Eircom eFibre VDSL/FTTC rollout – plans to reach 1.6m premises by mid 2016

DeJa VooDoo · 13-01-2015 10:06PM

ED E wrote: »

Have you checked your number to be sure you arent eligible?

http://www.eircom.net/totalbundle#prequalWidget

If you arent, then you could be direct fed. See explanation above.

I'd reckon direct feed ok and those overhead cables are there for as long as I've lived here as far as I can remember(40+ years).
Is it possible to get fibre direct from the exchange through these cables?

yuloni · 13-01-2015 10:10PM

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markmurphy · 13-01-2015 10:41PM

Manc Red wrote: »

LOL

Second time in the past year it has done this. I'm currently getting around 12Mb with ADSL.

Why does it do this?

How about the uploads speeds? My eircom checker said i'd get 15meg. But (hopefully) next tue they are installing Efibre , the guy says I'll get 24 meg. And 10 up.

The up speed will make things seem faster. I'd rather be on a 7 meg line with 4-5 meg up rather than 0.65 up! Up to you.

As for the lower speed, maybe the cab is actually further away than the exchange?
M.

Manc Red · 14-01-2015 12:39AM

markmurphy wrote: »

How about the uploads speeds? My eircom checker said i'd get 15meg. But (hopefully) next tue they are installing Efibre , the guy says I'll get 24 meg. And 10 up.

The up speed will make things seem faster. I'd rather be on a 7 meg line with 4-5 meg up rather than 0.65 up! Up to you.

As for the lower speed, maybe the cab is actually further away than the exchange?
M.

I believe I'm connected to the exchange about 3km away.

I will probably need to wait for pure fibre. I'm in one of the first areas meant to get both ESB and eircom FTTH but at this point I'm doubting we will get that considering FTTC since eircom launched it.

markmurphy · 14-01-2015 02:12PM

Green dots (Live Cabs) updated today...

Check Eircom Wholesale web page.

M.

DeJa VooDoo · 14-01-2015 02:39PM

Just a quick update for anyone with slow speeds.
I'm just off the phone to Sky and they did some tests and reset my Sky hub etc over the phone to up the speed.
Done a speedtest and I'm now getting a constant 4.3 meg on a line with a maximum of 5 meg.
Yesterday, as you can see from my posts I was getting a maximum of 2 meg down to a minimum of 0.5 meg.
That's a good result for me, so if you have slow speeds it might be worth contacting your provider to see what they can do from their end.
Thanks for the replies I received here.

markmurphy · 15-01-2015 05:18PM

Bagenalstown (Muine Bheag) Efibre down?

I have an install next Tuesday.

I'm told no one has Efibre in Bagenalstown yet, even though its live for least a month.

According to one friend they came to house. An hour later they said its not live and put back the DSL. Even though the maps say it is?

No reschedule date. But maybe its just one Cab and not them all? Think there are 4 live (?) and waiting on 2 to be built.

Does anyone from Bagenalstown read these messages??!?!? I'll know Tuesday anyway.

Mark.

raytaxi · 15-01-2015 06:49PM

I ordered on the 6th january given install on cabinet which went live on 14 January got a call today to say my install is 27 January and that I never had 16 install date. Told him to check the tape as call was recordered said other agent made a mistake take the 27 or it maybe later install. Lets hope it happens on 27 now at least thats in email as well as tape:)

markmurphy · 15-01-2015 07:10PM

raytaxi wrote: »

I ordered on the 6th january given install on cabinet which went live on 14 January got a call today to say my install is 27 January and that I never had 16 install date. Told him to check the tape as call was recordered said other agent made a mistake take the 27 or it maybe later install. Lets hope it happens on 27 now at least thats in email as well as tape:)

Is that the Leighlin Bridge Cab?

raytaxi · 15-01-2015 07:15PM

Sorry I'm in Louth Castlebellingham exchange cabinet 3.

Manc Red · 15-01-2015 10:59PM

Any updates on whats happening with customers connected via the exchange? Has anything been approved yet?

Praetorian · 16-01-2015 10:01AM

Manc Red,

I've heard nothing concrete. Trial exchanges on-going is what I'm told.

markmurphy · 20-01-2015 12:26PM

Gone live in Royal oak area , in Bagenalstown.

I'm getting 18 meg down and 5 up.

BUT! the eircom guy says it can be faster, but has to settle for 2 days.

nice.

M.

ps: still cant post links??wtf?

Glebee · 20-01-2015 12:44PM

markmurphy wrote: »

Gone live in Royal oak area , in Bagenalstown.

I'm getting 18 meg down and 5 up.

BUT! the eircom guy says it can be faster, but has to settle for 2 days.

nice.

M.

ps: still cant post links??wtf?

Good stuff, what were you on previous and is it a big jump in performance..?

markmurphy · 20-01-2015 12:46PM

Glebee wrote: »

Good stuff, what were you on previous and is it a big jump in performance..?

had 9 down...and 0.6 up which was crap. The new uploads are making such a difference in surfing the net here...a pleasure !

Also ping times gone from 60ms down to 8 ms !!!

Gaming bliss !!

Waiting on Friday see what they can bump it up to.

M.

Hackery · 20-01-2015 01:45PM

Great stuff - hopefully you'll get bumped up to a higher speed profile

markmurphy · 21-01-2015 01:34PM

hi all.

Sync at DSL Up RX:30719/ TX:8191(Kbps)

Only getting 17 meg and 3 up. Would this be correct?
(was getting 5 up yesterday!)

Thanks.

M.

ED E · 21-01-2015 01:53PM

Should be 27/6, SNRs?

markmurphy · 21-01-2015 02:23PM

ED E wrote: »

Should be 27/6, SNRs?

any ideas why it would go faster than 17?

well feck it. Just got installed yesterday..rang the eircom guy..says it can go up to 40.

sending engineer out monday to have a gook. Even though just installed on tue!

M.

markmurphy · 21-01-2015 02:25PM

- Line Attenuation: 15.1 dB/ 23.0 dB

that help?

M.

mass_debater · 21-01-2015 02:27PM

markmurphy wrote: »

hi all.

Sync at DSL Up RX:30719/ TX:8191(Kbps)

Only getting 17 meg and 3 up. Would this be correct?
(was getting 5 up yesterday!)

Thanks.

M.

Test speeds using Ethernet

markmurphy · 21-01-2015 02:54PM

mass_debater wrote: »

Test speeds using Ethernet

I am!

ED E · 21-01-2015 03:42PM

markmurphy wrote: »

- Line Attenuation: 15.1 dB/ 23.0 dB

that help?

M.

Signal to noise ratio, should be listed beside attenuation?

markmurphy · 21-01-2015 04:40PM

ED E wrote: »

Signal to noise ratio, should be listed beside attenuation?

thanks for your help. But I'll wait till Monday when them come to check the phone cable.

I'll let you know what the problem was.

Thanks.

markmurphy · 28-01-2015 11:18AM

markmurphy wrote: »

thanks for your help. But I'll wait till Monday when them come to check the phone cable.

I'll let you know what the problem was.

Thanks.

Wont go faster !

Guy just out...modem says.. RX:40960/ TX:10239(Kbps)

Still getting 17.3 ! Must be cable so! Even though the guy just checked it!

Tested with cable into modem. Here we go again !

Am I missing anything before I ring again??

line Attenuation: 15.5 dB/ 23.0 dB.

????

M.

markmurphy · 28-01-2015 01:03PM

Found problem!!

It was "Avast free anti virus"

It was capping my speeds at 17.3 meg for some reason !

Happy days! 50 meg! yippeee!

ED E · 28-01-2015 01:17PM

Avast use this stupid proxying system that causes all kinds of headaches. Wouldnt touch em with a barge pole at this point.

jayo26 · 28-01-2015 03:39PM

markmurphy wrote: »

Found problem!!

It was "Avast free anti virus"

It was capping my speeds at 17.3 meg for some reason !

Happy days! 50 meg! yippeee!

I'm not jealous at all

markmurphy · 28-01-2015 04:39PM

ED E wrote: »

Avast use this stupid proxying system that causes all kinds of headaches. Wouldnt touch em with a barge pole at this point.

Ha ha! I never had to worry about anything over 9 meg before!
Ah lads!

and the 10 meg uploads are SAVAGE!!!

And I'm least 750-850m from Cab.

M.

dazdrog · 29-01-2015 09:14PM

markmurphy wrote: »

Ha ha! I never had to worry about anything over 9 meg before!
Ah lads!

and the 10 meg uploads are SAVAGE!!!

And I'm least 750-850m from Cab.

M.

if you follow cable path from my house back to the cab in on its arpund 650-700m and this is what i get (its none vectored as its a cab with a extended top, roll on april)

Eircom eFibre VDSL/FTTC rollout – plans to reach 1.6m premises by mid 2016

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