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EsatBT slowdown?

  • 20-09-2006 7:25pm
    #1
    Elessar
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,267 ✭✭✭


    Anyone getting a pretty bad slowdown/high latency on EsatBTs 3mb/s broadband service lately?

    I'm getting only a max of 100-180kbps from american sites, even lower with easynews, and cant seem to reach 300kbps elsewhere, when a few weeks ago it was no problem.

    Or am I alone?


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  • #2
    johnnyboy4711
    Closed Accounts Posts: 795 ✭✭✭johnnyboy4711


    in loughrea co.galway,not the quickest in the world most recently!
    could it be the weather?or explorer 7.whatever???


  • #3
    decob
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 927 ✭✭✭decob


    Elessar wrote:
    Anyone getting a pretty bad slowdown/high latency on EsatBTs 3mb/s broadband service lately?

    I'm getting only a max of 100-180kbps from american sites, even lower with easynews, and cant seem to reach 300kbps elsewhere, when a few weeks ago it was no problem.

    Or am I alone?

    Me two, over the last couple of nights, it'd been fluctuating wildly.. one min can be getting a decent download from speedtest, then the next minute - this... (see attachment)


  • #4
    Dellas
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 796 ✭✭✭Dellas


    We have it at work and Ive been onto our tech dept . the speed is not great at all. I did speed test around 7 times and on average got a reading of 384 back .


  • #5
    parsi
    Site Banned Posts: 5,904 ✭✭✭parsi


    Here in Cork (Hettyfield) its fluctuating between 380 -450. Brutal.


  • #6
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    I've been experiencing bad speeds too for a few weeks and no one seems to know what's causing it :confused:


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  • #7
    Trumps
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22 ✭Trumps


    Elessar wrote:
    Anyone getting a pretty bad slowdown/high latency on EsatBTs 3mb/s broadband service lately?

    I'm getting only a max of 100-180kbps from american sites, even lower with easynews, and cant seem to reach 300kbps elsewhere, when a few weeks ago it was no problem.

    Or am I alone?
    Have never received 3mbs. Had it tested by Tech Support and all kinds of excuses were given. ! It is almost always at 2mb/s so I have asked to be charged for 2mb and not 3mb. Why pay for something that is not provided. ?
    I think if everybody asked for this then something might be done. The 3mb is advertised with much fanfare and people sign up for it, so if its not provided it should not be advertised, nor paid for. !


  • #8
    johnnyboy4711
    Closed Accounts Posts: 795 ✭✭✭johnnyboy4711


    where can i find as accurate as possible the best speed test/
    thanx
    j


  • #9
    Foxwood
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,491 ✭✭✭Foxwood


    johnnyboy4711 wrote:
    where can i find as accurate as possible the best speed test/
    The most accurate way to test your download speed is to go to ftp://ftp.heanet.ie and download a large file. (If you don't have Open Office, you might find that worthwhile).


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