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exchang upgrade, expected speed ?

mikeecho · 2015-05-18 23:30:51

Hi I'm currently on an exchange which offers "up to 8Mb" The max that the modem connects is at 4096mb ( speedtest.net tells me 3.5Mb) When (if) the exchange is upgraded to 24Mb , should I benefit with a faster speed, or will my distance from the exchange limit me to my current speed. Thanks

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19-05-2015 12:30am

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mikeecho

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Hi

I'm currently on an exchange which offers "up to 8Mb"

The max that the modem connects is at 4096mb ( speedtest.net tells me 3.5Mb)

When (if) the exchange is upgraded to 24Mb , should I benefit with a faster speed, or will my distance from the exchange limit me to my current speed.

Thanks

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#2 19-05-2015 9:04am
Ally Dick

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mikeecho wrote: »

Hi

I'm currently on an exchange which offers "up to 8Mb"

The max that the modem connects is at 4096mb ( speedtest.net tells me 3.5Mb)

When (if) the exchange is upgraded to 24Mb , should I benefit with a faster speed, or will my distance from the exchange limit me to my current speed.

Thanks

I did similar and my speed went down from 3meg to less than 1 meg. I was offered a free "upgrade" from 8meg to "up to 24meg" broadband, but after I had moved over, I was told that the line could take 3meg at most based on distance to the exchange! The free upgrade was their sneaky way of locking me into a new 18 month contract. Unless you go efibre, your speed won't improve, and even then it's not reliable

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#3 19-05-2015 9:32am
eircom: Alan

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mikeecho wrote: »

Hi

I'm currently on an exchange which offers "up to 8Mb"

The max that the modem connects is at 4096mb ( speedtest.net tells me 3.5Mb)

When (if) the exchange is upgraded to 24Mb , should I benefit with a faster speed, or will my distance from the exchange limit me to my current speed.

Thanks

Hi mikeecho

If you would like to PM me your land line number I will be happy to look in to this for you.

Many thanks

Al

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