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Eircom cant tell me if BB is available in my area?

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  • 10-12-2006 5:33pm
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    Loobz
    Registered Users Posts: 1,700 ✭✭✭


    Hey,

    My telephone line is not active. I rang eircom and basically they said the only way they can tell if bb is available in my area is if I have an active line? Do I smell bull? Surely they can tell me if my telephone exchange (20 metres up the road) is bb enabled? How do I find out?


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    paulm17781
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,858 ✭✭✭paulm17781


    Get a neighbours number and put that in the line checker. Eircom used to have a list of enabled exchanges on their website. I'm not sure if they still do.


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    Loobz
    Registered Users Posts: 1,700 ✭✭✭Loobz


    paulm17781 wrote:
    Get a neighbours number and put that in the line checker. Eircom used to have a list of enabled exchanges on their website. I'm not sure if they still do.

    Tried that - 'The results are inconclusive' :rolleyes:


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    dlofnep
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,759 ✭✭✭✭dlofnep


    Loobz wrote:
    Hey,

    My telephone line is not active. I rang eircom and basically they said the only way they can tell if bb is available in my area is if I have an active line? Do I smell bull? Surely they can tell me if my telephone exchange (20 metres up the road) is bb enabled? How do I find out?

    Coming from a guy who WORKS for an ISP, I can safely say, the only means I have of checking if a line is suitable for broadband is if the line is up and running. I don't have a list of enabled exchanges, all be it in the UK market.

    It's not bull. If they could tell you if your line is suitable, they would. These internet conspiracies get old in a hurry.

    You'll find out when your line is enabled. Until then, it doesn't matter because the order won't be provisioned until your line is enabled anyways. So have a bit of patience and call them when the line is up and running.


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    hobie
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,338 ✭✭✭hobie


    So have a bit of patience and call them when the line is up and running.

    But what if he orders the line ..... and then finds it not suitable for BB .... :confused:

    He's stuck with a telephone line he may not want and no BB .... :(


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    Loobz
    Registered Users Posts: 1,700 ✭✭✭Loobz


    hobie wrote:
    But what if he orders the line ..... and then finds it not suitable for BB .... :confused:

    He's stuck with a telephone line he may not want and no BB .... :(

    Exactly. AFAIK, in order for a telephone exchange to become enabled, Eircom engineers have to fit equipment etc in the exchange? Or is it just a signal. If this is the case, can they not check if the work has been done?


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    dub45
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 12,448 Mod ✭✭✭✭dub45


    Loobz wrote:
    Exactly. AFAIK, in order for a telephone exchange to become enabled, Eircom engineers have to fit equipment etc in the exchange? Or is it just a signal. If this is the case, can they not check if the work has been done?

    Even if the exchange is enabled the poster wont know if the line is suitable for broadband until his own line is switched on surely?

    In the meantime try a few more neighbour's numbers or maybe actually ask a few if they know if anyone has broadband in the area?


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    CuLT
    Subscribers Posts: 9,716 ✭✭✭CuLT


    Here's a list of the broadband enabled exchanges in Ireland.

    http://mmm.eircom.ie/maps/default.asp

    If your exchange isn't on the list, it's not enabled.

    Still doesn't mean you can get DSL, unfortunately, thanks to our friend at the end, entropy.


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    Sponge Bob
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 25,234 ✭✭✭✭Sponge Bob


    that list is not definitive and it is BS, they know which exchnages have dsl gear in them. ring 1800503303 and find out if its on the list before you get the line.


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