Local dial-up (Dublin/01)

xeduCat

Just checking something - I presume that there are no ISPs in Ireland offering 01 local access (i.e. as opposed to 18xx) any more? I am considering getting a landline, but the various Eircom packages that allocate a set or unlimited amount of local and national calls exclude 18xx, as far as I know.

Cryos

AFAIK eircom had to move over to 189x numbers for internet.

It also stops people from using their local Voice minutes as their internet time.

Eircom Flat Rate or IOL anytime would be your best options for internet dial up access

damien

If you took one of those unlimited local calls options and dialed into a friends broadband line and connected via his dsl enabled pc you could have an always-on dialup connection to the net. Would naturally only work for someone that had a line just for dsl and not for calls.

Cryos

damien.m wrote:

If you took one of those unlimited local calls options and dialed into a friends broadband line and connected via his dsl enabled pc you could have an always-on dialup connection to the net. Would naturally only work for someone that had a line just for dsl and not for calls.

Unfortunatly damien it dosnt work as you cannot make a logical network out of your 56k/isdn modem and a high speed connection, you can only link up high speed connections / lan connections.

Blaster99

I can't see any reason why it wouldn't work, but don't those flat rate or unlimited call plans generally end up costing about as much as broadband in any event? And broadband is obviously vastly better.

Cryos

Blaster, the only remote thing near it is Cisco Lan2Lan but thats a redundant system for switching over to another connection fast.

You cant do it, you cant interface a high speed connection with a 56k modem as their pulse rate and stuff are differnt (or so says cisco).

cgarvey

Lads, we're going a long way around to answer the OP here!!

Damien's suggestion is possible, and used by lots of mid-large companies for employee access.

Basically the trick is to have some component (on the friend-with-DSL's side) that accepts incoming PSTN connections, and manages routing. Something like Microsoft RAS, or some linux box do the trick, without the need for expensive POTS termination equipment like dial-up ISPs would use.

It seems a whole load of trouble to go to, though. Lots of issues you'd need to sort out first. How you'd share/control ISP costs, bandwidth, quality of service (you're downloading porn affects his VoIP calls), terms & conditions of ISP (is he allowed to resell?).. does he need to leave PC on, or are you getting dedicated hardware. Need to share power costs? Are you tying up his phone line? The list goes on.

HelterSkelter

Would it work if you took the UTV talk package (free evening & weekend calls to Ireland & UK landlines once they are under one hour) and called up a UK ISP??

seamus

Moved from IOFFL.

Neil_Sedaka

HelterSkelter wrote:

Would it work if you took the UTV talk package (free evening & weekend calls to Ireland & UK landlines once they are under one hour) and called up a UK ISP??

I'd like to hear an answer to that one too!

Sponge Bob

they are all 0845 nowadays in the UK, Landlines are UK 01 and 02 numbers.

Superman

oh theres one left! >> hope it works

Our man in Havana

Tried it for a min to see if it is free on next months bill.

Sponge Bob

If you are an O2 customer.

Below is the list of dial-up numbers associated with local regions, select the access number for your Area code to connect to O2.ie.

If you are still unsure please call Customer Care on 1740 at €0.19 per call from your mobile phone, or 1550 924 086 from landlines (Calls cost €0.74 per min)

* 01 2461027 - Dublin
* 021 2360017 - Cork
* 022 66004 - Mallow
* 023 28004 - Bandon
* 024 26004 - Youghal
* 025 26004 - Fermoy
* 026 28004 - Macroom
* 027 28004 - Bantry
* 028 49004 - Skibbereen
* 029 27004 - Kanturk
* 0402 96004 - Arklow
* 0404 26004 - Wicklow
* 0405 65004 - Enfield
* 041 9760004 - Drogheda
* 042 9360004 - Dundalk
* 043 53004 - Longford
* 044 89004 - Mullingar
* 045 560004 - Kildare
* 046 57004 - Nobber
* 047 28004 - Clones
* 049 4350004 - Cavan
* 0502 76004 - Portlaoise
* 0503 66004 - Carlow
* 0504 38004 - Templemore
* 0505 29004 - Roscrea
* 0506 37004 - Clara
* 0507 28004 - Athy
* 0508 77004 - Baltinglass
* 0509 40004 - Portumna
* 051 326004 - Waterford
* 052 48004 - Cahir
* 053 56004 - Wexford
* 054 48004 - Enniscorthy
* 055 38004 - Gorey
* 056 74004 - Kilkenny
* 058 66004 - Dungarvan
* 061 260003 - Limerick
* 062 39004 - Tipperary
* 063 28004 - Rathluirc
* 064 49004 - Killarney
* 065 6870004 - Ennis
* 066 9100004 - Kilorglin
* 067 36004 - Nenagh
* 068 39004 - Listowel
* 069 28004 - Newcastle West
* 071 72004 - Sligo
* 072 28004 - Manorhamilton
* 073 29004 - Donegal
* 074 70004 - Lifford
* 075 29004 - Dungloe
* 077 71004 - Buncrana
* 078 53004 - Carrick-on-Shannon
* 079 60004 - Boyle
* 0902 56004 - Banagher
* 0903 39004 - Roscommon
* 0905 20004 - Ballinasloe
* 0907 48004 - Castlerea
* 091 460305 - Galway
* 092 27004 - Ballinrobe
* 093 57004 - Tuam
* 094 40004 - Castlebar
* 095 27004 - Clifden
* 096 40004 - Ballina
* 097 26004 - Belmullet
* 098 34004 - Westport
* 099 24004 - Kilronan

Cryos

but arnt they still able to distinguish between voice and data calls ? like vodafone, o2, three and meteor ?

There was some form of system that i think has been taken out of server 2003, but basically you dial the number to which the server is attached it stays on it for 10 seconds then drops the connection and then the server rings your computer. Sort of like a VPN.

Looking at the remote routing and access tools with server 2003 i cant see any valid way to setup such a system...

seamus

Blitz wrote:

but arnt they still able to distinguish between voice and data calls ? like vodafone, o2, three and meteor ?

There was some form of system that i think has been taken out of server 2003, but basically you dial the number to which the server is attached it stays on it for 10 seconds then drops the connection and then the server rings your computer. Sort of like a VPN.

Looking at the remote routing and access tools with server 2003 i cant see any valid way to setup such a system...

Dial-back is still available in Server 2003.

rsynnott

Blitz wrote:

You cant do it, you cant interface a high speed connection with a 56k modem as their pulse rate and stuff are differnt (or so says cisco).

Nonsense. PPP server on the computer, ip forwarding, attach a conventional modem, another computer can dial in It wouldn't be fast tho; max upload on a 56k modem is 31.2kbps