Vodafone Broadband Max

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has anyone seen the new Vodafone Broadband Max plan from vodafone at €29.99 including line rental?

i called the sales agents to order this for a relative but was told you need a line with over 8mb speed to get this, seems a strange requirement.

Cantona's Collars

The 15gb download limit is pitiful though,bit odd offering up to 24mb speed and such a low cap,couldn't see an option for a higher download limit on the site.

-=al=-

Who was it that posted recently that said a fast connection and low allowance was like having a Ferrari and driving 10 meters down the road or something!

But yeah Up too 24Mb speeds with a 15Gb cap is actually comical

It could very well suit the needs of some people but that's a very small allowance

Headshot

Probably done on purpose to get the customer to get the 150GB add on for €5.99

EoghanConway

This would be an almost reasonable deal if not for the 18 month contract. Clearly they are hoping people will outgrow the cap in that time.

makeorbrake

EoghanConway wrote: »

This would be an almost reasonable deal if not for the 18 month contract. Clearly they are hoping people will outgrow the cap in that time.

True...although if someone is on their 'up to 8mb' deal, then - in theory - it's probably still worthwhile moving over to it.


However, on their 'up to 8mb' deal, i'm really just getting speeds of less than 3Mbps.

Therefore, can anyone who is on this new package - 'Vodafone Broadband Max - confirm what the actual speeds they are getting are?

.243

and dont forget the 25 euro migration fee for existing customers :eek:

makeorbrake

.243 wrote: »

and dont forget the 25 euro migration fee for existing customers :eek:

Yes, I only noticed this afterwards. It's nasty. When you sign up for 18 months, isn't that enough? It does seem unfair to apply this surcharge.

makeorbrake

Ok, this is typical of the service I've been getting on their entry level adsl product. LINK.

As of tomorrow, I will be switched over to 'broadband max'. I will post back with the result.


In relation to that surcharge, it only will be applied to existing customers where they are downgrading from a superior product (at least that's my understanding of what they are saying in relation to that). You can read that for yourself here.

.243

makeorbrake wrote: »

In relation to that surcharge, it only will be applied to existing customers where they are downgrading from a superior product (at least that's my understanding of what they are saying in relation to that). You can read that for yourself here.

http://www.vodafone.ie/terms/services/#BroadbandMax
it doesnt mention anything about it on their site,
note term no.10

makeorbrake

.243 wrote: »

http://www.vodafone.ie/terms/services/#BroadbandMax
it doesnt mention anything about it on their site,
note term no.10

Sure - was well aware of that. What they have confirmed (in the other thread I linked to) I'm taking as reality. It's there in writing - and they are vodafone customer service reps - so that's enough of an undertaking for me (i.e. I am confident based on that - that nobody can make me pay that fee now).

makeorbrake

Finally got switched over to Broadband Max within the last hour. Getting this.


Would be interested to compare speedtest results with others who have switched to this product.

makeorbrake

makeorbrake wrote: »

Would be interested to compare speedtest results with others who have switched to this product.

They tell me that my line is rated at 15Mbps max. I'm in a (relatively) new estate...well, 6 years old in a small town - a short distance from the exchange. Eircom upgraded the exchange to 24Mpbs 2 months ago. Is it reasonable that my line can only support 15Mbps? Can I verify this for myself in some way?


As previously, would be curious to hear from others - and see what speeds they are achieving on this package.....

bealtine

makeorbrake wrote: »

They tell me that my line is rated at 15Mbps max. I'm in a (relatively) new estate...well, 6 years old in a small town - a short distance from the exchange. Eircom upgraded the exchange to 24Mpbs 2 months ago.

The package isn't magic...it just goes on what eircom test the line at.
You can see that from the line stats in your router

makeorbrake

bealtine wrote: »

The package isn't magic...it just goes on what eircom test the lie at.
You can see that from the line stats in your router

I am not expecting 'magic'. However, on the old product which I used up until last week, I got 2-3Mbps (best case scenario) on an 'up to 8Mpbs' product - via an exchange that has been upgraded to facilitate 'up to 24Mbps'.

I just think that it's not unreasonable that what's offered should not be a tad closer to those threshold figures. Of course, if this is unrelated to vodafone's network (I don't believe that to be the case in relation to the old 'up to 8Mbps' product I was using up until this week), then I'd like that to be pursued with eircom wholesale.

bealtine

makeorbrake wrote: »

I am not expecting 'magic'. However, on the old product which I used up until last week, I got 2-3Mbps (best case scenario) on an 'up to 8Mpbs' product - via an exchange that has been upgraded to facilitate 'up to 24Mbps'.

Well if you tell us what your line stats are to start with we can tell you what your line can handle then you can take the issue further.

makeorbrake

bealtine wrote: »

Well if you tell us what your line stats are to start with we can tell you what your line can handle then you can take the issue further.

No worries at all - will do exactly that the moment I get home in a couple of hours ;-)

makeorbrake

Line stats below. It would appear that line is capable of 15360 kbps at best. However, is it an unreasonable expectation then - for me to expect 15Mbps from a product advertised as 'up to 24Mbps'?? Just ran another speedtest just now - resulting in a d/l speed of 10.74Mbps.




DSL standard: ADSL2+
near-end bit rate: 15360 kbps
far-end bit rate: 765 kbps

near-end FEC error fast: 0
near-end FEC error interleaved: 12142
near-end CRC error fast: 0
near-end CRC error interleaved: 7
near-end HEC error fast: 0
near-end HEC error interleaved: 66
far-end FEC error fast: 0
far-end FEC error interleaved: 22
far-end CRC error fast: 0
far-end CRC error interleaved: 0
far-end HEC error fast: 0
far-end HEC error interleaved: 0
ADSL uptime 30:40:20

noise margin downstream: 65 0.1db
output power upstream: 113 0.1db
attenuation downstream: 248 0.1db
tone 0- 31: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
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tone 64- 95: dd ed ee ee de ee fe ee ee e0 ee ed ee dd ee de
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tone 128-159: dd dd dd dd dd cd cd dd dd dc cd dd dc dd dd dd
tone 160-191: bd ad cc dc cb 8c cc cc cc cc cc cc cc bc cc cc
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tone 448-479: 66 74 57 66 53 54 55 44 34 56 55 55 35 44 54 44
tone 480-511: 43 34 44 31 33 33 30 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00

noise margin upstream: 181 0.1db
output power downstream: 194 0.1db
attenuation upstream: 106 0.1db
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tone 32- 63: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
tone 64- 95: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
tone 96-127: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
tone 128-159: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
tone 160-191: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
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tone 448-479: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
tone 480-511: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00

SAR Driver Counters Display:
inPkts = 0x001146e3, inDiscards = 0x00000000
outPkts = 0x00098eff, outDiscards = 0x00000000
inF4Pkts = 0x00000000, outF4Pkts = 0x00000000
inF5Pkts = 0x00000000, outF5Pkts = 0x00000000
txRate(Bps) = 0, rxRate(Bps) = 219

---

CHANNEL enet0 (80afcaa8)

---

type=1, ID=0, admState=1, opState=9
FLAGS: used=1 clidMatch=0 oos=0 sending=0 bodM=0 ring=0 alloXS=0 in=0, out=0
phone=0
proto=0, glbIdx=0 useIdx=0 cookie=cafe
inPkt = 256636, inDiscard = 121839, inError = 0
inDrop = 0, inOctet = 16404876, inUCast = 12961
inSessOct= 0
inMCast = 121836
outPkt = 103324, outDiscard = 2, outError = 0
outOctet= 14872982, outUCast = 189, outMCast = 92210
outSesOct= 0, full = 0
dqOctet=0 dqThresh=2000000 txCntDownTm=0 pktTraceDir=0 drvQ=00000000
txClk=2aa52, rxClk=2aa51, idleTime(ID=0 val=0) rxAccm=00000000 txAccm=00000000
Call: type=0 dir=IDLE-CALL proto=0 maxTime=0 ref=0 txR=100000000 rxR=100000000 up=5
dir#= remote= local#=
Usage: Octet(16404876, 14872982), Bps(992, 4872,) Ops(124, 609,)
Clu(0, 0),uptime = 48:31:09
L1: pktTx=8013f3e8 pktRx=80004134
L2: pktOut=80142cc0 pktIn=80143624
up-NDIS: usr=0 dataReq=0 dataInd=0 eventReq=0 eventInd=0
down-NDIS: sap=0 dataReq=0 dataInd=0 eventReq=0 eventInd=0

---

CHANNEL enet1 (80afd024)

---

type=1, ID=1, admState=1, opState=9
FLAGS: used=1 clidMatch=0 oos=0 sending=0 bodM=0 ring=0 alloXS=0 in=0, out=0
phone=0
proto=0, glbIdx=1 useIdx=1 cookie=cafe
inPkt = 741472, inDiscard = 13568, inError = 60036
inDrop = 0, inOctet = 90686905, inUCast = 593561
inSessOct= 0
inMCast = 74307
outPkt = 1247498, outDiscard = 0, outError = 0
outOctet= 14760632, outUCast = 52094, outMCast = 98998
outSesOct= 0, full = 0
dqOctet=0 dqThresh=2000000 txCntDownTm=0 pktTraceDir=3 drvQ=00000000
txClk=2aa52, rxClk=2aa52, idleTime(ID=0 val=0) rxAccm=00000000 txAccm=00000000
Call: type=0 dir=IDLE-CALL proto=0 maxTime=0 ref=0 txR=10000000 rxR=10000000 up=5
dir#= remote= local#=
Usage: Octet(90685636, 14760088), Bps(7408, 512,) Ops(926, 64,)
Clu(0, 0),uptime = 48:31:09
L1: pktTx=8013f3e8 pktRx=80004134
L2: pktOut=80142cc0 pktIn=80143624
up-NDIS: usr=0 dataReq=0 dataInd=0 eventReq=0 eventInd=0
down-NDIS: sap=0 dataReq=0 dataInd=0 eventReq=0 eventInd=0

---

CHANNEL mpoa00 (80b0c210)

---

type=5, ID=0, admState=1, opState=9
FLAGS: used=1 clidMatch=0 oos=0 sending=0 bodM=0 ring=0 alloXS=0 in=0, out=0
phone=0
proto=80, glbIdx=a useIdx=a cookie=cafe
inPkt = 1130896, inDiscard = 0, inError = 0
inDrop = 0, inOctet = 2025817, inUCast = 23504
inSessOct= 0
inMCast = 0
outPkt = 626431, outDiscard = 0, outError = 0
outOctet= 96912327, outUCast = 626431, outMCast = 0
outSesOct= 0, full = 0
dqOctet=0 dqThresh=60000 txCntDownTm=0 pktTraceDir=3 drvQ=8085b560
txClk=0, rxClk=2aa52, idleTime(ID=0 val=0) rxAccm=00000000 txAccm=00000000
Call: type=9 dir=INCOMING-CALL proto=a maxTime=0 ref=11 txR=512000 rxR=1500000 up=64254
dir#= remote= local#=
Usage: Octet(2025751, 96912327), Bps(0, 2296,) Ops(0, 287,)
Clu(0, 0),uptime = 30:40:20
L1: pktTx=80170310 pktRx=80004134
L2: pktOut=0 pktIn=80170144
up-NDIS: usr=0 dataReq=0 dataInd=0 eventReq=0 eventInd=0
down-NDIS: sap=0 dataReq=0 dataInd=0 eventReq=0 eventInd=0

wanif0: mtu 1492
inet 109.77.39.170, netmask 0xffffffff, broadcast 255.255.255.255
RIP RX:None, TX:None,
[InOctets 645520] [InUnicast 5039] [InMulticast 0]
[InDiscards 0] [InErrors 0] [InUnknownProtos 0]
[OutOctets 75627301] [OutUnicast 608744] [OutMulticast 0]
[OutDiscards 0] [OutErrors 0]
enif0: mtu 1500
inet 192.168.1.254, netmask 0xffffff00, broadcast 192.168.1.255
RIP RX:Ver 1 & 2, TX:Ver 1,
[InOctets 92796501] [InUnicast 606522] [InMulticast 196143]
[InDiscards 135407] [InErrors 60036] [InUnknownProtos 134977]
[OutOctets 10354602] [OutUnicast 9408] [OutMulticast 35622]
[OutDiscards 2] [OutErrors 0]
Dest FF Len Interface Gateway Metric stat Timer Use
169.254.242.134 00 32 enet0 192.168.1.254 1 001f 0 0
0.0.0.0 00 32 enet0 192.168.1.254 1 001f 0 0
89.19.64.133 00 32 poe0 89.19.64.133 1 03a9 0 0
192.168.1.0 00 24 enet0 192.168.1.254 1 041b 0 1114614
default 00 0 poe0 Eircom 2 00ab 0 605601

bealtine

attenuation downstream: 248 0.1db

attenuation upstream: 106 0.1db

This doesn't look right, maybe your line or modem are faulty?
The max attenuation should be about 65db

What modem are you using?

makeorbrake

bealtine wrote: »

attenuation downstream: 248 0.1db

attenuation upstream: 106 0.1db

This doesn't look right, maybe your line or modem are faulty?
The max attenuation should be about 65db

What modem are you using?

It's an eircom branded netopia router.

bealtine

makeorbrake wrote: »

It's an eircom branded netopia router.

Follow this quick guide and see what it says:

http://www.createvision.ie/blog/files/fixing-common-eircom-broadband-problems.php

makeorbrake

bealtine wrote: »

Follow this quick guide and see what it says:

http://www.createvision.ie/blog/files/fixing-common-eircom-broadband-problems.php

Thanks for your bealtine - much appreciated. You don't happen to have a slightly different link? I can't seem to open that one......