Eircom eFibre VDSL/FTTC rollout – plans to reach 1.6m premises by mid 2016

ED E · 02-07-2014 10:08pm

Anyone know if there's an alternate style of VDSL cab coming/in use? I know what the copper, huawei and alcatel ones look like, but Ive spotted some smaller, squater, smooth green new ones. One is currently an empty shell, another has a grey lock unit built into the front. Its located beside BLB1_059 and the accompanying copper cab.

long_b · 02-07-2014 11:00pm

Where Eircom have added a new cabinet where there was none before as part of this upgrade, how do they decide who will be connected to it ?

ED E · 02-07-2014 11:09pm

long_b wrote: »

Where Eircom have added a new cabinet where there was none before as part of this upgrade, how do they decide who will be connected to it ?

It'd be fed by a 200 pair cable that was already in a duct below. So whoever runs on that cable.

long_b · 03-07-2014 4:30pm

ED E wrote: »

It'd be fed by a 200 pair cable that was already in a duct below. So whoever runs on that cable.

Thanks
**crosses fingers and eyes**

efb · 03-07-2014 5:03pm

Got bumped up to 70MB happy

mobil 222 · 03-07-2014 6:52pm

dam099 wrote: »

Hazelwood side. So would they re-wire the old exchange fed line through the cabinet?

Yes but i think there will be delays due to broken duct at a few places along section from old manor rd out to the cab

mobil 222 · 03-07-2014 7:28pm

look at the proposed exchanges that are down for upgrade next year.
A fair precentage of these would be lucky to have one copper cabinet in situ at the moment.
So to be honest i can see a 'wireless solution' to these type of exchanges
Most of if not all exchanges that have started will be the last ones completed under the present technology
These are my views and are probally way off the mark
One last thing the proposal from another provider yesterday is what eircom has been waiting for and this will help mostly
the people who are beyond the 1km distance from their existing cabinet

kaizersoze · 04-07-2014 10:33am

Some of the Eircom heads might know this one......

Is the orange sub-duct being installed as part of the VDSL roll-out used exclusively for that or is it used generally in other parts of the Eircom network?

Reason for asking is this........

....down an eircom roadside chamber close to a rural exchange in Co. Roscommon.
Looks like a very new addition.

I've also seen KN Networks installing sub-duct in Kilreekil, Co. Galway as well.

Are they cracking on with the next phase of the roll-out?

bk · 04-07-2014 10:56am

Generally speaking that orange sub-duct is for the FTTC cabs.

Though of course that fibre can also be used for other things, generally speaking every other FTTC install I've seen so far has also gone along with the installation of this orange sub-duct.

kaizersoze · 04-07-2014 1:22pm

bk wrote: »

Generally speaking that orange sub-duct is for the FTTC cabs.

Though of course that fibre can also be used for other things, generally speaking every other FTTC install I've seen so far has also gone along with the installation of this orange sub-duct.

I've never come across that type of sub-duct before the FTTC roll-out began.

tdonegan1990 · 04-07-2014 5:12pm

efb wrote: »

Got bumped up to 70MB happy

Does the eircom line checker say 70meg for your address or is it still at 50meg or whatever your profile speed was?

red_bairn · 05-07-2014 1:00pm

I've seen the orange sub duct been used in Greystones and the smaller ones go inside it. Then the fibre cables are fed into those.

jd · 05-07-2014 8:52pm

Not sure if this has been posted, but eircom wholesale have a (new?) site specific to the NGA roll-out
http://fibrerollout.ie/where-and-when/

ElNino · 07-07-2014 4:13pm

jd wrote: »

Not sure if this has been posted, but eircom wholesale have a (new?) site specific to the NGA roll-out
http://fibrerollout.ie/where-and-when/

How do the places not connected to to main network grid get their connection? For example Kilrush in County Clare and Clifden in County Galway

ED E · 07-07-2014 5:55pm

ElNino wrote: »

How do the places not connected to to main network grid get their connection? For example Kilrush in County Clare and Clifden in County Galway

Radio for the most part.

efb · 07-07-2014 6:28pm

tdonegan1990 wrote: »

Does the eircom line checker say 70meg for your address or is it still at 50meg or whatever your profile speed was?

Dunno I'm with Vodafone they couldn't bump me to 100 but put me to 7
66.2 when I did the speed rest from iPhone

Dcully · 07-07-2014 8:24pm

I see Monasterevin has some cabs listed as live on the 16th and others 21st, does this mean ill only get fibre when the cab nearest me goes live? ie the 21st

OneEightSeven · 07-07-2014 8:27pm

Dcully wrote: »

I see Monasterevin has some cabs listed as live on the 16th and others 21st, does this mean ill only get fibre when the cab nearest me goes live? ie the 21st

If you're connected to that cabinet, then, yes. You must order it, though.

Dcully · 07-07-2014 9:04pm

OneEightSeven wrote: »

If you're connected to that cabinet, then, yes. You must order it, though.

Yeah ill have to order ofcourse, im just wondering when ill get the green light to order.
Im not sure what cab im connecting to either,ill have to wait a bit longer to see what happens.

OneEightSeven · 07-07-2014 9:07pm

Dcully wrote: »

Yeah ill have to order ofcourse, im just wondering when ill get the green light to order.
Im not sure what cab im connecting to either,ill have to wait a bit longer to see what happens.

What happens when you check availability on this page? https://www.eircom.net/broadband/productDetails?id=bu_23

Dcully · 07-07-2014 9:13pm

OneEightSeven wrote: »

What happens when you check availability on this page? https://www.eircom.net/broadband/productDetails?id=bu_23

Says im in a fibre enabled area :eek:

Apparently i can order now? as an order page popped up.
If i proceed should i use the online order method or ring to order?
Wondering if either might prove faster.

OneEightSeven · 07-07-2014 9:18pm

Dcully wrote: »

Says im in a fibre enabled area :eek:

Apparently i can order now? as an order page popped up.
If i proceed should i use the online order method or ring to order?
Wondering if either might prove faster.

I got that too on the 10th of June, then they rang 2 days later and said it isn't live yet. A month later, I'm still waiting. My local cabinet recently says live for the 9th.

Just ring up first thing on the 16th and see if it's available to you.

Dcully · 07-07-2014 9:22pm

I think im out of contract with eircom, any way i can check this online?
Im guessing i may need to ring them to find out , man i hate ringing eircom for anything.
Might go with vodafone, eircom lost my brothers order a few months ago and couldnt sort him out, he rang vodafone and they installed fibre 3 days later.

ED E · 07-07-2014 9:23pm

Dcully wrote: »

I think im out of contract with eircom, any way i can check this online?
Im guessing i may need to ring them to find out , man i hate ringing eircom for anything.
Might go with vodafone, eircom lost my brothers order a few months ago and couldnt sort him out, he rang vodafone and they installed fibre 3 days later.

IM them on the website.

Dcully · 07-07-2014 9:31pm

ED E wrote: »

IM them on the website.

Cheers, seems im correct and am out of contract.

Im guessing vodafone is my only alternative.

Their order page confirms up to 100 mb is available to me,strange how they say this yet cabs arent lvie yet.

murphaph · 07-07-2014 9:40pm

Eircom also allowed my mother to order well before the cab was actually live according to the wholesale site. It took about a month after the order for them to install.

dalta5billion · 07-07-2014 9:46pm

murphaph wrote: »

Eircom also allowed my mother to order well before the cab was actually live according to the wholesale site. It took about a month after the order for them to install.

I got an email about 3 days after ordering telling me it would be another month, and that they'd call me then about an install appointment.

jd · 07-07-2014 9:50pm

Dcully wrote: »

Cheers, seems im correct and am out of contract.

Im guessing vodafone is my only alternative.

Their order page confirms up to 100 mb is available to me,strange how they say this yet cabs arent lvie yet.

Eircom wholesale give the retail isps 28 days notice of when the cab will be ready to accept orders. So no order can yet be raised on the eircom wholesale systems, though it may be in the retail operator's systems. BTW you can check what speed your line will get on the eircom order page - click on - "Discover the maximum speed you will experience in your home"

OneEightSeven · 07-07-2014 10:32pm

murphaph wrote: »

Eircom also allowed my mother to order well before the cab was actually live according to the wholesale site. It took about a month after the order for them to install.

dalta5billion wrote: »

I got an email about 3 days after ordering telling me it would be another month, and that they'd call me then about an install appointment.

Exactly my experience, too.

Did they ring you or did yous ring them back?

murphaph · 07-07-2014 10:33pm

OneEightSeven wrote: »

Exactly my experience, too.

Did they ring you or did yous ring them back?

I think they emailed initially to say they'd be in touch and then they rang about a week before the installation date.

Eircom eFibre VDSL/FTTC rollout – plans to reach 1.6m premises by mid 2016

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