Comments on: eircom announce another 300+ additional exchanges to be enabled – No timeframe http://www.mulley.net/2007/04/04/eircom-announce-another-300-additional-exchanges-to-be-enabled-no-timeframe/ Invisible people have invisible rights Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:55:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: John http://www.mulley.net/2007/04/04/eircom-announce-another-300-additional-exchanges-to-be-enabled-no-timeframe/comment-page-2/#comment-928116 John Wed, 06 Apr 2011 10:08:21 +0000 http://www.mulley.net/?p=2038#comment-928116 Latest update, but have heard this so many times in correspondence with Eircom so would expect to be adding another 5 years on top of this time frame. Eircom confirms Leitirm village to be broadband enabled later this month « Go Back Apr 05 2011 Eircom says it will be another few weeks before broadband is enabled in Leitrim Village. It follows concerns by local Fianna Fail Councillor Francie Gilmartin that a number of businesses were planning to pull out of the town if the service was not put in place as a matter of urgency. Eircom had previously indicated that it would be March when faster internet access would be available however a spokesperson says this has now been pushed back until the middle of this month. Councillor Gilmartin says, while he welcomes clarification from Eircom, he hopes there will be no further delays. Latest update, but have heard this so many times in correspondence with Eircom so would expect to be adding another 5 years on top of this time frame.

Eircom confirms Leitirm village to be broadband enabled later this month « Go Back
Apr 05 2011

Eircom says it will be another few weeks before broadband is enabled in Leitrim Village.

It follows concerns by local Fianna Fail Councillor Francie Gilmartin that a number of businesses were planning to pull out of the town if the service was not put in place as a matter of urgency.

Eircom had previously indicated that it would be March when faster internet access would be available however a spokesperson says this has now been pushed back until the middle of this month.

Councillor Gilmartin says, while he welcomes clarification from Eircom, he hopes there will be no further delays.

]]> By: Sheila McGarry http://www.mulley.net/2007/04/04/eircom-announce-another-300-additional-exchanges-to-be-enabled-no-timeframe/comment-page-2/#comment-923301 Sheila McGarry Sat, 07 Aug 2010 16:21:20 +0000 http://www.mulley.net/?p=2038#comment-923301 We have broadband eircom 200 metres from us from the Drumshanbo exchange but because we are in the leitrim village exchange we cannot get Broadband with a 3 rating. I have rang all the mobile broadband companies and was advised that we could only get 2 rating with mobile so we are as well to stick to dial up. We are definitely at a disadvantage here. I cannot access anything with a photo or video on it with dial up, its so slow and a waste of time. From banking, to booking holiday, to checking out special deals in the irish market or any other market. We still have to pay for our landline but with none of the benefits like Skype, U Tube, etc. What a croc this country is. Eircom could run a line from my house to the house 200meters up the road and I could have broadband and imagion all business I could do on line. The Government seem to want rural communities to stay in the dark ages or else pay 800 euro to a local guy to provide broadbrand where eircom could do it for a fraction of the cost. We have broadband eircom 200 metres from us from the Drumshanbo exchange but because we are in the leitrim village exchange we cannot get Broadband with a 3 rating. I have rang all the mobile broadband companies and was advised that we could only get 2 rating with mobile so we are as well to stick to dial up. We are definitely at a disadvantage here. I cannot access anything with a photo or video on it with dial up, its so slow and a waste of time. From banking, to booking holiday, to checking out special deals in the irish market or any other market. We still have to pay for our landline but with none of the benefits like Skype, U Tube, etc. What a croc this country is. Eircom could run a line from my house to the house 200meters up the road and I could have broadband and imagion all business I could do on line. The Government seem to want rural communities to stay in the dark ages or else pay 800 euro to a local guy to provide broadbrand where eircom could do it for a fraction of the cost.

]]> By: John http://www.mulley.net/2007/04/04/eircom-announce-another-300-additional-exchanges-to-be-enabled-no-timeframe/comment-page-2/#comment-918819 John Mon, 07 Sep 2009 10:04:27 +0000 http://www.mulley.net/?p=2038#comment-918819 Sounds good Nick, looks like a great service alright, I have just contact Groupnet as I hear they have installed a new mast in the area which may provide an acceptable service. I hear that the speeds from this are fairly low but anything would be better than dial up at this stage as have no confidence in Eircom right now. Sounds good Nick, looks like a great service alright, I have just contact Groupnet as I hear they have installed a new mast in the area which may provide an acceptable service.
I hear that the speeds from this are fairly low but anything would be better than dial up at this stage as have no confidence in Eircom right now.

]]> By: Nick Whittome http://www.mulley.net/2007/04/04/eircom-announce-another-300-additional-exchanges-to-be-enabled-no-timeframe/comment-page-2/#comment-918792 Nick Whittome Fri, 04 Sep 2009 08:25:05 +0000 http://www.mulley.net/?p=2038#comment-918792 Oops... Damien, can you fix the link in my last post.... it should be: http://www.munsterbroadband.ie/ Oops…

Damien, can you fix the link in my last post…. it should be:
http://www.munsterbroadband.ie/

]]> By: Nick Whittome http://www.mulley.net/2007/04/04/eircom-announce-another-300-additional-exchanges-to-be-enabled-no-timeframe/comment-page-2/#comment-918790 Nick Whittome Thu, 03 Sep 2009 23:32:13 +0000 http://www.mulley.net/?p=2038#comment-918790 For those that care..... I gave up on Eircom, and the two shambolic Wireless providers that were in Murroe. I have been a big part of the process that got <a href="http://www.munsterbroadband.ie/" rel="nofollow">http://www.munsterbroadband.ie/</a> into Murroe / Boher and I tell you what, they are a BRILLIANT wireless provider. For my home I have a 3MB/1MB link on wireless that is solid, and for work a 8MB/4MB link which is also outstanding. 10 - 20MS ping rates. Wireless, done right (which I grant you is rare), is amazing.... For those that care…..

I gave up on Eircom, and the two shambolic Wireless providers that were in Murroe. I have been a big part of the process that got http://www.munsterbroadband.ie/ into Murroe / Boher and I tell you what, they are a BRILLIANT wireless provider. For my home I have a 3MB/1MB link on wireless that is solid, and for work a 8MB/4MB link which is also outstanding. 10 – 20MS ping rates.

Wireless, done right (which I grant you is rare), is amazing….

]]> By: John http://www.mulley.net/2007/04/04/eircom-announce-another-300-additional-exchanges-to-be-enabled-no-timeframe/comment-page-2/#comment-918763 John Wed, 02 Sep 2009 11:33:13 +0000 http://www.mulley.net/?p=2038#comment-918763 Hi Guys, I have tried 3, O2 and groupnet, none of them were able to offer and acceptable service as cover was poor or not avail from Groupnet(O2 and 3 worse than dialup in area), If I could be sure Eircom would even have it enabled by end of this year that would be somthing to wait for. Otherwise I will have to go and get Satelite as just totally fed up with it at this stage, the cost will be near €800 to install and wont be good enough for gaming due to the latency...Very disappointing to be still talking about this after all this time. These kind of issues are really holding local business and working individuals back in this country. The contract should have been taken off Eircom a long time ago, has anyone seen the August exchange upgrades? Only 2 for the whole country, that is shambolic, looks as though they are just winding the whole operation of upgrading up at that rate... Hi Guys,

I have tried 3, O2 and groupnet, none of them were able to offer and acceptable service as cover was poor or not avail from Groupnet(O2 and 3 worse than dialup in area), If I could be sure Eircom would even have it enabled by end of this year that would be somthing to wait for.
Otherwise I will have to go and get Satelite as just totally fed up with it at this stage, the cost will be near €800 to install and wont be good enough for gaming due to the latency…Very disappointing to be still talking about this after all this time. These kind of issues are really holding local business and working individuals back in this country.
The contract should have been taken off Eircom a long time ago, has anyone seen the August exchange upgrades? Only 2 for the whole country, that is shambolic, looks as though they are just winding the whole operation of upgrading up at that rate…

]]> By: Lynn http://www.mulley.net/2007/04/04/eircom-announce-another-300-additional-exchanges-to-be-enabled-no-timeframe/comment-page-2/#comment-918760 Lynn Tue, 01 Sep 2009 14:58:51 +0000 http://www.mulley.net/?p=2038#comment-918760 I just found out about the National Broadband Scheme being rolled out by 3 - go to their website www.three.ie and on the bottom left hand corner there's a link about this. You can type in your address and it will tell you if it's available in your area. Apparently they try various options to enable you to receive broadband (satellite, modem, receivers etc) and it either doesn't cost you anything to install or it's very cheap because it's part of the government scheme to get broadband delivered countrywide I just found out about the National Broadband Scheme being rolled out by 3 – go to their website http://www.three.ie and on the bottom left hand corner there’s a link about this. You can type in your address and it will tell you if it’s available in your area. Apparently they try various options to enable you to receive broadband (satellite, modem, receivers etc) and it either doesn’t cost you anything to install or it’s very cheap because it’s part of the government scheme to get broadband delivered countrywide

]]> By: Leon Quinn http://www.mulley.net/2007/04/04/eircom-announce-another-300-additional-exchanges-to-be-enabled-no-timeframe/comment-page-2/#comment-918759 Leon Quinn Tue, 01 Sep 2009 14:52:58 +0000 http://www.mulley.net/?p=2038#comment-918759 @ John I'd be confident for once that Eircom will get to you by the end of the year. Have you tried Groupnet in the meantime? @ John I’d be confident for once that Eircom will get to you by the end of the year. Have you tried Groupnet in the meantime?

]]> By: Pete http://www.mulley.net/2007/04/04/eircom-announce-another-300-additional-exchanges-to-be-enabled-no-timeframe/comment-page-2/#comment-918756 Pete Tue, 01 Sep 2009 12:06:44 +0000 http://www.mulley.net/?p=2038#comment-918756 Well after almost giving up waiting, I finally have a decent broadband service here in Duagh. Despite yet another disappointing email from Eircom which they told me they are pushing Duagh back yet again to Oct/Dec 09 (and quite frankly I would assume that would get pushed back again because I believe they havn't the money to do the work), and Vodafone not getting back to me over their antenna up the road, I got online yesterday with 3. As part of the NBB scheme, 3 have enabled Duagh with the wireless modem, and I get quite a decent speed. (speedtest.net gave me a 3.1 MB/s score) so I am really happy. I am now playing the online games I could not do before and can finally get my online work done. Hats off to 3 but pants down to Eircom. So if you live in Duagh, 3 works here now and are worth looking at! Well after almost giving up waiting, I finally have a decent broadband service here in Duagh.

Despite yet another disappointing email from Eircom which they told me they are pushing Duagh back yet again to Oct/Dec 09 (and quite frankly I would assume that would get pushed back again because I believe they havn’t the money to do the work), and Vodafone not getting back to me over their antenna up the road, I got online yesterday with 3.

As part of the NBB scheme, 3 have enabled Duagh with the wireless modem, and I get quite a decent speed. (speedtest.net gave me a 3.1 MB/s score) so I am really happy.

I am now playing the online games I could not do before and can finally get my online work done.

Hats off to 3 but pants down to Eircom.

So if you live in Duagh, 3 works here now and are worth looking at!

]]> By: John http://www.mulley.net/2007/04/04/eircom-announce-another-300-additional-exchanges-to-be-enabled-no-timeframe/comment-page-2/#comment-918753 John Tue, 01 Sep 2009 09:40:09 +0000 http://www.mulley.net/?p=2038#comment-918753 Still waiting for broadband in Leitrim Village, time scales been changed and moved every time for 3 years. Eircom are a poor joke, I fully believe the engineers take as long as possible to complete these upgrades to ensure they have work on for the forseeable future. I have spoken to several eircom employee's and they acknowlged how slow the progress has been. I have no faith in this exchange being enabled at any time in the next 12 months after the countless delays, it's like living in a third work country the way things move here. Nearly 2010 and no reasonable cost or service of broadband avail in a medium size town on outskirts of Carrick on Shannon Still waiting for broadband in Leitrim Village, time scales been changed and moved every time for 3 years.
Eircom are a poor joke, I fully believe the engineers take as long as possible to complete these upgrades to ensure they have work on for the forseeable future.
I have spoken to several eircom employee’s and they acknowlged how slow the progress has been.
I have no faith in this exchange being enabled at any time in the next 12 months after the countless delays, it’s like living in a third work country the way things move here.
Nearly 2010 and no reasonable cost or service of broadband avail in a medium size town on outskirts of Carrick on Shannon

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