I checked it for the first time ever just now and the speed came up as 45mbps. There's three users in the house.Hi Dean,
What internet speed do you have with Vodafone.
I'm paying them 50 quid/month for internet+unlimited landline so your offer seems great to me!
I have the same. I have no problems with the service. I mostly use WhatsApp and Signal to connect with people but the landline to contact businesses etc. Landline seldom used but useful.I'm paying 35 per month to Vodafone for broadband and a landline I don't really use. Unlimited landline to landline calls in RoI. 90 mins p/mth to UK numbers.
That doesn't sound right for fibre to the home - packages start at 150 mbs. Or is it the older VDSL service you have (fibre to the cabinet)?We're with Vodafone @€30pm but it's just fibre no landline and speed is around 90 mbps
Don't be fooled by the plan limits. I'm on the 500 Mbps fibre to the home, and while I have seen the speeds approach that, more often I see sub 100. Test there now using phone in same room as the router gave 71 down and 50 up.That doesn't sound right for fibre to the home - packages start at 150 mbs. Or is it the older VDSL service you have (fibre to the cabinet)?
Never said it was FTTH, but would presume it's fibre to the cabinet either way its more than enough speed for usThat doesn't sound right for fibre to the home
Tests using wifi don't count for much TBH. Using a good gigabit ethernet card i my laptop I get speeds approaching friends' FTTH plan headline specs (from various providers)Don't be fooled by the plan limits. I'm on the 500 Mbps fibre to the home, and while I have seen the speeds approach that, more often I see sub 100. Test there now using phone in same room as the router gave 71 down and 50 up.
That's interesting Leo - I'm with Virgin, also on a 500Mbps plan, and while using wireless around the house, I'm averaging well into the 300's, for Dowland speeds (typically 45-50 Upload). My wireless distance is about 30ft-35ft, and there's typically a few devices hanging out of the network, simultaneously.Don't be fooled by the plan limits. I'm on the 500 Mbps fibre to the home, and while I have seen the speeds approach that, more often I see sub 100. Test there now using phone in same room as the router gave 71 down and 50 up.
eir don't sell services over the Siro network, they are rolling out their own FTTH network in urban areas now. There are some towns where a house may have a choice of openeir ftth, Siro ftth, and cable from Virgin. 500 meters down the road all that may be available is legacy adsl from eir!BTW, I think that Shut, Vodafone, Eir etc are also selling services over SIRO's network, in areas where its actually available, so if you can get that service from one of them, then great!
Wifi tests in close proximity will give a pretty accurate reflection, particularly if other wifi devices are disabled.Tests using wifi don't count for much TBH. Using a good gigabit ethernet card i my laptop I get speeds approaching friends' FTTH plan headline specs (from various providers)
I have 5GHz wifi, a test there now just gave me 470Mbps down, 48 up.WiFi would probably only get you up 50Mbps in any case - see here https://www.centurylink.com/home/help/internet/wireless/which-frequency-should-you-use.html
So having 100Mbps broadband is overkill
Local infra seems to be in order, but doing any of these speedtests, you're jumping a few hops and the result will reflect the weakest link and is affected by other users in the area.I assume you've tried changing channels on your modem, checked that you are on 5ghz for relatively close distance WiFi, that there's nothing interferring with the signal, etc ? Once that's done, I'd be getting a service technician out tbh.