Comments on: 2 ways to get reliable Internet connections in Greece http://electronrun.wordpress.com/2008/04/15/2-ways-to-get-reliable-internet-connections-in-greece/ Thu, 08 Oct 2009 16:06:45 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Dimitrios Matsoulis http://electronrun.wordpress.com/2008/04/15/2-ways-to-get-reliable-internet-connections-in-greece/#comment-513 Dimitrios Matsoulis Wed, 14 May 2008 10:29:31 +0000 http://electronrun.wordpress.com/?p=415#comment-513 @ Jonathan I am sorry for your problems also. Before anything else, I would suggest that you first try to sort things out with Otenet before anything else. Friends of mine -in Athens and elsewhere- have tried alternatives and had huge problems with delays, voice quality and Internet disconnections. Some of them decided to go back to Otenet... I have now tried connecting with an older modem at 4Mbps and it seems that things are much better. There is still disconnections but nowhere near the 3-5 minute disruptions I was getting before. The Baudtec modem I was given seems to have problems with synchronisation so if you have one of those it is worth trying another brand. As for real speed, my 4 Mbps line rund mostly at 2Mbps, so if you try it and it works, just keep it like that so that you can get your work done. 24Mbps connections hardly run above 7Mbps and higher speeds are only the privilege of those that live very near an exchange. Where I work, the exchange is opposite the building, there is 32 users on the same modem and the line almost never drops... If you get things to work at 2Mbps notify Otenet and make sure that they do not charge you for 4Mbps... If alternative ISPs use the Otenet exchange it is highly unlikely that you will see some benefit. Ask about the distance to your modem before you do anything, but beware that alternative ISP helpdesks in Greece are hopeless and there is a danger you might not be able to speak to someone very easily... If your monthly usage is below 30GB you could always try a 3G deal by Cosmote or Wind at 50 euros per month. The cost is high I know but at the moment it is the only alternative to ADSL. I hope the above helps, I would like to remind you that ElectronRun is now a hosted site that you can find at http://electronrun.com/ @ Jonathan
I am sorry for your problems also. Before anything else, I would suggest that you first try to sort things out with Otenet before anything else. Friends of mine -in Athens and elsewhere- have tried alternatives and had huge problems with delays, voice quality and Internet disconnections. Some of them decided to go back to Otenet…
I have now tried connecting with an older modem at 4Mbps and it seems that things are much better. There is still disconnections but nowhere near the 3-5 minute disruptions I was getting before. The Baudtec modem I was given seems to have problems with synchronisation so if you have one of those it is worth trying another brand.
As for real speed, my 4 Mbps line rund mostly at 2Mbps, so if you try it and it works, just keep it like that so that you can get your work done. 24Mbps connections hardly run above 7Mbps and higher speeds are only the privilege of those that live very near an exchange. Where I work, the exchange is opposite the building, there is 32 users on the same modem and the line almost never drops…
If you get things to work at 2Mbps notify Otenet and make sure that they do not charge you for 4Mbps…
If alternative ISPs use the Otenet exchange it is highly unlikely that you will see some benefit. Ask about the distance to your modem before you do anything, but beware that alternative ISP helpdesks in Greece are hopeless and there is a danger you might not be able to speak to someone very easily…
If your monthly usage is below 30GB you could always try a 3G deal by Cosmote or Wind at 50 euros per month. The cost is high I know but at the moment it is the only alternative to ADSL.
I hope the above helps, I would like to remind you that ElectronRun is now a hosted site that you can find at http://electronrun.com/

]]> By: Jonathan http://electronrun.wordpress.com/2008/04/15/2-ways-to-get-reliable-internet-connections-in-greece/#comment-512 Jonathan Wed, 14 May 2008 07:34:44 +0000 http://electronrun.wordpress.com/?p=415#comment-512 I was happy to hear about your problems (sorry!). Simply because I am not the only one having the same, huge issues with my Otenet connection. Engineers have tried to fix it 5+ times, it works for a day or so then the line starts dropping more and more freqently. They now tell me that the only solution is to drop the line speed (from 4 back to 2mb/s). They also blame the fact that I am a long way (3.5kms) from the exchange in Melissia. You mention the private network suppliers - but I am not sure how fast their lines are. Dont they anyway use the same line to the exchange as OTE? So using them will not help either. Cheers I was happy to hear about your problems (sorry!). Simply because I am not the only one having the same, huge issues with my Otenet connection. Engineers have tried to fix it 5+ times, it works for a day or so then the line starts dropping more and more freqently. They now tell me that the only solution is to drop the line speed (from 4 back to 2mb/s). They also blame the fact that I am a long way (3.5kms) from the exchange in Melissia.

You mention the private network suppliers – but I am not sure how fast their lines are. Dont they anyway use the same line to the exchange as OTE? So using them will not help either.

Cheers

]]> By: Dimitrios Matsoulis http://electronrun.wordpress.com/2008/04/15/2-ways-to-get-reliable-internet-connections-in-greece/#comment-393 Dimitrios Matsoulis Wed, 16 Apr 2008 12:47:13 +0000 http://electronrun.wordpress.com/?p=415#comment-393 Thank you for the comment and the good words. Indeed Greece represents a unique case... Thank you for the comment and the good words. Indeed Greece represents a unique case…

]]> By: VoiD http://electronrun.wordpress.com/2008/04/15/2-ways-to-get-reliable-internet-connections-in-greece/#comment-389 VoiD Tue, 15 Apr 2008 11:21:26 +0000 http://electronrun.wordpress.com/?p=415#comment-389 interesting, thanks interesting, thanks

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