Poll: How good is your broadband connection?

Rural Ireland’s dodgy broadband is going to get much better – but what is yours like now?

By Christina Finn Saturday 26 Apr 2014, 12:13 PM

Apr 26th 2014, 12:13 PM 26,803 Views 159 Comments

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ALMOST ONE MILLION rural households and businesses are to see a boost in their broadband service following an announcement that fibre powered broadband is spreading all over the country.

Fibre Powered broadband

The Minister for Communications, Pat Rabbitte, announced that the Government has committed to a “major telecommunications network build-out to rural Ireland” which will see reliable high speed broadband for all.

In today’s poll, we want to know: How good is your broadband connection?

Poll Results:

Pretty Poor (3014)

Good (2182)

Brutal, snail pace slow (1766)

Very Good (1437)

Excellent, super fast (1285)

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Poll: How good is your broadband connection?