Broadband availblility. what and where.

glineli

Grommet

Are we still looking at Q1 2008 for Crusheen?

Thanks

smellslikeshoes

Grommet wrote: »

Hi All,

Hot off the presses - I have just got my hands on a list of the 14 exchanges that eircom is planning to launch next Tuesday,18th December. They are:

CAMOLIN
CASTLEPOLLARD
CLONLARA
CRETTYARD
DURROW
FERNS
GLENDALOUGH
GLIN
GORESBRIDGE
KILLINICK
KILWORTH
MONIVEA
PATRICKSWELL
TYRRELLSPASS

There's also another 9 that apparently they are also trying to finish off so that they can launch them by the end of next week in time for Christmas. So no guarantees on these ones, but here's the list anyway:

BALLON
BORRISOLEIGH
KILDORRERY
KILLURIN
KILMACOW
KILSHEELIN
KINVARA
LIXNAW
MULLINAVAT

Note: if they do get all of these launched next week, they will have completed 84 of the exchanges from the list of 100 that they published last year.
The rest are due to be finished in early to mid 2008.

You Sir are an asset to broadband section, exchanges you listed to go live today are listed as enabled on Eircom site.

Grommet

SSS, thanks - my eircom mole is very reliable and I am happy to be able to help with the information flow.

glineli wrote: »

Grommet

Are we still looking at Q1 2008 for Crusheen?

Thanks

Not sure - I am told it is still in planning for Q1, but dates will not become clear until early in the new year. That's basically the same for all of the 319 sites - I understand that completing the bulk of the 100 sites this year has pretty much drained all the available resources so work on the next year programme is really only getting started.

lucylu

Grommet any word on Killerig Cross Exchange in Co. Carlow... All the exchanges around us are upgraded...
It would be nice to know if I can work from home any time in 2008?

lucernarian

Good to know Grommet. Does it look the same as the standard 30-pair cable with the built-in steel cable which is strung up on poles across Ireland?

superweld

Hello,


Anyone know when the Rathgormack, Co, Waterford exhange will be hooked up?

Please don't say 2009!


cheers

kaizersoze

superweld wrote: »

Please don't say 2009!

OK I won't say it.:p
2008 is a possibility though.

superweld

kaizersoze wrote: »

OK I won't say it.:p
2008 is a possibility though.

so there's hope

i just rang eircom and all they could tell me was it's not due to be done before july 2008. she couldn't or wouldn't tell me any plans after then.

Pighead

Anybody know if NTL Broadband/TV package is available in Phibsboro? Tried finding out earlier on but they put Pighead on hold for ages and his patience just snapped. If its not available whats the best option? Cheers.

Grommet

Just a quick update on the eircom's DSL roll out.

The total number of new eircom exchanges launched for DSL this year was around 105.

Of the 100 sites that were publicly announced as due for completion this year, 87 were actually completed, with the remainder now due to be finished in the first months of 2008.

Their current plans for 2008 are for an additional 250 or so new DSL enabled sites to be rolled out during the calendar year.

Happy New year everyone.

G.

lockers55

hi Grommet,

just a quick question do u know is the rhode exchange still scheduled for broadband this month or possibly february? Need Decent broadband here!:mad:

Grommet wrote: »

Just a quick update on the eircom's DSL roll out.

The total number of new eircom exchanges launched for DSL this year was around 105.

Of the 100 sites that were publicly announced as due for completion this year, 87 were actually completed, with the remainder now due to be finished in the first months of 2008.

Their current plans for 2008 are for an additional 250 or so new DSL enabled sites to be rolled out during the calendar year.

Happy New year everyone.

G.

Grommet

I am told that Rhode is still on target for later this month.

tammy

Kinvara exchange, Co. Galway has been DSL enabled, had a visit from the eircom rep today.

withnail76

Hi Grommet,
Just wondering if you know anything about when the exchange in Lanesboro, Co. Longford is scheduled for upgrade for broadband?
thanks!

joegly

Hi,

Does anyone have any idea when the Belclare exchange, near Tuam, Co Galway will be broadband enabled? I know it's on the list of the 319 exchange to be done by 2009 but it would be nice to know if its going to be the first qtr of 2008 or the last qtr of 2009!

Regards,

Joegly

Grommet

According to my source, both Lanesboro and Belclare are due in mid 2008. However I would add some caution that the full plans for the 319 sites are still being prepared and they tell me that these dates will depend very much on what they find when they survey the sites.

robert muldoon

Grommet wrote: »

Just a quick update on the eircom's DSL roll out.

The total number of new eircom exchanges launched for DSL this year was around 105.

Of the 100 sites that were publicly announced as due for completion this year, 87 were actually completed, with the remainder now due to be finished in the first months of 2008.

Their current plans for 2008 are for an additional 250 or so new DSL enabled sites to be rolled out during the calendar year.

Happy New year everyone.

G.

Is there a list of these new sites published anywhere ,perhaps you could give me a link

Thanks

paulbeara

A new supplier has arrived on the scene: National Broadband (www.nbb.ie/info) selling the Astra2Connect service. It is a 2-way satellite service with lowish speeds but no volume limit. VOIP and TV bundled with it.

Does anybody have any experience of this service?

Paul

paulbeara

A new supplier has arrived on the scene: National Broadband (www.nbb.ie/info) selling the Astra2Connect service. It is a 2-way satellite service with lowish speeds but no volume limit. VOIP and TV bundled with it.

Does anybody have any experience of this service?

Paul

zonEEE

Hi does anybody no if the Rosses Point , sligo exchange is going to be updated this year?

sturgo

Hi,

Just moved up to Glencree Co. Wicklow & am looking for broadband. I've a Three mobile phone and there's full GPRS coverage and I also have 3G coverage. According to the 3 website I shouldn't have 3 coverage but I'm able to use opera mini ok.

Just wondering if it's worth my while signing up to the 3 broadband service.

marathont

paulbeara wrote: »

A new supplier has arrived on the scene: National Broadband (www.nbb.ie/info) selling the Astra2Connect service. It is a 2-way satellite service with lowish speeds but no volume limit. VOIP and TV bundled with it.

Does anybody have any experience of this service?

Paul

Looks Like poor value to me, the broadband is extremely slow 256/64, and the tv package is just the free fta channels. There is surely a better satellite option around.

davmigil

Anybody know if the secondary exchange in Celbridge (Eircom have it listed as CELB exchange) is scheduled for upgrade any time soon? I'm based in Ardclough and am on this exchange.

Grommet

davmigil wrote: »

Anybody know if the secondary exchange in Celbridge (Eircom have it listed as CELB exchange) is scheduled for upgrade any time soon? I'm based in Ardclough and am on this exchange.

eircom has broadband at Celbridge, it should not matter which switch you are on (the 4th character in the site code only refers to the telephony switch - all switches in a site are connected to the same distribution frame and from there to the DSLAM. So it does not matter which switch you are on.

Are you not able to get broadband at the moment? Is it because your line fails when you check on the eircom web site?

Chicken Run

Hiya
Does anyone know whether Caher exchange (Co Clare) is due to be upgraded anytime in 2008 ?
Thanks

Grommet

Sorry Chicken Run - Caher is not on eircom's plans for DSL. May be covered under the Government's National Broadband tender - if so, you are probably looking at mid to end 2009 at the earliest and may or may not be DSL (Govt. may choose a wireless operator for that project).

Chicken Run

disappointing.. but thanks anyway Grommet

zonEEE

hi grommit, do you know if the Rosses Point , sligo exchange is going to be updated this year?

davmigil

Grommet wrote: »

eircom has broadband at Celbridge, it should not matter which switch you are on (the 4th character in the site code only refers to the telephony switch - all switches in a site are connected to the same distribution frame and from there to the DSLAM. So it does not matter which switch you are on.

Are you not able to get broadband at the moment? Is it because your line fails when you check on the eircom web site?

When I ring Eircom they say I am connected to an exchange that is listed as not being upgraded yet and to ring every few months to see if on the list. Is there an exchange in Ardclough by any chance? Though Eircom say I am listed as being connected to Celbridge?? Line test says exchange not broadband enabled.

davmigil

davmigil wrote: »

Anybody know if the secondary exchange in Celbridge (Eircom have it listed as CELB exchange) is scheduled for upgrade any time soon? I'm based in Ardclough and am on this exchange.

Checked that again and it is the CELD exchange. Wherever that is!