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Broadband

  • 17-10-2017 12:00am
    #1
    thefisherbuy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 731 ✭✭✭


    Hi there

    Just looking for broadband for a house, I've been looking can't get many high speed internet around my area, the internet showing up is Vodafone (24mbs) digiweb, rural wifi.. in internested at the Vodafone as it's fairly cheap.. I have a few questions do you get a proper modem box or is it a fob? Anyone have experience?
    Would be used for online games, Netflix etc!


Comments

  • #2
    Grab All Association
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,926 ✭✭✭Grab All Association


    24mbps is only the maximum speed available adsl2 at the exchange. Depending on line distance from the exchange, line quality etc you could be getting as low a speed as 0.5mbps.

    Firstly if you have very close neighbours with DSL drop over for tea and ask them what speeds they are receiving. Good or bad it isn't guaranteed you'll get the same but gives you an idea.

    Go to fibrerollout.ie and enter your eircode to see are you one of the houses to get FTTH.

    Digiweb business line checker (Google it) will tell you the max speeds your line can support. Excluding contention of course.


  • #3
    thefisherbuy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 731 ✭✭✭thefisherbuy


    Cheers for the reply

    No one around me has any internet I'm in a rural part and not many people are into it! Should I give them two a ring tomorrow about speeds? Also never got in a house phone in the house before!


  • #4
    davebuck
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 276 ✭✭davebuck


    I'm on Vodafone broadband 5.5 Km from the exchange max speed is 3 mb but in reality just about 2mb you do get a modem not a fob. It will depend on how far away and wiring in your area as to what speed you'll get if broadband is available.


  • #5
    Grab All Association
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,926 ✭✭✭Grab All Association


    davebuck wrote: »
    I'm on Vodafone broadband 5.5 Km from the exchange max speed is 3 mb but in reality just about 2mb you do get a modem not a fob. It will depend on how far away and wiring in your area as to what speed you'll get if broadband is available.

    Exact same situation as me though ironically I got 2.9mbps yesterday during the ex hurricane. I guess everyone was disconnected contention went down.

    Apart from the power blinking off twice for 3 seconds both are fine. Still getting 2.7mbps as of now so I guess a few lines were knocked off


  • #6
    thefisherbuy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 731 ✭✭✭thefisherbuy


    Cheers

    Should I give them a ring? Would they be able to tell me the speeds if I give them my eircode?

    Cheers.


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  • #7
    Ultimanemo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 890 ✭✭✭Ultimanemo


    Are you talking about wireless or wired broadband ?


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