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Eircom a bit slow tonight?

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  • 22-01-2009 9:58pm
    #1
    Darthirishguy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13 ✭


    In Cork here and Eircom BB seems to be going very very slow. Download speed is as usual at about 650kbs for me, but latency is killing me.

    Most pages aren't responding without a few tries, and as of now I can't get onto google, eircom.net and most other sites. Just keeps timing out.

    Anyone else having probs?


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    #2
    Scubadevils
    Subscribers Posts: 8,322 ✭✭✭Scubadevils


    Yeah me too, on and off all day - in Dublin though. Moving ok now but I just watched a page load for about 5 minutes... my fist nearly went through the screen!!!


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    texas star
    Registered Users Posts: 569 ✭✭✭texas star


    Yep mine too:mad:


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    #4
    Thrill
    Registered Users Posts: 5,485 ✭✭✭Thrill


    It's a pain. Timeouts, slow download of pages etc.

    EDIT: google is a bit off as well.

    Edit 2: just tried google now and it failed to load.

    cork, eircombb.


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    #5
    weeder
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,469 ✭✭✭weeder


    me and the mate are down like this too


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    #6
    Jackz
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,506 ✭✭✭Jackz


    Wicklow. Was ok then my DNS was screwed up and now slow.


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    rc28
    Registered Users Posts: 2,246 ✭✭✭rc28


    Yep, Eircom is really slow to load pages this evening with timeouts, particularly google for some reason- it's not my line either as lines stats are now fine and stable after the technician came out the other day (water in junction box).


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    DublinWriter
    Registered Users Posts: 9,557 ✭✭✭DublinWriter


    Thank god it's not just me.

    Things mental here. We have an Eircom Business BB package.

    In fairness, the service has been pretty good of late. Given the nationwide problems reported here, I think it must be a fairly big problem on the Eircom side and not just limited to particular local exchanges.


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    #9
    Gu3rr1lla
    Closed Accounts Posts: 218 ✭✭Gu3rr1lla


    Finally got to load this page to answer your question! lol

    yes it is for me too.

    EDIT: this is the fourth time i tried to submit reply lol


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    #10
    Scubadevils
    Subscribers Posts: 8,322 ✭✭✭Scubadevils


    Are they worth calling to ask if there's a problem? I've never had reason to call them, well, not in recent years anyway.

    Edit - there is obviously a problem, I should say call them to ask when it will be sorted!


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    #11
    eddiehead
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,493 ✭✭✭eddiehead


    Mine too, you'd swear they knew Lost season 5 started in the US last night :rolleyes: Bastards


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    #12
    Gu3rr1lla
    Closed Accounts Posts: 218 ✭✭Gu3rr1lla


    eddiehead wrote: »
    Lost season 5 started in the US last night :rolleyes: Bastards

    wow forgot all about lost thanks for telling me :D


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    #13
    Melion
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 10,259 ✭✭✭✭Melion


    Thought it was just me. In Limerick and its been slow all evening.


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    #14
    colly10
    Registered Users Posts: 3,008 ✭✭✭colly10


    Having the same problem in Dublin, have been tempted to ring them but it looks nationwide, see the number of mentions of eircom in recent posts


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    #15
    Jackz
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,506 ✭✭✭Jackz


    Can't get to google.com or .ie


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    #16
    cregser
    Registered Users Posts: 999 ✭✭✭cregser


    Change your DNS settings. I set mine to magnet's DNS server (85.91.1.18) and web access is fine now.


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    #17
    azzeretti
    Registered Users Posts: 1,477 ✭✭✭azzeretti


    I was having the same problems but when I changed my DNS settings to a non-Eircom server, the name resolution sped up and all is good now.


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    Gu3rr1lla
    Closed Accounts Posts: 218 ✭✭Gu3rr1lla


    how do u change your dns server?


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    #19
    Damomanye
    Registered Users Posts: 336 ✭✭Damomanye


    Bad in south Limerick City too.:mad:


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    #20
    1huge1
    Registered Users Posts: 6,173 ✭✭✭1huge1


    Limerick county too.

    Google and wiki are barely working at all for me and getting a lot of timeouts.

    Thank god im switching to BT soon


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    #21
    overexcitedaj
    Registered Users Posts: 976 ✭✭✭overexcitedaj


    In Tralee and its very bad. Cant watch any shows :(


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    azzeretti
    Registered Users Posts: 1,477 ✭✭✭azzeretti


    Gu3rr1lla wrote: »
    how do u change your dns server?

    Couple of ways. You could go into Network Conenction and the properties of your TCP/IP settings and choose to specify a DNS server. OR you could set it up on the router side. Easiest is most likey to do it on your PC/Laptop

    The above assumes your OS is Windows based.


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    #23
    redshoulder
    Closed Accounts Posts: 228 ✭✭redshoulder


    Same here.


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    #24
    Unearthly
    Registered Users Posts: 8,038 ✭✭✭Unearthly


    Yep Kildare here and it's pretty much a shambles tonight


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    #25
    Jackz
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,506 ✭✭✭Jackz


    cregser wrote: »
    Change your DNS settings. I set mine to magnet's DNS server (85.91.1.18) and web access is fine now.

    Cheers I would have googled one but . .. yea you need google to google.


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    #26
    The Black Oil
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Regional East Moderators Posts: 18,406 CMod ✭✭✭✭The Black Oil


    Was OK this morning then it just seemed to drag in the afternoon and has virtually ground to a halt in the evening time.

    Moderator: Television, Psychology and Dublin County North.

    CMod: Entertainment



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    #27
    Darthirishguy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13 ✭Darthirishguy


    Changing DNS settings didn't help unfortunetly. Seems to have gotten a good bit slower again. This is pretty much the only site that'll work for me.

    Latency test tracks fine to dublin then times out...


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    #28
    cregser
    Registered Users Posts: 999 ✭✭✭cregser


    Jackz wrote: »
    Cheers I would have googled one but . .. yea you need google to google.
    :)


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    #29
    colly10
    Registered Users Posts: 3,008 ✭✭✭colly10


    I click on use the following DNS and enter 85.91.1.18 and vista is telling me its not a valid address, anyone any ideas


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    #30
    Niall F
    Closed Accounts Posts: 103 ✭✭Niall F


    I changed to Eircoms old one and it has been working grand. 159.134.237.6


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    #31
    AnCatDubh
    Registered Users Posts: 6,392 ✭✭✭AnCatDubh


    Same problems in Meath - thought that parts of boards was unusually quiet tonight (in terms of people posting). Thats probably why I guess.


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