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Broadband in Tullyvale
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I have been in contact with Eircom today and they have informed me that eFibre will be available in Tullyvale from the 29th October.
Crap you beat me to it! I just wanted to let everyone know that efibre is coming to us on the 29th this month. If you pre order or order on the 29th they say it is up to 10 days until an engineer comes out.
They do TV, mobile and landline also. Tv choice is not amazing but 50 channels better than what we've got
One bit of advice I'll say though is perhaps go with Vodafone if its just broadband your after as they do the exact same service "broadband only" for only 35 a month
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wow... did it finally really happen?
Can they estimate yet which connection speeds we can get?
right now all the system says is that is is available on the 29th and that my landline is capable of the full connection 70Mbps with Eircom.
When I checked with Vodafone (providing the exact same service) their site said my line is capable of 100Mbps.
Either way I don't really care I'm just delighted that I will for sure get a minimum of 20meg which is 10 times better than im currently getting. Anything after that is just a bonus to me
5 years I'm waiting for this and theres a part of me that feels that knowing the history of Tullyvale there will be something that will come up to get in the way. only time will tell.0 -
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right now all the system says is that is is available on the 29th and that my landline is capable of the full connection 70Mbps with Eircom.
When I checked with Vodafone (providing the exact same service) their site said my line is capable of 100Mbps.
Either way I don't really care I'm just delighted that I will for sure get a minimum of 20meg which is 10 times better than im currently getting. Anything after that is just a bonus to me
5 years I'm waiting for this and theres a part of me that feels that knowing the history of Tullyvale there will be something that will come up to get in the way. only time will tell.
I need to buy you a pint some night and hear the history of Tullyvale.0 -
Im with Digiweb, should I be able to get this as well?
Wait a minute, does this mean we can get UPC?
UPC is different. Eircom have put in their own cable to service this and its all done through their existing ducts. For UPC to come in they could have to wire new cable through the ducts that the other shower own and wont let anybody at.
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As long as you have a landline you can get the eFibre from Eircom or Vodafone. One thing I might warn people of is that is your are in West courtyard or the Oval it may or may not be available at the same time. I'm hoping for everyone it might but the lady I spoke with on the phone did ask me if I was East Courtyard which I am, so It might be worth calling to check or using this tool to check your number https://www.eircom.net/broadband/ (click learn more or buy and there will be a link for line checker on the next page)
I remember from talking with the technicians that they have put a cabinet in at the entrance to East courtyard and another one by the entrance to West so hopefully both will go live at the same time 0 -
UPC is different. Eircom have put in their own cable to service this and its all done through their existing ducts. For UPC to come in they could have to wire new cable through the ducts that the other shower own and wont let anybody at.
BUT
As long as you have a landline you can get the eFibre from Eircom or Vodafone. One thing I might warn people of is that is your are in West courtyard or the Oval it may or may not be available at the same time. I'm hoping for everyone it might but the lady I spoke with on the phone did ask me if I was East Courtyard which I am, so It might be worth calling to check or using this tool to check your number https://www.eircom.net/broadband/ (click learn more or buy and there will be a link for line checker on the next page)
I remember from talking with the technicians that they have put a cabinet in at the entrance to East courtyard and another one by the entrance to West so hopefully both will go live at the same time
I'm in The Oval, next to my lift is a panel that says "Eircom connections", so Im hoping Eircom have access. If Eircom have access then Vodafone do as well, right?0 -
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I live in the Oval too and I just had a chat with the Eircom support. The lady told me that:
' I have checked your number and as yet there is no date as to when you will be enabled , however you will be contacted directly once you are enabled.'
Also the tool on the website still says only up to 4Mb...
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I'm in The Oval, next to my lift is a panel that says "Eircom connections", so Im hoping Eircom have access. If Eircom have access then Vodafone do as well, right?
Tullyvale is as far a s I know 100% covered by Eircom lines, meaning that you can definitely get Vodafone as long as you can get a landline from Eircom. So once it becomes available you should have no issues, unless for some mad reason you cant get a landline into your apartment. The telephone line hub in my building is located behind one of the wooden panels in the hallway on ground floor. Its a very small grey box with a tonne of wires leading in and out of it. (saw it one day when an "engineer" had it open :rolleyes: ) 0 -
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Okay so heres something you all can do to get the best out of your "existing" connection. Provided its coming down the telephone line. So here we go.
Step 1.
type 192.168.2.1 into your browser to get connected to your router
Note : this address might change depending on what router you use.
If you have trouble finding the IP of your router you can run ipconfig in your command line on windows or ifconfig in terminal on mac and you should find it.
Step 2.
From here you should be able to navigate to your connection overview where you can see the "actual" connection speeds that your router is "genuinely" receiving down the line.
From that you can work out what your receiving.
Write this figure down.
Step 3.
Call eircom/Vodafone and ask for a line check...
So if they say your line is only capable of 3 and your figure from your router is somewhere between 2.5 and 3 then ask them to make sure that your on a 3Mb profile ... Profile is the key word here.
another example if your line is capable of 3 and your only receiving 2048kbps to your router then ask them to put you on a 2Mb profile.
(the reason for all of this will be explained below)
Step 4.
Based on the new profile that you've been put on you can now restart your router and wait 2 mins for the changes to take place. This should in theory deliver a much better quality of service even at low speeds.
EXPLAINATION.
So I know that is brief and theres probably a tonne more explaining I could do around each step but thats the general approach.
So why should I do this?
Well basically, in Tullyvale due to us being approximatley 4Km of cable away from the exchange we all suffer from a low noise margin. meaning that we lose signal as it travels across the 4Km. So when they say capable of 3 you might only after 4Km be receiving 1.5 or 2Mb connection.
Now if they are always sending 3Mb worth of connection that means your losing packets across the network.
SOLUTION.
By adjusting your profile (the amount of broadband - packets) that eircom or vodaofn send you to match the amount that your receiving you will end up with a service with no loss of packets and no jittery crap connection.
Now it will only be the speed that your receiving BUT it will be much much better.
Hope this makes sense and hope it helps.
Ps: My connection is "capable" of 3Mb but I am on a 2Mb profile in order to get a 'solid' connection which I can game (PS4) and watch Netflix no problem. (or at least with much less issues than before I adjusted the profile to match my received download speed.)
Leeroy!
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