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How much would it cost to get a broadband line from exchange to house?

  • 04-06-2014 07:59PM
    #1
    Mindfulness
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 118 ✭✭


    We all know rural Ireland is desperate for broadband. I'm now in a position where I am potentially going to be living somewhere where I can't get broadband and may not even be able to get a line-of-sight wireless broadband connection.

    So...is it possible to pay Eircom to run a line from an exchange to a property? If so...how much would this likely cost? Thousands I'm sure but how many thousands?
    Who would then be responsible for the line if there was an issue?
    How would I go about finding out more?


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  • #2
    ED E
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 36,094 ✭✭✭✭ED E


    As the USO they have to make a reasonable attempt to provide aa phone line. If you're lucky that'll support dsl.


  • #3
    Mindfulness
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 118 ✭✭Mindfulness


    Is it possible to pay for an exchange to be enabled for broadband (not fibre) and then pay for a line from that exchange?


  • #4
    ED E
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 36,094 ✭✭✭✭ED E


    Sure if you have a few hundred K lying around.


  • #5
    gctest50
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,534 ✭✭✭gctest50


    Mindfulness wrote: »
    We all know rural Ireland is desperate for broadband. I'm now in a position where I am potentially going to be living somewhere where I can't get broadband and may not even be able to get a line-of-sight wireless broadband connection.
    ......

    You could get the connection into somewhere that has line-of-sight and relay it from there


  • #6
    Mindfulness
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 118 ✭✭Mindfulness


    ED E wrote: »
    Sure if you have a few hundred K lying around.
    Awesome, I'll just check my bank balance! :)

    Hmmm... might be a slight problem there, having done all of my calculations and taken into account my bonds, stocks and shares portfolio and my savings... I appear to be a few hundred k short.

    Getting connected to somewhere that has line of sight and relaying it? Would that mean basically getting onto someone like Munster wireless (or similar provider) and then paying for a line from one of there masts?

    As you may be able to tell, I'm clueless around this sort of thing. Living in a big town is so much easier :)


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  • #7
    yomamasflavour
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 389 ✭✭yomamasflavour


    Move somewhere that you know already has a sufficient working connection.

    Any thing else is like playing the lottery. Eircom are required to put a line in but thats it. If that line is too long, too poor a quality or a pairgain, tough no internet for you.
    Then you're looking at 3g/satellite maybe fixed wireless if its available in your area.

    I wouldn't take the risk.


  • #8
    OneEightSeven
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,511 ✭✭✭OneEightSeven
    MEGA - Make Éire Great Again


    The eircom website gives you an estimation of what speeds are available if you have an address or a telephone number. Just click on "check availability" on the right of this page: https://www.eircom.net/broadband/productDetails?id=bu_23


  • #9
    Knasher
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,370 ✭✭✭Knasher


    How far are you going to be from your exchange anyway? If it is anything over 4km, then DSL probably isn't going to be an option anyway.


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