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How much contention / congestion on Fibre

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  • 27-05-2021 12:05pm
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    remoteboy
    Registered Users Posts: 2,035 ✭✭✭


    Hi,

    Long time Virgin Media customer. Currently paying 70€ a month for 360MB. Fibre is now available in my area and I see Vodafone offering 500MB for €30 a month including landline calls. Seems like a no-brainer but just wondering how badly congestion/contention affects these Fibre products. I have a cable connection with VM so if it says 360 I get 360. What are people's experiences?

    Thanks.


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    alec76
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    Purely depending on location , I would say with Vodafone/SKY you've more chance to hit with congestion compare to Eir with same product.
    I am with EIR , rural Kerry , gigabit (950 download/100 upload )day or night.
    I won't be expecting same results in busy Dublin area though .


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    chiral_fluid
    Registered Users Posts: 30 ✭chiral_fluid


    remoteboy wrote: »
    Hi,
    how badly congestion/contention affects these Fibre products
    Thanks.


    Usually SIRO speeds are constant. Haven't seen any real "congestions" so far. Maybe -10% of the throughput during peak times.



    Two different homes in Louth.


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