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What is my line capable of?

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  • 15-07-2007 2:11pm
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    AlmightyCushion
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    Hi everyone. I'm just wondering what my line is capable of. I'm currently on a 1mbit package with eircom but I would probably upgrade it if I could. My line attenuation is 34/22 dB. Cheers for any help.


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    Sponge Bob
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    its 2 anyway and probably 3 . Whats your snr margin which is in expert mode > trouble shooting > dsl on a netopia ??

    Upgrades are free, start by going to 2 for a month and and then see what your stats are before you chance 3 .


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    AlmightyCushion
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    Cheers for the help man. My sn margin is. Downstream: 21.50 Upstream: 26.00


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    nilhg
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    I have very stable 3072/384 here with attenuation figures of 45/28. SNR varies a bit but usually about 12.


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    AlmightyCushion
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    Well I have no idea what the stats mean. Is it the lower the better or the higher the better. My attenuation is lower than yours but my sn is higher(well that's if I have the right value).


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    lucernarian
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    Nilhg's stats would be at about the limit for a line to have no probs with 3 mbps.

    AC, your line is of a much better quality so I'd expect a theoretical maximum reliable speed of a bit over 4 mbps. Which is plenty of headroom for the best available residential eircom/reseller packages.


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    Liam Byrne
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    Sponge Bob wrote:
    Upgrades are free

    :eek: since when ? I presume that eircom will charge you the upgrade rental price from as soon as you request it, and if it doesn't work will only drop the price again from the next billing period ?

    If that's not the case, then fair play to them, they're not as bad as I thought!


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    Sponge Bob
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    sorry Liam. Of course there is a higher charge per month after you upgrade.

    There is no charge to upgrade but there is a charge of at least €30 to downgrade even if you were sold a package that is unsustainably high for your line by eircom .


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    AlmightyCushion
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    To_be_confirmed wrote:
    Nilhg's stats would be at about the limit for a line to have no probs with 3 mbps.

    AC, your line is of a much better quality so I'd expect a theoretical maximum reliable speed of a bit over 4 mbps. Which is plenty of headroom for the best available residential eircom/reseller packages.
    Very nice. That is what I was hoping to hear and more.Cheers for the help lads. I won't be upgrading it until about September or so but good to hear. @Nilhg Nah nah nah nah nah nah. My lines better than yours. :p


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    AlmightyCushion
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    Bit of a bumperooney here. I've just found out that smart are enabling the Sligo exchange which means that broadband of up to 7mbps a second is coming my way. I'm just wondering given my stats what speeds do you reckon it will be capable of. As was said by to_be_confirmed I should be able of over 4mbps but will I be able to get anything better? I won't be at home to check ant of the line stats until next weekend but I provided some earlier in the thread. Cheers for any help lads.


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    Sponge Bob
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    use this calculator ( Smart are ADSL2+ while eircom are ADSL)

    http://www2.farina1.com/ADSL/default.aspx

    you tell us what it says.

    Smart are generally much cheaper and much faster than eircom at all times.


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    AlmightyCushion
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    Sponge Bob wrote:
    use this calculator ( Smart are ADSL2+ while eircom are ADSL)

    http://www2.farina1.com/ADSL/default.aspx

    you tell us what it says.

    Smart are generally much cheaper and much faster than eircom at all times.

    Cheers for that sponge bob. I know smart are cheaper and I was going to move my parents over to them (if they can sort out the number switching) even if I couldn't go any higher but I just wanted to see what it was capable of. It says I should get line speeds of 14181Kbps which surprised me. I didn't think it would be that high. :)


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