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Will I get 24MB, or close to it?

  • 11-09-2010 12:26pm
    #1
    Declan Carey
    Closed Accounts Posts: 105 ✭✭


    I'm currently on 7MB broadband and am getting the following speeds:

    Download Speed
    6.14 Mb/s

    Upload Speed
    0.19 Mb/s

    Latency
    74 ms

    If I upgrade to the 24MB , do you think I'd get close to that or around 20MB speeds? I'm approx 1 mile from the exchange. Thanks in advance!


Comments

  • #2
    djimi
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,237 ✭✭✭✭djimi


    Depends on your line I think. My parents are getting close to what they pay for, but what they pay for is as much as their line can handle. If they were to upgrade to 24 theyd still only get 3.

    Can you get fibre broadband such as UPC? Youre much more likely to get what you pay for with fibre. I pay for 15 and never get less than 14, ever.


  • #3
    Declan Carey
    Closed Accounts Posts: 105 ✭✭Declan Carey


    Checked the UPC website and entered my address, all I can get is Digital TV, no phone/broadband at all.


  • #4
    watty
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,417 ✭✭✭✭watty


    Could be anything from 12Mbps to 20Mbps
    According to graph here if you had ADSL and exchange was upgraded to ADSL2+, then 6Mbps on ADSL is about 10Mbps on ADSL2+

    Is your phone line on an ADSL2+ exchange or exchange with Digiweb/Smart or Magnet LLU? If not, then the max speed is what you have. (Twice the Irish Average).

    Which ISP?


  • #5
    Declan Carey
    Closed Accounts Posts: 105 ✭✭Declan Carey


    On eircom at the moment. About a 1mile from their Cork HQ!


  • #6
    vibe666
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,016 ✭✭✭✭vibe666


    Declan Carey wrote: »
    On eircom at the moment. About a 1mile from their Cork HQ!
    if you post your line stats (from your eircom router) someone here will probably be able to give you a better idea of what to expect. a lot of the regulars here are or have been in DSL support jobs.


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  • #7
    Declan Carey
    Closed Accounts Posts: 105 ✭✭Declan Carey


    vibe666 wrote: »
    if you post your line stats (from your eircom router) someone here will probably be able to give you a better idea of what to expect. a lot of the regulars here are or have been in DSL support jobs.
    Whats the fastest way to get my line stats?


  • #8
    Nonoperational
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,401 ✭✭✭Nonoperational


    Log into your router and look at them.


  • #9
    Declan Carey
    Closed Accounts Posts: 105 ✭✭Declan Carey


    Connection Information DSL
     Available eircom broadband
     Connected User Name

    IP Address
    86.41.234.29
    IP Gateway
    159.134.155.11
    Primary DNS Server
    208.67.222.222
    resolver1.opendns.com
    Secondary DNS Server
    208.67.220.220
    resolver2.opendns.com
    Speed
    7168/384 (kbps)
    Line Attenuation
    32/18 dB


  • #10
    jor el
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,713 ✭✭✭✭jor el


    http://www.kitz.co.uk/adsl/max_speed_calc.php

    32dB would suggest about 13Mbps is what you'd get. You certainly will not get close to 24Mbps on that line.


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