Will faster DSL speeds mean wider coverage???

irishboyuk · 11-05-2008 09:11PM #1

I live about 5 miles from my exchange and my neighbours about 400 yards from my house can get broadband. I was wondering when eircom have finished rolling out the faster speeds will that mean that the BB will travel further from the exchange and thus reach my house??

admol · 11-05-2008 09:25PM

From wikipedia

Increases the range of the DSL service enabling the link to work at a distance of 7 kilometers, or 23000 ft

However the quality of your line will be the deciding factor. You might be lucky but there's no guarantee.

irishboyuk · 11-05-2008 10:02PM

admol wrote: »

From wikipedia

However the quality of your line will be the deciding factor. You might be lucky but there's no guarantee.

so does that mean that the new speeds are ADSL2 or ADSL+??? whats the difference?

admol · 11-05-2008 11:53PM

irishboyuk wrote: »

so does that mean that the new speeds are ADSL2 or ADSL+???

Yes its ADSL2+

irishboyuk wrote: »

whats the difference?

Google is your friend

watty · 12-05-2008 01:12AM

Small increase in distance. And only slight increase in speed beyond 1km.

smellslikeshoes · 12-05-2008 01:49AM

The emphasis is on the word small. Its not going to make any difference to the majority of people who can't get it because of distance.

Will faster DSL speeds mean wider coverage???

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