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Eircom fibre pilot, can I sign up?

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  • 08-01-2013 3:41am
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    AdamD
    Registered Users Posts: 12,639 ✭✭✭✭


    Hello, I am living in the Dundrum area, am currently an eircom customer and am interesting in joining the fibre pilot which according to this is available in my area.

    Am I able to sign up and if so, how?


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    allen175
    Registered Users Posts: 1,042 ✭✭✭allen175


    The fibre pilot has ended. Full fibre services should be available on the completed exchanges this spring.


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    eircom: Alan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,831 ✭✭✭eircom: Alan


    Hi AdamD

    Unfortunately the fibre pilot scheme has ended. At this moment there is no forecasted date for fibre to be available to the public but fingers crossed hopefully soon.

    Regards

    Al


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    AdamD
    Registered Users Posts: 12,639 ✭✭✭✭AdamD


    Thanks for the replies.

    Is Dundrum part of phase 1?


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    allen175
    Registered Users Posts: 1,042 ✭✭✭allen175


    dundrum was part of the pilot, it will be included in the rollout with the phase 1 exchanges.

    go here for a list of all the fibre exchanges

    http://www.nextgenerationnetwork.ie/ngn-access


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    edanto
    Registered Users Posts: 2,809 ✭✭✭edanto


    I live in the same area and would have liked to be part of the pilot.  Last year, I registered my interest on the eircom page for fibre (don't recall the link).... and it would have been great to be told about the pilot.

    When it is available to everyone, will there be any announcement to those that registered their interest?


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    eircom: Alan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,831 ✭✭✭eircom: Alan


    Hi edanto

    Apologies for the inconvenience caused, when fibre is available I'm sure there will be a number of announcements and possible advertisements as it is in quite high demand. I also plan to make announcements on our community forum and on boards as soon as we have any information in regards to the availability of eircom fibre broadband.

    Regards

    Al


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    Harry Deerpark
    Closed Accounts Posts: 331 ✭✭Harry Deerpark


    eircom: Alan wrote: »
    Hi edanto

    Apologies for the inconvenience caused, when fibre is available I'm sure there will be a number of announcements and possible advertisements as it is in quite high demand. I also plan to make announcements on our community forum and on boards as soon as we have any information in regards to the availability of eircom fibre broadband.

    Regards

    Al

    Will they be sending out new routers or are these Zyxel ones sufficient for fiber?


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    eircom: Alan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,831 ✭✭✭eircom: Alan


    Hi Harry Deerpark



    Yes new modems will be required for fibre broadband. As fibre has not been released yet I have no further information on modem type/spc etc.


    Regards


    Al


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    BubbleBuddy
    Registered Users Posts: 128 ✭✭BubbleBuddy


    Hi Alan

    Any updates on this? I'm on the Dundrum exchange (and very much within the area marked on the map in the pilot) - with the pilot complete and maps/websites stating fttc fibre live on the Dundrum exchange, why isn't this being rolled out to the public now? Could you inform us of the delay? Is it an issue with other companies? 

    You might let us know as I'm sure you're well aware there are huge speed issues with many of Eircom's current lines and UPC appear to be hoovering up your business.

    Thanks in advance.


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


    May 20th earliest, perhaps not even by then.


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    psalbmb
    Registered Users Posts: 195 ✭✭psalbmb


    Sponge Bob wrote: »
    May 20th earliest, perhaps not even by then.
    well the link on the Eircom Website in Live so it shouldn't be to long. You can register you're interest on http://www.eircom.net/efibre/


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    baaah
    Registered Users Posts: 30 ✭baaah


    Soryy for butting in here, but for some reason I can't start my own thread. 

    I got a leaflet this morning saying that fibre will be available soon in my area. Good news.  What I really was curious about was ...will this be fibre all the way into the house, or just to the nearest cable cabinet, then from this on ordinary cable to the houses.

    If it is the latter, will the existing modem have to be changed.

    Thanks


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    eircom: Alan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,831 ✭✭✭eircom: Alan


    baaah wrote: »
    Soryy for butting in here, but for some reason I can't start my own thread. 

    I got a leaflet this morning saying that fibre will be available soon in my area. Good news.  What I really was curious about was ...will this be fibre all the way into the house, or just to the nearest cable cabinet, then from this on ordinary cable to the houses.

    If it is the latter, will the existing modem have to be changed.

    Thanks

    Hi baaah
     
    Thanks for your interest, unfortunately I will not have be able to answeryour query until we are much closer to the launch date as we currently don't have access to so such info until this goes fibre live. At this moment in time we do not have an approximate launch date however we are hoping to have more info by mid to late may so if you would like to get back to me then I would be happy to look into this for you.
     
    Regards
     
    Al


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