Imagine LTE Rural Broadband

xxyyzz · 13-10-2020 4:50pm

Fair enough, thanks for the info folks. I haven't had any issues regarding port forwarding etc, bittorrent doesn't seem to have any issues with my setup so I'll leave as is for now. I will turn off the unneeded wifi though.

fish fingers · 16-10-2020 7:38pm

A godamn disgrace this evening, 0.5 mb for a family of 6. Wtf

Oafley Jones · 16-10-2020 11:33pm

Quin_Dub wrote: »

You have two options.

You can set it up as you have , with the Mesh system only managing the WIFI component , but often that means that you don't get access to a lot of the other features you get with a new modern Mesh router - Like Firewalls and other security/control items (parental controls for example).

Bridge mode basically turns the Imagine box into just a Modem and moves all of the "router" functions like IP address management (NAT & DHCP etc.) and any other bells & whistles over to your new Router.

Either way is fine , if you are not missing out on features in the Mesh router that you'd like to have then as you have it is fine , although you should absolutely disable the WIFI on the Imagine box.

Our biggest issue with imagine isn’t the speeds, it’s the router becoming overwhelming and having to restart it. This is with their latest kit. Would bridge mode resolve this.

Quin_Dub · 16-10-2020 11:40pm

Oafley Jones wrote: »

Our biggest issue with imagine isn’t the speeds, it’s the router becoming overwhelming and having to restart it. This is with their latest kit. Would bridge mode resolve this.

Do you mean that the Wifi gets overwhelming by too many connected devices?

If so , then yes , perhaps.

Certainly in my house between Computers , Phones , Tablets , Games Consoles , Smart TVs and various "connected" devices I can sometimes have upwards of 30 devices active at the one time.

An improved Wifi set-up with dedicated channels for back-haul to the router etc definitely helped the stability on the connections for me.

joujoujou · 17-10-2020 9:24am

All non-portable devices connected by LAN cables would help even more in terms of stability. :cool:

Oafley Jones · 17-10-2020 2:18pm

Quin_Dub wrote: »

Do you mean that the Wifi gets overwhelming by too many connected devices?

If so , then yes , perhaps.

Certainly in my house between Computers , Phones , Tablets , Games Consoles , Smart TVs and various "connected" devices I can sometimes have upwards of 30 devices active at the one time.

An improved Wifi set-up with dedicated channels for back-haul to the router etc definitely helped the stability on the connections for me.

If guessing so, another iPad switches on and within seconds it'll be hung. There's a whole mess of stuff connecting to it. e.g. I added two blink cameras yesterday. That's with three iPads, two iPhones, a Mac, two connected TVs with sky Q (suspect this might be the main culprit tbh), two iRobots, Alexa's, switch and PS4. Even the bathroom scales ffs. I'm forgetting a few things as well.

the heathen · 17-10-2020 9:00pm

Anyone have any idea what the issue might be here -

I've set up an Amazon Fire Stick for my brother. He's in a rural area and using Imagine.

Speedtest tells me he gets 63.0mb down and 5.41 up.

But it won't even run IPTV channels in SD. Everything buffers. I've noticed too that when I connect the Fire TV Remote app over wi-fi that it won't hold it's connection from the app to the stick. The problem definitely isn't with the stick - I took it from my own home where it works perfectly.

Anyone got any ideas?

ARGINITE · 18-10-2020 1:55pm

Currently getting ~2Mb down in the Galway area, I wish I never signed up with Imagine.

marklazarcovic · 20-10-2020 8:32am

the heathen wrote: »

Anyone have any idea what the issue might be here -

I've set up an Amazon Fire Stick for my brother. He's in a rural area and using Imagine.

Speedtest tells me he gets 63.0mb down and 5.41 up.

But it won't even run IPTV channels in SD. Everything buffers. I've noticed too that when I connect the Fire TV Remote app over wi-fi that it won't hold it's connection from the app to the stick. The problem definitely isn't with the stick - I took it from my own home where it works perfectly.

Anyone got any ideas?

maybe the iptv requires a vpn to work properly

Ultimanemo · 20-10-2020 9:39pm

This method works to get more access points

the heathen · 20-10-2020 10:34pm

Thanks Mark, definitely not that - it works perfectly in my house.

Cheers though

alec76 · 21-10-2020 7:00am

the heathen wrote: »

Thanks Mark, definitely not that - it works perfectly in my house.

Cheers though

Do you have Imagine in you house as well?
Some broadband providers blocking IPTV streams,some not. VPN could solve it if this is the case.

d31b0y · 21-10-2020 4:48pm

So, I did a little check about that 20GB data daily usage and it seems to check out. Here is an image of my speeds vs usage for the past 7 days.
14th and 15th are strange but I guess it's a mixture of others on my mast not using as much and less speed readings.

It's all well and good introducing this prioritisation but the service becomes unusable, at least for me, when I am affected by it.

SkepticQuark · 21-10-2020 11:14pm

Internet has been going to **** for the last few days for me, ping to discord in the thousands, small downloads (of around 50~100mb) running at 2mbps. Random cut-offs too. Mostly all happening between 5pm-1am.

mossie · 22-10-2020 11:33am

SkepticQuark wrote: »

Internet has been going to **** for the last few days for me, ping to discord in the thousands, small downloads (of around 50~100mb) running at 2mbps. Random cut-offs too. Mostly all happening between 5pm-1am.

Mine has been erratic too, speeds in general down 30% on normal and a lot of slow downloads. Some buffering on video too which is very unusual.

ARGINITE · 22-10-2020 11:45am

They were "optimising" the network on Tuesday last according to a text message that I got, afterwards I had the same issue. A router restart fixed it to a degree.

Wing126 · 24-10-2020 9:46pm

My net is completely gone and no signal being received at the router. Anybody else having any issues?

Oafley Jones · 24-10-2020 9:48pm

Wing126 wrote: »

My net is completely gone and no signal being received at the router. Anybody else having any issues?

Just gone there too. Just north of Cork City.

irishfeen · 24-10-2020 9:49pm

Wing126 wrote: »

My net is completely gone and no signal being received at the router. Anybody else having any issues?

Completely gone here from Bweeng mast in Cork!!

davpower · 24-10-2020 9:52pm

Wing126 wrote: »

My net is completely gone and no signal being received at the router. Anybody else having any issues?

Completely gone in cloyne too. Was almost unusable for whole evening before it went.

Shorty69664 · 24-10-2020 9:52pm

irishfeen wrote: »

Completely gone here from Bweeng mast in Cork!!

Gone in mayo.

The Major · 24-10-2020 9:52pm

Gone in Cavan also

MarkoF · 24-10-2020 9:53pm

Wing126 wrote: »

My net is completely gone and no signal being received at the router. Anybody else having any issues?

Me too. In COBH.

Tommy Lagahan · 24-10-2020 9:54pm

3 different masts down in donegal too.

rodge123 · 24-10-2020 9:54pm

Wing126 wrote: »

My net is completely gone and no signal being received at the router. Anybody else having any issues?

Yep, no lte signal either on router.
On the cappagh north kildare mast

MarkoF · 24-10-2020 9:58pm

Wing126 wrote: »

My net is completely gone and no signal being received at the router. Anybody else having any issues?

Me too. In COBH.

hbab2009 · 24-10-2020 10:00pm

MarkoF wrote: »

Me too. In COBH.

Gone in Limerick

Tommy Lagahan · 24-10-2020 10:00pm

Ohohoho nationwide downtime, some "optimizing" job there lads!

keithoh · 24-10-2020 10:00pm

Gone in Portarlington

Wing126 · 24-10-2020 10:01pm

I should have clarified I'm in Meath. So yeah, nationwide down. The **** has happened??

It's funny because I received an email from them today about getting in touch when out of service. Yet can't get in touch when they're closed >.>

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