National Broadband Ireland : implementation and progress

The wifi on the Fritzbox is pants unless you're right next to it but from a wired connection the speed is ridiculous.

Yeah I live in a sprawling dormer so I need the range. I might splash out on a Netgear orbi system.

I've hooked up my old tp link deco system currently but that's maxing out at just below 100Mbps.

Can anyone tell me how the ISP contacts you with a date? Is it over the phone with a date and time frame?

I got a call and follow on text from Digiweb the day our Eircode went live for order. The evening before the install date I got a text from KN and the morning of the install a text from the engineer.

I also went with eir, 1gb plus mobile for 59,99 for 24 months is good value. The only disappointment is how long eir nbi orders take, i believe its down to the NBI themselves to organize appointments but even still 1 month after order when sky,vodafone customers can get it about 2 weeks after an order placement. im booked in for next tuesday anyway :)

It’s very good value to be fair that’s why I am wanted to go with them as have 3 mobiles with them so will be a little cheaper to bundle altogether. I was thinking that it was down to NBI for appointments but like you say rest of providers can give it within 2/3 weeks. So jealous your getting it next Tuesday 😅

Apparently we are getting connected on the 7th of March with Pure Telecom. (Lisnagaul area)

Apparently its 90 days max, below is text copied from fb messenger.....

Thank you for coming back to the team at National Broadband Ireland.

 Pre-order is an early opportunity to get in the queue and be one of the first to get connected, as soon as the NBI™ network build is completed in your area. 

Once the area is ready for connection the pre-order will automatically convert to a full order, and your retail broadband provider will be in touch. 

Shortly after your order has been placed, we will contact you to confirm an install appointment date that suits you, so that we can connect you to the NBI™ network as quickly as possible. 

With that being said, normally pre-order can last a maximum of 90 days. 

Please let me know if there is anything else that I can be of assistance with. 

Kind Regards, 

Liam

Fingers crossed that will be live soon and you can get installation date for you’re BB. I’m hoping mine will be installed the 5th April with eir or sooner if they get whatever they need done in exchange.

That's my story exactly, right down to the provider and dates.

My understanding is that the 90 days is for pre-order only and it should not exceed 90 days. I expect my eircode to change to "Ready to Order" after a max of 90 days in the "Pre Order" state.

I don't know which providers are using bitstream though I'd suspect the vast majority are. I think you're likely correct about eir using VUA as it would allow them to leverage their large nationwide network.

The main benefit I can see for eir using VUA would be cost. With bitstream there are significant charges depending on the volume of traffic on the network. With VUA they are using their own network and so avoiding these costs.