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Will faster DSL speeds mean wider coverage???

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  • 11-05-2008 9:11pm
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    irishboyuk
    Registered Users Posts: 93 ✭✭


    I live about 5 miles from my exchange and my neighbours about 400 yards from my house can get broadband. I was wondering when eircom have finished rolling out the faster speeds will that mean that the BB will travel further from the exchange and thus reach my house??


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    admol
    Closed Accounts Posts: 171 ✭✭admol


    From wikipedia
    Increases the range of the DSL service enabling the link to work at a distance of 7 kilometers, or 23000 ft

    However the quality of your line will be the deciding factor. You might be lucky but there's no guarantee.


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    irishboyuk
    Registered Users Posts: 93 ✭✭irishboyuk


    admol wrote: »
    From wikipedia



    However the quality of your line will be the deciding factor. You might be lucky but there's no guarantee.

    so does that mean that the new speeds are ADSL2 or ADSL+??? whats the difference?


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    admol
    Closed Accounts Posts: 171 ✭✭admol


    irishboyuk wrote: »
    so does that mean that the new speeds are ADSL2 or ADSL+???
    Yes its ADSL2+
    irishboyuk wrote: »
    whats the difference?
    Google is your friend ;)


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    watty
    Registered Users Posts: 32,417 ✭✭✭✭watty


    Small increase in distance. And only slight increase in speed beyond 1km.


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


    The emphasis is on the word small. Its not going to make any difference to the majority of people who can't get it because of distance.


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