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Smart telecom question

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  • 14-08-2009 10:28pm
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    mehmeh12
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    I tested my eircom landline for smart broadband and my landline failed. It then tells me i can get their nationwide bitstream products...what are these? are they fast like actual broadband?


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    Spear
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    mehmeh12 wrote: »
    I tested my eircom landline for smart broadband and my landline failed. It then tells me i can get their nationwide bitstream products...what are these? are they fast like actual broadband?

    Bistream is Eircom's name for their slow crappy services that others also resell, including Smart. In other areas where LLU has taken place, faster non-Eircom services are available.


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    mehmeh12
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    Spear wrote: »
    Bistream is Eircom's name for their slow crappy services that others also resell, including Smart. In other areas where LLU has taken place, faster non-Eircom services are available.

    What is LLU? so in this case the smart bitstream product is actually eircom in disguise?


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    Spear
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    mehmeh12 wrote: »
    What is LLU? so in this case the smart bitstream product is actually eircom in disguise?

    LLU is local loop unbundling.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Local-loop_unbundling

    Bistream is companies selling ADSL packages partially using Eircom's equipment.

    http://www.eircomwholesale.ie/dynamic/pdf/adslbitstreamPDv7.pdf


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    mehmeh12
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    Ok but bottom line is eircom BB actually as crap as most people say it is? Ive never had eircom BB.. i just pay for a landline :mad:


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    Hank Scorpio
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    There service is good, but expensive


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    mehmeh12
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    nuxxx wrote: »
    There service is good, but expensive

    Whose service are you talking about? smart bitstream or eircom?


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    Hank Scorpio
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    mehmeh12 wrote: »
    Whose service are you talking about? smart bitstream or eircom?

    eircom, i assume BT / Smart on a non llu line are the same


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    cros13
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    nuxxx wrote: »
    eircom, i assume BT / Smart on a non llu line are the same

    ALL DSL services provided outside of the very few LLU exchanges are just Eircom DSL wholesaled to Smart/BT/Whoever.


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    mehmeh12
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    cros13 wrote: »
    ALL DSL services provided outside of the very few LLU exchanges are just Eircom DSL wholesaled to Smart/BT/Whoever.

    Is Eircom dsl a bad service generally? i've read on boards that most houses can only really take an eircom 3mb connection to be stable. The eircom 7mb lines tend to erratic in broadband quality...is this true?


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