Virgin Media - General observations....

[ClubMan]

They’re no longer the fastest offering in town.

In most cases anything over 1Gbps is overkill for most users since they're unlikely to have faster than gigabit infrastructure and devices in their home. And in many and possibly most cases 500Mbps is more than enough for most users.

 

[jfrank]

Sounds ridiculous.
With speeds of a gigabit+ you should be able to site the router in the nearest part of your house to the footpath?
Is there any chance that your old phone line is still there? If so the ducting you need might be in place?

Yes, the old landline is there and goes into the left hand side of the house whereas Eir wanted to bring the cable from the left hand side around the back and enter the rear right hand side. I would have thought they would just place their box on the left hand side and let the broadband feed the TVs over on the right hand side..... I do not know why it is not possible.

 

[charlie007]

I do not know why it is not possible.

Me neither! And even if you have black spots, there are many solutions.
See https://www.pcquest.com/how-tos/how-to-boost-wifi-signal-10584319

 

[ClubMan]

do not know why it is not possible.

Did you ask them/the installation engineer?

 

[Sir Bob Paisley]

just spoke with an Actavo technician on the street working on VM fibre. He told me that Sky and Vodafone now use VM fibre so switching to Sky or Vodafone means only a possible wall jack/ junction box change internally.

 

[ClubMan]

He told me that Sky and Vodafone now use VM fibre so switching to Sky or Vodafone means only a possible wall jack/ junction box change internally.

Only if you're already on VM fibre and not VM (coaxial) cable broadband I presume?

 

[Sir Bob Paisley]

presume?

Correct

 

[Sir Bob Paisley]

nly if you're already on VM fibre and not VM (coaxial) cable broadband I presume?

Correct

 

[Dinarius]

Might that explain why Siro (in particular) and Sky fibre are not being rolled out in certain areas, such as my part of Dublin 14?

Is there a way if telling whether my VM is fibre or coax?

Thanks.

D.

Edited: The ComReg BB checker lists the VM offering in my area as cable. Presumably, there is little incentive for VM to change this to fibre and allow others to compete on the same wire. Speed sells, even if most customers don’t need it.

 

[ClubMan]

Is there a way if telling whether my VM is fibre or coax?

If it's fibre then there'll be a Optical Network Terminal (ONT) installed on the premises.

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If it's cable then there'll be an outlet on the wall to which a coaxial cable is attached and maybe a filter/splitter for TV and broadband signals. Similar to this:

 

[Dinarius]

This is what enters my upstairs office and connects directly to the router here. TV is via wifi to the VM "beer mat" sized streamer.

D.

 

[ClubMan]

That's cable broadband.