schmoo2k wrote: » Further note: Since switching to modem mode with Virgin router and sticking an OpenWRT box in front of it, my internet has been rock solid. Come November I will be looking hard at: * Fair usage limits * Existing customer speeds, experiences * Supplied hardware * Upload speeds
CoBo55 wrote: » How much are you using now with VM? Customer speeds seems to be a minefield at the moment, I'd be more inclined to haggle hard with VM for a half price deal. I'm on half price for 6 months, many are getting half price for 9 months. Supplied hardware shouldn't be a problem you can just use your open wrt router. Upload looks to be maxed out at 100mb/s with all providers.
schmoo2k wrote: » 3.5TB (up + down combined) - which is high I know!
CoBo55 wrote: » Got their email this morning, yep still no sign of it going live, the rolls of fibre dotted around the town are almost a year old now, what a shambles of an outfit.
Douglas Eegit wrote: » Exact same, the fibre is rolled up on the ESB pole outside the house. Thought it would be a quick process as the ESB feed to the house is right there but something is not adding up. Where's the holdup does anyone know? Is it Siro or ...
dionsiseire wrote: » Just wanted to add back that I've been toying around trying to figure out why I'm getting only 260mb down. Finally changing DNS to a public provider transformed it instantly. Now I'm getting 800mb almost consistently the last 30-60 mins
schmoo2k wrote: » That doesn't sound right - the DNS simply translates web address like www.google.ie to IP addresses like 74.125.193.94 and it will only do it once for a large file download... Now having a fast DNS server is important for things like initial web page loading time so making your change is a good thing. FYI I use: 1.1.1.1 and 1.0.0.1 as mine which were at the time the fastest (see https://1.1.1.1/dns/ for more info).
Sunny!! wrote: » 20mb all day normally 250mb. Has anyone come across this before? Could it be the modem?
redeye101 wrote: » Try connecting to the 5Ghz network on your Gigabox router, you’ll have faster wireless speed on that.
FrasierCrane wrote: » Just got Siro installed from pure telecom today. Supposed to be 1GB download. What's the best way of testing the speed. When I test it over wi-fi on a laptop I'm only getting about 50mb/s and when I plug the laptop into the router I get about 400 mb/s. It's perfect for what I need but curious how I can see if I'm getting the 1gb I was promised.
cunnijo wrote: » Firstly if you signed up for the 1GB service then your download speed should be between 880-942mb with a ping of about 5 connecting the laptop to the modem via cable. Also is is best to use either a CAT5e or 6 cable. (use www.speedtest.net and select a server like Blacknight for example). Also does your laptop support 5ghz for wi fi? You will know this if you see 2 versions of the same modem on the available networks option. If this is the case click on the 5ghz one and enter the long WLAN network key and click connect. You should see faster speeds of on average between 200-460mb depending on distance. Lastly on the day of installation did the installer do a speed test on his laptop before he left, showing you the speeds he was getting?
FrasierCrane wrote: » Thanks. Will try the laptop again tomorrow. He didn't show me any speed test and I tried to stay away from him doing his work under the current circumstances. The Fritz box router is connected to the Siro box on the wall via a LAN port on the router. Is this normal? On the old Vodafone router it was connected to the wall socket via the DSL port.
alan4cult wrote: » Could be your DHCP lease refreshing? It last for 24 hours I think. Is your IP changing?
stamjoe wrote: » Hey Guys, Every second night, for the last year, at 10pm my SIRO connection with PURE drops consistently for a few minutes. Thoughts? Cheers..
RonnieL wrote: » Where did you get that output? I'm with pure the last couple of months only, and it's generally been excellent, but I've noticed the odd drop recently and it would be handy to be able to see when they occurred if I need to get on to their tech support.
CoBo55 wrote: » Probably a router log. Maybe he has his own router that gives more info. 10pm is a very annoying time to be going down:mad:
TheDriver wrote: » I checked my fritzbox and I have the same event log at 1:30am every second day. mix of errors and successes. Same IP address.
alan4cult wrote: » Trying turning off the router at say 11pm and wait and see if it moves to 11pm drop the following night. Sounds like a DHCP lease renewal to me but could be something on their side too.
