SpiritusContraSpiritum
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Thinking of buying an apartment in Park West.
Be honest, what's it like?
Be honest, what's it like?
Soooo I take it there's no upc / eircom / sky ????Relatively quiet and safe, apartments are generally quite big. Only downside I can think of is not much options for broadband which is currently driving me crazyImagine wimax is c.€40 per month for only 8Mb and it rarely reaches that speed. Last I checked, Smart don't provide wifi (need separate wireless router which was a nightmare to set up when I was with them.
Cool, thanks for the reply, and for the honesty. So there is the option of sky tv? What about broadband services?Used to be a monopoly situation with the dreaded Smartvision, but a few years back a communial dish was installed so now Sky is avaliable.
Parkwest advantages:
1. Generous sized apartments.
2. Good security.
3. Good public transport options.
Disadvantages:
1. Limited parking - officially 1 allocated car space per apartment, irrespective of whether it is a 1, 2 or 3 bed.
2. Lack of local shops - there is a Spar a short walk away but it has limited Saturday hours and is closed on sunday.
3. I'm an owner-occupier surrounded by rental apartments and up until 2011 I did have an issue with excessive noise from some neighbouring apartments, but I have had almost no problems since then.
Digiweb do 25mb Broadband with wireless router in parkwest. I work from home and find it reliable.Relatively quiet and safe, apartments are generally quite big. Only downside I can think of is not much options for broadband which is currently driving me crazyImagine wimax is c.€40 per month for only 8Mb and it rarely reaches that speed. Last I checked, Smart don't provide wifi (need separate wireless router which was a nightmare to set up when I was with them.