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April...any new packages?

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  • 01-03-2009 6:42pm
    #1
    Richard Dower
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 21,634 ✭✭✭✭


    Anything to look forward to guys?...speed or cap increases, maybe a price reduction?
    Personally i'd prefer a reduction in contention ratio for the higher end packages....whatcha think?


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    PogMoThoin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,874 ✭✭✭✭PogMoThoin


    We've got the National Broadband Scheme, some lucky people out there are going to be getting some great deals

    /I'll get my coat


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    #3
    Gonzo
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 16,883 Mod ✭✭✭✭Gonzo


    new upgrades are pointlesss, the eircom network cant even handle the last set of upgrades. Cant see Eircom upgrading for another year or 2 at minimum.


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    Moriarty
    Registered Users Posts: 6,007 ✭✭✭Moriarty


    There's talk of packages being increased up to a maximum of 24mbit at some point in April.


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    NullZer0
    Registered Users Posts: 1,629 ✭✭✭NullZer0


    Moriarty wrote: »
    There's talk of packages being increased up to a maximum of 24mbit at some point in April.


    Interesting , where did you hear this?


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    Shiny
    Registered Users Posts: 2,259 ✭✭✭Shiny


    iRock wrote: »
    Interesting , where did you hear this?

    It will be announced very early in April for sure. :rolleyes:


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    Cabaal
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Regional South East Moderators Posts: 28,495 Mod ✭✭✭✭Cabaal


    Moriarty wrote: »
    There's talk of packages being increased up to a maximum of 24mbit at some point in April.

    I'd say it'll be selected exchange only, LLU providers only for example
    Most people won't benefit from this


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    crawler
    Registered Users Posts: 1,660 ✭✭✭crawler


    LLU providers already offer this. (Smart BT Magnet)


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    #9
    Gonzo
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 16,883 Mod ✭✭✭✭Gonzo


    What I would like to see instead of faster speed packages is Eircom improving their bandwidth in the exchanges, adsl2+ enabling all exchanges and switching all customers on the 3, 7 and 7.6meg packages to adsl2+ along with the lowering of interleving on the 7 and 7.6meg packages so that much more of us can get closer to the speeds thats advertised and better latency. Faster packages atm are pointless when the majority of users are barely able to get 5megs.


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    #10
    cian1500ww
    Registered Users Posts: 2,904 ✭✭✭cian1500ww


    Enable adsl2+ on every exchange and I'll be happy.


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    #11
    Praetorian
    Registered Users Posts: 3,712 ✭✭✭Praetorian


    Transfer top residential packages & 7.6 meg business packages to adsl2+ equipment and I'll be happy.


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


    I'd prefer to see them enable the remaining exchanges, and remove all pairgains, so as to give the thousands of people with no broadband at all some kind of hope.


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    Richard Dower
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 21,634 ✭✭✭✭Richard Dower


    Thats why i pushed the idea of lower contention ration, 7.6 package is 24:1...reducing this to 20:1 or even better 16:1 would be of help, maybe up the cap to 40GB P/M.


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    PogMoThoin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,874 ✭✭✭✭PogMoThoin


    Richard Dower wrote: »
    Thats why i pushed the idea of lower contention ration, 7.6 package is 24:1...reducing this to 20:1 or even better 16:1 would be of help, maybe up the cap to 40GB P/M.

    The caps already 50GB pm on the upto 7.6mbit and they don't enforce it anyway. Who's to question contention either, nobody outside Eircom themselves has enough access to calculate it.

    I'm with jor el, I'd prefer to see them taking people off pairgains and sorting those who have nothing


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    Gonzo
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 16,883 Mod ✭✭✭✭Gonzo


    does anyone know if there are plans in Eircom to adsl2+ upgrade the many exchanges that are not yet enabled? The exchange im on is one of many that is still only on adsl1.


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