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House can only get 3mb dsl

  • 10-10-2009 5:40pm
    #1
    mehmeh12
    Closed Accounts Posts: 921 ✭✭✭


    Hi

    Ive been repeatedly told by dsl providers that the max speed i can on dsl for my house is 3mb. How come some other houses can get 7mb lines? Can i get my line upgraded?


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  • #2
    jor el
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,713 ✭✭✭✭jor el


    Every line has a physical limit, depending on distance from exchange and line quality. There's pretty much nothing you can do to improve it, and nothing you can do to get eircom to improve it either.


  • #3
    DECEiFER
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,212 ✭✭✭DECEiFER


    jor el wrote: »
    Every line has a physical limit, depending on distance from exchange and line quality. There's pretty much nothing you can do to improve it, and nothing you can do to get eircom to improve it either.
    That's precisely the issue most people face when they too are given a limit. How far from the exchange are you and what's your Line Attenuation and SN Margin (a.k.a. SNR or Noise Margin) reading at (expressed in dB)? You'll find them inside your router, usually on a Stats page.


  • #4
    uncle_sam_ie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,191 ✭✭✭uncle_sam_ie


    Just be lucky you can even get DSL broadband. Many people can't.


  • #5
    The_Conductor
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 32,285 Mod ✭✭✭✭The_Conductor


    Perhaps you might have other options available to you (cable BB for example?) I was getting a max 2Mb from copper- but am now on 20Mb from Cable.


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