Irishbroadband in Cork

Akula

Hi,

Just wondering if anybody has any experiences of using Irishbroadband in Cork? Thinking of taking out their 5.4ghz service. 1mb bandwidth no caps for €48 a month incl vat.

Any thoughts?

Are ping times awful? Not playable for gaming?

Ripwave

Akula wrote:

Just wondering if anybody has any experiences of using Irishbroadband in Cork? Thinking of taking out their 5.4ghz service. 1mb bandwidth no caps for €48 a month incl vat.

Any thoughts?

Are ping times awful? Not playable for gaming?

Line of Sight wireless, when properly set up, usually gives excellent pings (better than DSL). But it is sensitive, and when it doesn't work well, it can be a right pain, and response times can hit the floor.

Chaz

chaz@airhedz:~$ ping 62.231.32.10
PING 62.231.32.10 (62.231.32.10) 56(84) bytes of data.
64 bytes from 62.231.32.10: icmp_seq=1 ttl=59 time=12.4 ms
64 bytes from 62.231.32.10: icmp_seq=2 ttl=59 time=12.0 ms
64 bytes from 62.231.32.10: icmp_seq=3 ttl=59 time=10.7 ms
64 bytes from 62.231.32.10: icmp_seq=4 ttl=59 time=12.2 ms

--- 62.231.32.10 ping statistics ---
4 packets transmitted, 4 received, 0% packet loss, time 3023ms
rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 10.779/11.893/12.489/0.663 ms

Gateway pings:

chaz@airhedz:~$ ping 62.231.47.1
PING 62.231.47.1 (62.231.47.1) 56(84) bytes of data.
64 bytes from 62.231.47.1: icmp_seq=1 ttl=255 time=1.75 ms
64 bytes from 62.231.47.1: icmp_seq=2 ttl=255 time=1.73 ms
64 bytes from 62.231.47.1: icmp_seq=3 ttl=255 time=1.74 ms
64 bytes from 62.231.47.1: icmp_seq=4 ttl=255 time=3.20 ms

Thats on Cork VL (5.8) radio with a 'reasonable' LOS.

Mutant_Fruit

"1mb bandwidth no caps for €48 a month incl vat."

I thought it was 1mb for 84 euro...

Chaz

There have been new packages introduced to ensure competitive edge in the market.

Mutant_Fruit

yeah, and i just checked your site before posting the last comment.

Breeze home is still 512/512 for 48eur, but you have a new breeze lite )the 1mb thing) for 84 eur. That doesn't sound that competitive to me, but maybe i'm missing something.

EDIT: Breeze 1MB Lite: Monthly Charge €84.70 per month including VAT

Breeze Home Plus: 512/512 48 eur... still.

Is your website still not updated?

Chaz

From here :

http://www.irishbroadband.ie/htmdocs/our_products/Breeze_1MBbusiness.htm

Description Breeze 1 Mbps Lite Breeze 1 Mbps
Installation €149 €149
Monthly Charge €40 €70
Symmetric Yes Yes
Downstream 1 Mbps 1 Mbps
Upstream 1 Mbps 1 Mbps
Contention 20:1 8:1

All pricing are for standard installation. For non-standard installation additional charges may be incurred. All prices are exclusive of VAT.

Mutant_Fruit

Ah right, i was looking at the residential offerings, not business offerings.

What would switching from residential home breeze plus (512/512) to the business 1mb lite package cost? And what would have to be done? Twice the speed for 8eur less is always good

Kevok

Since it's business I think the €40 is ex VAT. I could be wrong though.

Moriarty

.. chaz just said those prices are ex vat at the end of his post..

Blaster99

Is that 1Mbps lite business package using VL 5.8Mhz?

Chaz

5.8GHZ - yes.
As far as I understand - existing clients are bound per contract - but there will be a push to move people onto these kinda of packages - also - the bigger ones are much more affordable now too.

spongebob

Whats the max range for the €40 (ex vat) 1Mb package in the wild Chaz ?

I saw you mention 8km somewhere but that may have been another package or different kit.

TIA

Chaz

Dublin and Cork are run slight different. Dublin has many sites - so they will limit it to say 4 kms or so.
Cork has few (for now) so there is no real limit. Pass the Signal and Quality test - then you are good to go. Futherest client in Cork is around 8kms - working 100%.

Mutant_Fruit

Kevok wrote:

Since it's business I think the €40 is ex VAT. I could be wrong though.

Which means it works out at exactly the same price as my existing 512/512.

My existing 1 year contract runs out right about 2 weeks ago (yup, over 1 year as a customer), so what happens now regarding switching to the 1meg. I believe i already have the 5.8ghz gear (i have the VL gear) so i presume all that happens is that you have to flick a few switches in your office. Who do i need to talk to to get that to happen.

Chaz

Send of a mail to support and accounts if you have the accounts mail. I get a copy of the support mail - so i will figure its yours. If you dont get joy - let me know - and i can follow up witht he relevant people.

Kevok

What about those already paying for the 1meg at €84.70?

-ADREN-

Any ideas if these guys will come to limerick next?

Chaz

Kevok wrote:

What about those already paying for the 1meg at €84.70?

I am not 100% sure. Those guys - such as yourself - are in contract with the package and price as agreed. I think that there will be a gradual adapation of pricing - not sure if you need to run your contract out first though. In your case - you have a VL radio - so its just a billing change. In other cases - clients would need to be upgraded onto VL radios - something that takes time if you consider the client numbers.

Chaz

Limerick, as with all the other licensed areas need to be live before February to ensure Comreg/licensing satisfaction. I believe the equipment and sites have already been arranged / ordered. Its just a matter of getting things done and sorted.

-ADREN-

Nice. Thanks for that.

Kevok

Thanks for that Chaz, I'm sure you don't want to be talking work on a Saturday, it's appreciated.

spongebob

(Last One Chaz I Swear)

Will IBB have more than one site in their Limerick and Galway licence areas ?

M

carbsy

Just a quick question, what hardware is used on the pc side?

Chaz

Muck, no idea.
Carbsy - ethernet card.

Molly

Anywhere i can see a coverage map for ibb in cork. I can't seem to find one on the site

Chaz

There is a map being made so that it can be placed online.
Whereabouts are you?

Molly

Carrigaline (hoping for a transmitter around the airport donnybrook area)

JohnK

Is there any coverage in the Douglas area?

carbsy

Ah cheers Chaz.It's just that I want to put my network online.Is it supplied with a router? Using an xDSL router atm.

Mutant_Fruit

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What happened to the 1mb/1mb for 40eur ex. vat! Its been removed from your site. Whats the dealio! I was planning on ringing up tomorrow and quoting the site. Has someone made a boo-boo with pricings. Thats a real kick in the nuts. So much for repricings to maintain competitive-ness.