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Eircom DESTROYED MY INTERWEBZ

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  • 26-12-2008 6:13pm
    #1
    Seckz Panther
    Registered Users Posts: 55 ✭✭


    I've been with eircom for nearly 2 years now on 2mb, and all was fine, I could play xbox live without lag and was getting pings on Steam on average around 25-40.

    But ever since the "upgrade" to 3mb,I haven't even been upgraded to 3mb, and my average ping is above 70 and xbox live is now just a service to bring my iss to a boil *sigh* :(

    Help?


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    #2
    Sponge Bob
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 25,234 ✭✭✭✭Sponge Bob


    do what I said in my first post in this thread

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055447507

    post back the results as did the OP in that thread please .

    That upgrade had no detrimental effect on my pings TBH .


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    #3
    Seckz Panther
    Registered Users Posts: 55 ✭✭Seckz Panther


    Thanks, but I finally decided to ring eircom yesterday, called 3 times with no reply (after about 15 mins each time, I was prety determined lol)

    On the 3rd time a guy answered who was really helpful and upgraded me to 3mb =]

    Everything is golden now, but I still dont understand why I wasn't upgraded along with all of my neighbours?


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    #4
    Sponge Bob
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 25,234 ✭✭✭✭Sponge Bob


    an upgrade to 3mbit was unlikely to fix your pings


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    #5
    Seckz Panther
    Registered Users Posts: 55 ✭✭Seckz Panther


    I kept asking the guy about that, but he said that as upload increases the ping will usually go down.

    I wasn't convinced but he was actually right, and now my pings are down around 30ms on average which I'm pleased with.

    Although I can only get around 2600kbit download, I don't mind as downloading isn't that important to me.

    Thanks anyways SpongeBob :D


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    Sponge Bob
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 25,234 ✭✭✭✭Sponge Bob


    That speed is correct , 3 is c.2.6 in practice . Alls well so.


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    #7
    Onikage
    Registered Users Posts: 1,451 ✭✭✭Onikage


    Seckz Panther wrote: »
    I kept asking the guy about that, but he said that as upload increases the ping will usually go down.

    I wasn't convinced but he was actually right, and now my pings are down around 30ms on average which I'm pleased with.

    And someone they said the opposite to: http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=58248366&postcount=2744

    I can't see how it would make a difference either way unless your line is maxed out on outgoing traffic.


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    #8
    Hank Scorpio
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,631 ✭✭✭✭Hank Scorpio


    my "upgrade" to 3MB from 2 gave me about 10 ms lower pings, altho its gone to sh1te now:eek:


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