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Internet Speeds in rural area?? (Dunore East)

  • 25-04-2013 08:40PM
    #1
    S_K_
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22 ✭


    Hi, I live in Dunmore East where i can only get around 2Mbps. i download a few games from steam and these can take hours if not days. does anyone have an idea as to increase download speeds. Satellite is not an option because of the tiny download limits and bad latency. Any help would be appreciated
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  • #2
    wolf321
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13 ✭wolf321


    I live in Dunmore and I get about 6.5 mb/s with Vodafone home broadband not that mobile crap. Unless your house has very old wiring there is no reason why you shouldn't get that speed.


  • #3
    irishchris
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,290 ✭✭✭irishchris


    wolf321 wrote: »
    I live in Dunmore and I get about 6.5 mb/s with Vodafone home broadband not that mobile crap. Unless your house has very old wiring there is no reason why you shouldn't get that speed.

    Unless you live further away from exchange. Due to the fact distance with dsl over Copper cabling effects your connection. So the further you are from exchange the lower the speed you will achieve. I live 5km from my exchange and so am on an Amber line which means the max I can achieve is 1mb. Whereas somebody living beside my exchange can achieve 8mb and more when upgraded.hence why I choose fixed wireless. Still only 3mb but too me means much quicker downloads/streaming and excellent ping times for gaming compared to my old dsl line which I had with eircom/utv and Vodafone over the years


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