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Any Update on Eircom doubling speeds?

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  • 16-04-2008 11:24am
    #1
    keith_d99
    Registered Users Posts: 1,930 ✭✭✭


    Last I heard it is supposed to happen in June - is that still the case?


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    kaizersoze
    Registered Users Posts: 7,042 ✭✭✭kaizersoze


    Yes.


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    #3
    keith_d99
    Registered Users Posts: 1,930 ✭✭✭keith_d99


    A 2mb package become 4mb - is that right?
    wonder if caps are being doubled too?


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    kaizersoze
    Registered Users Posts: 7,042 ✭✭✭kaizersoze


    keith_d99 wrote: »
    A 2mb package become 4mb - is that right?
    wonder if caps are being doubled too?

    2meg is going to 3, 3 is going to 7.6.

    Info here:
    http://home.eircom.net/about/press/2008/January/12107837?view=Standard&main=yes

    No word on caps.


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    quad_red
    Registered Users Posts: 5,561 ✭✭✭quad_red


    Well, that settles it.

    Heading back to Eircom.


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    jimbob
    Closed Accounts Posts: 238 ✭✭jimbob


    quad_red wrote: »
    Well, that settles it.

    Heading back to Eircom.

    Why would you head back. When Eircom increases their speeds, most other operators will too as they use Eircom's network.


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    ozchick
    Closed Accounts Posts: 226 ✭✭ozchick


    Oh dear, don't mention them...we have had no internet or its been on go slow for a week and a half..first were told a fibre optic cable had been damaged at their exchange, then it was on go slow....then we were told that the had upgraded to ADSL2 and it was worse and they were going to 'roll back' to the old system.....

    now all we can get to work (at usual high speed) is the mac computer, but I can't get any email on it. The other computers say they get a connection, but the server can't find any pages.

    I'm as seriously so over this as I can't communicate with anyone at home (sorry to whinge)

    I need to find somewhere else to ask Q's about why my email isn't working and Safari can't seem to find Gmail and Yahoo opens then freezes...

    Oh BTW, we are on wireless broadband


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    quad_red
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    jimbob wrote: »
    Why would you head back. When Eircom increases their speeds, most other operators will too as they use Eircom's network.

    Because anything has to be better than what we have ie. BT.

    Can't get NTL or Smart. Am sick of our 2mb line averaging out at 500kbps.


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    PogMoThoin
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    ozchick wrote: »
    Oh dear, don't mention them...we have had no internet or its been on go slow for a week and a half..first were told a fibre optic cable had been damaged at their exchange, then it was on go slow....then we were told that the had upgraded to ADSL2 and it was worse and they were going to 'roll back' to the old system.....

    now all we can get to work (at usual high speed) is the mac computer, but I can't get any email on it. The other computers say they get a connection, but the server can't find any pages.

    I'm as seriously so over this as I can't communicate with anyone at home (sorry to whinge)

    I need to find somewhere else to ask Q's about why my email isn't working and Safari can't seem to find Gmail and Yahoo opens then freezes...

    Oh BTW, we are on wireless broadband


    Whats this got to do with eircom doubling speeds?


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    smellslikeshoes
    Registered Users Posts: 3,354 ✭✭✭smellslikeshoes


    quad_red wrote: »
    Because anything has to be better than what we have ie. BT.

    Can't get NTL or Smart. Am sick of our 2mb line averaging out at 500kbps.
    Probably just a poor line, doubt it would improve any by swapping provider.


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    armour87
    Registered Users Posts: 848 ✭✭✭armour87


    Just to clarify, Im on an existing 2mb line so this will be upgraded to 3 and the package will remain at the same price?


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    smellslikeshoes
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    armour87 wrote: »
    Just to clarify, Im on an existing 2mb line so this will be upgraded to 3 and the package will remain at the same price?
    Yep


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    quad_red
    Registered Users Posts: 5,561 ✭✭✭quad_red


    smellslikeshoes wrote: »
    Probably just a poor line, doubt it would improve any by swapping provider.

    At midnight last night I ran speedtest and it gave 1.7 mb download and 212kbps upload.

    I presume that indicates that the problem's contention?


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    Praetorian
    Registered Users Posts: 3,712 ✭✭✭Praetorian


    quad_red wrote: »
    At midnight last night I ran speedtest and it gave 1.7 mb download and 212kbps upload.

    I presume that indicates that the problem's contention?

    No contention. DSL overheads are the problem.


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    ongarite
    Registered Users Posts: 8,247 ✭✭✭ongarite


    quad_red wrote: »
    At midnight last night I ran speedtest and it gave 1.7 mb download and 212kbps upload.

    I presume that indicates that the problem's contention?

    Thats the max speed from 2MB line in most cases. Nothing wrong there.


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    #16
    quad_red
    Registered Users Posts: 5,561 ✭✭✭quad_red


    Er, I looked up DSL Contention http://pflog.net/dsl_overhead/

    I think ye think I'm complaining cos I was getting 1.7 mbps - I wasn't! :p

    I'd be happy as larry if I was getting that at usable times. But I'm not - I'm getting a quarter of that!

    Just taken:
    Speed test statistics
    Download speed: 446696 bps
    Upload speed: 221176 bps
    Quality of service: 82 %
    Download test type: socket
    Upload test type: socket
    Maximum download pause: 49 ms
    Average download pause: 25 ms
    Minimum round trip time to server: 100 ms
    Average round trip time to server: 269 ms


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    ow2h7nft1me9i4
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    Ive ran a speed test on my eircom 2mb line and got fairy good results i think (results in my signature) I was thinking of switching over to one of NTL's broadband packages which seem to offer more, but since eircom will be upgrading to 3mb soon, I think I might just stick with them and save the hassle involved in instalation etc. I just hope that this upgrade comes when they say it will, because its been a long time since eircom upgraded their speeds.
    I remember gettin broadband from eircom in 2004 and it being 512k, then 1mb and then 2mb, but it has been a long time since they upgraded it to 2mb!
    Would be nice if they just gave the whole 4mb instead of 3 :)

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