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4g Rollout

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  • 17-02-2015 4:36pm
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    the whole year inn
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    I see on the Vodafone webpage that 4g is coming over mayo,does anyone know when mayo be completed,im in the belmullet area?


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    monument
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    the whole year inn wrote: »
    I see on the Vodafone webpage that 4g is coming over mayo,does anyone know when mayo be completed,im in the belmullet area?

    It's in parts of Ballina already -- it's my better half's network, not mine sadly.


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    mass_debater
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    Wait till they oversell it like they did with 3G


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    the whole year inn
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    Any where to see there roll out plan.I know they have small download caps but still want/need it.


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    j_mo
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    the whole year inn wrote:
    I see on the Vodafone webpage that 4g is coming over mayo,does anyone know when mayo be completed,im in the belmullet area?


    I've seen it pop up on my phone in Claremorris, Castlebar and Balla so far.


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    jenno86
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    Got 4G on Three in Castlebar over Christmas.


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    Kristopherus
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    jenno86 wrote: »
    Got 4G on Three in Castlebar over Christmas.

    Same here. Have 4 bars of 4G in the house and all around town.:)


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    irishgeo
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    You will soon be charged extra for 4g on three


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    reluctantly agree
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    Is UPC available? I checked out their prices and they looked good.

    I posted on a new thread about broadband/packages in mayo.

    were just about to move to mayo and are looking for provider.
    any thoughts on which is best from available ones?
    cheers


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    mass_debater
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    reluctantly agree wrote: »
    Is UPC available? I checked out their prices and they looked good.

    I posted on a new thread about broadband/packages in mayo.

    were just about to move to mayo and are looking for provider.
    any thoughts on which is best from available ones?
    cheers

    No Upc in mayo, you can ask the people of Castlebar why they paid them (Chorus) millions for empty ducts. They won't show their face in the area again after that stroke

    You are down to the old reliables, Eircom efibre and the resellers if you are close enough to a cabinet/exchange our Westnet if you are rural. I wouldn't class mobile internet as broadband at all


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    monument
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    reluctantly agree wrote: »
    Is UPC available? I checked out their prices and they looked good.

    I posted on a new thread about broadband/packages in mayo.

    UPC only has analog cable (and deflector, if that's still going) in parts of Mayo, no broadband as far as I know.
    reluctantly agree wrote: »
    were just about to move to mayo and are looking for provider.
    any thoughts on which is best from available ones?
    cheers

    ESB / Vodafone will be the best when/if they launch their fiber to the home products. Until then what mass_debater says above applies.

    mass_debater wrote: »
    No Upc in mayo, you can ask the people of Castlebar why they paid them (Chorus) millions for empty ducts. They won't show their face in the area again after that stroke

    When did that happen?

    mass_debater wrote: »
    wouldn't class mobile internet as broadband at all

    Not sure about Mayo but 4G is offering 20mbps+ in part of the country, that's more than enough for most people and far more than a lot of people are getting from Eircom.


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    mass_debater
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    monument wrote: »
    When did that happen?

    Not sure of the exact date, This post is from 2004
    http://www.castlebar.ie/board/2004/aug/98031.htm

    monument wrote: »
    Not sure about Mayo but 4G is offering 20mbps+ in part of the country, that's more than enough for most people and far more than a lot of people are getting from Eircom.

    For now while it's empty, wait until they oversell it like they did 3G, we saw 3G tech demos showing empty networks doing 50 and 60mbit. Mobile should not be sold as a fixed broadband substitute


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    reluctantly agree
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    so, to recap, you can receive 3g ok for your mobile but broadband in the house is not so great?


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