Broadband Cavan

NiceFella

Hi all,

I'm potentially moving to rural cavan fairly soon. I haven't a notion what broadband is like down there at the moment. I have seen many providers offering 100mb broadband? Is this really what ye get and if anyone has any recommendations that would be fantastic. I'll be working from home so need a decent connection if I am to go move.

Thanks

Gaspode

Hi, I moved to a very rural location and I got broadband from Arden. It's a wireless \line of sight service but works well. I've been working from home since COVID with no bother, we use streaming etc and it all works fine.
Paying 40\month, but more expensive packages available.

Akabusi

I'd second that too. Arden is my provider and it is pretty stable considering our rural location. As long as your house isn't in a hollow and can get line fo sight to a mast it should be okay. There is also Imagine and 3 as options.

tanko

I have Arden here, find it pretty good also,
Does anyone know when the fibre broadband which is being rolled out at the moment will be up and running?

Gaspode

No idea tbh, anything I read indicates they won't service isolated homes, but I find it hard to locate reliable info. I'm halfway up Bruse so I doubt that they would run a fibre up to me!

tanko

As far as I can see anywhere that has a phone line going to the house is getting it but I’m not far from Cavan Town now if that makes any difference.

Gaspode

If you're near any town you're ok I reckon. We've never had a phone line and eir are not keen to bring one up to us!

Welcome to Cavan btw OP, hope you get to love it as much as I do.

Bummer1234

Have a look at this map and see if your eircode is been surveyed or perhaps expecting ftth anytime soon,

I have eir fibre and find it great at 150mb and other friends of mine have Arden, Some others have Net 1 but they are little more limited on download amount (25GB Daily Limit) also so if you can't get fibre Id try arden.

NiceFella

Thanks alot for all the suggestions!