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Which is more important - VDSL cabinet distance or Exchange distance?

  • 20-05-2014 9:52am
    #1
    um7y1h83ge06nx
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,029 ✭✭✭


    Hi lads,

    Fairly quick question.

    I currently have ADSL broadband, my exchange specs are:

    Max speed 24Mb
    NGB :y
    LLU Exchange : y

    I can achieve about 9Mb with Magnet 24Mb package (€36.99 a month), I'm about 1.25km from the exchange (straight line)

    The entrance to my estate has a VDSL cabinet, which would be less than 200m from me.

    If I got VDSL would I get close to the theoretical maximum as I'm close to the VDSL cabinet or would my distance to the exchange be a bottleneck? (Potentially a very noob question :P)

    I was looking at Vodafone Simply Broadband Max (€35 and up to 100Mb) as an option.


Comments

  • #2
    OneEightSeven
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,349 ✭✭✭OneEightSeven


    VDSL cabinet distance.


  • #3
    bk
    Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 23,279 Mod ✭✭✭✭bk


    Distance to the VDSL cabinet is all that matters in most cases * so yes you should get close to the maximum speed. They should be able to tell you what speed your line is capable of before you sign up.

    * There is an exception to this for a small percentage of people. There are some people who maybe directly connected to the exchange rather then a closer VDSL cabinet, due to cables running in the wrong direction, etc.


  • #4
    um7y1h83ge06nx
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,029 ✭✭✭um7y1h83ge06nx


    Great, thanks lads! :)


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