Should FTTH provide the full speed promised?

Birka · 28-05-2024 08:36AM #1

Hi,

I've just had a 500Mbps FTTH connection installed but my speedchecker is showing 441Mbps (laptop connected directly to router) instead of closer to 500. Is that normal or is there an issue?

28-05-2024 08:44AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058353501/should-ftth-provide-the-full-speed-promised

Yeah it normal.

You are getting very close to that 500Mbps, so close that it would probably not be noticable to you as a user.

There will always be some loss.

Oddly enough I have VF 500Mbps and sometimes get 540Mbps or so on WiFi when beside the router.

Birka · 28-05-2024 08:55AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122192275#Comment_122192275

Great - thanks. I had a very pushy Vodafone rep selling fibre here recently who told that only Vodafone and Eir could guarantee the full 500Mbps and any other provider would provide 'up to'. I went with another provider but was wondering when I saw the numbers that I was getting.

bennyx_o · 28-05-2024 09:00AM

If you look at the Vodafone website (or Eir) the speeds are advertised as 'up to': I don't think any provider (FTTH or not) will guarantee the full speed

RobiePAX · 29-05-2024 10:31AM

Normally "up to" part is only is applicable to FTTC because it can be anything from 5 to 100 MB/s based on distance.

With FTTH you usually get close to the number they advertise. They will still say "up to" to cover their back just in case.

guil · 01-06-2024 01:48PM

Eir say you should get upto 90%

Should FTTH provide the full speed promised?

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