DigiWeb / Vodafone 1GB fibre speeds?

Spon Farmer

To any who has had 1GB fibre from DigiWeb or Vodafone - what speeds are you getting?

Marlow

There is this thread for SIRO FTTH:
https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057131437

And then there is this thread for OpenEIR FTTH:
https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057871133

In these 2 threads, you'll find lots and lots and lots of speedtests for both Digiweb and Vodafone customers with the 1 Gbit/s package.

Well, not for Vodafone on OpenEIR, as they only just have started on that. But for Vodafone on SIRO and for Digiweb on SIRO and OpenEIR.

/M

Spon Farmer

Marlow wrote: »

There is this thread for SIRO FTTH:
https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057131437

And then there is this thread for OpenEIR FTTH:
https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057871133

In these 2 threads, you'll find lots and lots and lots of speedtests for both Digiweb and Vodafone customers with the 1 Gbit/s package.

Well, not for Vodafone on OpenEIR, as they only just have started on that. But for Vodafone on SIRO and for Digiweb on SIRO and OpenEIR.

/M

I have been through that thread and if anyone has posted about the speed there I cannot find it

I t is only the SIRO that I'm interested in.

tsue921i8wljb3

Spon Farmer wrote: »

I have been through that thread and if anyone has posted about the speed there I cannot find it

I t is only the SIRO that I'm interested in.

https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=106157718&postcount=2430

To be honest you don't see as many tests as it generally just works as it should. Your own equipment is likely to be the limiting factor if there is any. Expecting gigabit performance over wireless for example is a mistake people make.

Spon Farmer

Azalea Angry Warmonger wrote: »

https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=106157718&postcount=2430

To be honest you don't see as many tests as it generally just works as it should. Your own equipment is likely to be the limiting factor if there is any. Expecting gigabit performance over wireless for example is a mistake people make.

That is image is exactly what I'm looking for - so was that wifi speed or ethernet though?

I don't understand why people wouldn't post about being able to get such speed as that.

tsue921i8wljb3

Spon Farmer wrote: »

That is image is exactly what I'm looking for - so was that wifi speed or ethernet though?

I don't understand why people wouldn't post about being able to get such speed as that.

That was Ethernet. You will not come close to that download speed on WiFi. The speeds are common enough now, as strange as it seems to say, that the novelty has worn off.

Marlow

Wifi can't handle Gbit/s speeds. At all. Not even when you're besides the router. Best result on Wifi is like 450-600 Mbit/s. On 5 GHz with proper 802.11ac devices.

Also: most PCs can't get Gbit/s speeds either. Unless you've got a high end i5 or i7 CPU and a very high spec PC that is cabled with network cable to the router, you won't see near the max speed on a GigE FTTH.

/M

Spon Farmer

Azalea Angry Warmonger wrote: »

That was Ethernet. You will not come close to that download speed on WiFi. The speeds are common enough now, as strange as it seems to say, that the novelty has worn off.

Okay but what speeds do people get on wifi?

Spon Farmer

Marlow wrote: »

Wifi can't handle Gbit/s speeds. At all. Not even when you're besides the router. Best result on Wifi is like 450-600 Mbit/s. On 5 GHz with proper 802.11ac devices.

Also: most PCs can't get Gbit/s speeds either. Unless you've got a high end i5 or i7 CPU and a very high spec PC that is cabled with network cable to the router, you won't see near the max speed on a GigE FTTH.

/M

I wasn't expecting full 1,000 mb speed and 450 to 600 is pretty damn good. I would not complain.

My current computer and future devices (according to the manufacturer) are up to this kind of speed.

There seems

Marlow

Spon Farmer wrote: »

I wasn't expecting full 1,000 mb speed and 450 to 600 is pretty damn good. I would not complain.

My current computer and future devices (according to the manufacturer) are up to this kind of speed.

There seems

I have Gbit/s FTTH from another provider. My router is the Fritz!Box 7590 router.

My laptop has a i7 dual-core CPU, SSD drive, 16 GB ram and a 802.11ac.

On wifi with the router in the same room, I get this result:


I can get about 915-930 Mbit/s wired with the same laptop.

It's OpenEIR FTTH, but that's pretty much the same hardware as SIRO. SIRO just has a higher upload on 1000 Mbit/s.

The provider has nothing to do with it. The consumer hardware is the limiting factor. The router, too.

The router, that Vodafone used until recently is utter crap, especially when it comes to wifi. The newer one is solid, but wifi speeds are still not amazing.

There's a thread here on the new Vodafone router here: https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057913050

Digiweb, Airwire, Westnet and a lot of the other ISPs use the Fritz!Box, which in my opinion is a much better router.

/M

Marlow

This is wired.

Same connection.



/M

Spon Farmer

Marlow wrote: »

I have Gbit/s FTTH from another provider. My router is the Fritz!Box 7590 router.

My laptop has a i7 dual-core CPU, SSD drive, 16 GB ram and a 802.11ac.

On wifi with the router in the same room, I get this result:


I can get about 915-930 Mbit/s wired with the same laptop.

It's OpenEIR FTTH, but that's pretty much the same hardware as SIRO. SIRO just has a higher upload on 1000 Mbit/s.

The provider has nothing to do with it. The consumer hardware is the limiting factor. The router, too.

The router, that Vodafone used until recently is utter crap, especially when it comes to wifi. The newer one is solid, but wifi speeds are still not amazing.

There's a thread here on the new Vodafone router here: https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057913050

Digiweb, Airwire, Westnet and a lot of the other ISPs use the Fritz!Box, which in my opinion is a much better router.

/M

I think providers should do a better job of making it clear that wifi doesn't get the full speed but I'd be delighted with 500 and up. On Eir I never get above 45.

I might wire my computer, AppleTV and xBox (when I finally get around to buy it:)) though

EDIT: Am I right that the DigiWeb/Vodafone router can be placed anywhere in the house since it doesn't need to next to the phone like my current Eir router?

Marlow

Spon Farmer wrote: »

I think providers should do a better job of making it clear that wifi doesn't get the full speed but I'd be delighted with 500 and up. On Eir I never get above 45.

This is where your entire understanding of what you are buying is wrong.

The provider sells you internet access. Not Wi-Fi. If you have issues with speed, the provider will always ask you to test connected by cable. Any provider.

What you get wirelessly around the house is entirely your own responsibility. There is no way, a provider can know, how large your house is, how well insulated it is, what devices you are going to connect to the router via Wi-Fi and what sort of interference there is from other devices like: baby monitors, Bluetooth, video senders etc. All appliances that use the same frequency as Wi-Fi.

The provider sells you internet ... Not Wi-Fi.. If you want better Wi-Fi, replace the router with something that suits your needs and environment.

/M

Spon Farmer

Marlow wrote: »

This is where your entire understanding of what you are buying is wrong.

The provider sells you internet access. Not Wi-Fi. If you have issues with speed, the provider will always ask you to test connected by cable. Any provider.

What you get wirelessly around the house is entirely your own responsibility. There is no way, a provider can know, how large your house is, how well insulated it is, what devices you are going to connect to the router via Wi-Fi and what sort of interference there is from other devices like: baby monitors, Bluetooth, video senders etc. All appliances that use the same frequency as Wi-Fi.

The provider sells you internet ... Not Wi-Fi.. If you want better Wi-Fi, replace the router with something that suits your needs and environment.

/M

I don't see how I have entirely misunderstood?

I never said anything about a provider being responsible for wifi or interferences/other problems inside the house. I made no complaints about it.

I asked what speeds people were able to actually get and I said the providers should do a better job of highlighting the fact that wifi devices won't get the full speed on 1GB fibre and that ethernet would be faster.

Marlow

Spon Farmer wrote: »

I don't see how I have entirely misunderstood?

I never said anything about a provider being responsible for wifi or interferences/other problems inside the house. I made no complaints about it.

I asked what speeds people were able to actually get and I said the providers should do a better job of highlighting the fact that wifi devices won't get the full speed on 1GB fibre and that ethernet would be faster.

You were looking for wifi speeds in regards to a provider. 2 things that have nothing to do with each other.

Either you want to know, how the provider performs.

Or you want to know, what speeds you can achieve on wifi with a specific router.

/M