Broadband Speed & Ping Test Megathread

ShodenMcClane · 17-07-2014 8:37pm

pajor wrote: »

'Upgraded' to UPC Horizon yesterday.

With ethernet cable.

On wi-fi

I'm no expert but it looks like you have some wifi issues.

ED E · 17-07-2014 11:18pm

OneEightSeven wrote: »

Yeah, I wasn't expecting my ping to improve so dramatically. It should be noted that ping tests on Speedtest.net are not reliable but according to JD's Auto Speed Tester, when pinging Google.ie, my ping went from 30ms on ADSL2+ to 6ms on VDSL2.

It's better than some people's pings on FTTH. Pity I don't have the attention span for gaming to take advantage of it, not that my previous ping was bad either, though, I've noticed websites load a bit quicker.

Speedtest.net pings are ok, just not eniskillen. It pumps out incorrect values all the time.

ShodenMcClane wrote: »

I'm no expert but it looks like you have some wifi issues.

Yeah, its called Horizon. The integrated wifi antenna is a farce.

Pajor: get UPC to de-consolidate your modem from the horizon box.

pajor · 18-07-2014 9:36am

ED E wrote: »

Yeah, its called Horizon. The integrated wifi antenna is a farce.

Pajor: get UPC to de-consolidate your modem from the horizon box.

Can a separate router be ordered or something? I was thinking of just buying a cheap cable router.

ED E · 18-07-2014 1:43pm

pajor wrote: »

Can a separate router be ordered or something? I was thinking of just buying a cheap cable router.

You can either add an access point or getthem to send a cisco unit to take over internet functions and then bridge it to a decent router. If wifi is your only concern then the former will do fine.

2012paddy2012 · 19-07-2014 5:50pm

Tesco mobile broadband sat 5.30 find it slow , are these results average.
Ping 89ms , download 6.80mbps , upload 1.40.

In simple terms how do you know what's reasonable , the speed on net is ok to poor presently thks

Paddy

foggy_lad · 23-07-2014 6:01pm

Speed today on wi-fi.

hallo dare · 23-07-2014 6:03pm

2012paddy2012 wrote: »

Tesco mobile broadband sat 5.30 find it slow , are these results average.
Ping 89ms , download 6.80mbps , upload 1.40.

In simple terms how do you know what's reasonable , the speed on net is ok to poor presently thks

Paddy

Nothing wrong with that for MBB! Was that test done with speedtest.net?

2012paddy2012 · 23-07-2014 8:57pm

hallo dare wrote: »

Nothing wrong with that for MBB! Was that test done with speedtest.net?

Ah good yap with speed test

Dublin_Gunner · 23-07-2014 9:16pm

ED E wrote: »

Speedtest.net pings are ok, just not eniskillen. It pumps out incorrect values all the time.

Yeah, its called Horizon. The integrated wifi antenna is a farce.

Pajor: get UPC to de-consolidate your modem from the horizon box.

Really? Here's my Horizon on WiFi (admittedly, same room):

Range might be crap, but throughput is fine. I use homeplugs (ty Eircom

) and an old router in bridge mode to extend all around my apartment. Its a large duplex I've recently moved to (within the last 3 weeks) and I can't get any WiFi signal from upstairs to downstairs.

Dcully · 30-07-2014 12:11pm

efibre just installed this morning atlaast, delighted.

I dont mean to be greedy but someone else in the town further from cab than me is getting 95mb DL and 20mb UL

How do these stats look?

VDSL Port Details Upstream Downstream
Line Rate: 20.477 Mbps 71.678 Mbps
Actual Net Data Rate: 20.478 Mbps 71.679 Mbps
Trellis Coding: ON ON
SNR Margin: 13.8 dB 20.8 dB
Actual Delay: 0 ms 0 ms
Transmit Power: -10.4 dBm 13.3 dBm
Receive Power: -24.2 dBm 0.6 dBm
Actual INP: 29.0 symbols 30.0 symbols
Total Attenuation: 13.8 dB 12.6 dB
Attainable Net Data Rate: 28.957 Mbps 113.200 Mbps

ED E · 30-07-2014 12:49pm

Dcully wrote: »

How do these stats look?

VDSL Port Details Upstream Downstream
Line Rate: 20.477 Mbps 71.678 Mbps
Actual Net Data Rate: 20.478 Mbps 71.679 Mbps
Trellis Coding: ON ON
SNR Margin: 13.8 dB 20.8 dB
Actual Delay: 0 ms 0 ms
Transmit Power: -10.4 dBm 13.3 dBm
Receive Power: -24.2 dBm 0.6 dBm
Actual INP: 29.0 symbols 30.0 symbols
Total Attenuation: 13.8 dB 12.6 dB
Attainable Net Data Rate: 28.957 Mbps 113.200 Mbps

Thats a good line. I'd give it 24hrs to make sure all is stable then call em and ask for a reprofile.

Dcully · 30-07-2014 4:17pm

ED E wrote: »

Thats a good line. I'd give it 24hrs to make sure all is stable then call em and ask for a reprofile.

Will do,thanks for that.

Just noticed my upload has increased

AlanS181824 · 01-08-2014 5:07pm

Dcully wrote: »

Will do,thanks for that.

Just noticed my upload has increased

I personally find the server in Carlow to be shíte! (Sorry BlackKnight :pac:)

I tend to use the few in Dublin and they usually give better results.

That's just me though I guess!

Nice speeds!

AlanS181824 · 01-08-2014 5:07pm

Dcully wrote: »

Will do,thanks for that.

Just noticed my upload has increased

I personally find the server in Carlow to be shíte! (Sorry BlackKnight :pac:)

I tend to use the few in Dublin and they usually give better results.

That's just me though I guess!

Nice speeds!

Moreilly · 01-08-2014 8:54pm

55 euro a month and a home phone i dont need or want

Aghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh !!!!!!!!!!

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dragona · 02-08-2014 12:29am

What on earth is going on with Vodafone tonight

04-08-2014 5:08pm

Welcome to Sky Broadband ZZZzzzzz

kleefarr · 04-08-2014 9:53pm

Every other provider uses the Eircom network, don't they?
We don't here many problems about Eircom broadband, so I think that there is something a much somewhere.

05-08-2014 5:19am

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Welcome to Sky Broadband ZZZzzzzz

Didn't think it could be possible but it's actually getting worse

http://www.speedtest.net/my-result/a/916566224

jca · 05-08-2014 9:20am

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Didn't think it could be possible but it's actually getting worse

http://www.speedtest.net/my-result/a/916566224

Welcome to hell that is sky "BB". Just to cheer you up I've seen it as low as 0.6 dl/0.1 ul. Terrible terrible terrible service. Lovely guys on the phone to be fair but the service is dire.

battser · 05-08-2014 1:43pm

jca wrote: »

Welcome to hell that is sky "BB". Just to cheer you up I've seen it as low as 0.6 dl/0.1 ul. Terrible terrible terrible service. Lovely guys on the phone to be fair but the service is dire.

What location are you guys at?

jca · 05-08-2014 9:27pm

battser wrote: »

What location are you guys at?

Ahhh, I'm long departed from sky, enjoying eFibre now.

ShaunC · 05-08-2014 11:13pm

http://www.speedtest.net/my-result/i/924156602url]
Not bad for mobile BB out in the sticks:D

hallo dare · 05-08-2014 11:15pm

Not bad whatsoever! 4G makes a fair difference!

05-08-2014 11:33pm

battser wrote: »

What location are you guys at?

I'm in County Galway

Terrible again tonight

http://www.speedtest.net/my-result/a/917462463

battser · 06-08-2014 10:38am

Got sky in yesterday. It started off very pretty with a 12 up 3 down on a few occasions and then after 15 minutes down to 2. Shocking as I wouldn't be expecting much congestion and I am close enough to the exchange I believe.

Will post some snaps tonight as in work now.

bazzz · 11-08-2014 10:33pm

This is just getting stupid now,I can't believe how bad things are getting with our local exchange(Dunmore East).
Since July the connection speed between 8-12:30 every night has dropped from a slow but stable(for the last 4 years) 6-7MB download speed,
to between 0.5 MB to 2MB.
This is not just my connection but most in the area.We are officially going backwards and getting close to dial-up again:eek:

Here's my current speed.......

Here we are an hour later.......

And we are getting back to normal(regular rubbish speed)...........and breathe;)

Last one.......

Villain · 11-08-2014 10:55pm

Not too shabby for a fixed wireless connection over 20km

bloodyhawk · 12-08-2014 1:14am

Villain wrote: »

Not too shabby for a fixed wireless connection over 20km

Who is your provider?

Villain · 12-08-2014 8:05am

bloodyhawk wrote: »

Who is your provider?

It's a private setup

bloodyhawk · 12-08-2014 8:49am

Oh, are you in Ireland? thats some good speeds

Villain · 12-08-2014 8:53am

bloodyhawk wrote: »

Oh, are you in Ireland? thats some good speeds

Yep in Carlow, ya I'm very happy with it

pajor · 12-08-2014 11:17am

pajor wrote: »

On wi-fi

Bridged over to another router.

Wi-fi speed

AlanS181824 · 13-08-2014 6:05pm

Villain wrote: »

Yep in Carlow, ya I'm very happy with it

I'm in Carlow too, would really love an upload like that but I guess I'll have to put up with my "measly" 20Mb from Vodafone :pac:

ch750536 · 14-08-2014 9:32am

hallo dare · 14-08-2014 9:52am

Speed at work and no need for it! Only live two minutes up the road where I want these speeds and can only get a poxy 8MB.:mad:

Villain · 14-08-2014 10:20am

My work connection is a little better

hallo dare · 14-08-2014 10:29am

Villain wrote: »

My work connection is a little better

:eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:

AlanS181824 · 14-08-2014 11:06am

Villain wrote: »

My work connection is a little better

Why cover the ISP?

Not want the rest of us to have those speeds eh? :rolleyes:

Villain · 14-08-2014 11:07am

AlanS181824 wrote: »

Why cover the ISP?

Not want the rest of us to have those speeds eh? :rolleyes:

It's not a public ISP so not available to end users.

bloodyhawk · 14-08-2014 1:35pm

Wait for ESB/VODAFONE JV, will get there eventually!

ScrubsfanChris · 14-08-2014 8:28pm

Vodafone fibre :rolleyes:

AlanS181824 · 14-08-2014 9:58pm

ScrubsfanChris wrote: »

Vodafone fibre :rolleyes:

Pretty awful speeds.

WiFi or Ethernet?

Post your line stats please?

ScrubsfanChris · 14-08-2014 11:14pm

AlanS181824 wrote: »

WiFi or Ethernet?

Both are pretty much the same.

AlanS181824 wrote: »

Post your line stats please?

AlanS181824 · 14-08-2014 11:34pm

ScrubsfanChris wrote: »

Both are pretty much the same.

Oh wow.

I have no idea how you cope.

Judging by your attenuation you're probably getting the most out of your line, although barely.

Someone might be able to comment on that though.

ScrubsfanChris · 14-08-2014 11:40pm

AlanS181824 wrote: »

Oh wow.

I have no idea how you cope.

Judging by your attenuation you're probably getting the most out of your line, although barely.

Someone might be able to comment on that though.

So is it the line that's the problem?
My neighbours line comes from the same place(pole) and she's getting 5 times the speed I am.

ED E · 15-08-2014 8:27am

Attenuation doesn't make sense, you should be on a very low upstream if that was correct but you aren't. As per other thread its time to call vodafone.

AlanS181824 · 19-08-2014 1:14am

Not related to broadband speed but did anyone else have an issue with Vodafone Fibre about 30 minutes ago?

Internet light was red and reboots wouldn't fix it.

Seems to have sorted it out now.

jones · 19-08-2014 1:21pm

AlanS181824 wrote: »

Pretty awful speeds.

WiFi or Ethernet?

Post your line stats please?

You think that's awful? i'm with vodafone broadband and i get 2mb MAX normally around 1.5mb real world speed. I was told 2 years ago by eircom that the line can't hold anymore or it will become unstable. I'm in work at the moment so cant post exact details yet. I'm located outside balbriggan in north county dublin and my "broadband" is the bane of my life at the moment :-(

ED E · 19-08-2014 1:43pm

jones wrote: »

You think that's awful? i'm with vodafone broadband and i get 2mb MAX normally around 1.5mb real world speed. I was told 2 years ago by eircom that the line can't hold anymore or it will become unstable. I'm in work at the moment so cant post exact details yet. I'm located outside balbriggan in north county dublin and my "broadband" is the bane of my life at the moment :-(

Its awful relative to what he should have, not awful nationally.

You should look into fixed wireless, that kind of line is unlikely to ever improve.

Broadband Speed & Ping Test Megathread

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