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Sky Broadband on Telecom Eireann wall point

  • 11-09-2013 7:00pm
    #1
    slynchy1
    Registered Users Posts: 13 ✭


    Hi,

    I'm looking to get broadband into my apartment, Sky said I need an eircom landline. (Jumping from UPC for multiple reasons)

    There is an existing, but old, Telecom Eireann phone point here.
    See attached

    Anyone know if such an thing can support broadband. Can you hook a wireless router to one of these things?

    Thanks


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  • #2
    colm_mcm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 73,472 ✭✭✭✭colm_mcm


    That's the same thing, the mother had a P&T socket in her house until last year :)


  • #3
    slynchy1
    Registered Users Posts: 13 ✭slynchy1


    colm_mcm wrote: »
    That's the same thing, the mother had a P&T socket in her house until last year :)

    Hi Colm, not meaning to be thick, but is that a yes? Will it work for sky?

    Thanks


  • #4
    colm_mcm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 73,472 ✭✭✭✭colm_mcm


    slynchy1 wrote: »
    Hi Colm, not meaning to be thick, but is that a yes? Will it work for sky?

    Thanks
    Yes.

    I may be wrong here but that socket seems to have a filter already built into it. (Not the yoke attached on, behind that)


  • #5
    Beer Assistant
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 284 ✭✭Beer Assistant


    When you ring Sky they will ask for your address and check the line.


  • #6
    Mr. G
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 4,621 Mod ✭✭✭✭Mr. G


    Gretts_40oz wrote: »
    When you ring Sky they will ask for your address and check the line.

    That wouldn't check for the telephone socket though. If you can hear a tone when you connect a phone to it (even if you're not paying line rental, it should be connected to the exchange). It should work fine.


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  • #7
    slynchy1
    Registered Users Posts: 13 ✭slynchy1


    Thanks all for the info!


  • #8
    embereve
    Registered Users Posts: 88 ✭✭embereve


    I have just switched to sky but can't get it to work!! Problem is I have phone watch and apparently (am a technophobe and don't understand the jargon) there's no micro filter in alarm box. Grrr..... I was told it would be easy. Had to give UPC a months notice so still have broadband but am paying on the double. Sky guys are v nice to deal with - unlike the other crowd - but I'm a bit frustrated at having to call phone watch and probably having to pay them to come out and fit a micro filter so I can give their competitors business.
    Rant over......for now


  • #9
    pizzahead77
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,308 ✭✭✭pizzahead77


    embereve wrote: »
    I have just switched to sky but can't get it to work!! Problem is I have phone watch and apparently (am a technophobe and don't understand the jargon) there's no micro filter in alarm box. Grrr..... I was told it would be easy. Had to give UPC a months notice so still have broadband but am paying on the double. Sky guys are v nice to deal with - unlike the other crowd - but I'm a bit frustrated at having to call phone watch and probably having to pay them to come out and fit a micro filter so I can give their competitors business.
    Rant over......for now

    Phonewatch is no longer part of Eircom, they are owned by Sector Alarm


  • #10
    embereve
    Registered Users Posts: 88 ✭✭embereve


    Oh, great! Means I won't have to do the 'sorry I'm not with eircom bit'!
    Thanks for that!


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