ED E wrote: » When they started lots of those areas were 25Mb and 30Mb MMDS systems. Now though, they can still compete with a better TV service. Lots seem to prefer it. Their PVRs are way better than UPCs and miles ahead of eircoms. And their licencing deals give them a lot of good exclusive content.
AlanS181824 wrote: » Yeah I agree with that, Sky's TV is miles better than UPC's but UPC's internet is miles better than Sky's. That's why I was saying a deal with ESB/Vodafone could help fix the broadband gap.
norrie rugger wrote: » most people now also stream tv from the players, netflix, sport. Also have several devices doing that at once. Speed is becoming more important than ever
crawler wrote: » Speed AND quality
Ordin73 wrote: » I was just wondering has anyone heard any updates as to when these trials will be starting in the Cavan area? I know the ESB has already laid the cables from the fibre broadband cabinets to the houses a few months ago but the entire thing seems to have come to a full stop
OneEightSeven wrote: » http://www.limerickleader.ie/news/business/business-news/high-speed-broadband-for-16-west-limerick-villages-1-6038745
bloodyhawk wrote: » Any updates on this?!
KIERAN1 wrote: » Askeaton, thats mentioned will be getting Eircom fibre to the cabinet this july, its about 9 miles from my house.. Its small town about 13 to 15 miles outside Limerick city (2,000 people at most) Its very rural in the middle of nowhere really. Great to see fibre reaching rural areas now. The cabinets have already been placed and installed, i passed them while driving through. And who said Fibre would never go beyond our cities!
Gonzo wrote: » that's all well and good but people need to be connected to a cabinet in order to get fibre in the first place. Many people in a rural fibre 'live' area are either too far away from a cabinet or close to one and just not connected up to it. My area of Dunshaughlin went live a week ago, Ive tried friends and neighbours lines and none of them are passing (even those close to the cabinets). The cabinets nearest to me (1.8km away) are definitely live as I can hear a wirring sound as I walk past them.
D_BEAR wrote: » http://www.siliconrepublic.com/comms/item/37476-esb-and-vodafone-announce/ The list of 50 towns: Arklow, Wicklow Letterkenny, Donegal Athlone, Westmeath Limerick City Balbriggan, Dublin Little Island, East Cork Ballina, Mayo Longford, Longford Ballincollig, Cork Mallow, Cork Bray, Wicklow Maynooth/Kilcock, Kildare Carlow, Carlow Midleton, Cork Carrick-on-Shannon, Leitrim Monaghan, Monaghan Carrigaline, Cork Mullingar, Westmeath Castlebar, Mayo Naas/Johnstown/Sallins, Kildare Cavan, Cavan Navan, Meath Celbridge, Kildare Newbridge, Kildare Clonmel, Tipperary Portlaoise, Laois Cobh, Cork Roscommon, Roscommon Cork City Shannon, Clare Drogheda, Louth Skerries / Rush, Dublin Dundalk, Louth Sligo, Sligo Ennis, Clare Swords /Malahide/Portmarnock, Dublin Enniscorthy, Wexford Tralee, Kerry Galway City Tramore, Waterford Gorey, Wexford Tullamore, Offaly Greystones, Wicklow Waterford City Kilkenny, Kilkenny Westport, Mayo Killarney, Kerry Wexford, Wexford Leixlip, Kildare Wicklow, Wicklow
MajesticDonkey wrote: » Why in the sweet **** are Cork, Galway etc City on that list? Why not bring it to places that have bad connections FIRST, and then move to cover everywhere else? I thought the original plan was to install these new services in towns that don't already have UPC?
1huge1 wrote: » I suggest you look a bit closer at the list
thomas anderson. wrote: » Return on investment, thats why
MajesticDonkey wrote: » ? Most of the towns/cities on the list already have 100Mb+ fibre. Unless Eircom charge a fair bit less than what the current providers charge, why would anybody switch to them?
D_BEAR wrote: » http://www.siliconrepublic.com/comms/item/37476-esb-and-vodafone-announce/ The list of 50 towns: Arklow, Wicklow Letterkenny, DonegalAthlone, Westmeath Limerick City Balbriggan, Dublin Little Island, East Cork Ballina, Mayo Longford, Longford Ballincollig, Cork Mallow, Cork Bray, Wicklow Maynooth/Kilcock, Kildare Carlow, Carlow Midleton, Cork Carrick-on-Shannon, Leitrim Monaghan, Monaghan Carrigaline, Cork Mullingar, Westmeath Castlebar, Mayo Naas/Johnstown/Sallins, Kildare Cavan, Cavan Navan, Meath Celbridge, Kildare Newbridge, Kildare Clonmel, Tipperary Portlaoise, Laois Cobh, Cork Roscommon, Roscommon Cork City Shannon, Clare Drogheda, Louth Skerries / Rush, Dublin Dundalk, Louth Sligo, Sligo Ennis, Clare Swords /Malahide/Portmarnock, Dublin Enniscorthy, Wexford Tralee, Kerry Galway City Tramore, Waterford Gorey, Wexford Tullamore, Offaly Greystones, Wicklow Waterford City Kilkenny, Kilkenny Westport, Mayo Killarney, Kerry Wexford, Wexford Leixlip, Kildare Wicklow, Wicklow
thomas anderson. wrote: » Because Eircom is a farce of a company and UPC is not much better. If the ESB/Vodafone match or are less than UPCs' price I'd switch in a heartbeat.
MajesticDonkey wrote: » Why in the sweet **** are Cork, Galway etc City on that list? Why not bring it to places that have bad connections FIRST, and then move to cover everywhere else?
OneEightSeven wrote: » It's because they would be losing money if they took your option. Rolling out fibre isn't cheap and they're not using slaves to roll it out. No point spending ten of thousands of euro just to feed a dozen or so houses, you would have to lock people down contracts for decades to pay back the investment Vodafone and ESB are putting it to the area.
Most of the towns/cities on the list already have 100Mb+ fibre. Unless Eircom charge a fair bit less than what the current providers charge, why would anybody switch to them?
