National Broadband Ireland : implementation and progress

Yes, they they will run the cable from the pole to the gable but they won't enter the attic to install the equipment, the ONT/ODP or run the fibre cable.

Posted here previously, homeowners have assisted with running the fibre through the attic to a room below if the installer is amenable.

Difficult to say, but in my case it was between 2-3 months.

So it only took 3 days from available to order to installation? , that was fast ,I was under the impression that it could take weeks from available to order to actual install , hope it's that quick for me .

Doesn't give the rest of us much hope.

DPs are on poles here for a little over a month. I met a KN guy today who was checking poles. He said I’d have fibre in 2 weeks. I told him that the existing duct may be blocked. He said not to worry that they would unblock it on the installation day if they could. If they can’t unblock, they’ll put in a pole (the house is 80m in from the road) and run a cable to the gable end. We had a look at the house on his iPad. There are lots of trees but nothing was a problem for this guy who works across Europe for KN circet.

I got the order in for my parent place and they've given a provisional installation date of early august. Did Sky give you an installation date when you ordered as well ?

Yes, they gave me an installation date of 7th July the day I ordered. I'm hoping that'll be brought forward when we go "Ready to Order". Wishful thinking? Yes 😁

New wholesale products launched. Looks like the 2Gbps offerings will be coming from industry soon.

NBI's own equipment is capable of up to 10Gb/s, the table of pricing above refers to the Wifi Routers that are provided by the individual ISPs. I honestly don't know why NBI would distinguish between them (there's no more effort to install 1gbps vs >1gbps). There's a few reasons why ISPs might not install faster equipment though

• Most consumers will be happy on 500 or 1000 mbps for many years
• Many ISPs will have a stockpile of existing routers they need to offload
• In some cases the preferred router supplier for an ISP might not yet provide a 1gbps+ offering
• There are almost no mobile devices that use the 1gbps+ speeds of Wifi 6. (using 4x4 streams)

The speed is essentially the same with all of them. Punch in your Eircode in NBI.ie, and ring the providers who are available in your area. I had a two week lead time from call to installation, but others were told it would be months (as certain ISPs want to install specific gear in the local exchange). I went with Digiweb (even though I have Sky in the house for TV). Main reason was customer support (I've been with them for a few years before NBI arrived)

Thanks guys. I'm between Digiweb for the good rep and Vodafone for the price.

Re: Mast Backhaul

I saw a mobile mast today connected via NBI fibre, Cullen Hill - Tipperary DA, west out of Cullen village (near to E34 HK23).

Should've taken a pic, larger orange fibre drop cable from the DP on the pole beside the entrance, then underground to the mast cabinet.

That's just up the road from me! Are you living in the Tipp DA general area @The Cush or just passing by?

Who does Vodafone NBI installs?

I have an attic that's not the easiest to get around (not too difficult either) but it's where I have my router and network points. Will there be any issue getting the cable run up there? Either through the previous POTS ducting or a separate entrance for satellite feed.

Also, the ducting from the pole on the opposite side of the road to my house is blocked or was never done properly with the house construction. The fibre will have to be run at height over the road to my house (2 storey). Will there be any issue with this?

Thanks.

Yeah, all the network points are terminated in the attic from all around the house and there's power obviously so it would make sense.

My house is close to the road and the old copper wires were run across, so it will hopefully be no problem once they can do it in principle. Eir tried rodding the ducting before with no luck, but they may have given up very easily.

Thanks for the info.