BT Ireland rolls out 8Mb broadband

exiztone wrote: »

Unfortunately I'm using my own router here, and I'm pretty sure it doesn't support ADSL2+

Neither does the Prestige 623! It doesn't have to be ADSL2+ to get 8Mb/s.

Given that the max throughput on good old ADSL is actually 12Mb/s (with optimum conditions) then it's possible for them to provide their "up to 8Mb/s" service over ADSL. Whether they're using ADSL2+ equipment at their end is irrelevant to you as it's backwards compatible with ADSL.

Consider this as BT "future proofing" their network, allowing them to offer up to 24Mb/s in the future.

I have the BT Voyager 210 which they sent me when I was having dns issues two months ago. Hope you get upgraded soon!

Checked my usage and its at 0 as they have reset it as of yesterday's upgrade.

exiztone wrote: »

Any clues why they're telling me different speeds and which is the correct one ?

The fastest one of course.:p

btw i just rang to switch and they said blanchardstown [contrary to their website] exchange is still being updated and will take 2 months to get 8mb.

Wtf? :mad:

yeah do, some of them are ignorant as in missinformed and just give out the wrong information to save face. so do ring up.

true but he asked for my phone number so i'm assuming my 'area' is yet to be upgaded.
damn...

I know the crowd i work for have been doing a rollout for <INSERT LEADING BB PROVIDER HERE> (can't say too much, non disclosure and all that) but they're feeding 30mb BB into homes through the powerlines (apparently) only selected areas mind you, but goes to show that the tech is there, they just want to bleed us dry for a another while before giving Joe Public "the next amazing upgrade"

robbers

I think they've had the ability to do it for a while now (according to the lads i work with in the north, the republic had broadband before they did, but now you can get a 10meg line for £30 a month!!!) so you have to wonder what's been holding them back eh?

I'm fairly sure that it will hit the mainstream news fairly soon (i know there were rumblings about it a few months back) and the service provided is actually fairly good, at the moment i think only employees are eligible for the service, but no doubt it will expand.

i realise that my contribution has been a bit off topic, but it just bothers me that we're (including me) excited about getting 8meg broadband when the ability is there to provide a much faster service (don't get me wrong, i'm not complaining about getting an upgrade to 8meg ) but i'm fairly sure that if given the choice, there's a good few people that would select a 20meg line over an 8meg line, or even a 10meg one over an 8meg.

Maybe some ppl will say i'm being unappreciative, maybe they're right, i don't know, i don't mean to be, it's like eddie hobbs said (not a huge fan of his but this stuck in my head lol)

"mary harney says we should shop around to get the best prices.... well, have you ever tried shopping around for electricity?" love that quote

Yes Eamonn 'Green' Ryans plan to roll out 1Mb broabdband to everyone in the country by the end of the year is highly ambitious. Saw him on Prime Time and he came across as if he has not got a notion. Poor old Eamonn.

JHMEG wrote: »

Are BT upgrading or are Eircom? I pay Digiweb for DSL and got an email from them this morning:

Dear JHMEG,

Over the next few of months you'll be able to surf and download much quicker. Digiweb will increase your broadband speed and in many cases double the speed of your connection - absolutely free of charge.

Current Speed: DSL XTRA 3Mb
New Speed: Up to Up to 7.6Mb!

We will confirm the full details of this exciting upgrade in the coming months.

Eircom are upgrading the speeds so as a consequence all the resellers including BT, Digiweb, UTV & the rest are upgrading aswell.

BT are also upgrading/rolling out their own LLU BB but thats a separate matter.