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Switching from i-Stream to RADSL

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  • 14-04-2003 3:52pm
    #1
    Mountjoy Mugger
    Registered Users Posts: 4,487 ✭✭✭


    Just got off the phone to eircom. Spoke to a chap who advised me that for the next three months there'll be no charge for switching from i-Stream to RADSL. Installation charges will kick in again after that.

    It's worth considering methinks, especially as if you're already getting 512/128, you're not likely to drop much by switching over. Contention rations to RADSL are, according to the chap, 24:1.


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    MadKevo
    Closed Accounts Posts: 191 ✭✭MadKevo


    Originally posted by Mountjoy Mugger
    Just got off the phone to eircom. Spoke to a chap who advised me that for the next three months there'll be no charge for switching from i-Stream to RADSL. Installation charges will kick in again after that.

    It's worth considering methinks, especially as if you're already getting 512/128, you're not likely to drop much by switching over. Contention rations to RADSL are, according to the chap, 24:1.

    48:1, that's why it's cheaper...


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    Mountjoy Mugger
    Registered Users Posts: 4,487 ✭✭✭Mountjoy Mugger


    Originally posted by MadKevo
    48:1, that's why it's cheaper...

    So he told me a fib!? Naughty!!


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    #4
    GUI
    Registered Users Posts: 1,237 ✭✭✭GUI


    i did the switch
    dload speeds are improved if anything :-)


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    Packet
    Registered Users Posts: 188 ✭✭Packet


    What's the phone number to ask for the switch from i-stream solo to the cheaper DSL?


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    Mountjoy Mugger
    Registered Users Posts: 4,487 ✭✭✭Mountjoy Mugger


    You can ring them on 1800 512 128.

    I'd say the download speeds might have improved because the amount of users is still pretty low, GUI_XP. :)


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    Packet
    Registered Users Posts: 188 ✭✭Packet


    Thanks. As new people pile on it will get more contended but for half the price I'll take the hit of the occasional slower than
    normal download. For average users like me I don't think it will make much difference.


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    Packet
    Registered Users Posts: 188 ✭✭Packet


    Rang them today todo the switch. They said it would take 5 - 10 days to implement - someone will ring me when it is done. How long have others had to wait?


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    Mountjoy Mugger
    Registered Users Posts: 4,487 ✭✭✭Mountjoy Mugger


    I finally decided to make the switch today and was told 2-3 days. I'll believe it when I see it.


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    crazyasafox
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    GUI_XP can you post over on this thread at the Broadband section with your ping times as the lads are looking for anyone who has the new radsl service as the interleaving is suppose to be turned off
    Thanks
    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?s=&threadid=92354


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    carbsy
    Registered Users Posts: 2,083 ✭✭✭carbsy


    Originally posted by crazyasafox
    GUI_XP can you post over on this thread at the Broadband section with your ping times as the lads are looking for anyone who has the new radsl service as the interleaving is suppose to be turned off
    Thanks
    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?s=&threadid=92354

    That link should be...

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?s=&threadid=92350

    carbsy.


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    Packet
    Registered Users Posts: 188 ✭✭Packet


    Update: Just noticed that they switched me over yesterday. It went seamlessly my router reconnected automatically.

    The interleaving certainly seems to have been set to a lower setting. I wonder is this deliberate or part of the auto training that is enabled between the DSLAM and the customer modem.

    PING cgi01.indigo.ie (194.125.133.13): 56 data bytes
    64 bytes from 194.125.133.13: icmp_seq=0 ttl=250 time=27.113 ms
    64 bytes from 194.125.133.13: icmp_seq=1 ttl=250 time=24.838 ms
    64 bytes from 194.125.133.13: icmp_seq=2 ttl=250 time=24.124 ms
    64 bytes from 194.125.133.13: icmp_seq=3 ttl=250 time=24.309 ms
    64 bytes from 194.125.133.13: icmp_seq=4 ttl=250 time=28.587 ms
    ^C
    --- cgi01.indigo.ie ping statistics ---
    5 packets transmitted, 5 packets received, 0% packet loss
    round-trip min/avg/max = 24.124/25.794/28.587 ms

    Previously my latencies were about 60ms.


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    crazyasafox
    Closed Accounts Posts: 185 ✭✭crazyasafox


    Just wondering packet when you switched from solo to radsl did you stay with eircom or go with on of the others,if so which. Maybe if you get a moment you would ping these for me and let me know how you fair out
    Thanks
    www.boards.ie
    www.jolt.co.uk


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    carbsy
    Registered Users Posts: 2,083 ✭✭✭carbsy


    Originally posted by crazyasafox
    Just wondering packet when you switched from solo to radsl did you stay with eircom or go with on of the others,if so which. Maybe if you get a moment you would ping these for me and let me know how you fair out

    He has allready done so here


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