Vodafone FTTH speeds upgraded

Cyrus

Apologies if posted already but my 300mb plan has gone to 500mb at no charge

happy with that :P

Gonzo

Cyrus wrote: »

Apologies if posted already but my 300mb plan has gone to 500mb at no charge

happy with that :P

Really beginning to feel a bit left out here on Eir, seems everyone except Eir are getting upgraded to 500! Ye have to wonder why did OpenEir create the 500 profile and then Eir decide to just ignore it!

Marlow

Gonzo wrote: »

Ye have to wonder why did OpenEir create the 500 profile and then Eir decide to just ignore it!

They have nothing to do with each other anymore apart from being a daughter company of the same owners. They are not even supposed to talk to eachother directly. Regulatory requirement to prevent preferential treatment.

Eir is only a retail organisation like any other provider on OpenEIRs network now. And this is a very good example that shows it.

/M

Gonzo

I'm going to see if Eir change anything by 1st of July and if everything stays the same i'll indeed be looking for a new provider. Not much point paying Eir for 300 when everybody else is on 500 for the same money! It's a real pity because the Eir network is excellent including really low ping times and I've had no issues with the billing either.

Cyrus

Gonzo wrote: »

I'm going to see if Eir change anything by 1st of July and if everything stays the same i'll indeed be looking for a new provider. Not much point paying Eir for 300 when everybody else is on 500 for the same money! It's a real pity because the Eir network is excellent including really low ping times and I've had no issues with the billing either.

They are all the same in terms of service on ftth

swoofer

cyrus there is no mention of 500mb on VF website!!! And they are derear than eir after 12 months!!

Have you any links? and how much is it?

Gonzo

Cyrus wrote: »

They are all the same in terms of service on ftth

not completely. The 300, now 500 plan is available on most providers however Eir dropped this plan late last year. Eir only offer 150 and 1000 plans. I already enquired with Eir are there any plans to upgrade to 500 and I was told not that they know of as they only offer 150 and 1000. This leaves me to believe those of us on Eir with the 300 plan are now on an old legacy plan and it is looking very unlikely it will get upgraded, unless Eir bring back the plan at some point.

Cyrus

swoofer wrote: »

cyrus there is no mention of 500mb on VF website!!! And they are derear than eir after 12 months!!

Have you any links? and how much is it?

I don’t know I’ve moved every year as they all go up in price and won’t match the others offers

I’ve been eir sky and now Vodafone

Just got an email from Vodafone when I posted so the plan I’m on is the current 300 just upgraded

Cyrus

Gonzo wrote: »

not completely. The 300, now 500 plan is available on most providers however Eir dropped this plan late last year. Eir only offer 150 and 1000 plans. I already enquired with Eir are there any plans to upgrade to 500 and I was told not that they know of as they only offer 150 and 1000. This leaves me to believe those of us on Eir with the 300 plan are now on an old legacy plan and it is looking very unlikely it will get upgraded, unless Eir bring back the plan at some point.

Sorry I get that I mean speeds on same plans will be the same on each one so 150 on eir will be the same as 150 with sky digiweb or Vodafone

Marlow

Gonzo wrote: »

I'm going to see if Eir change anything by 1st of July and if everything stays the same i'll indeed be looking for a new provider. Not much point paying Eir for 300 when everybody else is on 500 for the same money! It's a real pity because the Eir network is excellent including really low ping times and I've had no issues with the billing either.

OpenEIR actually send a mail out (to providers and technology partners) today, that the 300 Mbit/s plan is not going to be discontinued.

So if providers want to continue to sell it, they can.

The downside of that (for you), as that Eir won't even be forced to change your package.

/M

Marlow

Cyrus wrote: »

Sorry I get that I mean speeds on same plans will be the same on each one so 150 on eir will be the same as 150 with sky digiweb or Vodafone

Yes, no, maybe. Overall speeds yes. But speed is not and has never been the most important factor when it comes to internet. Sure .. everyone and their granny is blaming speeds at the first sign of a problem, but that's just as wrong as it can be.

Ping times, quality of upstream internet connectivity, consistancy and contention can differ massively from one provider to another. And that mix is the make and break of a connection.

/M

Cyrus

Marlow wrote: »

Yes, no, maybe. Overall speeds yes. But speed is not and has never been the most important factor when it comes to internet. Sure .. everyone and their granny is blaming speeds at the first sign of a problem, but that's just as wrong as it can be.

Ping times, quality of upstream internet connectivity, consistancy and contention can differ massively from one provider to another. And that mix is the make and break of a connection.

/M

Different provider selling the same speed on the same Open eir network ? How so

Marlow

Cyrus wrote: »

Different provider selling the same speed on the same Open eir network ? How so

The OpenEIR network is only the last mile. From the customer to the exchange and sometimes a bit further to the provider.

Some providers pick up the connection at the exchange, the customer is on.

Others pick it up at an interconnect and that can be anywhere in Ireland. So you never know, how much of the connection is travelled on OpenEIRs network and how much is travelled on the providers own network.

Everything else is different. OpenEIR is not a complete package. It's not just resale.

/M