Broadband in Antrim

yorkie98

Hi,
Most of NI, is enabled in that the vast majority of exchanges are enabled and a significant percentage of the poulation are covered but not all cabinets are enabled, the rollout its still continuing.
The BT website seems to be very slow in updating, for the most accurate guide to fibre availability in your area use: http://www.fasterbroadbandni.com/

Quite sensibly, in many cases, the further out cabinets are generally getting enabled first to allow fast broadband (and in many cases, broadband for the first time) in these exchanges which had very slow or even no ADSL service. The cabinets closest to the exchange seems to be generally getting done last as those on these exchanges are already enjoying 8-24 mb connections so their need is less than those in not-spots or struggling to get over 1mb.

Hopefully you will also get fibre soon.

MissGolightly

i'm in antrim town and never had a single issue with my sky broadband. talk talk are woeful, and they only thing they can be relied on for is going down every couple of months!

saverbuyer

yorkie98 wrote: »

Hi,
Most of NI, is enabled in that the vast majority of exchanges are enabled and a significant percentage of the poulation are covered but not all cabinets are enabled, the rollout its still continuing.
The BT website seems to be very slow in updating, for the most accurate guide to fibre availability in your area use: http://www.fasterbroadbandni.com/

Quite sensibly, in many cases, the further out cabinets are generally getting enabled first to allow fast broadband (and in many cases, broadband for the first time) in these exchanges which had very slow or even no ADSL service. The cabinets closest to the exchange seems to be generally getting done last as those on these exchanges are already enjoying 8-24 mb connections so their need is less than those in not-spots or struggling to get over 1mb.

Hopefully you will also get fibre soon.

I thought NI had 100% ADSL coverage. I thought it was the first to get it too.

All I can say is avoid talk talk LLU. Awful awful awful. Seriously avoid at all costs.

almillar

Yes saverbuyer, in line with my point, that was 100% of EXCHANGES, not properties.
I'm about 2 miles from my exchange, and my cabinet is only 2 yrs old. I WANT IT NOW!!!!

Douzeper

Something to note also, when you get BT Infinity in NI, you are not on true Fibre. Fibre has been installed from the exchange to the cabinet but not from the cabinet to your house/premises, BT have no dates or roll out plans to install this, saying the cost is to much at the present time

So as with ADSL, if you are to far away from the exchange you cannot get fibre broadband, and if you are close enough you will still be on two pair copper wire for some of the distance.

TalkTalk

Hi All,

Although not related to the OP initial post directly if any customers are experiencing issues with TalkTalk ( as a number of posters voiced concerns over this) please feel free to join the TalkTalk Members Forum where we will be more than happy to assist.

Regards

Mark

suki1964

saverbuyer wrote: »

I thought NI had 100% ADSL coverage. I thought it was the first to get it too.

All I can say is avoid talk talk LLU. Awful awful awful. Seriously avoid at all costs.

Ive been very happy with talk talk LLU

Im 5 miles from my exchange and BT/virgin/sky etc have never been able to get me as much as 1mb - talk talk I get 2mb.

yes the help desk is dire but the forums are much more helpful if you ever have a problem