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irishbroadband 5.8ghz VL connections

  • 23-08-2004 10:38PM
    #1
    carbsy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,098 ✭✭✭


    Slighty off topic but is the 5.8Ghz VL gear as bulletproof as xDSL?


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  • #2
    Kevok
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 696 ✭✭✭Kevok


    Pinging www.boards.ie [82.195.131.128] with 32 bytes of data:

    Reply from 82.195.131.128: bytes=32 time=11ms TTL=59
    Reply from 82.195.131.128: bytes=32 time=14ms TTL=59
    Reply from 82.195.131.128: bytes=32 time=12ms TTL=59
    Reply from 82.195.131.128: bytes=32 time=22ms TTL=59

    Ping statistics for 82.195.131.128:
    Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
    Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
    Minimum = 11ms, Maximum = 22ms, Average = 14ms

    C:\Documents and Settings\Kevok>ping clarity.jolt.co.uk

    Pinging clarity.jolt.co.uk [195.149.21.11] with 32 bytes of data:

    Reply from 195.149.21.11: bytes=32 time=16ms TTL=58
    Reply from 195.149.21.11: bytes=32 time=17ms TTL=58
    Reply from 195.149.21.11: bytes=32 time=15ms TTL=58
    Reply from 195.149.21.11: bytes=32 time=17ms TTL=58

    Ping statistics for 195.149.21.11:
    Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
    Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
    Minimum = 15ms, Maximum = 17ms, Average = 16ms

    Thats the VL equipment. Rock solid most of the time, earlier I downloaded the rome total war demo (162mb) at an average of 121kB/sec. It was done in the time it took to eat dinner. :p


  • #3
    carbsy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,098 ✭✭✭carbsy


    Ah nice one Kevin. :)


  • #4
    Ripwave
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,188 ✭✭✭Ripwave


    carbsy wrote:
    Slighty off topic but is the 5.8Ghz VL gear as bulletproof as xDSL?
    It's not slightly off topic, it's totally off topic.

    Just start another thread - they don't charge for it.


  • #5
    Moriarty
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,007 ✭✭✭Moriarty


    Split from this thread.


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