slower broadband

The Guide

Hi
Is it my imagination or has the whole broadband slowed down over the last couple of months. I have done all the checks but nothing seems to work - I think its much slower than before.

bush

Its not your imagination, its the pitts these days for me too.

dunworth1

same with me

Cocoon

Me too, getting more like dial up.

smellslikeshoes

Problem with asking that here is generally people who look into the broadband section are having problems with their current provider or are thinking of moving because of poor service from their current provider (unless you're a information junkie like myself). Basically you're always going to get more people who agree with you than disagree in a case like this.

The Guide

Is it not possible to ask a simple question with no hidden agenda - thats all the question was about - no hidden agenda

christophicus

Wow, chill the guide. He was just telling you something that makes a great deal of sense. He was not getting on to you or anything.

The Guide

Hi
Just read my post - did not mean it to sound like that - when I wrote it I was just finished doing a project which I was working on over a couple of days and was ready to pull my hair out but Im all calm again so sorry folks.

Valentia

smellslikeshoes wrote: »

Problem with asking that here is generally people who look into the broadband section are having problems with their current provider or are thinking of moving because of poor service from their current provider (unless you're a information junkie like myself). Basically you're always going to get more people who agree with you than disagree in a case like this.

Wow! Sweeping statement indeed.

MunsterCycling

No slow down here but must say I'm on Smart and not the state monopoly that masquerades as a private company with mini resellers pretending they compete.

MC

watty

Mine was mostly OK at home. 12 down, 1.2M up (Usually 8 or 9 down and 1.5M up).

crawler

I think to be fair Watty - the question probably related to contended DSL and/or 3G type stuff?

Onikage

In the last month a lot of threads have discussed:

• High ping times
• Disconnections between 18:00 and 00:00
• General slowness

All on resold DSL.

Valentia wrote: »

Wow! Sweeping statement indeed.

In fairness, I don't count too many threads along the lines of "My broadband is ok" or "Reasonable DSL performance in Ballybog".

boopolo

smellslikeshoes wrote: »

Problem with asking that here is generally people who look into the broadband section are having problems with their current provider or are thinking of moving because of poor service from their current provider (unless you're a information junkie like myself). Basically you're always going to get more people who agree with you than disagree in a case like this.

I would normally agree with what you said above.

BUT FACT IS there are major problems with the Eircom infrastructure since the upgrades at the begining of last month. BT and UTV seem to be affected and there is major ongoing testing involving the ISPs and Eircom.

So, 'The Guide', it is NOT YOUR IMAGINATION

Boo

smellslikeshoes

Valentia wrote: »

Wow! Sweeping statement indeed.

Sweeping-yes, completely untrue-NO

boopolo wrote: »

I would normally agree with what you said above.

BUT FACT IS there are major problems with the Eircom infrastructure since the upgrades at the begining of last month. BT and UTV seem to be affected and there is major ongoing testing involving the ISPs and Eircom.

So, 'The Guide', it is NOT YOUR IMAGINATION

Boo

You're right that more people have been having problems but that hardly means that speeds are generally coming down. There is a large amount of people having problems lately but when you think about how massive the eircom upgrade was/is the majority of people have had no problems. Most of the problems have been because of poor lines not being able to handle the extra speed (other than the serious problem BT seem to be having at the moment) and having disconnects because of it but that hardly means speeds are becoming slower.

boopolo

The actual download/upload speeds have indeed increasd, but that is of little use to those who use the www. The ping speeds have increased and there seems to be massive bottlenecks at times.

If you are a seriel downloader you will be happy, but if you are a gamer or like to browse youtube etc, your internet experience, will be somewhat diminished from time to time.

boo

bush

Im getting a whopping 10 kbs down now on a 3mb line :mad:

watty

crawler wrote: »

I think to be fair Watty - the question probably related to contended DSL and/or 3G type stuff?

Well 3G can't be fixed, but bitstream/resold DSL could easily have lower ping and contention if someone forced someone to provide a 21st rather than 20th Cent. service. After all, SOME companies can do it on cable, DSL, fibre or Wireless.

Curiously the OPs didn't allude to what flavour of Broadband or alleged Broadband product.

MunsterCycling

watty wrote: »

Well 3G can't be fixed, but bitstream/resold DSL could easily have lower ping and contention if someone forced someone to provide a 21st rather than 20th Cent. service. After all, SOME companies can do it on cable, DSL, fibre or Wireless.

Curiously the OPs didn't allude to what flavour of Broadband or alleged Broadband product.

Which companies would that be watty? LOL

game4it70

I'm using Digiweb metro 6meg.
I've never had contention issues since i've been with them (approx. 28 months).
The last two weeks has been terrible from tea-time till about midnight.I'm getting less than a meg Down and about 150 kbps Up. every night now :mad:

watty

Contact support (phone or email with your WIR number).

A low upstream speed as that suggests some other problem, not contention (unless 200 torrents users added two weeks ago to your mast sector:) ).