in a rural part of co Wicklow. We still don't have broadband at home. I am so fed up. We had qsat for a couple of years and that sometimes worked ok. They went out of business and with the new company we never got any signal. So we gave up. I thought that by now we would have broadband in our area. So many rural areas are provided, but not here. Anybody know anything about this in south east Co Wicklow? We're all using our phone data, but it's not great either. Can't stream a movie with it. So fed up.


Comments

  • #2
    _Brian
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 19,679 ✭✭✭✭_Brian


    Rural WiFi have a setup that runs off mobile data, maybe with antenna they can do something for you.


  • #3
    Bobobelle
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21 ✭Bobobelle


    _Brian wrote: »
    Rural WiFi have a setup that runs off mobile data, maybe with antenna they can do something for you.

    I'll look them up


  • #4
    Sheep breeder
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,457 ✭✭✭Sheep breeder


    Wicklow broad band give a good service.


  • #5
    listermint
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 34,797 ✭✭✭✭listermint


    Top tip ask a few neighbours . And get consensus on what's best for your area.


  • #6
    2011
    Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Regional East Moderators Posts: 12,761 Mod ✭✭✭✭2011


    Sheep breeder wrote: »
    Wicklow broad band give a good service.

    Not my experience!


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  • #7
    Bobobelle
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21 ✭Bobobelle


    Sheep breeder wrote: »
    Wicklow broad band give a good service.

    Tried them many times. They're still not in our area.


  • #8
    Bobobelle
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21 ✭Bobobelle


    listermint wrote: »
    Top tip ask a few neighbours . And get consensus on what's best for your area.

    One of our neighbours are elderly and don't need broadband and the other neighbours are a little closer to the local village and can receive the broadband.


  • #9
    Cerco
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,130 ✭✭✭Cerco


    Have you looked into offerings from 3?
    Check out their coverage map for mobile broadband in your area.
    Their routers are quite good, fast and reliable. If necessary you can improve signal with an antenna.


  • #10
    k.oni
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1 ✭k.oni


    We are near Avoca and have been using Imagine since August. Decent speed, definitely an improvement compared to Qsat. There is a usage limit though, their advertising of 'unlimited broadband' is misleading.


  • #11
    Supertoucher
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 180 ✭✭Supertoucher


    I assume you're not on the rural broadband 300k?

    Check here using your eircode or the map: https://fibrerollout.ie/


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