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Exchange at Oldtown, Co. Dublin

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  • 10-10-2013 10:58am
    #1
    BeerWolf
    Registered Users Posts: 4,122 ✭✭✭


    Will this exchange EVER get upgraded to be DSL enabled ? 

    It seems to be the only exchange, in all of the county of Dublin, to not be enabled to which I'm 2448m away from...


    Really annoying situation I'm currently in, where the only options for broadband for me now is useless Mobile [3G] (Miniscule data caps) and Satellite (Expensive, and dire latency)... both of which are not really broadband to begin with in today's standards...


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


    BeerWolf wrote: »
    Will this exchange EVER get upgraded to be DSL enabled ? 

    It seems to be the only exchange, in all of the county of Dublin, to not be enabled to which I'm 2448m away from...


    Really annoying situation I'm currently in, where the only options for broadband for me now is useless Mobile [3G] (Miniscule data caps) and Satellite (Expensive, and dire latency)... both of which are not really broadband to begin with in today's standards...
    Hi BeerWolf

    I've double checked plans for the Oldtown exchange and I can confirm that there are still yet to be plans established for DSL enablement.

    I can understand how disapointing this news is and I'm sorry for this and any inconvenience caused.

    Thanks

    Al


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    BeerWolf
    Registered Users Posts: 4,122 ✭✭✭BeerWolf


    What a surprise - it's 2013 and still no DSL... which has been introduced into Ireland way back in 2002...

    <_<;


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    AccordT
    Registered Users Posts: 1 ✭AccordT


    eircom: Alan wrote: »
    BeerWolf wrote: »
    Will this exchange EVER get upgraded to be DSL enabled ? 

    It seems to be the only exchange, in all of the county of Dublin, to not be enabled to which I'm 2448m away from...


    Really annoying situation I'm currently in, where the only options for broadband for me now is useless Mobile [3G] (Miniscule data caps) and Satellite (Expensive, and dire latency)... both of which are not really broadband to begin with in today's standards...
    Hi BeerWolf

    I've double checked plans for the Oldtown exchange and I can confirm that there are still yet to be plans established for DSL enablement.

    I can understand how disapointing this news is and I'm sorry for this and any inconvenience caused.

    Thanks

    Al
    Hi all,

    I live in Oldtown also and we run our business from here which depends hugely on a decent internet connection. 

    We are currently getting 1.75mbps download speed. It is really really slow for our work load. I look at adverts on the internet about companies offering speeds of 20mpbs, 70mpbs and even 200mpbs!!! It is hard to even imagine what that must feel like. Did you ever try downloading the home page of Google Maps at our speed?? Its more fun watching paint dry! When customers email us about documents it is embarrassing, it really takes ages to upload or download the docs. We try to distract them on the phone while we watch the egg timer wait to open the page... Please please please Eircom think about the little people for a change!!

    Kindly yours,

    A loyal but frustrated Eircom customer.


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


    AccordT wrote: »
    eircom: Alan wrote: »
    BeerWolf wrote: »
    Will this exchange EVER get upgraded to be DSL enabled ? 

    It seems to be the only exchange, in all of the county of Dublin, to not be enabled to which I'm 2448m away from...


    Really annoying situation I'm currently in, where the only options for broadband for me now is useless Mobile [3G] (Miniscule data caps) and Satellite (Expensive, and dire latency)... both of which are not really broadband to begin with in today's standards...
    Hi BeerWolf

    I've double checked plans for the Oldtown exchange and I can confirm that there are still yet to be plans established for DSL enablement.

    I can understand how disapointing this news is and I'm sorry for this and any inconvenience caused.

    Thanks

    Al
    Hi all,

    I live in Oldtown also and we run our business from here which depends hugely on a decent internet connection. 

    We are currently getting 1.75mbps download speed. It is really really slow for our work load. I look at adverts on the internet about companies offering speeds of 20mpbs, 70mpbs and even 200mpbs!!! It is hard to even imagine what that must feel like. Did you ever try downloading the home page of Google Maps at our speed?? Its more fun watching paint dry! When customers email us about documents it is embarrassing, it really takes ages to upload or download the docs. We try to distract them on the phone while we watch the egg timer wait to open the page... Please please please Eircom think about the little people for a change!!

    Kindly yours,

    A loyal but frustrated Eircom customer.
    Hi AccordT

    I'm very sorry to hear of the issues this has created for you and your business. I will of course pass on your feedback to operations.

    Thanks
    Al


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