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We're thinking of moving to the PO and we have an internet-based business. What kind of download speeds (Mgb/s) can you get, especially in the more mountainous areas? Which are the best providers?
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Internet speed is very location dependent. For instance, even 10 years ago, I was able to get 8 Mbps. Today, there's plenty of talk about fibre. This link to Orange will give you an idea of the kind of packages available
http://abonnez-vous.orange.fr/residenti ... VDSL2.aspx
http://abonnez-vous.orange.fr/residenti ... VDSL2.aspx
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Hi
I have a house in Eus nr Prades. I had a Tooway satellite-based internet service for several years and it was very reliable. I only suffered a weather related loss of service once after my dish was blown out of alignment by strong winds. On average, I got 15mbps download and 5mbps upload. The downside is that satellite is eye wateringly expensive, my package had a 13Gb rolling data cap and latency makes it impossible to use VOIP or Skype calling.
I now have a landline via UK Telecom. My download speed averages 6.5mbps so iPlayer, Netflix, etc. works like a dream. I get free calls to landlines almost worldwide. Calls to mobiles in the US and Canada are free. Calls to FR mobiles are 22c/min, calls to UK mobile are 31c/min and calls to other EU mobiles are between 30c to 40c/min.
Hope that this helps.
I have a house in Eus nr Prades. I had a Tooway satellite-based internet service for several years and it was very reliable. I only suffered a weather related loss of service once after my dish was blown out of alignment by strong winds. On average, I got 15mbps download and 5mbps upload. The downside is that satellite is eye wateringly expensive, my package had a 13Gb rolling data cap and latency makes it impossible to use VOIP or Skype calling.
I now have a landline via UK Telecom. My download speed averages 6.5mbps so iPlayer, Netflix, etc. works like a dream. I get free calls to landlines almost worldwide. Calls to mobiles in the US and Canada are free. Calls to FR mobiles are 22c/min, calls to UK mobile are 31c/min and calls to other EU mobiles are between 30c to 40c/min.
Hope that this helps.
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You can do a quick check on any address in France to see what internet speed you should be able to get:
http://www.ariase.com/demenagement/test-adresse.html
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http://www.ariase.com/demenagement/test-adresse.html
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Is that a satellite-based internet, Geoman?
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internet speed Orange
Various internet speed testing services tell me that I am only achieving at best 1.7 mbps, while Ariase says that I should be getting over 6 in Sorede. This makes for a lot of buffering on the G Box with Kodi and XBMC, and Orange have the cheek to include unusable tv in my offer, at 42 euros a month. Repeated phone calls to assistance technique result in lying promises of a technician calling to the house to check my line. I waited in all day Monday for a promised visit and got none. Given the prevalence of copper in the lines and the fact that optical fibre is only known in the big towns, how does UKTV achieve its high download speeds ? And do I have to pay résiliation fees to Orange if I go that way ? I thought Europe had outlawed that scam ?
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I dont understand your comment 'how does UKTV acheive its high download speeds'. Please elaborate.
Generally, if your location is restricted to in your case 1,7mbs, then no other ADSL provider will increase this speed. (It is down to location (distance from the 'exchange') and the quality of the infrastructure etc.)
It does however sound like you should be getting' more speeed...... especially as it appears that 17mbs is available in the same village.....
I dont imagine there is anyway out of the rip-off 'Resiliation fees'......
Generally, if your location is restricted to in your case 1,7mbs, then no other ADSL provider will increase this speed. (It is down to location (distance from the 'exchange') and the quality of the infrastructure etc.)
It does however sound like you should be getting' more speeed...... especially as it appears that 17mbs is available in the same village.....
I dont imagine there is anyway out of the rip-off 'Resiliation fees'......
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You say that ariase quote you a certain speed "in Sorede".That doesn't make much sense unless you have checked the characteristics of your particular line (which can be done eg here - http://www.degrouptest.com/ - though also on ariase, from memery). As has been said, it depends on yr distance from the exchange, and to a lesser degree on the guage of the wires.
As has also been said, if you are anywhere near the theoretical maximum, there is no point jobbing between providers: they all use the same wires for the "local loop", and that is bound to be the limiting factor at the sort of speeds you are quoting.
if you are below par for the theoretical capacity of your line, you might as well stick with Orange to fix it; they own the wires.
As has also been said, if you are anywhere near the theoretical maximum, there is no point jobbing between providers: they all use the same wires for the "local loop", and that is bound to be the limiting factor at the sort of speeds you are quoting.
if you are below par for the theoretical capacity of your line, you might as well stick with Orange to fix it; they own the wires.
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Connect to your Livebox and look at the system information for DSL that will show you the speed your router has negotiated. If it is substantially less than group test suggests then there is probably a fault on the line.
If it is a lot higher than the speed test shows then the problem may be with your network and nothing to do with France Telecom
If it is a lot higher than the speed test shows then the problem may be with your network and nothing to do with France Telecom
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I've just had to re-boot my Livebox (slow and poor wi-fi signal) and noticed an immediate improvement to 2.12Mbps download and 0.85Mbps upload although the Orange server had changed from Perpignan to Marseille.
This seems to happen a lot. Are Orange re-working the Perpignan server (old-linux.com)?
This seems to happen a lot. Are Orange re-working the Perpignan server (old-linux.com)?
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Poor wifi speeds
Poor wifi speeds, can be caused by a poor BB supplier supplied modem/router
test using a cabled connection, cat5e, from the lan port on router to your laptop/desktop (rj45 port)
if you are getting close to what you pay for , the BB provider has fulfilled their obligations, and you may benefit from an additional wifi router (dual band 802.ac). tp link archer c7, c8 etc
if you aren't, call the BB provider
test using a cabled connection, cat5e, from the lan port on router to your laptop/desktop (rj45 port)
if you are getting close to what you pay for , the BB provider has fulfilled their obligations, and you may benefit from an additional wifi router (dual band 802.ac). tp link archer c7, c8 etc
if you aren't, call the BB provider
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I noted a speed drop from 8 Mb/s to 6 Mb/s and significant packet losses so I called SFR. They said," Oh, yes I can see your problem. We'll reset your router and that will fix it.". They went ahead and reset my router without asking. It lost my password to get into it as well as my DynDNS and port forwarding settings. It took me about an hour to find the correct settings again and set it up!
The moral is, before calling them make a note of all your settings.
Incidentally, it made no improvement to the speed at all.
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The moral is, before calling them make a note of all your settings.
Incidentally, it made no improvement to the speed at all.
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I Live in St Andre and have noticed a significant drop in line speed over the last 10 days or so. My speed has dropped from 1.5 to 0.4.
Has anyone else in the surrounding area noticed a drop like this e.g. Sorede,Palau,St Genis as well as St Andre itself?
Has anyone else in the surrounding area noticed a drop like this e.g. Sorede,Palau,St Genis as well as St Andre itself?
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I was considering switching from SFR to Orange but when I enquired at the Orange shop they told me I could be without internet for up to 15 days while they made the changes. No telephone, UK television, email, etc., no thanks!neil mitchell wrote:I just switched from SFR to Orange. With SFR I got 8 Mbps which I was happy with but with Orange I get a steady 12 Mbps
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