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Speed issue with eircom 3Mb DSL

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  • 15-01-2009 11:29am
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    1Barney
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    I'm kinda new to this and was wondering about changing from eircom to 3. Can I ask what does anyone thing of these speed I'm getting from eircom?

    I'm getting 766 kbs on download and 316 kbs on upload. Is that really bad?:confused:


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    Geoffxx
    Closed Accounts Posts: 51 ✭✭Geoffxx


    1Barney wrote: »
    I'm kinda new to this and was wondering about changing from eircom to 3. Can I ask what does anyone thing of these speed I'm getting from eircom?

    I'm getting 766 kbs on download and 316 kbs on upload. Is that really bad?:confused:


    are you mad, swap you :confused:


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    1Barney
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9 ✭1Barney


    who's the best to change to?


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    BNC
    Registered Users Posts: 425 ✭✭BNC


    1Barney wrote: »
    I'm kinda new to this and was wondering about changing from eircom to 3. Can I ask what does anyone thing of these speed I'm getting from eircom?

    I'm getting 766 kbs on download and 316 kbs on upload. Is that really bad?:confused:

    What speed are you paying for?

    Post the line stats too for your router so any problems can be better diagnosed.


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    1Barney
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9 ✭1Barney


    At this minute I'm getting 24.0 to 36.0 Mbps from the router and I'm paying for up to 3Mb with Eircom home plus


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    jor el
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    1Barney wrote: »
    At this minute I'm getting 24.0 to 36.0 Mbps from the router and I'm paying for up to 3Mb with Eircom home plus

    That's your LAN/Wifi speed, and has nothing to do with the broadband. If you're using Wifi, then a poor signal can impact on the broadband speed that you get.

    Connect the router to your PC with an Ethernet cable, and do a speed test on www.speedtest.net. Post the result.


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    1Barney
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    this is what I got (pls see attached jpg)


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    jor el
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,713 ✭✭✭✭jor el


    This thread was copied off the Three thread in Midband, as it's more appropriate here.
    1Barney wrote: »
    this is what I got (pls see attached jpg)

    Your upload is about what you'd expect from 3M (384kbps max, but will never be that much), but your download is only about half. This is with a wired connection, right?

    You could remove everything from all phone points in your house, except the DSL modem, then restart the modem, and run the test again. Equipment on your own line can sometimes cause speed issues.

    Overall though, I would not consider switching from DSL to Three, unless the DSL stops altogether.


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