Imagine LTE Rural Broadband

wotzgoingon wrote: »

Some people can't get anything else. I get the same download speeds and much, much worse upload speeds from DSL.

True
My only other option is 3 3G, same or worse

Fatal Except1on wrote: »

Something bizarre last two nights for me on Athy mast - my gaming pings for the last two year have always been 64ms minimum and usually 80ms on average (EU servers) - but last two nights my pings have been in the 30s consistently, which I've never experienced before. And my peak speeds are in the teens now.

Were Imagine doing some jiggery-pokery stuff with their masts?

Yeah they’ve upgraded their masts to 8G and you can actually teleport to Sean bolgers house with it to thank him for providing the best service in the world.

But seriously, dunno. Maybe a few customers have dropped off mast

Its possible it was being fed point to point from another mast previously and now is direct to glass. That'd help. Just a guess.

It's like a game rolling the dice each night on most wireless operators

I wish nova broadband would upgrade backhaul, evenings are always brutal

Scruff wrote: »

Really? Have any pics?

I haven't but I will get one the next time I pass it on the way to town.


TT

I used to be able to log onto the CPE, but the password seems to have changed -anyone know to what?

Today I was very excited to get a call to say a new site was opening soon (charliville co. Cork 17km away) and I could get up to 150mb broadband, reading this board I'm not so excited any more! Currently I get 3-3.5mb unlimited with sky wired broadband but pretty much non existant uploads, I will be paying 15 euro a month more for imagine... anyone have experience being that far away from the site? Hoping it will at least be better than what I have! We are heavy users as well as having sky q multiroom so need the unlimited and cant find any other options in the area... what's putting me off is the 2 yr contract

cyberspi wrote: »

Today I was very excited to get a call to say a new site was opening soon (charliville co. Cork 17km away) and I could get up to 150mb broadband, reading this board I'm not so excited any more! Currently I get 3-3.5mb unlimited with sky wired broadband but pretty much non existant uploads, I will be paying 15 euro a month more for imagine... anyone have experience being that far away from the site? Hoping it will at least be better than what I have! We are heavy users as well as having sky q multiroom so need the unlimited and cant find any other options in the area... what's putting me off is the 2 yr contract

3.5Mbps sounds about the same as many Imagine users' peak time speeds, but you will get more outside 6pm-midnight for sure.

Marlow wrote: »

At 17km away you're out of luck anyway ... 10-12 km is the max they can cover. .... if even that.

/M

Really? They contacted me because I was in range,said it covers up to 30km!

Reyansh Little Bandage wrote: »

Poster here at 14.6km and another at 17km

https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=102036776&postcount=3771
https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=101490002&postcount=2637

It will depend on what the signal levels are like at your premises.

Oh it very much will depend on that. But be under no illusion, the further the distance, the more radio time is consumed. So if the signal isn't perfect, it's a no go once you pass 10 km ... you can not bend physics.

/M

If anybody has the username/password to the gemtek router can you please PM Me. I have to get some port forwards setup.
Thanks

Nothing at all in Galway tonight, it’s really gone downhill in the past few weeks

Does this confirm the rollout plan?Interested in peoples opinions who may know more about the technology and timeframe..
https://www.siliconrepublic.com/comms/huawei-ireland-5g-mwc

wotzgoingon wrote: »

What part of the country are you getting those kinds of speeds?

Galway