Broadband Speed & Ping Test Megathread

Steve F · 05-02-2020 09:00AM

CoBo55 wrote: »

https://www.speedtest.net/my-result/d/fd55b408-64ac-4bfc-94c6-dff7a05b1814

360 meg with VM, wireless connection on the laptop.

You in Carlow?
I can only dream of those speeds
last night 0.60mb/s down and around 12mb/s up
Unusable and I'm paying €45 a month for that junk
As I said I'm 2km from the 4G Mast and the modem is in the window on that side of the house...I'm doomed...never used to be this bad in the evenings
I see your test was well into the high demand time frame people always mention
:mad:

CoBo55 · 05-02-2020 12:21PM

Steve F wrote: »

You in Carlow?
I can only dream of those speeds
last night 0.60mb/s down and around 12mb/s up
Unusable and I'm paying €45 a month for that junk
As I said I'm 2km from the 4G Mast and the modem is in the window on that side of the house...I'm doomed...never used to be this bad in the evenings
I see your test was well into the high demand time frame people always mention
:mad:

I'm in Enniscorthy I've the virgin modem bridged and using a Tplink archer C8, it's pricey at €67.50 per month but rock solid day in day out. I've regularly gotten 370 on a wired connection, Sam knows reports my monthly average as 367.

Steve F · 05-02-2020 01:52PM

CoBo55 wrote: »

I'm in Enniscorthy I've the virgin modem bridged and using a Tplink archer C8, it's pricey at €67.50 per month but rock solid day in day out. I've regularly gotten 370 on a wired connection, Sam knows reports my monthly average as 367.

The thing is the dogs in the street know why the speeds go to crap between 6:30 and 11pm but Vodafone either don't want to fix it,don't know how to fix it or don't care to fix it.
Can't run a business on 0.60mb/s Download no matter how hard I try :mad:

dasilverfox · 07-02-2020 10:33AM

https://www.speedtest.net/my-result/d/200d2de7-3483-4dd6-af6b-e141785356d1

Steve F · 07-02-2020 10:38AM

dasilverfox wrote: »

https://www.speedtest.net/my-result/d/200d2de7-3483-4dd6-af6b-e141785356d1

Holy Moly those are great speeds

I wondered last night am I being throttled between 7 and 11pm every evening:eek:

dasilverfox · 07-02-2020 10:45AM

Yeah really happy with it. upgraded from 38mb FTTC working perfectly with consoles etc.

Steve F · 07-02-2020 10:53AM

dasilverfox wrote: »

Yeah really happy with it. upgraded from 38mb FTTC working perfectly with consoles etc.

Being completely honest here I wouldn't need anywhere near those speeds If I could just get a steady 10-15mbs download every evening it would be sufficient for my needs.However last night I had 0.50mbs download
NBI says the GAA Club across the road from me is getting a Broadband Connection Point (BCP) by year end:rolleyes:

smuggler.ie · 07-02-2020 11:29AM

Steve F wrote: »

Being completely honest here I wouldn't need anywhere near those speeds If I could just get a steady 10-15mbs download every evening it would be sufficient for my needs.However last night I had 0.50mbs download
NBI says the GAA Club across the road from me is getting a Broadband Connection Point (BCP) by year end:rolleyes:

3G is within that range and is less congested. Have you tried?

Steve F · 07-02-2020 11:37AM

smuggler.ie wrote: »

3G is within that range and is less congested. Have you tried?

Now why didn't I think of that??

I've been so focused on the awful 4G speed it never occurred to me to try that.
I'll select 3G on the router this evening and try that
I'll post back the results here for anyone else that might be having rural 4G speed issues.
Just as an aside,can ISP not somehow compensate for the higher demand in the evenings and give their customers useable speeds when they are most needed? Or am I being too simplistic?

tuxy · 08-02-2020 05:52PM

Steve F wrote: »

Now why didn't I think of that??

I've been so focused on the awful 4G speed it never occurred to me to try that.
I'll select 3G on the router this evening and try that
I'll post back the results here for anyone else that might be having rural 4G speed issues.
Just as an aside,can ISP not somehow compensate for the higher demand in the evenings and give their customers useable speeds when they are most needed? Or am I being too simplistic?

The 4G spectrum is only so wide, when too many devices are connected and the whole spectrum is full there isn't anything they can do without adding more masts which is too expensive to be viable in many areas.
That's the limitation of a wireless network, it's very different for wired when everyone has their own line.

Steve F · 10-02-2020 10:44AM

Thanks Tuxy for the reply that's helped me understand the technically of it a little better

It appears that what you describe is exactly what I am up against

I did two Speed tests

8pm Sunday Evening 0.20MBS down

7:30am Monday Morning 50MBS down

Insane difference

"New" customers must have joined our mast recently as even though it used to drop in the evenings not to that extent maybe used to drop to between 8-15 MBS down

The rise of Netflix and Now TV huh?

Is there a minimum speed at which they have to supply before you can get refunds or cancel does anyone know?

smuggler.ie · 10-02-2020 12:02PM

Steve F wrote: »

Is there a minimum speed at which they have to supply before you can get refunds or cancel does anyone know?

Due to connection nature its like fight windmills...

smuggler.ie · 10-02-2020 12:06PM

Did 3G give better results?

Steve F · 10-02-2020 12:22PM

smuggler.ie wrote: »

Did 3G give better results?

Oh yes forgot about that...switched modem to 3G only and it seemed to give a steadier reading approx 2MBS down and 1mbs up
Hardly earth shattering but still.
Not really worth €45 per month.
Guess I will have to wait for fibre from the National Broadband plan whenever that will be...maybe make use of the BCP that will be going into the GAA Club across the road from me sometime this year

allen175 · 24-03-2020 04:04PM

Just got Eir FTTH up and running.

Steve F · 24-03-2020 04:06PM

allen175 wrote: »

Just got Eir FTTH up and running.

Wowie!!!
And just in time for the lock down

SteelyDanJalapeno · 30-03-2020 10:45PM

Getting some really good 4g speeds with 3 in Cork City the last few days, has anyone else noticed?

150 Mbps down average and 60 Mbps up average.

10 times better than my ****ty Sky broadband

Ultimanemo · 31-03-2020 07:09AM

SteelyDanJalapeno wrote: »

Getting some really good 4g speeds with 3 in Cork City the last few days, has anyone else noticed?

150 Mbps down average and 60 Mbps up average.

10 times better than my ****ty Sky broadband

If I had 15 Mbps with a fixed line broadband I wouldn't come anywhere near 4G or wireless

SteelyDanJalapeno · 31-03-2020 07:40AM

Ultimanemo wrote: »

If I had 15 Mbps with a fixed line broadband I wouldn't come anywhere near 4G or wireless

I don't get it?

15 is awful no? It's the best can get in our apartment block

ED E · 31-03-2020 09:19AM

SteelyDanJalapeno wrote: »

I don't get it?

15 is awful no? It's the best can get in our apartment block

For a single person a consistent 15Mb is plenty for most things. A bit annoying to download an 80GB game but fine for HD streaming.

The point Ult was making 15Mb 24/7 is much better than 90Mb at 2AM and 1.5Mb at 10PM.

Steve F · 31-03-2020 09:40AM

ED E wrote: »

For a single person a consistent 15Mb is plenty for most things. A bit annoying to download an 80GB game but fine for HD streaming.

The point Ult was making 15Mb 24/7 is much better than 90Mb at 2AM and 1.5Mb at 10PM.

Agree with this 100% Nothing worse than having a great speed when you don't need it and the time you do need it it goes to pot:mad:

SteelyDanJalapeno · 01-04-2020 09:45AM

ED E wrote: »

For a single person a consistent 15Mb is plenty for most things. A bit annoying to download an 80GB game but fine for HD streaming.

The point Ult was making 15Mb 24/7 is much better than 90Mb at 2AM and 1.5Mb at 10PM.

I see,
Yeah the 4G speeds have been incredibly consistent thou as of last week, there must have been some changes made in Cork city at least. Pity the ping is poor......

Johnboy1951 · 01-04-2020 12:51PM

A comparison of the results from two test sites

https://bonkers.speedtestcustom.com/result/2cc82c40-7416-11ea-acde-0fd0719c824f

https://www.speedtest.net/result/9219454920

Make up your own mind on which you would believe.

Gonzo · 01-04-2020 02:54PM

Johnboy1951 wrote: »

A comparison of the results from two test sites

https://bonkers.speedtestcustom.com/result/2cc82c40-7416-11ea-acde-0fd0719c824f

https://www.speedtest.net/result/9219454920

Make up your own mind on which you would believe.

I just tried the bonkers speedtest using an eir server and it's completely all over the place. The same server through speedtest.net is perfect.

Johnboy1951 · 01-04-2020 03:40PM

Gonzo wrote: »

I just tried the bonkers speedtest using an eir server and it's completely all over the place. The same server through speedtest.net is perfect.

Yeah, its just bonkers

Steve F · 07-04-2020 03:27PM

My speeds on Three on my phone have been insane since about Mon/Tues last week.
Handset now shows 4G+ most of the time and getting between 80-100 Meg down and 30-35 Up.

Wonder is it to do with the lockdown and they have done something which will be reversed when people go back to work or will it be permanent.If it holds I will ditch Vodafone and go with 3. Anyone know?

I'm between Carrickmacross and Dundalk Eircode A91 A008

paulboland · 07-04-2020 07:34PM

Steve F wrote: »

My speeds on Three on my phone have been insane since about Mon/Tues last week.
Handset now shows 4G+ most of the time and getting between 80-100 Meg down and 30-35 Up.

Wonder is it to do with the lockdown and they have done something which will be reversed when people go back to work or will it be permanent.If it holds I will ditch Vodafone and go with 3. Anyone know?

I'm between Carrickmacross and Dundalk Eircode A91 A008

It would more likely be due to more than usual mobile devices in homes using their broadband Wifi connections instead of using 4G connection

Lot less peope out and about using 3G/4G connections with lot been home at the moment due to COVID-19

With less of the public using 3G/4G connections there is less demand so speeds will be better in some locations

smelly sock · 07-04-2020 07:42PM

https://www.speedtest.net/my-result/a/5932971819

Virgin media.

Steve F · 09-04-2020 08:40AM

paulboland wrote: »

It would more likely be due to more than usual mobile devices in homes using their broadband Wifi connections instead of using 4G connection

Lot less peope out and about using 3G/4G connections with lot been home at the moment due to COVID-19

With less of the public using 3G/4G connections there is less demand so speeds will be better in some locations

This is what I didn't want to see. However my wife just told me she remembers seeing a text from 3 last week saying they were upgrading the network in our area and some disruption to calls and data may occur

I continue to keep my fingers crossed this "might" be the reason my speeds are now racing and not the reasons you mention above

joe123 · 09-04-2020 04:03PM

Since working from home its become so apparent how bloody ****e broadband in Ireland is outside of Cities. Im in a town 20 minutes outside of Galway and Fibre is available everywhere bar the estate I live in (covered in that green circle on their coverage map). A cabinet on their rollout map is "within 1 year" for the last 3 years at this stage.

Vodafone supposed to be dropping a router out to me Tuesday (for ADSL "up to 15mb". Assuming its going to be ****e, I hopefully will be able to get lightnet fixed wireless.

Will use the cooling off period with vodafone to cancel if it is as ****e as I suspect - expecting 7Mb DL and 0.5 UL. Am I being overly pessimistic with those speeds?

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