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Vodafone FTTH speeds upgraded

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  • 04-06-2020 3:32pm
    #1
    Cyrus
    Registered Users Posts: 19,755 ✭✭✭✭


    Apologies if posted already but my 300mb plan has gone to 500mb at no charge

    happy with that :P


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    Gonzo
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 16,738 Mod ✭✭✭✭Gonzo


    Cyrus wrote: »
    Apologies if posted already but my 300mb plan has gone to 500mb at no charge

    happy with that :P

    Really beginning to feel a bit left out here on Eir, seems everyone except Eir are getting upgraded to 500! Ye have to wonder why did OpenEir create the 500 profile and then Eir decide to just ignore it!


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    Marlow
    Registered Users Posts: 14,555 ✭✭✭✭Marlow


    Gonzo wrote: »
    Ye have to wonder why did OpenEir create the 500 profile and then Eir decide to just ignore it!

    They have nothing to do with each other anymore apart from being a daughter company of the same owners. They are not even supposed to talk to eachother directly. Regulatory requirement to prevent preferential treatment.

    Eir is only a retail organisation like any other provider on OpenEIRs network now. And this is a very good example that shows it.

    /M


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    Gonzo
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 16,738 Mod ✭✭✭✭Gonzo


    I'm going to see if Eir change anything by 1st of July and if everything stays the same i'll indeed be looking for a new provider. Not much point paying Eir for 300 when everybody else is on 500 for the same money! It's a real pity because the Eir network is excellent including really low ping times and I've had no issues with the billing either.


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    Cyrus
    Registered Users Posts: 19,755 ✭✭✭✭Cyrus


    Gonzo wrote: »
    I'm going to see if Eir change anything by 1st of July and if everything stays the same i'll indeed be looking for a new provider. Not much point paying Eir for 300 when everybody else is on 500 for the same money! It's a real pity because the Eir network is excellent including really low ping times and I've had no issues with the billing either.

    They are all the same in terms of service on ftth


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    swoofer
    Registered Users Posts: 5,416 ✭✭✭swoofer


    cyrus there is no mention of 500mb on VF website!!! And they are derear than eir after 12 months!!

    Have you any links? and how much is it?


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    Gonzo
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 16,738 Mod ✭✭✭✭Gonzo


    Cyrus wrote: »
    They are all the same in terms of service on ftth

    not completely. The 300, now 500 plan is available on most providers however Eir dropped this plan late last year. Eir only offer 150 and 1000 plans. I already enquired with Eir are there any plans to upgrade to 500 and I was told not that they know of as they only offer 150 and 1000. This leaves me to believe those of us on Eir with the 300 plan are now on an old legacy plan and it is looking very unlikely it will get upgraded, unless Eir bring back the plan at some point.


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    Cyrus
    Registered Users Posts: 19,755 ✭✭✭✭Cyrus


    swoofer wrote: »
    cyrus there is no mention of 500mb on VF website!!! And they are derear than eir after 12 months!!

    Have you any links? and how much is it?

    I don’t know I’ve moved every year as they all go up in price and won’t match the others offers

    I’ve been eir sky and now Vodafone

    Just got an email from Vodafone when I posted so the plan I’m on is the current 300 just upgraded


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    Cyrus
    Registered Users Posts: 19,755 ✭✭✭✭Cyrus


    Gonzo wrote: »
    not completely. The 300, now 500 plan is available on most providers however Eir dropped this plan late last year. Eir only offer 150 and 1000 plans. I already enquired with Eir are there any plans to upgrade to 500 and I was told not that they know of as they only offer 150 and 1000. This leaves me to believe those of us on Eir with the 300 plan are now on an old legacy plan and it is looking very unlikely it will get upgraded, unless Eir bring back the plan at some point.

    Sorry I get that I mean speeds on same plans will be the same on each one so 150 on eir will be the same as 150 with sky digiweb or Vodafone


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    Marlow
    Registered Users Posts: 14,555 ✭✭✭✭Marlow


    Gonzo wrote: »
    I'm going to see if Eir change anything by 1st of July and if everything stays the same i'll indeed be looking for a new provider. Not much point paying Eir for 300 when everybody else is on 500 for the same money! It's a real pity because the Eir network is excellent including really low ping times and I've had no issues with the billing either.

    OpenEIR actually send a mail out (to providers and technology partners) today, that the 300 Mbit/s plan is not going to be discontinued.

    So if providers want to continue to sell it, they can.

    The downside of that (for you), as that Eir won't even be forced to change your package.

    /M


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    Marlow
    Registered Users Posts: 14,555 ✭✭✭✭Marlow


    Cyrus wrote: »
    Sorry I get that I mean speeds on same plans will be the same on each one so 150 on eir will be the same as 150 with sky digiweb or Vodafone

    Yes, no, maybe. Overall speeds yes. But speed is not and has never been the most important factor when it comes to internet. Sure .. everyone and their granny is blaming speeds at the first sign of a problem, but that's just as wrong as it can be.

    Ping times, quality of upstream internet connectivity, consistancy and contention can differ massively from one provider to another. And that mix is the make and break of a connection.

    /M


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    Cyrus
    Registered Users Posts: 19,755 ✭✭✭✭Cyrus


    Marlow wrote: »
    Yes, no, maybe. Overall speeds yes. But speed is not and has never been the most important factor when it comes to internet. Sure .. everyone and their granny is blaming speeds at the first sign of a problem, but that's just as wrong as it can be.

    Ping times, quality of upstream internet connectivity, consistancy and contention can differ massively from one provider to another. And that mix is the make and break of a connection.

    /M

    Different provider selling the same speed on the same Open eir network ? How so


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    Marlow
    Registered Users Posts: 14,555 ✭✭✭✭Marlow


    Cyrus wrote: »
    Different provider selling the same speed on the same Open eir network ? How so

    The OpenEIR network is only the last mile. From the customer to the exchange and sometimes a bit further to the provider.

    Some providers pick up the connection at the exchange, the customer is on.

    Others pick it up at an interconnect and that can be anywhere in Ireland. So you never know, how much of the connection is travelled on OpenEIRs network and how much is travelled on the providers own network.

    Everything else is different. OpenEIR is not a complete package. It's not just resale.

    /M


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