what speeds should i expect from eircom bb

weeslip

just got it installed and it is not blinding to say the very least -

ping jolt.co.uk

Pinging jolt.co.uk [82.133.85.65] with 32 bytes of dat

Reply from 82.133.85.65: bytes=32 time=683ms TTL=59
Reply from 82.133.85.65: bytes=32 time=683ms TTL=59
Reply from 82.133.85.65: bytes=32 time=621ms TTL=59
Reply from 82.133.85.65: bytes=32 time=643ms TTL=59

Ping statistics for 82.133.85.65:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 621ms, Maximum = 683ms, Average = 657ms

And download speeds are laughable. Can somebody give me average download speeds from say download.com or somefink. It would be much appreciated.

Are you on the Home Starter or the Home Plus package?

Jammer

Pinging jolt.co.uk [82.133.85.65] with 32 bytes of data:

Reply from 82.133.85.65: bytes=32 time=57ms TTL=57
Reply from 82.133.85.65: bytes=32 time=35ms TTL=57
Reply from 82.133.85.65: bytes=32 time=35ms TTL=57
Reply from 82.133.85.65: bytes=32 time=35ms TTL=57

Ping statistics for 82.133.85.65:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 35ms, Maximum = 57ms, Average = 40ms

On IOLBB+ 2MB

Download speed varies quite alot, it only max's out when downloading something off HEAnet. roughly ~150KB is average

weeslip

i'm on the home starter plus yokey. mmm, something smells fishy here, time for a word in some eircon support reps ear i think

kaizersoze

weeslip wrote:

i'm on the home starter plus yokey. mmm, something smells fishy here, time for a word in some eircon support reps ear i think

Well, which is it Home Starter or Home Plus? 1MB or 2MB?

Cryos

Eircom Business Starter:

Pinging jolt.co.uk [82.133.85.65] with 32 bytes of data:

Reply from 82.133.85.65: bytes=32 time=47ms TTL=59
Reply from 82.133.85.65: bytes=32 time=31ms TTL=59
Reply from 82.133.85.65: bytes=32 time=46ms TTL=59
Reply from 82.133.85.65: bytes=32 time=46ms TTL=59

Ping statistics for 82.133.85.65:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 31ms, Maximum = 47ms, Average = 42ms

Downloading Adobe Acrobat 7.0 @ 212k/sec from tucows.com

weeslip

home plus 2 mb

kaizersoze

weeslip wrote:

home plus 2 mb

should be around 210kb

CrowdedHouse

Home Starter(1M)



Pinging jolt.co.uk [82.133.85.65] with 32 bytes of data:

Reply from 82.133.85.65: bytes=32 time=36ms TTL=58
Reply from 82.133.85.65: bytes=32 time=35ms TTL=58
Reply from 82.133.85.65: bytes=32 time=32ms TTL=58
Reply from 82.133.85.65: bytes=32 time=36ms TTL=58

Ping statistics for 82.133.85.65:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 32ms, Maximum = 36ms, Average = 34ms

Gonzo

somethings not right about your eircom broadband, im on the 2mb package and its always good, normally get between 200k/sec and 230k/sec, only time i get poorish transfer rates is when im downloading from some american websites.

C:\Documents and Settings\Barry>ping jolt.co.uk

Pinging jolt.co.uk [82.133.85.65] with 32 bytes of data:

Reply from 82.133.85.65: bytes=32 time=29ms TTL=59
Reply from 82.133.85.65: bytes=32 time=31ms TTL=59
Reply from 82.133.85.65: bytes=32 time=28ms TTL=59
Reply from 82.133.85.65: bytes=32 time=31ms TTL=59

Ping statistics for 82.133.85.65:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 28ms, Maximum = 31ms, Average = 29ms

C:\Documents and Settings\Barry>

JNive

pings to jolt should be about 35ms and download speeds should be about 220kb/sec from ftp.heanet.ie