Home network diagnosis in Dublin.
In most Dublin homes the broadband is fine and the house is the problem. We measure both and prove which, before you spend on a fix.
Towns covered: Dublin city, Dún Laoghaire, Tallaght, Swords, Blanchardstown, Clontarf, Howth, Malahide, Dundrum, Rathmines
What the network problem usually is in Dublin
Dublin is the one place where the answer is usually not your broadband. Most homes here are on Virgin Media or eir fibre with strong speed at the router, so when the top-floor office drops a call or the back bedroom gets nothing, the house is the thing losing it, not the line. The usual culprits are solid: red-brick period walls in Rathmines, Drumcondra and Phibsborough that a single router simply cannot get through, pebbledash semi-Ds in Tallaght and Crumlin with the router stranded in the hall, and apartments around the Docklands and Smithfield where the box sits by the front door and the far room is a floor plan away. The assessment settles it either way: a wired test at the router shows exactly what your line delivers, then every floor is measured so the report can say plainly whether the problem is the broadband or the layout, and what to do about it.
What it is for
Buffering
The TV buffers in the middle of the film, or a video call freezes, while the broadband looks fine at the router.
Devices dropping off
The Nest thermostat, a camera or another smart device keeps going offline and coming back. When that happens, the network is the first thing to check.
Dead rooms
Upstairs or the back bedroom barely gets a signal, and it's always worse in the evening when everyone is online.
How the Dublin assessment works
- Your broadband tested at the router by cable, so the report can say whether the line itself is the problem
- Every floor measured, so it shows where the connection is lost, not where we guess it is
- A working trial on your weakest floor, measured every hour for 3 days, with up to 3 problem devices moved onto it
- A plain-English report and a 30-minute call, yours to keep even if you take the figures to your provider
If a fix is worth it, it is powerline carrying your connection over the electrical wiring already in the house to access points placed where the measurements say, on one network name. The €395 assessment is credited in full against it. See the full assessment.
Only doubt the broadband line itself? The €199 broadband evidence service logs it for 7 days and gives you a one-page report for your provider.
Home network in Dublin, frequently asked
Is it my broadband or my house in a Dublin home?+
In most Dublin homes, the house. Fibre speeds at the router are usually strong here, so a room that struggles is losing the signal between the router and that room. The assessment tests the line at the router by cable and measures every floor, so the report says which it is rather than guessing.
Will it work in a period red-brick with thick walls?+
Yes, and those houses are exactly why the service exists. Solid brick stops a single router reaching the far rooms. The fix is powerline, which carries the connection over the electrical wiring already in the walls to an access point where it is needed, so there are no cables run through the brick.
My router is by the front door of my apartment and the bedroom gets nothing.+
A common Dublin layout. We measure what reaches the far room, and if powerline suits the apartment's wiring the fix is an access point nearer the bedroom on one network name. The three-day trial proves it works in your flat before you commit.
Which Dublin areas do you cover?+
All of them, D1 through D24 plus Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, Fingal and South Dublin, the same area as our smart security installs.
More in our guides: Is it the line or the Wi-Fi? · Testing room by room · Extender, mesh or powerline · Mesh explained · Powerline in Irish houses · Slow upstairs · Working from home · Garden office · Wi-Fi Calling · Running Ethernet · Wi-Fi 6 and 7 · Securing your Wi-Fi
Measure your Dublin home first
A €395 home network assessment: broadband and every floor measured, a three-day trial in the room that struggles, and a written report. Credited in full against any work.