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Cannot get Eircom but Sky?

  • 17-02-2013 2:53pm
    #1
    ladd19
    Registered Users Posts: 126 ✭✭


    Live in rural North Cork and have never been able to get any type of Eircom broadband. However, when I put my number and UAN into the Sky website it says I can get up to 24mps speeds on my line.

    I was under the impression they were using the same infrastructure as Eircom? Apparently it is using the BT exchange? Is there a BT exchange map floating around anywhere?

    Very confused, don't want to get my hopes up as I am on the crap service ripplecon at the moment.


Comments

  • #2
    PogMoThoin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,874 ✭✭✭✭PogMoThoin


    Sky can only deliver where Eircom already have service, it's not bringing anything new.


  • #3
    ladd19
    Registered Users Posts: 126 ✭✭ladd19


    Thought as much


  • #4
    Gonzo
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 16,940 Mod ✭✭✭✭Gonzo


    Sky's website says I can get close to 11.7Mbps, with Eircom I only connect at 6.1Mbps on an 8meg package.
    My attenuation is 36db down and 21db Up, How reliable would this line speed be from Sky if I switched from Eircom to Sky, would I see this increase in speed?


  • #5
    Nonoperational
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,401 ✭✭✭Nonoperational


    You should get around that with that attenuation.


  • #6
    advertsfox
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,699 ✭✭✭advertsfox


    Gonzo wrote: »
    Sky's website says I can get close to 11.7Mbps, with Eircom I only connect at 6.1Mbps on an 8meg package.
    My attenuation is 36db down and 21db Up, How reliable would this line speed be from Sky if I switched from Eircom to Sky, would I see this increase in speed?
    I'm guessing you are getting the 6.1Mbps results from the SpeedTest website, that's pretty normal for an 8MB connection (LAN connection here, I get 6.4Mbps)

    Sky on the other hand use BT's LLU service (up to 24MB) and you could probably get close to 18Mb with that attenuation but I just noticed that your living in Dunshaughlin (live there too) and LLU is not available so for those maximum speeds so I reckon you could get about 12-14Mb with the standard ADSL from the Eircom infrastructure. Best bet now is to go with who's cheapest because they all use the same lines.


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