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Broadband Speed & Ping Test Megathread

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    #1142
    phoenix999
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 581 ✭✭✭phoenix999


    NoDrama wrote: »
    UPC 50Mb on the wire Clondalkin
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    I'm so jealous!


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    #1143
    phoenix999
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 581 ✭✭✭phoenix999


    Sarz91 wrote: »
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    Got a new modem from Eircom the other day. It's the ZyXel one. Since plugging it in and setting it up I've gone from 0-10ms of ping to 80-130ms of ping. I've a wired connection so it shouldn't be this bad.

    ZyXel router is a pile of crap. I binned mine. Reverted to using my reliable Netopia router.


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    #1144
    Sarz91
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,422 ✭✭✭Sarz91


    phoenix999 wrote: »
    ZyXel router is a pile of crap. I binned mine. Reverted to using my reliable Netopia router.

    Oh really? Did you have the same issue? Might just bin it too and get a half decent modem.


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    #1145
    phoenix999
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 581 ✭✭✭phoenix999


    Sarz91 wrote: »

    Oh really? Did you have the same issue? Might just bin it too and get a half decent modem.

    Exact same issue. Terrible piece of equipment. And I thought I was upgrading. Get rid of it as soon as you can.


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    #1146
    brijay
    Registered Users Posts: 227 ✭✭brijay


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    #1147
    petersburg2002
    Closed Accounts Posts: 346 ✭✭petersburg2002


    brijay wrote: »
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    Is that Eircom fibre?


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    #1148
    Harry Deerpark
    Closed Accounts Posts: 331 ✭✭Harry Deerpark


    brijay wrote: »
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    How much does that cost?


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    #1149
    brijay
    Registered Users Posts: 227 ✭✭brijay


    petersburg2002 wrote: »
    Is that Eircom fibre?

    Yeah


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    #1150
    brijay
    Registered Users Posts: 227 ✭✭brijay


    Harry Deerpark wrote: »
    How much does that cost?

    65


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    #1151
    petersburg2002
    Closed Accounts Posts: 346 ✭✭petersburg2002


    brijay wrote: »

    Yeah

    Thought I was seeing things. With so much negativity about Eircom. All working well for you?


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    #1152
    brijay
    Registered Users Posts: 227 ✭✭brijay


    petersburg2002 wrote: »
    Thought I was seeing things. With so much negativity about Eircom. All working well for you?

    Had a few issues at the very start but it's all good now!


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    #1153
    petersburg2002
    Closed Accounts Posts: 346 ✭✭petersburg2002


    brijay wrote: »

    Had a few issues at the very start but it's all good now!

    Good to hear. Lets hope they continue with the rollout. Looks mightily impressive ;)


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    #1154
    dreamers75
    Registered Users Posts: 20,558 ✭✭✭✭dreamers75


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    150mb UPC

    Went from 24mb NGB Eircom (which was 5mb really never got more).

    I did get 110mb on one test but tbh compared to what it was and the issues i had i can live with the above.


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    #1155
    Harry Deerpark
    Closed Accounts Posts: 331 ✭✭Harry Deerpark


    brijay wrote: »
    65

    Does that include line rental? Give us a price breakdown and what packages do Eircom offer on fiber broadband? Can't see anything on their site.


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    #1156
    red_bairn
    Registered Users Posts: 2,342 ✭✭✭red_bairn


    brijay wrote: »

    Had a few issues at the very start but it's all good now!

    Where are you located? Is that just the broadband or a bundle?


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    #1157
    brijay
    Registered Users Posts: 227 ✭✭brijay


    red_bairn wrote: »
    Where are you located? Is that just the broadband or a bundle?

    Wexford Yeh its a bundle


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    #1158
    Sarz91
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,422 ✭✭✭Sarz91


    I don't really understand. Which do I trust for ping?
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    It's not a one off occurrence. Speedtest gives a much higher ping for me than pingtest. Any ideas?


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    #1159
    red_bairn
    Registered Users Posts: 2,342 ✭✭✭red_bairn


    Sarz91 wrote: »
    I don't really understand. Which do I trust for ping?
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    OR

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    It's not a one off occurrence. Speedtest gives a much higher ping for me than pingtest. Any ideas?

    Try ping via cmd prompt.


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    #1160
    Sarz91
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,422 ✭✭✭Sarz91


    red_bairn wrote: »
    Try ping via cmd prompt.

    I pinged my modem just there using cmd and got 3ms. I then set it up to ping youtube and got 48ms. What's the deal with speedtest?


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    #1161
    red_bairn
    Registered Users Posts: 2,342 ✭✭✭red_bairn


    Sarz91 wrote: »
    I pinged my modem just there using cmd and got 3ms. I then set it up to ping youtube and got 48ms. What's the deal with speedtest?

    ping eircom.net


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    #1162
    Sarz91
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,422 ✭✭✭Sarz91


    red_bairn wrote: »
    ping eircom.net

    Average ping of 38ms from www.eircom.net. That means the speedtest on eircom is wrong too.


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    #1163
    Cork981
    Registered Users Posts: 753 ✭✭✭Cork981


    Sarz91 wrote: »

    Average ping of 38ms from www.eircom.net. That means the speedtest on eircom is wrong too.

    Do a tracert to any website. Then ping the second hop which should be a router an your exchange this will give the ping from your network your exchange.

    By sending a ping command it uses a raw icmp echo request cuts out all the java and browser delay.


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    #1164
    Sarz91
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,422 ✭✭✭Sarz91


    Cork981 wrote: »
    Do a tracert to any website. Then ping the second hop which should be a router an your exchange this will give the ping from your network your exchange.

    By sending a ping command it uses a raw icmp echo request cuts out all the java and browser delay.

    Tracert to youtube on the second hop gave 42ms 37ms 38ms. I then pinged the corresponding address. I got an average of 37 ms.


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    #1165
    Cork981
    Registered Users Posts: 753 ✭✭✭Cork981


    Sarz91 wrote: »

    Tracert to youtube on the second hop gave 42ms 37ms 38ms. I then pinged the corresponding address. I got an average of 37 ms.

    37 seems normal for a dsl connection.
    I had 29-32ms when I was on adsl and synced at 10mb

    But of course a ping can vary, if you want to lower your ping you could request to have interleaving switched off depending on your line stats.
    But realistically you won't see any difference.


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    #1166
    looters
    Registered Users Posts: 102 ✭✭looters


    Sarz91 wrote: »
    Average ping of 38ms from www.eircom.net. That means the speedtest on eircom is wrong too.

    What do you mean the ping is wrong?, there is no wrongs, it is what it is.


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    #1167
    looters
    Registered Users Posts: 102 ✭✭looters


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    #1168
    Cork981
    Registered Users Posts: 753 ✭✭✭Cork981


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    #1169
    gavmcg92
    Registered Users Posts: 5,316 ✭✭✭gavmcg92


    UPC just upped me to 60 from 50. Happy days.


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    #1170
    IrishStuff09
    Registered Users Posts: 813 ✭✭✭IrishStuff09


    Is it normal to be only getting 20-25mb on UPC in the days after the install?


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    #1171
    gavmcg92
    Registered Users Posts: 5,316 ✭✭✭gavmcg92


    IrishStuff09 wrote: »
    Is it normal to be only getting 20-25mb on UPC in the days after the install?

    On a wired or wireless connection?


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