Broadband Speed Test Megathread

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Bob the Seducer wrote: »

see below

Bob the Seducer

It's in my sig, but in case you can't see it:



You beat me.... happy?!

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Bob the Seducer wrote: »

It's in my sig, but in case you can't see it:



You beat me.... happy?!

Quite.

maninblack

eircom 3mb

Madman08

Eircom 3Mb in Mullingar.....



I'm an avid PS3 gamer and this is the crap I have to deal with too often...:mad:

TanG411

I tried it with a cable connected to my router. Slight increase compared to wireless

pirelli

Madman08 wrote: »

Eircom 3Mb in Mullingar.....



I'm an avid PS3 gamer and this is the crap I have to deal with too often...:mad:

Are you sure you are 3MB?

pirelli

Eircom 3MB at 5 pm on a monday

paul1991

BBnet 1 mb in Limerick

bevan619

I'm actually in Cork but I can't select it.

And this is eircoms 7mb broadband whilst living in the city.

Tea_Bag

paul1991 wrote: »

BBnet 1 mb in Limerick

that upload is pretty cool for a 1mb connection! are you able to play xbox live /psn/pc games online??

paul1991

Tea_Bag wrote: »

that upload is pretty cool for a 1mb connection! are you able to play xbox live /psn/pc games online??

Ya my PSP works via wi fi but my PS3 doesnt like it for some reason.

NITFBY

Was on a 1MG with Permanet but now seem to have been upgraded. Happy Days

paul1991

NITFBY wrote: »

Was on a 1MG with Permanet but now seem to have been upgraded. Happy Days

Lucky you I'm out in the middle of nowhere in Limerick and BBnet is "the only show in town" They should think about speeding up their packages as well because €40 for only 1Mb is a bit expensive compared to other wireless isps around the country, but at least they are consistent

NITFBY

Im in the "sticks" in Kerry so delightedx to be able to have a connection like this!!

paul1991 wrote: »

Lucky you I'm out in the middle of nowhere in Limerick and BBnet is "the only show in town" They should think about speeding up their packages as well because €40 for only 1Mb is a bit expensive compared to other wireless isps around the country, but at least they are consistent

cian_s_obrien

Eircom 3MB
Co. Cork

GauchoMarx

hm, why does most internet in this country just plain suck? I mean, they even still have data allowances :-(



supposed to be on BT 7MB... all tech stuff looks fine and I am very close to my exchange... but see for yourself



the technician even told me on the phone that all reads well and I should see speeds between 650 & 750 kB without any probs for downloads... ideas?

Passage West, Co. Cork

Ricky91t

Permanet 2mb/1mb

Done through Wi-Fi too



Pinging boards.ie [89.234.66.107] with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 89.234.66.107: bytes=32 time=25ms TTL=59
Reply from 89.234.66.107: bytes=32 time=23ms TTL=59
Reply from 89.234.66.107: bytes=32 time=23ms TTL=59
Reply from 89.234.66.107: bytes=32 time=24ms TTL=59


Edit Wired:



Pinging boards.ie [89.234.66.107] with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 89.234.66.107: bytes=32 time=30ms TTL=60
Reply from 89.234.66.107: bytes=32 time=25ms TTL=60
Reply from 89.234.66.107: bytes=32 time=23ms TTL=60
Reply from 89.234.66.107: bytes=32 time=22ms TTL=60

TradLad

Hey Guys,

I know this question has probably been answered in one of the multiple teckkie and complicated posts already (im a culchie without a clue about these things). Anyway, wanna get broadband, the little stick thing that I can plug into my laptop form Vodafone. ANyway, my area is light green on coverage map, saying GSM/GPRS? Would it be fast or slow. Sorry im so thick when it comes to these things!!

Ricky91t

TradLad wrote: »

Hey Guys,

I know this question has probably been answered in one of the multiple teckkie and complicated posts already (im a culchie without a clue about these things). Anyway, wanna get broadband, the little stick thing that I can plug into my laptop form Vodafone. ANyway, my area is light green on coverage map, saying GSM/GPRS? Would it be fast or slow. Sorry im so thick when it comes to these things!!

I think GSM/Gprs would not be very good,Get a 7 day trial and see for yourself!

GauchoMarx

another call with BT tech support...
apparently they are working on the Glenbrook exchange to which I am connected to... about 900 meters from my place.

BT 7Mbit line... Passage West, Co. Cork

let's hope they fix that issue fast... because as it is right now, my line does not even support a mid-quality video stream of 450 kbps :mad:

Johnboy1951

Eircom ADSL 3Mb/s, living close to Limerick



notice the pings to Galway



Makes me wonder what is the matter with Eircom setup at Limerick .....

Speeds are probably as good as I can expect, but those delays .......

paul1991

TradLad wrote: »

Hey Guys,

I know this question has probably been answered in one of the multiple teckkie and complicated posts already (im a culchie without a clue about these things). Anyway, wanna get broadband, the little stick thing that I can plug into my laptop form Vodafone. ANyway, my area is light green on coverage map, saying GSM/GPRS? Would it be fast or slow. Sorry im so thick when it comes to these things!!

FOR THE LOVE OF GOD DON"T DO IT!!!!! I know someone that got a vodafone broadband modem and they have no 3G coverage in their area. GPRS is the exact some speed as dial-up sometimes even slower. Try three or o2, however mobile broadband should be a very last resort unless you use the internet very very rarely as speeds and the quality of the service are very unreliable.
What part of the country are you in there might be some fixed wireless providers available in your area.

z0oT

Madman08

Eircom 3Mb Mullingar

To Sligo


To Limerick


To Dublin


Pinging www.boards.ie
Received reply
Received reply
Received reply
Received reply
Success rate is 100 percent (4/4)
round-trip min/avg/max = 200/200/200 msec

(EDIT: Just ran another for the craic...

My patience is wearing thin. Very farkin' thin....)

I'm an avid PS3 gamer with addiction to COD4 (still) but these pings make
it nigh on impossible to play without losing muchos folicles through kinetic means if you catch my drift. I'm gonna ring them and see if me interleaving is set to high...

Kobayashi

TradLad wrote: »

Hey Guys,

I know this question has probably been answered in one of the multiple teckkie and complicated posts already (im a culchie without a clue about these things). Anyway, wanna get broadband, the little stick thing that I can plug into my laptop form Vodafone. ANyway, my area is light green on coverage map, saying GSM/GPRS? Would it be fast or slow. Sorry im so thick when it comes to these things!!

Don't bother. Through bitter experience with various mobile/Ice/Perlico options I can say that the only way for reliable, acceptable speed broadband in Ireland is through Eircom/BT landline. Chorus/NTL where available can give you great speeds but is 50/50 for reliability going on people I know who have it. I've settled for the 3Mb service with BT. Albums downloaded in about 8mins is quick enough for me, regular 2.6MB in speed tests no matter the time.

hellboy99

BT 7.6MB Dundalk, Co.Louth:

At present






Just before 3am this morning

cool0

hai,
I tested my Broadband speed by using the http://www.****/internet-speed-test/.
My speed test results are,
7.02 Mbps when downloading,
2.86 Mbps when uploading..

hellboy99

BT 7.6MB, like this for over a week now, this is a joke :mad:

Tea_Bag

cool0 wrote: »

I tested my Broadband speed by using the http://www.****/internet-speed-test/.

that is a speedtest mini thing that wont give you a very accurate result.

go to http://www.speedtest.net/?s=748 which is the galway server. quite reliable.

also, what package are you on and with what ISP?