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

swoofer · 18-11-2015 06:49PM

where did you get €100 for 1gbs line?? Its €70.00

swoofer · 19-11-2015 05:57PM

got ftth installed today and just getting used to it. Will post a speedtest later. The hardest and slowest part was feeding that fibre cable up the cavity of an outside wall that had insulation beads and sheets/slabs !! and then down a cavity on an inside wall. Total length of fibre from house to dpd was 130 metres.

The guys from K&N were superb and there was also an eircom guy who was also ace. I am delighted to have it installed. The fibre cable is well encased and the size of it is more like good quality sat cable. No 90 degree bends. Loss of .6db!!

I just don't understand that F2000 modem .. yet.

swoofer · 19-11-2015 06:04PM

http://www.speedtest.net/result/4846037123.png

TireeTerror · 19-11-2015 06:20PM

swoofer wrote: »

http://www.speedtest.net/result/4846037123.png

Great stuff!

Now all you need to do is find somewhere that can utilise that speed.

MajesticDonkey · 19-11-2015 06:31PM

I are jelly.

Gonzo · 19-11-2015 07:07PM

swoofer wrote: »

http://www.speedtest.net/result/4846037123.png

that looks to be the stuff of fantasy, hopefully the blue lines will become reality and something we can all enjoy by 2020. The wait over the next 3-5 years is gonna be long and painfull!.

ECO_Mental · 19-11-2015 07:18PM

swoofer wrote: »

got ftth installed today and just getting used to it. Will post a speedtest later. The hardest and slowest part was feeding that fibre cable up the cavity of an outside wall that had insulation beads and sheets/slabs !! and then down a cavity on an inside wall. Total length of fibre from house to dpd was 130 metres.

The guys from K&N were superb and there was also an eircom guy who was also ace. I am delighted to have it installed. The fibre cable is well encased and the size of it is more like good quality sat cable. No 90 degree bends. Loss of .6db!!

I just don't understand that F2000 modem .. yet.

Yeah great stuff, my install was to be tomorrow but another cancellation today by KN:( as the lad who does it had a family emergency so it will be next Tuesday. Will it ever get done. Its been two months now since I first ordered.

As I mentioned before the KN lad said the hardest part is actually getting into the house. I wont have your trouble but not far off;)

Cant wait my self

swoofer · 19-11-2015 07:30PM

Its really a 2 man job as the cable run needs two people. I was surprised at the size of the cable and they did say some houses involve taking up tiles!! Newer houses are better specc'd.

There was a few initial glitches but it got sorted. The worst part is when the say " I am testing cable now and if the reading is off.. we have to start again!!

And I kept VF Fttc just in case.

best of luck.

ItHurtsWhenIP · 19-11-2015 07:33PM

swoofer wrote: »

http://www.speedtest.net/result/4846037123.png

Vico1612 · 19-11-2015 07:36PM

swoofer wrote: »

Its really a 2 man job as the cable run needs two people. I was surprised at the size of the cable and they did say some houses involve taking up tiles!! Newer houses are better specc'd.

There was a few initial glitches but it got sorted. The worst part is when the say " I am testing cable now and if the reading is off.. we have to start again!!

And I kept VF Fttc just in case.

best of luck.

Could you post some pics of the install please ?
Enjoy downloading the interweb tonight :-)

swoofer · 19-11-2015 07:54PM

do you mean the 2 boxes on wall? I will do in a bit. Its positioned under my desk ie almost hidden so in a shadow.

by the way the set up was easy, it was running the cable that was a nightmare.

swoofer · 19-11-2015 08:24PM

This is it. 2 boxes, black thick cable is the fibre, then short lan cable, white/green to other box and then a brown lan cable to router. Small black power cable. All will be hidden behind desk.

hope that makes sense.

damienirel · 19-11-2015 08:30PM

swoofer wrote: »

Total length of fibre from house to dpd was 130 metres.

Just wondering what you mean by dpd?
Serious speed soooo jealous!!!

ED E · 19-11-2015 08:32PM

damienirel wrote: »

Just wondering what you mean by dpd?
Serious speed soooo jealous!!!

Assume he's referring to the drop point/distribution point in the manhole/on the pole outside his gaff.

Johnboy1951 · 19-11-2015 08:34PM

swoofer wrote: »

This is it. 2 boxes, black thick cable is the fibre, then short lan cable, white/green to other box and then a brown lan cable to router. Small black power cable. All will be hidden behind desk.

hope that makes sense.

What kind of cable goes from first box to the other?
Is it fibre?

damienirel · 19-11-2015 08:41PM

ED E wrote: »

Assume he's referring to the drop point/distribution point in the manhole/on the pole outside his gaff.

yeah kinda get that already but it can't be both - dpd sounds like it's pole drop just want to confirm is all.

swoofer · 19-11-2015 08:53PM

dpd = data point distribution, a new name for cabinet but they cant call it cabinet as its in a manhole. Its board with one big fibre cable in and then a number of single cables out.

Say on a road with 12 houses, they will have a certain number of manholes and in each one they will have a distribution board. And then for 12 houses they may use 3 manholes with 3 boards, and each manhole will have a letter a, b, c, then each house is allocated a letter to tell cable guy where to hook it up. ie nearest letter to house. How do I know all this? Well I was allocated dpd A but B was in fact nearer. However, to get it changed to B would take .. ages. They would have saved on fibre but I would have gained nothing so we used A.

swoofer · 19-11-2015 08:59PM

Yes the cable with green on it is fibre and the connector is very much like the ones you see on satellite receiver. It has to be spotlessly clean and they use a special optical cleaner. By the way when the cable is stripped back... there are 2 fibre cables inside!! And one is just cut off. Also this fibre cable is almost invisible. Fixing it to the optical connector is a skill in itself. I have a pic on phone but not sure if it will show up. Will tinker later and post if required.

For the moment I am not allowed to unplug anything, it takes a few days to settle down. And as its working I am touching nothing for quite a while.

KeRbDoG · 19-11-2015 09:11PM

swoofer wrote: »

This is it. 2 boxes, black thick cable is the fibre, then short lan cable, white/green to other box and then a brown lan cable to router. Small black power cable. All will be hidden behind desk.

hope that makes sense.

Sweet yea got it installed

Looking at the image, strange they have the incoming (black covered) fiber spliced to the pigtail in the 3M box on the left and then coming directly out and then into the APC coupler (green yoke). Wait, that pig tail doesn't seem long enough (few bad splices maybe?) and they needed a couper and patch to get it to the modem. Looks a bit horsed together

The Cush · 19-11-2015 09:31PM

The incoming fibre in this photo from the trials looks a lot smaller that the one they installed today, probably due to the extra redundant fibre cable in case the other is faulty

ONT (Optical Network Terminal)
ODP (Optical Distribution Point)

rob808 · 19-11-2015 09:50PM

KeRbDoG wrote: »

Sweet yea got it installed

Looking at the image, strange they have the incoming (black covered) fiber spliced to the pigtail in the 3M box on the left and then coming directly out and then into the APC coupler (green yoke). Wait, that pig tail doesn't seem long enough (few bad splices maybe?) and they needed a couper and patch to get it to the modem. Looks a bit horsed together

It look a nice and tidy job look forward to hopefully getting myself when Eir start it rural FTTH rollout.

swoofer · 19-11-2015 10:10PM

the cush, yes when he stripped back the protective cables that was the size underneath but it was too flexible ie it wobbled like jelly so no chance getting through ducts. I'll post a pic later.

It was my idea to have cable hang loose, and all the cable is buried in cavities and goes through loft. Nothing will be seen.

swoofer · 19-11-2015 10:20PM

kerbdog you have me perplexed. black goes to termination point. the green is optical out, I dont know why green connecetor on left is that big and dont care, its a metre long cable so its wrapped round box on right, then a lan cable to router. Its bb only, no phone.

If they used white trunking you would not see the black cable. And the box can be placed various ways to avoid a 90 degree angle. Say they brought cable straight down from roof with external ducting it would go straight into box but my ducting was already in situ so cable comes inside middle of wall and then loops over to point. they left a big loop in loft as well.

And it works.

ED E · 19-11-2015 10:24PM

The way theyve done it is right, it leaves a clear network termination in place if customers need to move/exchange CPE.

KD11 · 20-11-2015 12:20AM

Swoofer, Do you mind if I ask what road you are on in Ennis? There seems to be some work happening on the Kilrush road at the moment. Hoping it's the ftth.

KOR101 · 20-11-2015 09:44AM

Manc Red wrote: »

Thought this was interesting:

Rocket Fiber Launches 100Gb/s Internet Service In Downtown Detroit

Here's another one.

http://www.t3.com/news/gigaclear-s-blazing-5gbps-fibre-downloads-movies-in-seconds-but-you-ll-need-a-second-mortgage

FTTH 1Gb/sec is old hat really...........................

rob808 · 20-11-2015 10:17AM

KOR101 wrote: »

Here's another one.

http://www.t3.com/news/gigaclear-s-blazing-5gbps-fibre-downloads-movies-in-seconds-but-you-ll-need-a-second-mortgage

FTTH 1Gb/sec is old hat really...........................

It not really because it affordable,nobody in there right mind pay €500 for 5Gb connection unless your crazy or rich.

ctlsleh · 20-11-2015 11:55AM

yes, let me know too......... i'm off the Kilrush road (Ballybeg), but i don't see anything coming out the kilrush road on the Eir fiber mapping site (no blue lines).

Im off the Rockmount cabinet at present. would be interested to know how they are mapping Ennis and if thy are going to have mini-OLTs in cabs or just a couple of large OLTs in the main Ennis CO.

illingworth22 · 20-11-2015 12:13PM

I tried to future-proof my house as much as possible when I renovated last year, Cat6 and Co Ax to all rooms and phone and Co Ax cable into the house which gives me ADSL or Cable as ISP options. So can I ask this what cable comes into the house for this Eir Fiber (co ax or Fiber) and if its the latter will it run above ground or under ground?

I can see I will need to drill more holes in the house

Deagol · 20-11-2015 12:15PM

Fibre optic line, runs through existing ducting.

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

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