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  • 13-05-2005 9:31am
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    gandalf
    Registered Users Posts: 26,458 ✭✭✭✭


    Hi lads just a quick note to say thanks. I have finally joined the broadband age after years of frustrated waiting, and it is thanks to Ireland Offline. My line which has consistantly failed the DSL test since day one passed after Eircoms so called lowering of the test criteria. Without the additional pressure that Ioffl exerted on companies like Eircom and on Government I believe we would still be back in the stone age. I am now on trial with UTV and have a very fast connection onto the Internet (which begs the question how much extra profit did Eircom make off me over the years that I had to keep my ISDN line). Next Week once I am sure that all is running ok I will be ringing Eircom to cancel my ISDN line (that will be a very happy day!).

    Lads if you need anything from me just PM.


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    Sponge Bob
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 25,234 ✭✭✭✭Sponge Bob


    Can you elaborate a tad on this mysterious 'lowering' of the criteria .....like are you 5km from the exchange for example ?

    How did you get Eircom to accept this and provision you ?


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    gandalf
    Registered Users Posts: 26,458 ✭✭✭✭gandalf


    I saw it in a post here that apparently the criteria had been lowered on the tests (I immediately checked the line and it passed, so I order a DSL trial straight away), I do not know what parametres etc that have lowered but a line that before "was not and never will be capable of running DSL" is running it perfectly well now. If you failed before I suggest you check the online test system on eircom.ie your line may be passing now.

    Believe me I went all the way to the top with emails and phone calls into Eircom, Comreg the works and no one would lift a finger to fix the line, looks like it never needed fixing at all. But hey they got a few more years ISDN rental from me in the bargain.


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    shinzon
    Registered Users Posts: 5,460 ✭✭✭shinzon


    Sponge Bob wrote:
    Can you elaborate a tad on this mysterious 'lowering' of the criteria .....like are you 5km from the exchange for example ?

    How did you get Eircom to accept this and provision you ?


    David mcredmond did an interview awhile back on Todayfm i believe where he said the criteria had or would be lowered, shortly after that my line which was permanently failing passed as well


    Shin


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    Cryos
    Registered Users Posts: 816 ✭✭✭Cryos


    Dang! will they lower the criteria again :) maybe to 6k's :D


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    lucernarian
    Registered Users Posts: 9,235 ✭✭✭lucernarian


    Regarding the lowering of criteria in the line test, there is a garage about 3.5 km from the local exchange in town (Drogheda). This line used to pass the line test but when I checked it after this reduction in test-passing limits it failed it. This really suprised me as Eircom did not touch the line recently. Any ideas?


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