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Fibre rollout

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  • 11-06-2014 3:57pm
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    CruelCoin
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    Hi,

    Can you let me know when Eircom expects to have rolled out fibre into Kinnegad, Co.Westmeath.

    I'm buying a house in the area, and though i can get 8mb NGB, i really need faster.

    I have asked technicians, salespersons, etc all of whom say "some time in the next two years" which is a bit of a slapstick response.

    Can you give anything more accurate?

    Basically, the moment ANYTHING faster than 8mb with 1:1 contention becomes available in kinnegad, let me know and you have a guaranteed sale. Very much a "shut up and take my money" scenario.

    CC.


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    OneEightSeven
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    According to Ireland Offline, it will be upgraded to VDSL/eFiber in 2016.

    You're better asking when the exchange will be upgraded to ADSL2+, which is "up to" 24Mb and make sure the house you buy is located beside an exchange because to closer you live to the exchange, the faster your speed is. In other words, the shorter your telephone line, the faster your broadband.

    You could also buy a house near a cabinet for when the area is upgraded. More info. on this map: http://www.irelandoffline.org/newmap/#/main


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    CruelCoin
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    2016.........

    Christ.


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    OneEightSeven
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    CruelCoin wrote: »
    2016.........

    Christ.
    Yep. Small villages come second-last. Rural areas come last. If you get 8Mb, it's still decent. HD streaming uses around that. Rural areas in Ireland are lucky to get 3 or 4Mb.


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


    CruelCoin wrote: »
    Hi,

    Can you let me know when Eircom expects to have rolled out fibre into Kinnegad, Co.Westmeath.

    I'm buying a house in the area, and though i can get 8mb NGB, i really need faster.

    I have asked technicians, salespersons, etc all of whom say "some time in the next two years" which is a bit of a slapstick response.

    Can you give anything more accurate?

    Basically, the moment ANYTHING faster than 8mb with 1:1 contention becomes available in kinnegad, let me know and you have a guaranteed sale. Very much a "shut up and take my money" scenario.

    CC.

    Hi CruelCoin

    There are no plans for efibre to Kinnegad within the next 18 months and I'm unable to advise beyond that I'm afraid. Even if efibre hit Kinnegad in 2016 there is no guaranteed that your specific area will be upgraded as it's really all dependant on the rollout of VDSL cabinets which have not even been planned for Kinnegad yet.

    The kinnegad exchange has been recently upgraded to ADSL+ (theoretically means up to 24MB) so I'm surprised to hear that your address only expect up to 8MB, do you want to PM the specific address and I'll double check the NGB speed to expect?? - An old number for the house would be prefect if you have one :)

    Al


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    CruelCoin
    Registered Users Posts: 4,468 ✭✭✭CruelCoin


    eircom: Alan wrote: »
    CruelCoin wrote: »
    Hi,

    Can you let me know when Eircom expects to have rolled out fibre into Kinnegad, Co.Westmeath.

    I'm buying a house in the area, and though i can get 8mb NGB, i really need faster.

    I have asked technicians, salespersons, etc all of whom say "some time in the next two years" which is a bit of a slapstick response.

    Can you give anything more accurate?

    Basically, the moment ANYTHING faster than 8mb with 1:1 contention becomes available in kinnegad, let me know and you have a guaranteed sale. Very much a "shut up and take my money" scenario.

    CC.

    Hi CruelCoin

    There are no plans for efibre to Kinnegad within the next 18 months and I'm unable to advise beyond that I'm afraid. Even if efibre hit Kinnegad in 2016 there is no guaranteed that your specific area will be upgraded as it's really all dependant on the rollout of VDSL cabinets which have not even been planned for Kinnegad yet.

    The kinnegad exchange has been recently upgraded to ADSL+ (theoretically means up to 24MB) so I'm surprised to hear that your address only expect up to 8MB, do you want to PM the specific address and I'll double check the NGB speed to expect?? - An old number for the house would be prefect if you have one :)

    Al
    Hi Alan,

    That would be great, pm sent.

    Cheers,

    Roy.


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


    CruelCoin wrote: »
    eircom: Alan wrote: »
    CruelCoin wrote: »
    Hi,

    Can you let me know when Eircom expects to have rolled out fibre into Kinnegad, Co.Westmeath.

    I'm buying a house in the area, and though i can get 8mb NGB, i really need faster.

    I have asked technicians, salespersons, etc all of whom say "some time in the next two years" which is a bit of a slapstick response.

    Can you give anything more accurate?

    Basically, the moment ANYTHING faster than 8mb with 1:1 contention becomes available in kinnegad, let me know and you have a guaranteed sale. Very much a "shut up and take my money" scenario.

    CC.

    Hi CruelCoin

    There are no plans for efibre to Kinnegad within the next 18 months and I'm unable to advise beyond that I'm afraid. Even if efibre hit Kinnegad in 2016 there is no guaranteed that your specific area will be upgraded as it's really all dependant on the rollout of VDSL cabinets which have not even been planned for Kinnegad yet.

    The kinnegad exchange has been recently upgraded to ADSL+ (theoretically means up to 24MB) so I'm surprised to hear that your address only expect up to 8MB, do you want to PM the specific address and I'll double check the NGB speed to expect?? - An old number for the house would be prefect if you have one :)

    Al
    Hi Alan,

    That would be great, pm sent.

    Cheers,

    Roy.
    Thanks Roy,

    Just got back to you there :)

    Al


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