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  • 27-02-2010 11:41pm
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    Flecktarn
    Registered Users Posts: 1,916 ✭✭✭


    Does anyone know of a way to avail of the free grinds on eircom study hub even if you don't have eircom broadband?

    Cheers.


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    #2
    wayhey
    Registered Users Posts: 527 ✭✭✭wayhey


    Is it actually any use?? If eircom would put their money into a decent, cheaper service..


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    #3
    Flecktarn
    Registered Users Posts: 1,916 ✭✭✭Flecktarn


    Heard it was unbelievable in the words of my friends, now I feel that I'm missing out and really want to see how good they actually are...


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    unknown13
    Registered Users Posts: 6,659 ✭✭✭unknown13


    There is no chance because you need an eircom account number


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    #5
    Flecktarn
    Registered Users Posts: 1,916 ✭✭✭Flecktarn


    Twas thinking just use someone else's account maybe if dey don't avail of the offer?


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    #6
    unknown13
    Registered Users Posts: 6,659 ✭✭✭unknown13


    Flecktarn wrote: »
    Twas thinking just use someone else's account maybe if dey don't avail of the offer?

    You have to have a certain package aswell to get it for free.


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    #7
    Crow92
    Registered Users Posts: 1,017 ✭✭✭Crow92


    I've read you also need a corresponding eircom i.p address or else it won't work


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    #8
    Flecktarn
    Registered Users Posts: 1,916 ✭✭✭Flecktarn


    Awh bummer I knew the i.p address would ruin it... Screw it, I'll give it a go!


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    #9
    Making It Bad
    Closed Accounts Posts: 315 ✭✭Making It Bad


    Your only hope is to someone to upload them to Youtube or something for you. I'm way too lazy though...

    Edit: actually come to think of it eircom probably aren't gonna bother with an ip check. They are too lazy/not smart enough.


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    unknown13
    Registered Users Posts: 6,659 ✭✭✭unknown13


    Making It Bad wrote: »
    Your only hope is to someone to upload them to Youtube or something for you. I'm way too lazy though...

    They are most likely copyrighted material and will not be on youtube.


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    #11
    spurious
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Education Moderators Posts: 27,111 CMod ✭✭✭✭spurious


    You'd think with all the 'thousands' returning to crappy eircom's expensive and slow service they wouldn't have to resort to that sort of thing to get customers.


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    #12
    Moshimoshi
    Registered Users Posts: 80 ✭✭Moshimoshi


    The grinds are basically comprised of a PDF containing information found in any leaving cert textbook on the subject and a video of a teacher reading this PDF out to you. There are other services, like an audio file of the lecture and exam model answers, but definitely nothing worth upgrading to a terrible broadband service for IMO.


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    #13
    Ronan Keating
    Closed Accounts Posts: 913 ✭✭✭Ronan Keating


    A sample page for you.

    5kja6t.jpg

    Has been censored as it would be illegal to show script fully.


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    #14
    Making It Bad
    Closed Accounts Posts: 315 ✭✭Making It Bad


    I have Eircom broadband (****ty service!) and have been meaning to try this out, i'd imagine it would be quite useful for something like Applied Maths where there isn't a lot of other resources available to you.


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    #15
    LL92
    Closed Accounts Posts: 75 ✭✭LL92


    sorry, i know a bit off the point, but you mentioned applied maths. just wondering what do you think i could possibly get in it (grade) if i started it now?
    i'm really considering an extra subject cause i'm useless at home economics (there's a chance i'd fail it), and looking for a back-up.
    i probably wouldn't have very much time to put into it though, only a couple of hours a week, because all of my choice subjects require a lot of learning.:o


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    #16
    unknown13
    Registered Users Posts: 6,659 ✭✭✭unknown13


    There is no point in taking up another subject if you are in sixth year at this stage because you will mess up your study timetable and you will have a massive amount of catchup work to do. It is not worth it.


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    #17
    Making It Bad
    Closed Accounts Posts: 315 ✭✭Making It Bad


    LL92 wrote: »
    sorry, i know a bit off the point, but you mentioned applied maths. just wondering what do you think i could possibly get in it (grade) if i started it now?
    i'm really considering an extra subject cause i'm useless at home economics (there's a chance i'd fail it), and looking for a back-up.
    i probably wouldn't have very much time to put into it though, only a couple of hours a week, because all of my choice subjects require a lot of learning.:o

    Depends, applied maths is a really short course, that said at this stage you're really pushing it. You only have to cover 6 topics out of ten, one of them you do in physics and another is basically just integration from maths with real life applications. Probably not worth it, you'd want to be really gifted in maths/physics (A1/A2 standard in both) to consider taking it up at this stage.

    Can't speak for ordinary applied maths as only around 50 people in total do it each year!


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    #18
    LL92
    Closed Accounts Posts: 75 ✭✭LL92


    nope, i'd want to be doing higher if i was going to bother at all! ya, i don't do physics either. i do higher maths, but i'm not at all fantastic at it. guess i'll just have to bury my head in the home ec book for the next few months. i'll show her! :pac::pac:
    i've already filled out that form with the levels and extra subjects, so my principal probably wouldn't be too impressed if i asked him NOW to let me pick up a subject! :rolleyes: ah well! :)
    thanks for the help!


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    #19
    **Timbuk2**
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators Posts: 7,395 Mod ✭✭✭✭**Timbuk2**


    LL92 wrote: »
    nope, i'd want to be doing higher if i was going to bother at all! ya, i don't do physics either. i do higher maths, but i'm not at all fantastic at it. guess i'll just have to bury my head in the home ec book for the next few months. i'll show her! :pac::pac:
    i've already filled out that form with the levels and extra subjects, so my principal probably wouldn't be too impressed if i asked him NOW to let me pick up a subject! :rolleyes: ah well! :)
    thanks for the help!

    If you don't do Physics, Applied Maths might be even harder than it would be for people who do. I would advise that you don't pick it up at this stage. Applied Maths is an extremely difficult subject (the questions in the book are fine, but the exam papers can be really tricky!). Not only is Applied Maths difficult to teach yourself, as all the textbooks are useless, but if you took it up at this stage, you'd be doing it at the expense of your other subjects.

    Just concentrate on your other subjects and try and maximise your grade in each of those.


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    ayumi
    Registered Users Posts: 676 ✭✭✭ayumi


    its good but there are not as many subjects


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    #21
    Flecktarn
    Registered Users Posts: 1,916 ✭✭✭Flecktarn


    Ya well the main reason I wanna check it is to see subjects like music, biology and economics. Which all you need to do is really study the notes for these off by heart to do well(not really music but notes for this are so scarce!).

    Youtube job it is!


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    #22
    Making It Bad
    Closed Accounts Posts: 315 ✭✭Making It Bad


    Just set up my account there and started watching the accounting. I was pleasantly surprised, it actually seems pretty good!


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    #23
    Making It Bad
    Closed Accounts Posts: 315 ✭✭Making It Bad


    LOL. I was right about Eircom. The URLs of the videos aren't encrypted so you can link them to anyone even if they don't have an account!


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    #24
    Conor108
    Registered Users Posts: 3,871 ✭✭✭Conor108


    Making It Bad wrote: »
    LOL. I was right about Eircom. The URLs of the videos aren't encrypted so you can link them to anyone even if they don't have an account!

    Well feel free to PM some my way if you can :)


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    #25
    Ronan Keating
    Closed Accounts Posts: 913 ✭✭✭Ronan Keating


    This is a violation of copyright.


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    #26
    Bradence93!
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20 ✭Bradence93!


    Making It Bad wrote: »
    LOL. I was right about Eircom. The URLs of the videos aren't encrypted so you can link them to anyone even if they don't have an account!
    pm them my way if ya don't mind. seems like i need help after getting my mock results :(


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    #27
    Flecktarn
    Registered Users Posts: 1,916 ✭✭✭Flecktarn


    If your "pming" anyone I think it should be me as I setup the thread!

    But no worries if you can't...


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    #28
    DC09
    Registered Users Posts: 120 ✭✭DC09


    My eircom study hub videos keep pausing

    Its good if youre lazy but the actual notes the teachers use on it are ok but ya could make better ones yerself.

    I dont think its any A1 ****e on there atall, could be wrong tho, it is a help though

    And they didnt bother with economics:mad::mad::mad:


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    #29
    Making It Bad
    Closed Accounts Posts: 315 ✭✭Making It Bad


    PM specific topics which you want eg. statics in applied maths or whatever and i'll try send them on to you. Couldn't be bothered with doing entire subjects as you have to go onto each video individually (there's at least 10 videos for each subject) and wait for it to load and get the link (being Eircom my broadband is very slow :o).


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    #30
    randylonghorn
    Moderators, Education Moderators Posts: 29,509 Mod ✭✭✭✭randylonghorn


    Ronan Keating wrote: »
    This is a violation of copyright.

    I suspect you are right, and that's not something we encourage around here.



    Please don't use a public forum to offer others copyrighted material, or to request it from others.



    Though eircom can't be too bothered tbh, or they would have a better system in place.


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    #31
    Flecktarn
    Registered Users Posts: 1,916 ✭✭✭Flecktarn


    Ronan Keating wrote: »
    This is a violation of copyright.

    Your such a funsponge!!!


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