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Max distance from exchange before I cant get Fibre Broadband

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  • #32
    ED E
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 36,170 ✭✭✭✭ED E


    Quin_Dub wrote: »
    I'm in a similar situation - Outside the range for Fibre on an exchange scheduled to be upgraded.. Current exchange only has 8Mb back-haul so I'm limited to a 3mb profile (but get much much less than that in reality). surely if the exchange is upgraded to fibre , that means the backhaul increases significantly.

    Should that not mean that I'd be able to get higher speeds as I'd no longer be limted by the crappy capacity??

    My line stats suggest that on the current exchange , if capacity existed, I'd be able to get ~8mb/s - Will I at least get that??

    You're spot on here, you will see a boost.

    There are two possibilities:
    • Too far out from a VDSL Cab or EVDSL exchange to see a speed increase from VDSL and on an NGN exchange currently
    • Too far out from a VDSL Cab or EVDSL exchange to see a speed increase from VDSL and on an overloaded old rural reach exchange

    You're in the latter so you can see in an increase. When they run in core fibre to replace the existing radio link they can then declare the exchange NGN, it'll have at least a few Tbps of bandwidth back to the core, and then your operator can sell you 8/24Mb packages. Also your pings should fall out of the sky.


  • #33
    rolexeagle1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,748 ✭✭✭rolexeagle1


    I appear to be 1736m from an activated exchange but Eircom say eFibre is not available for me....


  • #34
    mass_debater
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,072 ✭✭✭mass_debater


    srumball wrote: »
    I appear to be 1736m from an activated exchange but Eircom say eFibre is not available for me....

    You need to be under 1700m from the exchange


  • #35
    Quin_Dub
    Moderators, Politics Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 16,789 Mod ✭✭✭✭Quin_Dub


    ED E wrote: »
    You're spot on here, you will see a boost.

    There are two possibilities:
    • Too far out from a VDSL Cab or EVDSL exchange to see a speed increase from VDSL and on an NGN exchange currently
    • Too far out from a VDSL Cab or EVDSL exchange to see a speed increase from VDSL and on an overloaded old rural reach exchange

    You're in the latter so you can see in an increase. When they run in core fibre to replace the existing radio link they can then declare the exchange NGN, it'll have at least a few Tbps of bandwidth back to the core, and then your operator can sell you 8/24Mb packages. Also your pings should fall out of the sky.

    Cool - Not expecting massive speeds , but a stable reasonable level would make me very happy...


  • #36
    rolexeagle1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,748 ✭✭✭rolexeagle1


    mass_debater wrote: »
    You need to be under 1700m from the exchange

    Ah, thought is was 1800m, Cheers


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  • #37
    celticbhoy27
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 887 ✭✭✭celticbhoy27


    Has anything changed in the last year? Im good bit from an exchange - 3 or 4 km. But got call saying im fibre enabled. Expexting speeds of 70mb. Tested line on eircom and sky. Both came back saying it was correct?! Is the distance thing still a factor?


  • #38
    ItHurtsWhenIP
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,193 ✭✭✭ItHurtsWhenIP


    celticbhoy27 wrote: »
    Has anything changed in the last year? Im good bit from an exchange - 3 or 4 km. But got call saying im fibre enabled. Expexting speeds of 70mb. Tested line on eircom and sky. Both came back saying it was correct?! Is the distance thing still a factor?

    The laws of physics hasn't changed, so no ... distance is still a factor.

    I wonder is this one of those famous glitches in their pre-qual database?


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