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Imagine LTE Rural Broadband

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  • #662
    The Cush
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,586 ✭✭✭✭The Cush


    Also in the Murroe area, in the early '90s we tried for MMDS from Woodcock Hill but the signal wasn't good enough, LOS issues. That was lower down the band than Imagine's FWALA licence allocation. Same applied for Saorview and analogue in the UHF band.


  • #663
    leex
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,231 ✭✭✭leex


    Connected for a month to Tonabrooky mast. Speeds decline a fair bit during peak times. Still a lot better than I was used to.

    http://www.speedtest.net/results.php?sh=aecde9c6a966e2a552333f79b461f612&ria=0


  • #664
    um7y1h83ge06nx
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    The Cush wrote: »
    Also in the Murroe area, in the early '90s we tried for MMDS from Woodcock Hill but the signal wasn't good enough, LOS issues. That was lower down the band than Imagine's FWALA licence allocation. Same applied for Saorview and analogue in the UHF band.

    My current broadband provider is Celtic Broadband. My Saorview is very strong, I'm on the Newport road, close to Denis Holmes Fitted Furniture.


  • #665
    The Cush
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    Ahmed Narrow Beer wrote: »
    My current broadband provider is Celtic Broadband. My Saorview is very strong, I'm on the Newport road, close to Denis Holmes Fitted Furniture.

    Yes, I saw your post in the Limerick thread (IIRC) when you moved there. That area would have good LOS to Woodcock Hill, saw Imagine's signs at the Five Roads cross recently.


  • #666
    cherryghost
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 17,135 Mod ✭✭✭✭cherryghost


    What's the story with Longford? they were one of the first to get Wimax, that's currently saturated to hell, and now completely ignored for LTE.


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  • #667
    marno21
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    Would there be enough demand for a mast just to cover the Murroe/Cappamore/Newport area?


  • #668
    irishchris
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,223 ✭✭✭irishchris


    cherryghost wrote: »
    What's the story with Longford? they were one of the first to get Wimax, that's currently saturated to hell, and now completely ignored for LTE.

    Funny thing is the installer I had yesterday is from Longford. He is currently on a 5mb line. He also said he asked his boss as to when they will get it and was simply told in time. So obviously must be planned at some stage in future


  • #669
    The Cush
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    marno21 wrote: »
    Would there be enough demand for a mast just to cover the Murroe/Cappamore/Newport area?

    Where would you locate a mast to cover the 3 areas, too many hills. Add to that Cappamore exchange goes live on July 13th for VDSL and Murroe following in the weeks/months ahead.


  • #670
    irishchris
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    [Hoping they are still working on improving mast in Abbeyknockmoy as speeds are getting worse

    http://www.speedtest.net/my-result/a/2031630562

    http://www.speedtest.net/my-result/a/2031658414


  • #671
    tsue921i8wljb3
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    seaniefr wrote: »
    I am probably below you as am in Lisnagry. I was asking the guy about LOS and he said they only need a little but i have a lot of high trees between me and Wookcock as the RTE signal comes from there as i had to use a very powerful booster to get good reception so i dont think it will work.
    We tried Digiweb a couple of years ago and i think they are broadcasting from there and they couldn't get a signal either. Does anyone know is the Line of Sight a deal breaker?

    I would think that at the frequencies that Imagine are deploying (~3.5 GHz) that LOS is very important.

    http://www.l-com.com/blog/?tag=/line+of+sight


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  • #672
    ED E
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    400/800Mhz are what you want for long range LTE where LOS is unlikely, this deployment is targeted to performance not availability.


  • #673
    SCOOP 64
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    jsd1004 wrote: »
    JImagine have not returned my 100euro deposit after they could only get speeds of 2 Meg's after testing a month ago. They said at the time I was 100% in coverage.

    Did you wait a month for refund ?
    installer told me it would be a couple of days.


  • #674
    BrokenMan
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    irishchris wrote: »
    [Hoping they are still working on improving mast in Abbeyknockmoy as speeds are getting worse

    http://www.speedtest.net/my-result/a/2031630562

    http://www.speedtest.net/my-result/a/2031658414
    I got a call yesterday to get connected to that mast today but I couldn't be around for it. Going away for 2 weeks. Really hope it's sorted soon. Those speeds are pretty appalling.


  • #675
    irishchris
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    BrokenMan wrote: »
    I got a call yesterday to get connected to that mast today but I couldn't be around for it. Going away for 2 weeks. Really hope it's sorted soon. Those speeds are pretty appalling.

    To be honest it's getting worse in terms of speeds. Totally inconsistent all day with continued low speeds.

    Here is the latest two tests which I just did.
    Definitely far below the minimum spec speed
    http://www.speedtest.net/my-result/a/2032136851
    http://www.speedtest.net/my-result/a/2032135921


  • #676
    Pious14
    Registered Users Posts: 254 ✭✭Pious14


    Has anybody got a picture of the installed router. I'm getting worried about a previous poster mentioning black wires etc. These wires aren't going to be visible around my house are they? How do they get wires from aerial to the router?


  • #677
    BrokenMan
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    irishchris wrote: »
    BrokenMan wrote: »
    I got a call yesterday to get connected to that mast today but I couldn't be around for it. Going away for 2 weeks. Really hope it's sorted soon. Those speeds are pretty appalling.

    To be honest it's getting worse in terms of speeds. Totally inconsistent all day with continued low speeds.

    Here is the latest two tests which I just did.
    Definitely far below the minimum spec speed
    http://www.speedtest.net/my-result/a/2032136851
    http://www.speedtest.net/my-result/a/2032135921
    Hopefully it's just some issue with the setup on the mast and can be corrected quickly.


  • #678
    irishchris
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    BrokenMan wrote: »
    Hopefully it's just some issue with the setup on the mast and can be corrected quickly.

    Hopefully and support reckoned it might be that


  • #679
    irishchris
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,223 ✭✭✭irishchris


    Pious14 wrote: »
    Has anybody got a picture of the installed router. I'm getting worried about a previous poster mentioning black wires etc. These wires aren't going to be visible around my house are they? How do they get wires from aerial to the router?

    Not the best view of the cabling here but it's the black single cable from the antenna pinned along exterior wall then drilled through wall to where your router is


  • #680
    ED E
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    Would have thought they could plonk a plastic housing on the mount purely for cosmetic reasons.


  • #681
    Pious14
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    irishchris wrote: »
    Not the best view of the cabling here but it's the black single cable from the antenna pinned along exterior wall then drilled through wall to where your router is

    Where is the hole being drilled?is going into roof or elsewhere? I have a new house with Ethernet connections placed in most rooms. Could I not use these as the outlet for the router?


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  • #682
    ED E
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    Pious14 wrote: »
    Where is the hole being drilled?is going into roof or elsewhere? I have a new house with Ethernet connections placed in most rooms. Could I not use these as the outlet for the router?

    They'd have to drill to your comms cab then, and may not accept using wiring by a 3rd party.

    Its normal for ISPs to drill a wall where needed to fit a drop, same for TV.


  • #683
    irishchris
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    Pious14 wrote: »
    Where is the hole being drilled?is going into roof or elsewhere? I have a new house with Ethernet connections placed in most rooms. Could I not use these as the outlet for the router?

    The cable used for the antenna to router run carries power for the antenna and so cannot use existing cabling. Also using couplers for joining their cable to yours won't work either as power won't pass through


  • #684
    irishchris
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    Pious14 wrote: »
    Where is the hole being drilled?is going into roof or elsewhere? I have a new house with Ethernet connections placed in most rooms. Could I not use these as the outlet for the router?

    They refused to route it to where I wanted as would be too far. In fairness to them on phone today agreed to come out again and reroute the cable. The setup as it is now was drilled through exterior wall to nearest power point


  • #685
    Pious14
    Registered Users Posts: 254 ✭✭Pious14


    irishchris wrote: »
    The cable used for the antenna to router run carries power for the antenna and so cannot use existing cabling. Also using couplers for joining their cable to yours won't work either as power won't pass through

    Excuse my ignorance here now but could I connect back of router to one of my Ethernet connections in one room to supply an Internet connection in an Ethernet connection in another room?


  • #686
    irishchris
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,223 ✭✭✭irishchris


    Pious14 wrote: »
    Excuse my ignorance here now but could I connect back of router to one of my Ethernet connections in one room to supply an Internet connection in an Ethernet connection in another room?

    If they are all linked together in a comms cab then should work but if each ethernet socket is simply brought back to a meeting point you will need to determine the two cables (ie the one from the room with your imagine router connected and the one from the room you want it to connect to) then you need to join those two with an rj45 coupler.


  • #687
    Ruffty^
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 434 ✭✭Ruffty^


    On another note, the imagine antenna gives up a small but noticeable red light against my white wall. You can only see it at night. Looks a bit odd.


  • #688
    irishchris
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,223 ✭✭✭irishchris


    Ruffty^ wrote: »
    On another note, the imagine antenna gives up a small but noticeable red light against my white wall. You can only see it at night. Looks a bit odd.

    I only noticed that myself this evening lol


  • #689
    Ruffty^
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 434 ✭✭Ruffty^


    Neighbour; "Putting up holloween/xmas stuff a bit early aren't ya?"

    Me; "Nope, that's imagine broadband!"


  • #690
    marno21
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    The Cush wrote: »
    Where would you locate a mast to cover the 3 areas, too many hills. Add to that Cappamore exchange goes live on July 13th for VDSL and Murroe following in the weeks/months ahead.
    Is there not already several ISPs in the area with wireless coverage including Rural Choice Broadband & Munster Broadband? Where do these companies TX from?


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  • #691
    ItHurtsWhenIP
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    marno21 wrote: »
    Is there not already several ISPs in the area with wireless coverage including Rural Choice Broadband & Munster Broadband? Where do these companies TX from?

    Munster BB use a Mobile mast site that overlooks Doon to cover Doon, Cappamore and Rearcross. I'm not sure if this can see Murroe though - so they might get covered from their Limerick high site (I'm not sure where that is).

    I've sent a couple of e-mails to Imagine asking them for their plans for this area, as I was wondering if they might use Keeper Hill as a high site. That would cover a lot more area than the Doon mast. They haven't answered me yet though.


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