Eircom to roll out 1Gb/s FTTH to 66 towns

PeadarB · 26-08-2015 05:36PM

Serious amount of work in Errigal Road, Sliabh Sneacht areas of Letterkenny today. KN preparing fibre connectors in eircom ducts, picking up from where MCS left off some weeks ago. They are not running fibre from poles at this point.

Disappointed, but at least Siro is not too far away now.

page_not_found · 27-08-2015 09:21AM

MBSnr wrote: »

I got the 1st and 2nd email saying the same for my rural location. Just 'chatted' with Eircom agent and no... Seems to me they just spammed everyone that had signed up to the webpage......

I got this email as well. Isn't this blatant false advertising!!

MBSnr · 27-08-2015 10:26AM

page_not_found wrote: »

I got this email as well. Isn't this blatant false advertising!!

It would certainly give false hope to some for sure! They just have a big list of email addresses/numbers of people interested and fired off a generic email to all I guess without thinking...

I knew that there had been no fibre related work going on around my location but I wondered if they had been proactive and had a confirmed date scheduled for work starting and I was one of the lucky few to have them start with my village (which is listed on their rollout to be done by 2020) .... I was dreaming of course.

Nollog · 27-08-2015 11:06AM

I thought I was special getting that second email.

a kn guy knocked out my phone line yesterday.
someone rang this morning saying I was plugged out and they plugged my back in.

the speed's awful, hopefully not long until we see some pricing etc.

damienirel · 27-08-2015 11:42AM

/\/ollog wrote: »

I thought I was special getting that second email.

a kn guy knocked out my phone line yesterday.
someone rang this morning saying I was plugged out and they plugged my back in.

the speed's awful, hopefully not long until we see some pricing etc.

Same here - that's outrageous!! How do we know it's marketing spoof again?

Not that I don't believe you but I can't believe they think they should get away with something like that. Shower of %unts!

Nollog · 27-08-2015 12:43PM

damienirel wrote: »

Same here - that's outrageous!! How do we know it's marketing spoof again?

Not that I don't believe you but I can't believe they think they should get away with something like that. Shower of %unts!

Well, the full story is I was connected to an eircom port when I shouldn't have been, I think.

I was getting efibre speeds when I'm on the older dsl until my contract with sky runs its course.
So I don't see the need to kick up a fuss except to get sky to give me the slow stuff, which they seem to have done. I'm connected to a BT port now, and the speed is going up every half hour 11 past the half/hour, so looks like I'm finally getting what I was contracted to receive, 1 month and 3 weeks after my move.

damienirel · 27-08-2015 02:15PM

Does anybody know what they're doing in Eircom?

damienirel · 27-08-2015 02:22PM

MBSnr wrote: »

It would certainly give false hope to some for sure! They just have a big list of email addresses/numbers of people interested and fired off a generic email to all I guess without thinking...

I knew that there had been no fibre related work going on around my location but I wondered if they had been proactive and had a confirmed date scheduled for work starting and I was one of the lucky few to have them start with my village (which is listed on their rollout to be done by 2020) .... I was dreaming of course.

The first email was fine it was crap advertising but this 2nd email is claiming that FTTH is planned for your house!
If there are sending emails out like this - without actually having plans to install, then COMREG should be made aware of such spam emails. I know they usually do very liitle about anything but this seems like something they should nail Eircom for.

Deagol · 27-08-2015 03:51PM

damienirel wrote: »

The first email was fine it was crap advertising but this 2nd email is claiming that FTTH is planned for your house!
If there are sending emails out like this - without actually having plans to install, then COMREG should be made aware of such spam emails. I know they usually do very liitle about anything but this seems like something they should nail Eircom for.

I can understand peoples frustration in not being in one of the early areas but this is pure hyperbole. I've read the email several times and I don't see any mention of Eircom claiming anything other than some vague references to 'soon' and 'area' and 'checking'. And it goes on to say 'when it is [ready]', again a rather vague reference to some time in the future.

rob808 · 27-08-2015 04:46PM

damienirel wrote: »

The first email was fine it was crap advertising but this 2nd email is claiming that FTTH is planned for your house!
If there are sending emails out like this - without actually having plans to install, then COMREG should be made aware of such spam emails. I know they usually do very liitle about anything but this seems like something they should nail Eircom for.

maybe they think there gona win most the NBP Haha

.That probably why there sending these message.

damienirel · 27-08-2015 05:01PM

Deagol wrote: »

I can understand peoples frustration in not being in one of the early areas but this is pure hyperbole. I've read the email several times and I don't see any mention of Eircom claiming anything other than some vague references to 'soon' and 'area' and 'checking'. And it goes on to say 'when it is [ready]', again a rather vague reference to some time in the future.

Hyperbole my hole!

damienirel · 27-08-2015 05:08PM

Serious imagination those lads in the Eircom marketing dept.
If only the reality was anything like what they're trying to spin.

But alas Deagol is more than likely right the email is constructed in such a way upon re-reading that a bunch of lawyers were probably consulted in it's careful wording - well at least they're giving their legal team work to do. More than their technicians have been getting.
What and absolute farce of a company.

I rang the sales dept to enquire about this so called 1gb offering - the response sadly didn't surprise me.
"We don't know anything about that email."
"As far as we're concerned your on a 4mb line connected directly to an exchange that hasn't been even upgraded to efibre."

I then asked were there some plans like the email kind of eludes to - he told me he wasn't aware of any.
Not the Sales Agents fault and I treated him with respect on the phone as of course I should - but they are such an ass of a company you couldn't make it up.

MBSnr · 27-08-2015 05:13PM

^^^
Ah yes - They didn't define area.... So in my case it means 'Somewhere in Ireland'....

We’re very excited that we will soon be delivering Ireland’s fastest broadband to your area, but what will these incredible speeds actually mean for you?

damienirel · 27-08-2015 05:27PM

MBSnr wrote: »

^^^
We’re very excited that we will soon be delivering Ireland’s fastest broadband to your area, but what will these incredible speeds actually mean for you?

There the only ones claiming to be excited. :mad:

ECO_Mental · 27-08-2015 06:46PM

At a minimum they should have on the ultrafast website the list of the estates they are planning to roll out on in the next year or so. Not to be getting peoples hopes up.

I got that email as well and I know I will be one of the first afik they have all the fibre pulled in my estate but more importantly they have it to the manhole outside my door

and there was nothing different in the email to what the rest of ye got

damienirel · 27-08-2015 10:03PM

ECO_Mental wrote: »

At a minimum they should have on the ultrafast website the list of the estates they are planning to roll out on in the next year or so. Not to be getting peoples hopes up.

I got that email as well and I know I will be one of the first afik they have all the fibre pulled in my estate but more importantly they have it to the manhole outside my door and there was nothing different in the email to what the rest of ye got

At a minimum they shouldn't spam people. Anything after that is a bonus.

murphaph · 28-08-2015 08:40AM

damienirel wrote: »

Hyperbole my hole!

Just post the contents of the email and let us judge for ourselves.

murphaph · 28-08-2015 08:42AM

damienirel wrote: »

At a minimum they shouldn't spam people. Anything after that is a bonus.

Just remove yourself from their mailing list.

swoofer · 28-08-2015 09:43AM

seen no email

Nollog · 28-08-2015 11:42AM

1,000Mb ultrafast fibre broadband landing soon.
eircom <info@news.eircom.ie>
Aug 26 (2 days ago)
to me

Nollog, enjoy the fastest ever uploads and download speeds.

Keeping you up to ultrafast speed with Ireland's Fastest Broadband

Dear Nollog,

We’re very excited that we will soon be delivering Ireland’s fastest broadband to your area, but what will these incredible speeds actually mean for you?

Unlimited 1,000Mb ultrafast fibre broadband means:

Your fastest ever uploads and downloads:

Stream & Download simultaneously.

Download a HD Movie in 7 seconds.

Download 100 songs in 3 seconds.

Download 200 photos in one second.

Multiple users and multiple devices

All the family online at the same time.

iPads, laptops, computers, mobiles, TVs...
multiple devices online simultaneously, with no compromise on speed.

Gaming like you’ve never experienced before

Faster game play.

Better interactivity for multiplayer games.

No interruptions.

A massive 1,000Mb for superfast connectivity.

Anytime E-Learning

Studying from home? Online tutorial videos can now be delivered at top speed at any time of the day.

Unrivalled online chat

Seamless Skyping.

Uninterrupted video chat.

We are currently checking if your home is ready for 1,000Mb ultrafast fibre broadband. When it is, we look forward to delivering a whopping 1,000Mb of ultrafast broadband right to your home.
Welcome to life in the fast lane.

From
The eircom Team

eircom
eircom Limited, Registered as a Branch in Ireland Number 907674, Incorporated in Jersey Number 116389. Branch Address: 1 Heuston South Quarter, St. John's Road, Dublin 8.

that's the content. they used the same images as before - the kid from the billboards.

damienirel · 28-08-2015 12:22PM

murphaph wrote: »

Just remove yourself from their mailing list.

Wow mind blowing tip there!

Bit of background for you I signed up to be notified when this product would be available to me.
If it turns out that they are lying in telling me it is available then I would consider the email spam.
In the same way that lets say a Nigerian business man is in trouble because he needs to offload a couple of million into my bank account.

damienirel · 28-08-2015 12:36PM

murphaph wrote: »

Just post the contents of the email and let us judge for ourselves.

LOL - not asking you to judge it at all. But go right ahead judge away! Message has been posted now- nothing stopping ya.

rob808 · 28-08-2015 12:48PM

It be like me asking about efibre and if I was interested and sign up for info eircom probably say efibre in my area in a email.I wouldn't be able to get it because of distance it all marketing.I don't get why people are hot and bother over it.

damienirel · 28-08-2015 01:13PM

rob808 wrote: »

It be like me asking about efibre and if I was interested and sign up for info eircom probably say efibre in my area in a email.I wouldn't be able to get it because of distance it all marketing.I don't get why people are hot and bother over it.

Not hot and bothered Rob. Great grammar btw! A joy to read!

Praetorian · 28-08-2015 01:24PM

Gents you need to keep it civil on our forum.

rob808 · 28-08-2015 01:28PM

damienirel wrote: »

Not hot and bothered Rob. Great grammar btw! A joy to read!

Thanks I know my grammar bad but I'll work on it.:)

damienirel · 28-08-2015 01:54PM

Sorry Rob - just annoyed to be told I was hot and bothered about it. I still think a company the size of Eircom has a responsibility if it wants to keep customers and grow it's customer base - which is NOT to send out spam.

damienirel · 28-08-2015 01:55PM

Praetorian wrote: »

Gents you need to keep it civil on our forum.

Fair enough, pushing it there a bit I sense.

swoofer · 28-08-2015 02:42PM

Cavan Town, Kilkenny City and Letterkenny Town, are these not the first 3 on the list to get ultrafast BB beginning in September 2015 so it makes sense to be sent an email. And anyone who signed up for the ultrafast BB should be aware that it will not be available to everyone even at locations where the manhole is a few yards down the road. Eircom have got it covered.

I for one cant wait to see UPC knocked off its perch I am sick of tired of getting fliers posters, ads on TV/Radio prattling on about 240mb and knowing full well it will NEVER be able where I live.

Cmon eircom even if you only do a few thousand homes in the next month or so you can run those ads.

And it will do wonders for ireland. I never in my dreams thought I would have faster BB than those in the UK and it happened, and if I get that ULTRAFAST thingy even at 150mb I'll be made up.

Deagol · 28-08-2015 02:44PM

Unfortunately, I suspect once FTTH is going, UPC will turn up the speed on their system and we'll get to listen to them prattle on about that

Eircom to roll out 1Gb/s FTTH to 66 towns

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