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Vodafone line speed checker accuracy

  • 12-06-2019 11:12am
    #1
    n97 mini
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,295 ✭✭✭


    After many years I'm considering switching from Virgin Media back to DSL. The eir cabinet across the road was replaced a few years back with one of the small FTTC ones, so I had assumed I'd be able to get close to 100 mbit/s on DSL, but the Vodafone speed checker says 24 max. I've tried my address and several of my neighbours, and they all say 24. Captain's Hill area of Leixlip.

    Anyone else any experience of this line checker, or anyone on Captain's Hill with DSL but getting more than 24 mbit/s out of their DSL?


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  • #2
    loyatemu
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,331 ✭✭✭✭loyatemu


    are you sure you're connected to that cab?


  • #3
    BigMoose
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,217 ✭✭✭BigMoose


    That speed checker appears to be useless - for me it also says "up to 24 mbits/s" but my line is ~82-85. There's one in the Eir site that asks for an Eircode or address which seems more accurate, that says "up to 90" for my address.


  • #4
    n97 mini
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,295 ✭✭✭n97 mini


    BigMoose wrote: »
    That speed checker appears to be useless - for me it also says "up to 24 mbits/s" but my line is ~82-85. There's one in the Eir site that asks for an Eircode or address which seems more accurate, that says "up to 90" for my address.

    The Eir one doesn't work for my address, presumably as we haven't had an active phone line for years.
    loyatemu wrote: »
    are you sure you're connected to that cab?

    Yeah. I actually checked a few more neighbours' addresses, including one two doors down that actually has DSL. They're showing 100. I'm thinking that for ourselves, and anyone else that hasn't had a phone line since that cab was installed, it will just default to saying 24.


  • #5
    homer911
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,150 ✭✭✭homer911


    If you give them a call, they can run a check themselves


  • #6
    loyatemu
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,331 ✭✭✭✭loyatemu


    might be using the same db but you could try Airwire's checker:
    https://www.airwire.ie/index.php/avail


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  • #7
    ED E
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 36,170 ✭✭✭✭ED E


    loyatemu wrote: »
    might be using the same db but you could try Airwire's checker:
    https://www.airwire.ie/index.php/avail

    ^ Use this.


  • #8
    n97 mini
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,295 ✭✭✭n97 mini


    Thanks all. ^ that checker says 100. I phoned Vodafone and they ran the check and said the same.


  • #9
    CoBo55
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    loyatemu wrote: »
    might be using the same db but you could try Airwire's checker:
    https://www.airwire.ie/index.php/avail

    That's a great site its spot on for my address.


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