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Eircom bb speed

  • 24-09-2006 3:43pm
    #1
    pm.
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    hi, my parents went for the 2mb eircom option, the high speed cable that comes with it was only long enough for the computer to stay in the hall and my mam wanted it to stay in the back room, so i went to a local electrical shop and they gave my normal phone wire told me it was the same thing, the problem is im only getting speeds ok 55 kbps when downloading. is the wire the problem and if so where can i buy the right wire? i need about 40 feet.


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  • #2
    DemonOfTheFall
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    Normal phone wire is what you want alright. It's possible that using any cable that long would degrade the signal quality, but I'm not sure. I think it should be fine.


  • #3
    Prisoner6409
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    You can get heavy duty phone cable in PC world. Its much thicker than the normal one. However it will not necessiarily give you a higher connection speed. If you got the free modem the Netopia 2247NWG modem from eircom why don't you get a wireless adapter and use the Wireless option. This means you do not need to use a phone wire and you do not need to have the PC in the same room as the modem. It may be the better option for your folks.


  • #4
    pm.
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    Prisoner6409 wrote:
    why don't you get a wireless adapter and use the Wireless option. This means you do not need to use a phone wire and you do not need to have the PC in the same room as the modem. It may be the better option for your folks.

    i went down that road, but the max speed was 55 kps.


  • #5
    Prisoner6409
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    If the speeds using the Wireless adapter and the phone wire are the same I think you need to look elsewhwere. Go to "http://192.168.1.254/", then Expert Mode(say yes), then Statistics and DSL. Post back the values of:

    Downstream Upstream
    Max Allowed Speed (kbps)
    SN Margin (dB)
    Line Attenuation (dB)


  • #6
    jd
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    pm. wrote:
    i went down that road, but the max speed was 55 kps.

    Are you sure it wasn't 54Mbps? Try it again.
    jd


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  • #7
    pm.
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,142 ✭✭✭pm.


    Prisoner6409 wrote:
    If the speeds using the Wireless adapter and the phone wire are the same I think you need to look elsewhwere. Go to "http://192.168.1.254/", then Expert Mode(say yes), then Statistics and DSL. Post back the values of:

    Downstream Upstream
    Max Allowed Speed (kbps)
    SN Margin (dB)
    Line Attenuation (dB)

    ok both parents are out at the moment as soon as they are home ill post.


  • #8
    pm.
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    thanks for the help lads, turned my dad put a new phone into the kitchen without a filter :rolleyes: so i just unplugged it and it worked fine.


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