Categories: Web

The Sociable’s Irish broadband speed test. Tell us how fast your internet connection is

This survey is now closed.

Believe it or not Ireland ranks as 13th in the world for broadband speed quality, ahead of our European friends such as the UK and Germany. But is this number correct? More often than the not broadband speeds promised in the telecom’s ads or websites don’t reflect what the average home or business receives.

So, we want to see what broadband speeds Irish homes and businesses are using across the country. To do this we need you, we want you to tell us how fast the broadband is where you live.

On the map below you can pin-point your area and input your broadband’s actual, rather than advertised, speed.

How does this work?

To test your broadband speed,

  • Click the “Begin Test” button below.
  • When the test is done, click the “Add” button (top right) on the map below.
  • Then add your download speed from the test.
  • Don’t forget to include the name of the company you get your broadband from.
  • After that leave us a comment or a message on Facebook about your service provider.

Crowdsourcing Ireland’s broadband speed via the Sociable (@thesociable)

So why do this?

According to Cisco’s latest “Broadband Quality Survey” the average Irish broadband connection is equipped to “meet the needs of today’s [web] applications” such as the RTÉ Player, Gmail and YouTube. But we are not “ready for the applications of tomorrow.” And while this might sound like a small difference it is anything but. As websites publish increasing amounts of rich media having access to faster broadband speeds and higher download limits becomes more important.

That’s why we want to know how fast your broadband connection is and what you think of your broadband provider.

If you have a blog or site you can embed this map and encourage your readers to submit their broadband connection speeds by copying the code below.

<iframe frameborder=0 style="width:100%;height:500px;" src="http://www.zeemaps.com/pub?group=220282&x=-4.7461&y=53.5795&z=11&simpleadd=1"></iframe> <small>Crowdsourcing Ireland's broadband speed via <a href="https://sociable.co" target="_blank">the Sociable</a> (@<a href="http://twitter.com/thesociable" target="_blank">thesociable</a>)</small>
Ajit Jain

Ajit Jain is marketing and sales head at Octal Info Solution, a leading iPhone app development company and offering platform to hire Android app developers for your own app development project. He is available to connect on Google Plus, Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn.

View Comments

  • Getting 440kbps download in north Monaghan from Eircom. Been like this for the past 5 years or so since broadband came here, service is patchy.

  • Getting 440kbps download in north Monaghan from Eircom. Been like this for the past 5 years or so since broadband came here, service is patchy.

    • Eircom visited this morning, replaced my DSL filter and am now getting 871kbps download! Still awful but it's almost twice what I was getting before.

  • I'm paying for 3mb broadband from Perlico and only getting a 1.7mb - even after we were promised 18 months ago that we would be updated to 8mb

  • I'm paying for 3mb broadband from Perlico and only getting a 1.7mb - even after we were promised 18 months ago that we would be updated to 8mb

  • Eircom visited this morning, replaced my DSL filter and am now getting 871kbps download! Still awful but it's almost twice what I was getting before.

  • Oh and this is in Kildare! God knows what its like in the west of ireland. Cant even get mobile device here s there is no coverge. It looks like the story above only pplies to cities and some towns!

  • Getting 138Kbs instead og 1MB. Eircom dont actually care about this and think that we should be grtefull to have it at all. I think a reduced payment for a reduced service should be introduced. Cnt even use UTube or i tunes!!

    • Oh and this is in Kildare! God knows what its like in the west of ireland. Cant even get mobile device here s there is no coverge. It looks like the story above only pplies to cities and some towns!

Recent Posts

With surge in AI-generated code creates security concerns, DeepSources launches trio of autonomous AI agents for DevSecOps 

Autonomous, AI-powered employees are set to begin roaming corporate networks sooner than expected, marking the…

21 hours ago

As carcinogenic chemicals from cleaning products hit the headlines, Viking Pure Solutions is protecting employees from harm

Despite the ongoing fight to reduce, reuse and recycle plastics, when it comes to environmental…

21 hours ago

Muddy Waters vs. AppLovin: Why Investors Might Be the Real Target

Muddy Waters’ recent short report on AppLovin reads serious. Abuse, violations, an impending takedown. But…

2 days ago

Trump’s Tariff Policy: An Apparent Double Standard for Apple?

Do you know how I knew that Trump would be the 47th President of the…

2 days ago

These travel bloggers have the best tips on how to make the most of your trip to the UK

From Stonehenge to the Tower of London, Buckingham Palace to the Angel of North, there’s…

3 days ago

The science of what we eat: The NYU math grad bringing sustainable olive oil to your kitchen (Brains Byte Back Podcast)

When it comes to what we eat, more of us are asking the right questions:…

4 days ago