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Eircom , higher speed than advertised ?

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  • 22-10-2011 12:36pm
    #1
    ninja 12
    Registered Users Posts: 954 ✭✭✭


    Quick question ,

    I have Eircom Home Advanced broadband "up to 7mb" and have always been able to max out my connection .

    My download and upload speeds in the router settings page have always been listed as 7168/312 kbps .

    I just noticed this morning it says 8160/512 kbps ( see screenshot )
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    It wasn't like this the other day .

    Are Eircom doing some upgrading ?
    I'm not in an area covered by their "Next Generation Broadband" scheme .

    My online account page still says I have Eircom Home Advanced broadband "up to 7mb"

    Any ideas ?


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    #2
    dhoun
    Registered Users Posts: 93 ✭✭dhoun


    Mine also occasionally tops 8mb ....


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    My name is URL
    Registered Users Posts: 25,069 ✭✭✭✭My name is URL


    Any ideas about the question posed in the OP? I've just realised that I am currently maxing out at 8160Kbps and am also on a 7MB connection. A nice complaint to have, but just curious about the reason for it!

    I'm in Louth too btw.

    edit: sorry.. I got to this thread via Google and assumed it was in the Eircom forum. Perhaps a mod could move it there?


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    ekul1987
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10 ✭ekul1987


    I'm in cork and have 8mb next gen broadband from eircom and the speed rarely drops below 14500/750 (Kbps). nice complaint.

    Only problem is the router is rubbish keeps crashing while gaming..


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    eircom: Mark
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,441 ✭✭✭eircom: Mark


    ninja 12 wrote: »
    Quick question ,

    I have Eircom Home Advanced broadband "up to 7mb" and have always been able to max out my connection .

    My download and upload speeds in the router settings page have always been listed as 7168/312 kbps .

    I just noticed this morning it says 8160/512 kbps ( see screenshot )
    178881.jpg

    It wasn't like this the other day .

    Are Eircom doing some upgrading ?
    I'm not in an area covered by their "Next Generation Broadband" scheme .

    My online account page still says I have Eircom Home Advanced broadband "up to 7mb"

    Any ideas ?

    Hi ninja 12,

    It sounds as though you may have been upgraded to NGB. Can you PM me with your telephone number and I can confirm this for you.

    Thanks, Mark


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    ninja 12
    Registered Users Posts: 954 ✭✭✭ninja 12


    eircom: Mark wrote: »
    Hi ninja 12,

    It sounds as though you may have been upgraded to NGB. Can you PM me with your telephone number and I can confirm this for you.

    Thanks, Mark

    Hi Mark ,
    It's not a bad complaint to have , a higher than advertised speed (I'm not complaining )

    I had a look at the nextgenerationbroadband.ie site , and I'm not in an area covered bt NGB .

    I put my number and account details into the line checker and was told my exchange hasn't been upgraded .

    Looking at the colour coded map , my area is still white , not even on the list to be upgraded yet .

    I just logged in to the Eircom site , and it says I have " Up to 7MB" and 50GB download allowance yet my router still says 8160/512 ( and I can max out the connection :D ) .

    Any ideas if it will stay like this or is it just a bug ?


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