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  • #3542
    TheDriver
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,970 ✭✭✭✭TheDriver


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123314252#Comment_123314252

    You'll prob get full 5G bars and slow speeds. With that type of fringe reception, I'd recommend testing it out. You can always order a sim and pay for a month and not port your number until you've had a look.



  • #3543
    Glaceon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 3,247 ✭✭✭Glaceon


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123314252#Comment_123314252

    My area shows as solid purple on that map. Despite that, I got less than 1 meg down in a speed test and the signal regularly dropped to 3G.



  • #3544
    Bummer1234
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,898 ✭✭✭Bummer1234


    any else have issues with text messages with gomo for the last 2 days? Got my text for my bins this evening when always comes through on Sunday evenings….also tons of others texts came through also at the same time.



  • #3545
    babelfish1990
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 730 ✭✭✭babelfish1990


    Yes - I had the same problem yesterday on eir mobile. It seemed to delay short messages from businesses such as 2-factor authentication providers. I was able to bypass the problem by forcing the phone to 2G and switching off WiFi calling, forcing the messages to be sent directly to the mobile network. When I spoke to eir customer care they knew about the issue, and it seemed to be fixed yesterday.



  • #3546
    Dan Steely
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 1,273 ✭✭✭Dan Steely


    What speed should be expected from 4g LTE? I'm getting very erratic speed test results. In quick succession, 5mbs, 103mbs, 12mbs, 3mbs.



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  • #3547
    The Cush
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 16,360 ✭✭✭✭The Cush


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123317469#Comment_123317469

    It's a wireless signal from a remote mast. Subject to variables like indoors/outdoors, distance from the mast, how busy that mast is at that particular time, etc.

    Unlike fibre wireless spectrum has to be shared with all users.



  • #3548
    Dan Steely
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 1,273 ✭✭✭Dan Steely


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123317704#Comment_123317704

    That makes sense. Though the tests I ran were over a few minute timespan and everything else equal.

    Wasn't a problem for years. Only reason it has become a problem now is frequent buffering on YouTube.



  • #3549
    The Cush
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 16,360 ✭✭✭✭The Cush


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123317868#Comment_123317868

    How far away are you from the mast?

    Any obstructions between you and the mast?

    Are you testing indoors?

    How well insulated is your house?

    Two foot thick old stone walls?



  • #3550
    Dan Steely
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 1,273 ✭✭✭Dan Steely


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123318322#Comment_123318322

    I know what you're saying - how those factors would affect data speeds. I did a number of speed tests over a 5 minute time frame without any other changes that would affect speed. Got 5mbs, 103mbs, 12mbs, 3mbs, 31mb.



  • #3551
    The Cush
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 16,360 ✭✭✭✭The Cush


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123318429#Comment_123318429

    A bad wireless signal reduces data carrying capacity .



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  • #3552
    New Home
    Moderators, Arts Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 79,654 Mod ✭✭✭✭New Home


    This is new, isn't it?

    image.png

    I'm also with 48 and with them you can go 6 months without having to top up and you'd still be allowed to stay on your legacy plan (in my case, the €7.99 one).



  • #3553
    feargantae
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,009 ✭✭✭feargantae


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123872416#Comment_123872416

    Not new. I believe it's the exact same as eir in that in that your bill is generated then you've 2 weeks to pay that and then a further 1 week's grace period for the payment to be received. After this they charge €4.99 as a late payment fee.

    It could be worse though as with eir proper it's a €18.45 fee!

    48 not having a fee is because it is regarded as PrePay/PAYG and not PostPay/BillPay.



  • #3554
    New Home
    Moderators, Arts Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 79,654 Mod ✭✭✭✭New Home


    I don't think that was ever mentioned before. I must look at my old emails.



  • #3555
    feargantae
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,009 ✭✭✭feargantae


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123872440#Comment_123872440

    The late payment fee has been in place since they launched back in 2019. It might be that now they're starting to mention it on the payment reminder emails? It could be like sim replacements/eSim where they cost €5 officially but in reality they're free.



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