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    #1412
    ExMachina1000
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,748 ✭✭✭ExMachina1000


    The speed is enough to watch stuff but not enough to download large files in a realistic amount of time. I used mobile hotspot 9n my ps4 and attempted to download a massive file. Ps4 calculated 36 hours to download yet kept stopping every 20 or so mb.

    Designed to watch a few cat videos in hd but not to take the pisz and download heavy. Too many would go nuts downloading at the weekend and costs would be too much for Vodafone. Fair enough


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    #1413
    naughto
    Registered Users Posts: 7,316 ✭✭✭naughto


    ExMachina1000 wrote: »
    The speed is enough to watch stuff but not enough to download large files in a realistic amount of time. I used mobile hotspot 9n my ps4 and attempted to download a massive file. Ps4 calculated 36 hours to download yet kept stopping every 20 or so mb.

    Designed to watch a few cat videos in hd but not to take the pisz and download heavy. Too many would go nuts downloading at the weekend and costs would be too much for Vodafone. Fair enough

    Do your downloads g at night for large game files for ps4 I do it for my xbox for call off duty which has a 30 GB download every few weeks for the new seasons


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    #1414
    corks finest
    Registered Users Posts: 8,628 ✭✭✭corks finest


    ExMachina1000 wrote: »
    The speed is enough to watch stuff but not enough to download large files in a realistic amount of time. I used mobile hotspot 9n my ps4 and attempted to download a massive file. Ps4 calculated 36 hours to download yet kept stopping every 20 or so mb.

    Designed to watch a few cat videos in hd but not to take the pisz and download heavy. Too many would go nuts downloading at the weekend and costs would be too much for Vodafone. Fair enough

    Absolutely pathetic download speed and practically no upload speed( 0.5)


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    #1415
    corks finest
    Registered Users Posts: 8,628 ✭✭✭corks finest


    Gadge wrote: »
    6th of June is here and I'm still seeing my regular speeds. Can anyone verify if they're speeds have gone down to 10Mbps yet?
    I'm not 6.8 download
    0.5 upload
    Leaving unless this crap gets better


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    #1416
    corks finest
    Registered Users Posts: 8,628 ✭✭✭corks finest


    Gadge wrote: »
    6th of June is here and I'm still seeing my regular speeds. Can anyone verify if they're speeds have gone down to 10Mbps yet?
    I'm not 6.8 download
    0.5 upload
    Leaving unless this crap gets better


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    #1417
    ExMachina1000
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,748 ✭✭✭ExMachina1000


    naughto wrote: »
    Do your downloads g at night for large game files for ps4 I do it for my xbox for call off duty which has a 30 GB download every few weeks for the new seasons

    I temporarily moved home for the duration of coronavirus and don't have wifi in new place. Iv been using my Mobile which was 30 GB a month with "unlimited" (it's not unlimited ie fair use policy in t+c) weekends as a hotspot for YouTube and Netflix. Playing ps4 offline.

    Once I saw the message about unlimited (no fair use policy) weekends no catch I decided to try download a 60gb file yesterday evening. It's not possible at that speed. Even if I just left the ps4 on it would take nearly 40 hours. And even at that it keeps stopping and I have to pause and restart the download.

    The boys in the Vodafone boardroom know exactly what they are doing so they don't lose out.


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    #1418
    corks finest
    Registered Users Posts: 8,628 ✭✭✭corks finest


    ExMachina1000 wrote: »
    I temporarily moved home for the duration of coronavirus and don't have wifi in new place. Iv been using my Mobile which was 30 GB a month with "unlimited" (it's not unlimited ie fair use policy in t+c) weekends as a hotspot for YouTube and Netflix. Playing ps4 offline.

    Once I saw the message about unlimited (no fair use policy) weekends no catch I decided to try download a 60gb file yesterday evening. It's not possible at that speed. Even if I just left the ps4 on it would take nearly 40 hours. And even at that it keeps stopping and I have to pause and restart the download.

    The boys in the Vodafone boardroom know exactly what they are doing so they don't lose out.

    It's unfair to those of us who just use it for normal use,I'm paying 2 PAYG ( son and I) and Siro broadband, so expected better from VF,not throttling back


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    #1419
    naughto
    Registered Users Posts: 7,316 ✭✭✭naughto


    ExMachina1000 wrote: »
    The speed is enough to watch stuff but not enough to download large files in a realistic amount of time. I used mobile hotspot 9n my ps4 and attempted to download a massive file. Ps4 calculated 36 hours to download yet kept stopping every 20 or so mb.

    Designed to watch a few cat videos in hd but not to take the pisz and download heavy. Too many would go nuts downloading at the weekend and costs would be too much for Vodafone. Fair enough

    Do your downloads g at night for large game files for ps4 I do it for my xbox for call off duty which has a 30 GB download every few weeks for the new seasons

    Prob best to get a router as well


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    #1420
    physioman
    Registered Users Posts: 1,239 ✭✭✭physioman


    Gadge wrote: »
    6th of June is here and I'm still seeing my regular speeds. Can anyone verify if they're speeds have gone down to 10Mbps yet?

    Yeah I topped up today and still getting 60mbps download. I presume I have to change to the new plan otherwise I'll stay on my old weekend plan.


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    #1421
    Ten Pin
    Registered Users Posts: 2,815 ✭✭✭Ten Pin


    I presume I have to change to the new plan otherwise I'll stay on my old weekend plan.

    According the the website, the 10Mbps cap applies to all Weekend customers which has been renamed to Vodafone X...same as the plan for new customers. That's the unusual part of this change....normally existing customers keep the legacy plan but Comreg must have given permission to apply the change to existing customers in return for an unlimited plan at an affordable price.
    https://n.vodafone.ie/aboutus/customer-notifications.html

    Only time will tell whether or not they enforce it.


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    #1422
    corks finest
    Registered Users Posts: 8,628 ✭✭✭corks finest


    Ten Pin wrote: »
    According the the website, the 10Mbps cap applies to all Weekend customers which has been renamed to Vodafone X...same as the plan for new customers. That's the unusual part of this change....normally existing customers keep the legacy plan but Comreg must have given permission to apply the change to existing customers in return for an unlimited plan at an affordable price.
    https://n.vodafone.ie/aboutus/customer-notifications.html

    Only time will tell whether or not they enforce it.

    They certainly enforced it until about an hour ago piss poor download/ upload ,git onto VF Twitter , public and private,hir a response, magically it's back up to 38 Mb (ps to keep ye all happy)


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    #1423
    corks finest
    Registered Users Posts: 8,628 ✭✭✭corks finest


    Ten Pin wrote: »
    According the the website, the 10Mbps cap applies to all Weekend customers which has been renamed to Vodafone X...same as the plan for new customers. That's the unusual part of this change....normally existing customers keep the legacy plan but Comreg must have given permission to apply the change to existing customers in return for an unlimited plan at an affordable price.
    https://n.vodafone.ie/aboutus/customer-notifications.html

    Only time will tell whether or not they enforce it.

    I honestly think they throttle back when they want,like a bloody tap on/ off on /off, I've 4G back now mysteriously


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    #1424
    pm1977x
    Registered Users Posts: 1,213 ✭✭✭pm1977x


    Ping 39ms
    Download 3.88Mbps


    on Vodafone 4G, pretty bad, will be looking for a new provider ASAP.

    edit: mobile


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    #1425
    4motion
    Closed Accounts Posts: 181 ✭✭4motion


    ping 25
    dw 160mbps so is still ok for me


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    #1426
    Darksoul
    Registered Users Posts: 278 ✭✭Darksoul


    Ping:40
    Down: 2MB/s
    Up: 5MB/s


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    #1427
    corks finest
    Registered Users Posts: 8,628 ✭✭✭corks finest


    Darksoul wrote: »
    Ping:40
    Down: 2MB/s
    Up: 5MB/s

    Was getting similar fir most of yesterday contacted VF in Twitter both public ( to embarrass the bolloxes)and private , mysteriously 4G reappeared an hour later, coincidence? They can throttle on / off, now getting 35 down/ 2.5 up


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    #1428
    homingbird
    Registered Users Posts: 1,271 ✭✭✭homingbird


    Those posting s speed tests it would be a help if you are doing it via phone or modem.


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    #1429
    Darksoul
    Registered Users Posts: 278 ✭✭Darksoul


    homingbird wrote: »
    Those posting s speed tests it would be a help if you are doing it via phone or modem.

    Speeds were done via mobile, and I think I will complain later about speeds later on if they can make mine faster,I'm based in Tipperary.


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    #1430
    CoBo55
    Registered Users Posts: 8,738 ✭✭✭CoBo55


    I just checked on my phone 99 down 9 up, nothing wrong with that.


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    #1431
    homingbird
    Registered Users Posts: 1,271 ✭✭✭homingbird


    To help even futher if you could post your county so others could share there experience in same county.


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    #1432
    FourFourRED
    Registered Users Posts: 8,539 ✭✭✭FourFourRED


    CoBo55 wrote: »
    I just checked on my phone 99 down 9 up, nothing wrong with that.

    You’ve got 99 problems but your download speed ain’t 1....

    https://twitter.com/fourfourred



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    #1433
    yabadabado
    Registered Users Posts: 16,520 ✭✭✭✭yabadabado


    Ping:24
    Down: 1.69 MB/s
    Up: 1.22 MB/s

    Athlone.


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    #1434
    Gadge
    Registered Users Posts: 551 ✭✭✭Gadge


    yabadabado wrote: »
    Ping:24
    Down: 1.69 MB/s
    Up: 1.22 MB/s

    Athlone.

    What kind of speeds were you getting before the change?

    Mine is 87Mbps/2Mbps ping 41ms north Tipperary


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    #1435
    polaris68
    Registered Users Posts: 1,717 ✭✭✭polaris68


    98 / 31 in Ballincollig just now.

    Maybe this drops the next time we top-up.


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    #1436
    yabadabado
    Registered Users Posts: 16,520 ✭✭✭✭yabadabado


    Gadge wrote: »
    What kind of speeds were you getting before the change?

    Mine is 87Mbps/2Mbps ping 41ms

    I know I checked about a month ago a few times and it was always low to mid 20s.


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    #1437
    theintern
    Registered Users Posts: 585 ✭✭✭theintern


    No change here. 49 down, 22 up, similar to before in Galway.


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    #1438
    4motion
    Closed Accounts Posts: 181 ✭✭4motion


    Mine now is faster than before today i had:
    190download
    60 upload

    Co.Wexford


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    #1439
    pm.
    Registered Users Posts: 2,140 ✭✭✭pm.


    55 down
    6 up

    Still not bad, Mullingar Westmeath


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    #1440
    Skidfingers
    Registered Users Posts: 334 ✭✭Skidfingers


    Got a text there saying next time I top up by €20 I will get unlimited data, unlimited texts and 100 any network mins. Unlimited weekend calls. Mentions the max speed of 10Mbs.

    I topped up on Friday (contacted Vodafone support first to ensure I was getting unlimited data for the month if I topped up) and I'm getting DL speeds of 159, upload speeds of 18.8 in Galway


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    #1441
    dowtchaboy
    Registered Users Posts: 1,486 ✭✭✭dowtchaboy


    South Carlow (the nice part):
    Getting Ping 30 to 40, D/L between 8 and 12Mbps, U/L 7 to 12 Mbps
    BUT: both last night and tonight got a brain fart about 7 pm when everything stalled for a few minutes.

    MyVodafone changed a few times since I renewed on Friday - initially said I had 30GB as usual, then told me I was on the new X tariff, and "data remaining" went to ZERO (though everything went along fine). Then Data Remaining display disappeared completely until today when it's back, saying I have 149.99GB left out of 153,600 MByes!

    (for anybody else around here, they seems to be mucking about with the cell on Mount Leinster which according to ComReg doesn't have 4G, but I've been getting 4G logo and speeds from a cell somewhere over there, but very randomly- nothing for the past week. If anybody can recommend an Android app that can really pinpoint cell towers I'd appreciate it. The ones I have like OpenSignal given me daft locations like down in river valleys and even showed me 3 in the sea off Dun Laoghaire!)


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