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UPC offering 30Mbps broadband and problems with upgrade
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rang them there, told them i signed the form yesterday and the line has been crap since.
she said that the form must not have went through, hang one please, 1,,,2,,,,3,,,4,,,5,, (maybe 20)seconds later.
she comes back and says she put it through manually and that it should take about 5-10 minutes.
the modem restarted itself 10 seconds later and the BOOM!!! 30mb line
funny they just upgraded my 20mb line by another 10mb(versus eircoms 7mb) over the phone while i wait.0 -
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coopersgreen wrote: »Did the form yesterday, nothing through yet. I want it now though!
As an aside though - will this router work with UPC? - http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.aspx?sku=346149
that would do for now, but remember that there are going to be 120mbps upgrades again later this year so you'll want something with gigabit ethernet ports to make the most of that, or your router will end up being the performance bottleneck of your internet connection.
to futureproof yourself as much as possible, look for something with wireless G & N (pref. on 2.4Ghz & 5Ghz freq.) with gigabit LAN & WAN ports.
other things to consider would be USB ports for USB disks and printers (assuming you'd like to centralise those) and a minimum of a 400mhz cpu and 16mb ram (obviously, the more the better).
also thinking ahead, something on the DD-WRT compatibility list will open many avenues for experimentation if you decide at some stage you want a few more features or more performance out of it. 0 -
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if you fill out the online form, it asks you for your email address to notify you. someone in UPC works their way through the online request forms and when they've done yours you get an email from UPC to say it's done. seems to be taking anything from an hour to 4-6 hours this way, but it's almost instant if you just call them.Ok, I didn't.
or at least that's what's supposed to happen, but you know how it is.
also, i should probably elaborate on my previous post about the 120mbps broadband coming from UPC later in the year.
assuming it goes like its done in the Netherlands and the rest of the UPC territories that have been "fibrepower" enabled, the current 20mbps packages will move to approx. 60mbps with the price staying approx. the same, but they will introduce a new 120mbps service for more or less double the price of the 60mbps service.
if 40 quid is your limit for paying for broadband then you won't need a gigabit router as one with a 100mbps LAN/WAN ports will do, assuming it has a half decent cpu and ram installed, bearing in mind that shifting around that much data constantly (particularly with torrents or other p2p) requires a certain amount of grunt which not all routers will be able to manage.0 -
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that would do for now, but remember that there are going to be 120mbps upgrades again later this year so you'll want something with gigabit ethernet ports to make the most of that, or your router will end up being the performance bottleneck of your internet connection.
The throughput of your downloads will hardly be above 100mbps so I doubt it will be that much of a bottleneck.0 -
not on a single client, your current hard drive is likely to become a bottleneck first with just one PC unless you have an SSD, but things move on and sata3 is just around the corner and SSD's will overtake mechanical drives altogether in the next couple of years so it's good to plan ahead.The throughput of your downloads will hardly be above 100mbps so I doubt it will be that much of a bottleneck.
i'm still using a router that i bought 2nd hand off ebay about 5-6 years ago and because i chose right it's still working flawlessly, even though it's got over 200gb of WAN traffic and well over 500gb of LAN traffic going through it every month so i'd like to make sure I get a good few years out of the next one i buy. 0 -
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that would do for now, but remember that there are going to be 120mbps upgrades again later this year so you'll want something with gigabit ethernet ports to make the most of that, or your router will end up being the performance bottleneck of your internet connection.
to futureproof yourself as much as possible, look for something with wireless G & N (pref. on 2.4Ghz & 5Ghz freq.) with gigabit LAN & WAN ports.
other things to consider would be USB ports for USB disks and printers (assuming you'd like to centralise those) and a minimum of a 400mhz cpu and 16mb ram (obviously, the more the better).
also thinking ahead, something on the DD-WRT compatibility list will open many avenues for experimentation if you decide at some stage you want a few more features or more performance out of it.
Great stuff, thanks for the info.0 -
try different servers. the dublin one is usually my slowest. i usually pick limerick, london and paris to get a better idea of my speed.0 -
Not everyone will be able to upgrade to the 30Mb package. If your in a BB enabled area and have band I 's you won't be eligible. upc will be removing the band I's as soon as possible as its a limiting factor on the network. I'm not saying this is what happen in your case but it could be the reason you were not upgradedFilled in the form yesterday right after it was posted here but I still have nothing
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Anyone try out the new ping test? first time trying it so im not sure what results would have been like before upgrade. Ping and jitter are very good, however packet loss is very high according to this.
leading to the lowest grade due to such high packet loss.0 -
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For some reason my download speed is suffering even though I didn't go with the upgrade :rolleyes::rolleyes: (Would usually get 19+)
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