Skip to content
  • Register
    • Advertisement
    If you have a new account but are having problems posting or verifying your account, please email us on hello@boards.ie for help. Thanks :)
    Hello all! Please ensure that you are posting a new thread or question in the appropriate forum. The Feedback forum is overwhelmed with questions that are having to be moved elsewhere. If you need help to verify your account contact hello@boards.ie

    Fastcom anyone ?

    123457»

    Comments

    • #182
      L.Jenkins
      Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 19,242 L.Jenkins
      Mod ✭✭✭✭


      loki7777 wrote: »
      I wouldn't count for that. Even entire Sligo is not covered by UPC.

      Which surprising, given the size of the home and how easy it should be to kit out the town with adequate broadband service.


    • #183
      shanec1928
      Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,239 shanec1928
      ✭✭✭


      loki7777 wrote: »
      I wouldn't count for that. Even entire Sligo is not covered by UPC.

      There's places in the centre of town that can not get efibre and the exchange is right behind the gpo.


    • #184
      L.Jenkins
      Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 19,242 L.Jenkins
      Mod ✭✭✭✭


      Sky broadband could be an alternative.


    • #185
      shanec1928
      Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,239 shanec1928
      ✭✭✭


      Itzy wrote: »
      Sky broadband could be an alternative.

      That's DSL like the rest of them.


    • #186
      L.Jenkins
      Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 19,242 L.Jenkins
      Mod ✭✭✭✭


      Well it would be up to the Government to start updating the infrastructure for rural areas and areas without.


    • Advertisement
    • #187
      bennyc
      Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,910 bennyc
      ✭✭✭


      An alternative is to check if you have 3G / 4G ,
      This is o2s map, the top coverage for superplus coverage is 4G,
      http://www.o2online.ie/o2/coverage-checker/
      Here is the three one
      http://www.three.ie/explore/coverage-checker/


      Now that 3 and o2 have merged you can use 3's all you can eat option.

      Get a sim from 3 and pop it into an android phone. Use the mobile hotspot and you will have all you can eat data for 20 quid a month.
      You could even go to ebay and buy a 3g/4g Hotspot and configure that.

      As this is against the terms of service you should stick to pay as you go so the worst they will do is cancel the sim.
      I have Eircom @3MB and Three is 30MB and I am close to Ballymote.
      The only downside is Xbox wont work on three other than that I would have Eircom gone.


    • #188
      L.Jenkins
      Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 19,242 L.Jenkins
      Mod ✭✭✭✭


      I wonder what the owners of Fastcom would say, if they had seen this thread? :P


    • #189
      devil-80
      Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 975 devil-80
      ✭✭✭


      All You can eat data is limited to 15GB per 30 days as far as i know . Is that DL and UL ?


    • #190
      loki7777
      Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,185 loki7777
      ✭✭✭


      Both as always.


    • #191
      Captain Hman
      Closed Accounts Posts: 153 Captain Hman
      ✭✭


      Anyone else notice that the Fastcom internet speed seems to drop terribly during bad weather ?


    • Advertisement
    • #192
      devil-80
      Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 975 devil-80
      ✭✭✭


      bennyc wrote: »
      An alternative is to check if you have 3G / 4G ,
      This is o2s map, the top coverage for superplus coverage is 4G,
      http://www.o2online.ie/o2/coverage-checker/
      Here is the three one
      http://www.three.ie/explore/coverage-checker/


      Now that 3 and o2 have merged you can use 3's all you can eat option.

      Get a sim from 3 and pop it into an android phone. Use the mobile hotspot and you will have all you can eat data for 20 quid a month.
      You could even go to ebay and buy a 3g/4g Hotspot and configure that.

      As this is against the terms of service you should stick to pay as you go so the worst they will do is cancel the sim.
      I have Eircom @3MB and Three is 30MB and I am close to Ballymote.
      The only downside is Xbox wont work on three other than that I would have Eircom gone.

      What is your PING and what modem do you have it? I tried to share o2 broadband on Lumia and i think they block that sharing.


    • #193
      Leonidas BL
      Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 590 Leonidas BL
      ✭✭✭


      Captain Hman wrote: »
      Anyone else notice that the Fastcom internet speed seems to drop terribly during bad weather ?

      Yes, and at about 6 o'clock in the evening.
      TBH ive stopped using it. Its completely useless for any kind of online gaming and even really slow for loading a simple website. My meteor hotspot is far better.

      Fastcom emailed me last week after I complained about the speed and sent them links to speedtests I ran on the hotspot and fastcom.
      We have identified a problem that may be affecting the connection. We have arranged for engineer to go onsite at the Dromore West tower on Tuesday. To try and resolve this problem once I receive an update on Tuesday I will be letting you know.

      This is now Thursday, its still crap and they havnt let me know :rolleyes:


    • #194
      L.Jenkins
      Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 19,242 L.Jenkins
      Mod ✭✭✭✭


      devil-80 wrote: »
      All You can eat data is limited to 15GB per 30 days as far as i know . Is that DL and UL ?

      I love it, I have an app to test my connection on the mobile. With 4g in Athlone, last night I got 41mb down and 22mb up with a ping of 46ms. I'm even getting 12mb down and 2 up on 3g with a ping of 49ms. Fastcom truly are taking the píss at this stage.


    • #195
      bennyc
      Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,910 bennyc
      ✭✭✭


      devil-80 wrote: »
      What is your PING and what modem do you have it? I tried to share o2 broadband on Lumia and i think they block that sharing.

      ping is around 70 but will not hold a connection to xbox live, downloading torrents etc is unreal compared to my 3-4 mb eircom. I am just sharing of my S4 via Three. I had an iphone at the start and sharing was always an issue with that.


    • #196
      mobil 222
      Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 227 mobil 222
      ✭✭


      shanec1928 wrote: »
      There's places in the centre of town that can not get efibre and the exchange is right behind the gpo.

      That will all change in the next couple of months with the introduction of fibre for direct fed exchange lines


    Welcome!

    It looks like you're new here. Sign in or register to get started.
    Sign In
    Register
    Advertisement