Comments on: ENet are bigger than Jesus

By: WiFi-fan

WiFi-fan — Mon, 07 May 2007 00:29:06 +0000

I’m a bit confued by some of the idiotic posts here. Enet are being accused of lies and bullshit. However, the Enet wesbite itself states that the Wifi service will cover 50% of businesses, and 10% of homes. They are not exactly hiding the fact that it is not covering the whole town. Enet even have a map of the town with the location of the 12 Access Points. Where’s the lies and bullshit? I think this is the first phase of the project, more APs will be added at a later time. Also , to the poster who is sickened by 12 Access Points costing 3 million, I would like to be in the Access Point business for those prices. But, the ENet site states that the network is using Tropos APs. They sell for something like 2 thousand. My guess is that the 3 million costs quoted in the article included the fibre infrastructure, not only the wireless network . This is a radical idea, but it would be great if some of the posters here could make an attempt to find out something about the network before positing useless comments. These outdoor wireless mesh networks are cutting edge technology. Whoever thought Carlow would be one of the pioneers of new emerging technology!!

By: Evert

Evert — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 11:26:36 +0000

Just read the articl in yesterdays Times hailing it as the second coming.
Aparently the project has cost 3 million so far with 90% funded by the department of CMN and 10% by the local authorities.
That’s 3 million for 11 nodes. Sounds like a lot of people are just getting their hands on government money allocated by people that have no knowledge of what they’re doing.
They’re promising always on access for as little as â‚¬9.95 per month at speeds that will be faster than what Eircom provides.
Two questions spring to mind;
1) Considering E-net’s access charges how will they make a profit with such low charges.
2) If it’s funded by state money is that not a case of the government competing/operating in the private market with public money? If so I recall some EU legislation outlawing this. This could cause the same type of legal wrangles as the ones caused by the spate of Muni-WiFi networks operated by local authorities in the US…

By: Antoin O Lachtnain

Antoin O Lachtnain — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 09:34:25 +0000

How much is the investment and who is making it?

By: Michele

Michele — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 23:57:42 +0000

And if it’s such a big deal why on earth didn’t they try and inform local residents or business?

By: Fergal

Fergal — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 21:54:02 +0000

“completely wireless-enabled broadband” equals “10pc of homes”? That really is beyond spin and into the realm of pure lies and bullshit.

By: Evert

Evert — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 19:24:45 +0000

If Azotel/Brisknet is involved that most likely means that they will be using Motorola Canopy hardware. That ensures that it will f*ck up the spectrum for anyone else using WiFi..

By: Brian White

Brian White — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 18:47:35 +0000

Wow, 10% of homes in Carlow? Really reaching for the stars there.

By: Carlow Municipal Wifi Network

Carlow Municipal Wifi Network — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 16:51:24 +0000

[...] As Damien has already mentioned, E|Net announced a new Wifi network in Carlow today. According to the article Brisknet, Aptus and Bitbuzz are going to be the initial providers of Wifi access in the town. [...]