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irish broadband help needed

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  • 12-02-2005 12:19am
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    thomj42
    Closed Accounts Posts: 87 ✭✭


    hi all, i was wondering if any of you had similar expereiences with Irish Broadband and if anyone got any result:

    ordered breeze (1mb) service just under a month ago (backlog meant i had to wait 3-4weeks for install. i live in tyrrelstown, dublin 15 (new house, well within the ballycoolin mast coverage according to their site) and i have a mate who lives about 5 minutes away near corduff, he has irish broadband no problem...
    basically i just got a letter saying that they "Conducted a GIS test" on my location, which "involves the use of mapping software to asses various geographical features that wpuld affect the availabilty of the breeze package"
    this sounds a bit off to me, maybe i'm naive, but there aren't any mountains between me and the mast and i assumed it was common practise to send an engineer out to do a physical Line of Sight test rather than just guessing it won't work using soiftware.
    anyone else had same thing? is it just madey-uppy or am i really in a broadband blackspot?
    i've already been told i can't get NTL and i refuse to give IOL or Eircom any more money. any ideas? thanks all.


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    Gone West
    Registered Users Posts: 6,374 ✭✭✭Gone West


    this post is probably in the wrong forum, mods could you move it?


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    Blaster99
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    If you can see the mast, tell IBB.


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    cgarvey
    Registered Users Posts: 3,886 ✭✭✭cgarvey


    IoffL > Net/Comms
    .. better late than never :)

    .cg


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    optiplexgx270
    Registered Users Posts: 2,502 ✭✭✭optiplexgx270


    They know i can see it but are running the GIS report anyways i know it has LOS as i can see the mast from the front bedroom in my house. I had a LOS test 18months ago and failed cos too far from one and tree blocked other but with the new tech ill be ok just ordered it there today cant wait :) but it will be gone when NTL becomes avail.


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    thomj42
    Closed Accounts Posts: 87 ✭✭thomj42


    are you in tyrrelstown too opti? i was on to ntl since, they say cable should be available over the next 2 weeks. trouble is i already have sky digital for my telly and ntl make you pay for the TV too if you want the broadband... :(
    ps. you should update your nick, the optiplex gx280 is out now ;)


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    optiplexgx270
    Registered Users Posts: 2,502 ✭✭✭optiplexgx270


    nope in dundrum area


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