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chorus Broadband

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    #32
    zuma
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,685 ✭✭✭zuma


    Thats a good quality 1Mb connection Overlord!!!

    Shame its only available to a very small population due to Chorus management being absolute idiots!!!

    Have you heard anything about chorus offering higher download speeds in the future??


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    #33
    Drexl Spivey
    Registered Users Posts: 528 ✭✭✭Drexl Spivey


    I have called Chorus.... BB will not be available in Celbridge in the next 10 months...........................


    Esat BT it'll be.

    :)


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    #34
    Marcopolo85
    Closed Accounts Posts: 330 ✭✭Marcopolo85


    Overlord wrote:
    Howya,
    I'm in Clonmel and have been on chorus broadband since november approx.
    no trouble with the service that i can recall. speed has been upgraded to 1mbit down. Routing is bad to ireland though. everything gets routed straight through Uk regardless of destination.

    How much does it cost? :confused:


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    #35
    Overlord
    Registered Users Posts: 469 ✭✭Overlord


    Marcopolo85 wrote:
    How much does it cost? :confused:


    30 euro per month if u have the tv as well


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    #36
    zuma
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,685 ✭✭✭zuma


    Connection costs €50 for full technician install to one PC in your home

    Unlimited surfing for a fixed rate of €35 per month

    _____________Chorus
    Price_________€35
    Downstream___1024k
    Upstream______256k
    Download Limit__20GB

    NTL offer a similar download speed for €25 a month...the sooner one company owns both Chorus+NTL the better for all.


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    #37
    GregusManus
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22 ✭GregusManus


    Jeff,

    I used to live in Celbridge, there used to be a community wireless network. It cost around EUR200 to install equipment, and then 20EUR/month for 1Mbit upload/download and no limits. This was 2 years ago so if they have moved with the times it could be cheaper/faster. IIRC the Guys offering it were near Tesco.

    I had the Chorus cable TV service there, and there was no problems, the main reason i took it was that chorus dont enforce there contracts, atleast no with the TV service.

    I am now in the Limerick area and still have Chorus Cable TV, the service is much the same, except i get few extra channels: Discovery, UKGold and some commedy classic channel, but now MTV

    On the occasions i have dealt with customer services, they have been friendly, and i think they have CS office in Clonmel, or in that area.

    If Chorus Cablenet was availible in Limerick i think i'd go for it.


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    #38
    JNive
    Registered Users Posts: 994 ✭✭✭JNive


    www.cablenet.ie -> check your address and it tells you what services are available on it.
    For Cork, it has been available in Kenley/Model Farm Road/Bishopstown for many months now. They are currently upgrading with works in the Mayfield/Lotabeg area ( behind ballinderry park to be precise ).

    If you are able to use VoIP reliably on it, the service offering looks decent, considering there aint no NTL here.


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    #39
    campers
    Closed Accounts Posts: 117 ✭✭campers


    Everything said about Chorus on this thread is true. They really are DIRE.

    We get "digital" tellie over an old mesh dish à la a sh1te box from Sagem. It's ridiculously slow. People familiar with Sky would laugh and run. When not frozen, or just plain dead, it suffers from signal strength/tuning problems. The picture is frequently pixellated... where it turns into large one-inch squares.
    sgm0137ge.th.jpg

    CS is a also joke. We pay our cable bill (€29.99) every month without fail; but they still telephone to push for immediate payment. How money-hungry are these people exactly??

    When I heard about receivership I actually hoped this would be the end of Chorus.... once n for all.

    RE broadband:
    Even though I live in a brand spankin new housing development in Limerick city... they (Chorus) reckon BB is another "six to twelve months away."
    I doubt it'll ever come... they are fundamentally inept.


    btw: how do I get SKY without a phone line..? Does a wireless BB connection suffice?


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    #40
    zuma
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,685 ✭✭✭zuma


    JNive wrote:
    www.cablenet.ie -> check your address and it tells you what services are available on it.
    For Cork, it has been available in Kenley/Model Farm Road/Bishopstown for many months now. They are currently upgrading with works in the Mayfield/Lotabeg area ( behind ballinderry park to be precise ).

    If you are able to use VoIP reliably on it, the service offering looks decent, considering there aint no NTL here.


    Holy shít they have finally brough cable BB to the bishopstown area!!!!

    I need proof as it was "only months away" a couple of years back!!!

    ======================================================
    Just checked 3 of my old addresses in bishopstown and it appears there database has yet to be updated...or is up to date and there is still no cable Broadband there!


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    #41
    JNive
    Registered Users Posts: 994 ✭✭✭JNive


    lol, ya i was often wondering when they were going to finish, but i fi remember right, it was became available about 9 months ago.


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    #42
    Fionn
    Registered Users Posts: 2,368 ✭✭✭Fionn


    i just noticed this thread. I realise it's a bit out of date , but maybe someone will be interested in the figures.
    I've got Chorus cablenet, been on it since it came out, must be three years now or more! I don't have any complaints about it. it works!! Haven't a clue about the telly part of it.

    here's three speed tests i've taken tonight, i don't know how they compare to other offerings, it suits for what i want anyway.

    [URL=https://us.v-cdn.net/6034073/[/URL]
    [URL=https://us.v-cdn.net/6034073/[/URL]
    [URL=https://us.v-cdn.net/6034073/[/URL]


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    #43
    JNive
    Registered Users Posts: 994 ✭✭✭JNive


    a traceroute to layeredtech.com ( US via Savvis ) boards.ie and jolt.co.uk would be lovely ( with pings if possible ). There have been reports and thus possible issues, that Chorus peers only in the UK, which might have an effect on the above tests.


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    #44
    Fionn
    Registered Users Posts: 2,368 ✭✭✭Fionn


    Ok, here’s what I got after I pinged and did a traceroute on the three domains you mentioned

    Layeredtech.com
    08/24/05 15:47:02 ping 72.21.34.34
    Ping 72.21.34.34 ...
    1 Addr:72.21.34.34, RTT: 169ms, TTL: 44
    2 Addr:72.21.34.34, RTT: 168ms, TTL: 44
    3 Addr:72.21.34.34, RTT: 166ms, TTL: 44
    4 Addr:72.21.34.34, RTT: 167ms, TTL: 44
    5 Addr:72.21.34.34, RTT: 190ms, TTL: 44
    6 Addr:72.21.34.34, RTT: 198ms, TTL: 44
    7 Addr:72.21.34.34, RTT: 187ms, TTL: 44
    8 Addr:72.21.34.34, RTT: 168ms, TTL: 44
    9 Addr:72.21.34.34, RTT: 166ms, TTL: 44
    10 Addr:72.21.34.34, RTT: 172ms, TTL: 44

    08/24/05 15:47:56 Fast traceroute 72.21.34.34
    Trace 72.21.34.34 ...
    1 180.166.123.254 0ms 0ms 0ms TTL: 0 (No rDNS)
    2 10.136.10.1 22ms 38ms 6ms TTL: 0 (No rDNS)
    3 10.136.1.137 15ms 14ms 15ms TTL: 0 (No rDNS)
    4 10.136.1.142 42ms 31ms 39ms TTL: 0 (No rDNS)
    5 213.46.174.121 29ms 31ms 56ms TTL: 0 (No rDNS)
    6 213.46.174.141 47ms 61ms 43ms TTL: 0 (No rDNS)
    7 213.46.174.33 33ms 29ms 33ms TTL: 0 (uk-lon01a-rd1-ge-7-0.aorta.net ok)
    8 213.46.160.154 50ms 45ms 48ms TTL: 0 (de-fra01a-rd2-ge-3-0.aorta.net ok)
    9 213.46.160.146 138ms 196ms 144ms TTL: 0 (us-ewr01a-rd1-pos-4-0.aorta.net ok)
    10 4.79.188.25 129ms 126ms 128ms TTL: 0 (ge-6-5-163.car1.Newark1.Level3.net ok)
    11 4.68.99.65 129ms 130ms 167ms TTL: 0 (ae-1-53.bbr1.Newark1.Level3.net ok)
    12 4.68.128.138 128ms 129ms 129ms TTL: 0 (as-2-0.bbr2.NewYork1.Level3.net ok)
    13 4.68.97.36 131ms 145ms 159ms TTL: 0 (ge-7-0-0-52.gar3.NewYork1.Level3.net ok)
    14 4.68.127.206 131ms 132ms 129ms TTL: 0 (dcr6-so-6-1-0.NewYork.savvis.net rDNS: No DNS)
    15 204.70.192.206 130ms 161ms 200ms TTL: 0 (bcs2-so-1-0-0-500.NewYork.savvis.net ok)
    16 204.70.192.49 185ms 173ms 204ms TTL: 0 (bcs1-so-6-0-0.Dallas.savvis.net ok)
    17 208.172.129.230 171ms 170ms 168ms TTL: 0 (ohr1-pos-1-0.FortWorthda1.savvis.net ok)
    18 216.39.64.58 170ms 168ms 506ms TTL: 0 (csr1-ve242.FortWorthda1.savvis.net ok)
    19 216.39.86.190 169ms 170ms 171ms TTL: 0 (No rDNS)
    20 No Response * * *
    21 72.21.34.34 167ms 169ms 172ms TTL: 44 (www1.layeredtech.com ok)

    Boards.ie
    08/24/05 16:04:44 ping 82.195.136.36
    Ping 82.195.136.36 ...
    1 Addr:82.195.136.36, RTT: 48ms, TTL: 50
    2 Addr:82.195.136.36, RTT: 46ms, TTL: 50
    3 Addr:82.195.136.36, RTT: 43ms, TTL: 50
    4 Addr:82.195.136.36, RTT: 77ms, TTL: 50
    5 Addr:82.195.136.36, RTT: 43ms, TTL: 50
    6 Addr:82.195.136.36, RTT: 41ms, TTL: 50
    7 Addr:82.195.136.36, RTT: 43ms, TTL: 50
    8 Addr:82.195.136.36, RTT: 103ms, TTL: 50
    9 Addr:82.195.136.36, RTT: 43ms, TTL: 50
    10 Addr:82.195.136.36, RTT: 45ms, TTL: 50

    08/24/05 16:05:24 Fast traceroute 82.195.136.36
    Trace 82.195.136.36 ...
    1 180.166.123.254 0ms 0ms 0ms TTL: 0 (No rDNS)
    2 10.136.10.1 19ms 7ms 7ms TTL: 0 (No rDNS)
    3 10.136.1.137 41ms 17ms 15ms TTL: 0 (No rDNS)
    4 10.136.1.142 18ms 15ms 40ms TTL: 0 (No rDNS)
    5 213.46.174.121 40ms 90ms 37ms TTL: 0 (No rDNS)
    6 195.66.226.77 63ms 77ms 29ms TTL: 0 (GigabitEthernet5-0.linx2.lon1.level3.net probable bogus rDNS: No DNS)
    7 212.113.3.25 83ms 31ms 30ms TTL: 0 (so-1-3-0.gar1.London1.Level3.net ok)
    8 212.187.131.7 37ms 36ms 37ms TTL: 0 (ge-10-0.ipcolo1.London1.Level3.net ok)
    9 80.253.124.21 43ms 49ms 46ms TTL: 0 (No rDNS)
    10 82.195.128.7 45ms 43ms 44ms TTL: 0 (corerouter1.hosting365.ie fraudulent rDNS)
    11 82.195.136.36 83ms 52ms 45ms TTL: 50 (boards.ie ok)

    Jolt.co.uk
    08/24/05 16:07:35 ping 82.133.85.65
    Ping 82.133.85.65 ...
    1 Addr:82.133.85.65, RTT: 40ms, TTL: 54
    2 Addr:82.133.85.65, RTT: 45ms, TTL: 54
    3 Addr:82.133.85.65, RTT: 63ms, TTL: 54
    4 Addr:82.133.85.65, RTT: 34ms, TTL: 54
    5 Addr:82.133.85.65, RTT: 32ms, TTL: 54
    6 Addr:82.133.85.65, RTT: 32ms, TTL: 54
    7 Addr:82.133.85.65, RTT: 35ms, TTL: 54
    8 Addr:82.133.85.65, RTT: 33ms, TTL: 54
    9 Addr:82.133.85.65, RTT: 41ms, TTL: 54
    10 Addr:82.133.85.65, RTT: 29ms, TTL: 54

    08/24/05 16:08:09
    08/24/05 16:08:09 Fast traceroute jolt.co.uk
    Trace jolt.co.uk (82.133.85.65) ...
    1 180.166.123.254 0ms 0ms 0ms TTL: 0 (No rDNS)
    2 10.136.10.1 7ms 15ms 6ms TTL: 0 (No rDNS)
    3 10.136.1.137 16ms 15ms 14ms TTL: 0 (No rDNS)
    4 10.136.1.142 21ms 23ms 57ms TTL: 0 (No rDNS)
    5 213.46.174.121 31ms 28ms 30ms TTL: 0 (No rDNS)
    6 195.66.226.59 30ms 28ms 49ms TTL: 0 (lon1-10.nildram.net rDNS: No DNS)
    7 84.12.225.130 31ms 27ms 30ms TTL: 0 (No rDNS)
    8 195.149.20.214 33ms 83ms 32ms TTL: 0 (jolt-gw.nildram.net)
    9 82.133.85.65 44ms 30ms 28ms TTL: 54 (No rDNS)


    I’m still not sure if the speed is satisfactory compared to other products, I find it suits my needs, maybe its slow compared to others! It costs €35 a month, don't know if there's anything cheaper in my area.


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    #45
    JNive
    Registered Users Posts: 994 ✭✭✭JNive


    ah so they still only peer at LINX in london, interesting to see the savvis trace go to london, france, then the US, whereas eircom for instance go straight to at&t in US, and straight on Savvis, pinging from hosting365.ie to layeredtech.com again shows it going to Linx, but straight onto savvis from there.

    Ah well, seems ok, if you dont get bitten by disconnections/unavailability or 'contention' roflmao.


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    #46
    Fionn
    Registered Users Posts: 2,368 ✭✭✭Fionn


    JNive wrote:
    Ah well, seems ok, if you dont get bitten by disconnections/unavailability or 'contention' roflmao.

    :)
    I've rarely had any unavailability like maybe three/four periods all under 24 hours since i got it. It never disconnects as far as i can see.

    Because there's about seven of us in my area...i don't think contention is gonna be an issue ;)


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    #47
    ice2030
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1 ✭ice2030


    There customer services is total crap but my speed is the best hahahaha

    th_82705_Capture_122_468lo.JPG


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    #48
    Overlord
    Registered Users Posts: 469 ✭✭Overlord


    ice2030 wrote: »
    There customer services is total crap but my speed is the best hahahaha

    th_82705_Capture_122_468lo.JPG

    did u hack the modem to get that speed ;-)


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    #49
    mjsmyth
    Registered Users Posts: 1,108 ✭✭✭mjsmyth


    I doubt he hacked the modem.... If you search posts for the weekend, you will see I was getting speeds of up to 18Mb on Chorus.

    mj


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