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UPC Upload Speed Increase to 20 meg

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  • 15-10-2014 6:49pm
    #1
    pm.
    Registered Users Posts: 2,140 ✭✭✭


    Hi

    my horizon box just did an update and i noticed my upload speed is now 20mg anyone else notice this ? my speed below on wireless

    http://www.speedtest.net/result/3834304946.png


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    charlie_says
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    Which package? I'm still on 10 ish


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    #3
    Heisenberg1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,511 ✭✭✭Heisenberg1


    pm. wrote: »
    Hi

    my horizon box just did an update and i noticed mu ul speed is now 20mg anyone else notice this ? my speed below on wireless

    http://www.speedtest.net/result/3834304946.png

    I assume you mean 20mb your speed test shows over 60mb what package are you on.


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    #4
    pm.
    Registered Users Posts: 2,140 ✭✭✭pm.


    im on the 200mb noticed my ul has gone to 20mb. the dl speed is slow because im using the laptop wireless. unplug your box it will up date

    http://www.speedtest.net/result/3834402374.png


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    #5
    Thor
    Registered Users Posts: 2,624 ✭✭✭Thor


    Rebooted their 20 minutes ago and it's now running at 20Mbps upload. Let me be the first to say.

    It's ABOUT TIME UPC!!!


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    SpaceTime
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,088 ✭✭✭SpaceTime


    That's just to ensure that there's no differentiating feature on eircom's FTTC service (20mbit/s upload was a bit of a coup for a while). UPC could have just offered 25 to spank them a bit.


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    pm.
    Registered Users Posts: 2,140 ✭✭✭pm.


    yep reboot takes 7/8 mins


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    #8
    Thor
    Registered Users Posts: 2,624 ✭✭✭Thor


    Is there anyone here on the 120Mb package that has a speed increase to 12Mb or are you still on 10Mb.

    I was actually checking UPC the other day to see if the speeds had been increase to match UPC.nl. They are all on 10-percent upload ratios. I wonder if UPC are doing the same here.


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    killbillvol2
    Registered Users Posts: 5,178 ✭✭✭killbillvol2


    3834514496.png

    I must say UPC are in my very good books today. Three new HD sports channels and now this. :D:D


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    ct5amr2ig1nfhp
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,019 ✭✭✭ct5amr2ig1nfhp


    This is over wireless - not bad UPC, not bad! :-

    Download Speed: 201929 kbps (25241.1 KB/sec transfer rate)
    Upload Speed: 20882 kbps (2610.3 KB/sec transfer rate)
    Latency: 9 ms
    Jitter: 1 ms


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    pm.
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    Roy Obnoxious Bedtime wrote: »
    This is over wireless - not bad UPC, not bad! :-

    Download Speed: 201929 kbps (25241.1 KB/sec transfer rate)
    Upload Speed: 20882 kbps (2610.3 KB/sec transfer rate)
    Latency: 9 ms
    Jitter: 1 ms

    Thats wireless :eek: didnt realise wireless could reach that speed most I get is 90meg dl


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    ED E
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    Alan will be furious


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    ct5amr2ig1nfhp
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    Wireless AC can (I've an asus AC66U) and I'm in the next room too :)

    Wait for AC version 2 which you'll see on the shelves next year. It supposedly doubles the throughput on version 1. But as always with wireless, I'd take that with a pinch of salt.

    Google wireless ac 'wave 2' for more info, or wait for wireless AD. But you could be waiting a few years.
    pm. wrote: »
    Thats wireless :eek: didnt realise wireless could reach that speed most I get is 90meg dl


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    ED E
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    On 120/10 getting 121 and 12 now where it used to be around 10.5, hmm


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    Its Only Ray Parlour
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    ED E wrote: »
    Alan will be furious

    Exactly what I thought what I seen this. Vodafone is cheaper, though.


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    bk
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    ED E wrote: »
    On 120/10 getting 121 and 12 now where it used to be around 10.5, hmm

    That is disappointing, they really need to go to 20mb/s on all their products, given Eircom offers 20mb/s on all theirs.


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    ED E
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    bk wrote: »
    That is disappointing, they really need to go to 20mb/s on all their products, given Eircom offers 20mb/s on all theirs.

    These "Free" upgrades have been phased before where it took up to 10 days for all to get them IIRC, wait a little and see what happens.


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    AlanS181824
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    ED E wrote: »
    Alan will be furious

    I got a great chuckle when I seen this.

    You know me so well ED E haha.

    I still don't regret joining Vodafone over UPC and probably won't, well unless UPC start offering 500/50 or something crazy like that, then it's time to cry a little.

    But seriously this made me laugh so much.:pac:

    Anyway, definitely time for me to sleep now!:rolleyes:


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    AlanS181824
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    Its Only Ray Parlour wrote: »
    Exactly what I thought what I seen this. Vodafone is cheaper, though.

    I. Am. Absolutely. Fuming.


    ....:pac:


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    #20
    Calibos
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    bk wrote: »
    That is disappointing, they really need to go to 20mb/s on all their products, given Eircom offers 20mb/s on all theirs.

    An Xtra 2mbit upload on the 120mbit service. Whoopde..feckin...doo UPC. Hate to seem ungrateful but.....


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    Praetorian
    Registered Users Posts: 3,711 ✭✭✭Praetorian


    Eircom definitely had* a better balanced product. UPC should have matched or surpassed Eircom on the upload speeds long ago. In reality both products are excellent now. However, If I was in charge in UPC I would have done 200 x 40, 120 x 20 and 60 x 10.

    I want a fibre connection next though!


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    bk
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    Praetorian wrote: »
    However, If I was in charge in UPC I would have done 200 x 40, 120 x 20 and 60 x 10.

    Actually I think it needs to be something more like 250/30, 150/25, 100/20

    60/10 isn't good enough, when Vodafone are offering 100/20 for less money!

    It will be crazy if the 120 mb product only gets bumped to 12mb/s upload. That is still slower then Eircom for a lot more money.


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    #23
    bk
    Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 22,510 Mod ✭✭✭✭bk


    So just rebooted my router, I'm on the 120mb/s product and now I'm getting 12.5mb/s upload according to the UPC speedtest and 11.5mb/s upload according to speedtest.net.

    So it looks like the 120mb/s product is upped to 12mb/s only!

    Ok, so any free upgrade is welcome and just last year when I was stuck on 16/0.5 ADSL2+, I would have killed for even a 2mb/s upgrade. However time changes and I believe UPC need to have minimum 20mb/s upload on all their products to match the same on Eircom.

    Frankly Vodafone 100/20 for €35 is still a lot better value then UPC 120/12 at €44


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    #24
    pm.
    Registered Users Posts: 2,140 ✭✭✭pm.


    Roy Obnoxious Bedtime wrote: »
    Wireless AC can (I've an asus AC66U) and I'm in the next room too :)

    Wait for AC version 2 which you'll see on the shelves next year. It supposedly doubles the throughput on version 1. But as always with wireless, I'd take that with a pinch of salt.

    Google wireless ac 'wave 2' for more info, or wait for wireless AD. But you could be waiting a few years.

    Could I connect this to my horizon box and disable the wifi on the horizon box ?


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    #25
    Morf
    Registered Users Posts: 3,822 ✭✭✭Morf


    Got bumped to 122/12 too.

    No complaints.


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    #26
    killbillvol2
    Registered Users Posts: 5,178 ✭✭✭killbillvol2


    Interesting response on this issue from a UPC Rep on the UPC forum.


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    #27
    ED E
    Registered Users Posts: 36,166 ✭✭✭✭ED E


    They're probably stress testing their HFC/nodes to make sure there's no issues before they commit.


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    #28
    ct5amr2ig1nfhp
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,019 ✭✭✭ct5amr2ig1nfhp


    Yep but your devices will need to have AC as well to get the AC speeds. Otherwise you'll only get whatever speed the device is capable of... N or G.
    pm. wrote: »
    Could I connect this to my horizon box and disable the wifi on the horizon box ?


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    #29
    [Deleted User]
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    bk wrote: »
    Frankly Vodafone 100/20 for €35 is still a lot better value then UPC 120/12 at €44
    Hmm, I seem to have a bit of an anomaly here.

    I signed up for Fibre 50 Chat in February (at €37 per month) and got the new modem. I was initially on 50/5 but was bumped up to 120/10 during the summer. Just rebooted again after seeing this thread and I'm now at 120/12. Fibre 50 was advertised as unlimited but the current 120 package at €37 specifies a 30GB cap.

    So I'm paying €37 for unlimited 120/12? :)

    Might be worth noting that Vodafone are now enforcing a 300GB cap but I know I'd never reach that myself.


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    #30
    boardzz
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    pm. wrote: »
    Thats wireless :eek: didnt realise wireless could reach that speed most I get is 90meg dl

    Without even needing an AC wireless card in my laptop, my current setup is an Apple Airport Extreme and a Macbook Pro with N wireless.
    My wireless speeds reach 200Mb speeds.


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    Calibos
    Registered Users Posts: 7,801 ✭✭✭Calibos


    Brothers laptop reports 150mbit connection on N but run a speedtest.net over the wireless and it still maxes out at only about 30mbit throughput. Everything to do with wifi needs to be taken with a pinch of salt.


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