Midband speedtest Megaathread

jay93

not to bad atall

mayo.mick

My speeds today:mad:

siobhan.murphy

http://www.speedtest.net/result/994813168.png

downwithpeace

Another crappy result

siblers

I've only like 7 gig left of my 30gb allowance to do me for another 2 weeks or so. 30gb isn't nearly enough


Edit

I want unlimited downloads damn it!

jay93

:mad::mad::(hmmmmm tis not good today stuck on 3G ONLY since afternoon today no HSPA at all so speeds are rubbish my DSL from UTV was also down today for over 45mins !!!!
anyone else having crap speeds from 3??
seriously its half 3 in the morning and its still only getting 3G signal
guess that rules out contention so!
its also doing this on my phone have 4/5 BARS signal but it only wil work over 3G..... the (H) That usually shows up on the phone isnt working at all not good mast seems to be screwing up more than before
or could they be upgrading it :rolleyes:;)

jay93

its working again yay finally!!after 2 days of been stuck on 3G only signal have my HSPA back so its flying along



my DSL has crappy pings since yesterday they usually around 50ms or 60ms now 109ms

but pingtest shows that its ok bit weird ?

siblers

Anytime I go onto pingtest after speedtest, the ping is always lower. Usually between 30ms and 50 ms. Just gonan do one now and see if it's still the case;





Not entirley sure which is more accurate though regarding the ping, I'm hoping it's the latter

jay93

got onto 3 about the internet been crap around here and they seem to have fixed it:D

siblers

Got another couple of weeks of Eircom till they disconnect it.


Anytime I've done speed tests with Three, only once or twice has it dropped below 2meg, it's never dropped below 1meg. Was even able to use it inside in Killarney town today for work, fierce handy

jay93

very happy with this

the_real_dave

My fastest ever result



An average result





I'm incredibly happy with my service, as my small rant should prove.

the_real_dave

Using the computer where I babysit, a bit outside of Bweeng in Cork. After moving around the dongle a bit, I manged to get 3-4 bars of HSDPA coverage, and flashes of 3G, at least that's what the program tells me. Speed isn't fantastic, but for an area with generally bad phone coverage, it's not too bad.





Moved it around some more;

siblers

Never been this bad since I had it

jay93

decent enough pings
its lashing out so download speed isnt as fast as it usually is still i dont mind

warlikedave

prefer good pings if i can get them but jeesz i cant complain about this as long as it doent keep being unstable latency/ping wise

soberasajudge

warlikedave wrote: »

prefer good pings if i can get them but jeesz i cant complain about this as long as it doent keep being unstable latency/ping wise

Just got my external antenna today, grinning like a cheshire cat!!

warlikedave

soberasajudge wrote: »

Just got my external antenna today, grinning like a cheshire cat!!

how the chesire cat :P is that possible??? have they started testing the 21mb HSPA+ speed upgrades yet??? :eek::eek:

mayo.mick

vodafone have upgraded my local mast to 3.5g ( its showing this on my nokia x6) the speeds seem to have improved a little, they should be better. Would the new modem k4505 improve my speeds? and if so, where would i be able to buy one sim free? Looked on expansys but they don't have them:(.

Here's my speeds today,



and my ping,

warlikedave

mayo.mick wrote: »

vodafone have upgraded my local mast to 3.5g ( its showing this on my nokia x6) the speeds seem to have improved a little, they should be better. Would the new modem k4505 improve my speeds? and if so, where would i be able to buy one sim free? Looked on expansys but they don't have them:(.

Here's my speeds today,



and my ping,

thats woeful if your mast is 21mb capable - you shoould be using a bog standard HSPA 7.2mb download/2mb-5.6mb upload modem at the moment which means you should be getting beter service that that...with the modem you have - what is your modem may i ask?

mayo.mick

warlikedave wrote: »

thats woeful if your mast is 21mb capable - you shoould be using a bog standard HSPA 7.2mb download/2mb-5.6mb upload modem at the moment which means you should be getting beter service that that...with the modem you have - what is your modem may i ask?

Using a k3520 through a dovado router.

warlikedave

mayo.mick wrote: »

Using a k3520 through a dovado router.

looks like its a 7.2mb modem that is HSPA as well as HSDPA compatible - it doesnt seem to be HSPA+ compatible so it could be part of the reason why its only that speed...

James Hunt

That's about average. Complete garbage. You can forget YouTube or iTunes - it's taken about 25 mins to post this ffs.

warlikedave

Ima bit more fortunate

James Hunt

.....

warlikedave

James Hunt wrote: »

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did ye lodge a complaint yet?

Antigrav

You think you've got it bad :-(

Vodafone IRL gave us a Network upgrade upto 21.6MB where I live. So i'm getting about 3x performance from the upgrade. (I used to get 1MB)

So I mean it's not bad for Mobile Broadband with a Unlimited Data Plan sans the VOIP + P2P. The day I get full 7.2MBPS... That would Rock! I'd setup a VOIP+P2P machine on my familys main network and keep my MiFi to me!



BTW, These speeds are in my Bedroom plugged in against a wall opposite of a window, I've yet to try it at the Window.

warlikedave

Deleted User wrote: »

Vodafone IRL gave us a Network upgrade upto 21.6MB where I live. So i'm getting about 3x performance from the upgrade. (I used to get 1MB)

So I mean it's not bad for Mobile Broadband with a Unlimited Data Plan sans the VOIP + P2P. The day I get full 7.2MBPS... That would Rock! I'd setup a VOIP+P2P machine on my familys main network and keep my MiFi to me!



BTW, These speeds are in my Bedroom plugged in against a wall opposite of a window, I've yet to try it at the Window.

thats not bad but still very poor in what it should be with the upgrade (vodafone quoted a real world max of 16mb - which isnt accurate) - also it looks you are still on HSDPA instead of HSPA with your latency that high so you might not be getting the full benefit mate until you get HSPA signal...the increased speed might be because more people are on HSPA and less on HSDPA

see how each window goes mate ye mkight get a nice suprise...i still cant understand why a company would release a package with no VOIP or p2p - ye cnat play xbox or use skype with such a system (my personal opinion mate - nowt else)

question though - is it truely unlimited or is there a fair usuage policy?

warlikedave

warlikedave wrote: »

thats not bad but still very poor in what it should be with the upgrade (vodafone quoted a real world max of 16mb - which isnt accurate) - also it looks you are still on HSDPA instead of HSPA with your latency that high so you might not be getting the full benefit mate until you get HSPA signal...the increased speed might be because more people are on HSPA and less on HSDPA

see how each window goes mate ye mkight get a nice suprise...i still cant understand why a company would release a package with no VOIP or p2p - ye cnat play xbox or use skype with such a system (my personal opinion mate - nowt else)

question though - is it truely unlimited or is there a fair usuage policy?

From what I did on 12GB I didn't get a eviction letter.

Ok taken this at the window. Lower latency but lower MBPS

warlikedave

Deleted User wrote: »

From what I did on 12GB I didn't get a eviction letter.

Ok taken this at the window. Lower latency but lower MBPS

Aye HSPA latency there me thinks - bit disappointed witht eh download sped though....still latency you dont have to worry about since you are using no VOIP or p2p services so raw speed might well do

chers for the feedback on this new vodafone upgrades - let us know how it keeps going

They (as in vodafone on this forum in the business section) did say though that there are seperate price plans for the faster speeds - does this include the price plan you are on at the moment may i ask? that could be where you might not be getting the higher speeds when connected to HSPA

-Corkie-

Now Dave...:D



SSSSHHHHH Dont tell Patrick...:D

warlikedave

we wont say nowt -.- :P

mayo.mick

mayo.mick wrote: »

vodafone have upgraded my local mast to 3.5g ( its showing this on my nokia x6) the speeds seem to have improved a little, they should be better. Would the new modem k4505 improve my speeds? and if so, where would i be able to buy one sim free? Looked on expansys but they don't have them:(.

Here's my speeds today,



and my ping,

Just got the new k4505 in my local vodafone shop, here's my speeds now



and my ping,



Won't know rightly how much of an improvment it is untill i upload a few video's to youtube, but it doe's seem to be opening pages a lot faster:)

mayo.mick

My speeds today :mad::mad::mad:

Digits

With the new E1820 Modem on 3.

warlikedave

wee bit sluggish tonight but the latency is quality

mayo.mick

Speeds improved today, problems because of the weather

ciano1

Not too bad I suppose..

Usually get around 4.5 - 5 most days

warlikedave

nice upload :P

-Corkie-

Meh Dave!!!!!!:P:P

warlikedave

-Corkie- wrote: »

Meh Dave!!!!!!:P:P

aye couldnt care bout upload really - latency is the stickler for me :P

my net has suffered tonight though..cell tower is almost down with the heavy snow again

-Corkie-

:):):):)

warlikedave

discovered that i could use my 10gb smart phone data plan on my meteor sim in the b60a router from three...it appears that the router was unlocked originally (nice to note if you got the same router off three) so i put my iphone sim into it and this is what i got lol - nice backup to have when i have used up my 3 allowance

jay93

jay93

after a few hours of the local cell going off and on over and over its now working again with good latency speeds dont really bother me as long as my latency is ok

clemyeats

Mount Temple, Co. Westmeath.

Eircom DSL:



Three Ireland 3G (Unlocked Huawei E5832 placed in the attic):



It got up to [3.93Mbps/1.57Mbps]@120ms and I got the ping down to around 80ms at times, but the speed test above is a good reflection of what I get in average with Three.

I also tested Vodafone.. consistently better than Eircom, but consistently below Three.

I can see here on the boards that Meteor could potentially do better for me and even be the best option for upload (that's actually more important than DL speed for what I do), so I'll try in the days to come.

Pity about the quality and the ping.. it creates problem when playing online. Then there's the problem of the traffic allowance... but all in all, it's pretty cool and handy to get speeds like these at home and around.



It's raining a lot right now so that might explain the D. I usually get a grade of B... but either way, it's pretty good for browsing/email/youtube and all.. but not good enough for gaming.

clemyeats

Wednesday morning (less people on the mast, working or closer to towns):



And a sunny day:



Initial tests on Meteor are disappointing. It looks like a good network but it also looks like they only provide 3G to towns, not rural areas...

I'm quite happy with Three. I found my mast ID using comreg's siteviewer but it simply says "3G".. no mention of the 3G technology activated on it. Among other things, I know it does HSPA but that's the maximum my modem can receive... I'm tempted to upgrade my modem to be able to receive 14Mbps, 21Mbps or 42Mbps but I can't find any information on this mast. Is there any way to get more info on a particular mast? A website I could visit, an Android app that analyzes the signal... something?

PS: I understand that an LTE enabled mast won't give me 21Mbps and that it's likely gonna be inconsistent and probably less than half that in average, but I'm still interested in getting a connection that can go beyond 7.2Mbps at times. Anyway, I'd love to know where to get more info on the rolled out networks and masts and to see exactly where in the country are these 14/21Mbps masts. I'm glad there's info on the masts location already, but "3G" and "GSM" are just too generic.

bladebrew

on meteor broadband to go,
i have no idea if this is good or not by the way, only got it today, before i was using 3,

warlikedave

bladebrew wrote: »

on meteor broadband to go,
i have no idea if this is good or not by the way, only got it today, before i was using 3,

Very good speed - meteor upload is double anyone elses out there at the moment so thats normal but ping/latency is a wee bit on the high side - ive a meteor data plan with my smart phone and it usually has the same result as yourself when i pop it into my 3g router

here is my 3 speed at the mo - its slower than usual but latency is good