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EpYon · 2004-05-24 21:46:51

i have been hearing alot about a wireless connection ripping aroud ireland and was wondering if anyone could give me some info!!...i live in the back of no where cant get isdn or broad ban i was wondering if i can actully get anything !!! plz i need help:(

24-05-2004 9:46pm

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i have been hearing alot about a wireless connection ripping aroud ireland and was wondering if anyone could give me some info!!...i live in the back of no where cant get isdn or broad ban i was wondering if i can actully get anything !!! plz i need help:(

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#2 24-05-2004 10:31pm

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you can get it if you live within a certain distance of som1 with BB, i think its 500metres or so

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#3 24-05-2004 11:32pm

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I'm not very up on BB since I gave up all hope of getting it a long time ago. However, the lads on the BB forum may be able to help you:

http://boards.ie/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?forumid=259

Or, if you really have your heart set on wireless, the Wireless forum:

http://boards.ie/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?forumid=86

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#4 25-05-2004 11:35am

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Epyon,
Depending on where you are you might still be able to get wireless broadband with someone like digiweb or even chorus!!
Gibo

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#5 25-05-2004 2:15pm

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Gibo ????? never herd of it whats with it give me sum info on it and if sumone has the wireless how close do i have to be get it????
gibo lets me kow a bit more of this gibo thingy cause i never heard of it tbh

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#6 25-05-2004 2:18pm

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Irishwan

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#7 25-05-2004 2:30pm

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whats with the M ??????does it stand for sumtine like

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#8 25-05-2004 4:11pm

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m=mUCk ePYoNn

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#9 25-05-2004 9:27pm

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lol thanks barra wow i really feel like a dubmass sry

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#10 26-05-2004 8:08am

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erummm
Gibo = my nick !!!
Please see over here
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www.digiweb.ie

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#11 26-05-2004 9:40am

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Gibo ????? never herd of it whats with it give me sum info on it and if sumone has the wireless how close do i have to be get it????

You have to be within 50k of the mast.

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#12 26-05-2004 12:48pm

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EpYon - Where exactly do you live??

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#13 26-05-2004 4:02pm

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i live in slieverue.well close to it..i live in tinvacoose its reallys deep into the country ...really deep...

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#14 26-05-2004 10:39pm

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any1 know of wireless networks in galway?

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#15 27-05-2004 10:35pm

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Slieverue in co kilkenny?

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#16 28-05-2004 8:08am

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any1 know of wireless networks in galway?

Where in Galway are you located Caliden?

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#17 28-05-2004 5:03pm

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I'm in julianstown in Co. Meath, any love? i rang one wireless bb company and was told september when it goes online but that was ages ago.

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#18 28-05-2004 5:29pm

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With most wireless operators you have to be within 5KM of the mast. Not 50k or 500metres. Caliden is way off, wireless broadband has nothing to do with your neibhours. All you need is to be within 5km of the providers basestation (as the crow flies) and also you need a line of sight to the station (usually).

If you live in the back of beyonds, you will probably not be covered by wireless, and you'll have to go with satellite if you can't get DSL.

Satellite ain't great though, but give digiweb a quick ring. I think they are the best for satellite in ireland.

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#19 28-05-2004 10:35pm

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Originally posted by Eurorunner
Where in Galway are you located Caliden?

turloughmore, near enough cranmore/athenry but no luck on BB being near me (country)

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#20 29-05-2004 8:37am

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According to this irishwan thread here theres someone else interested in getting internet via wireless means (unless of course thats your post?).

If you havnt posted there before, then i would suggest that you do so, giving details of your location and interest in getting on the network.
Galway section

@Ronano:
Node map for meath wan
If you havnt already done so, you can post your location/interest
here

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#21 31-05-2004 2:40pm

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€ircon are now doing satellite broadband, may be of some good to you.

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#22 31-05-2004 2:58pm

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but how many people can afford to pay 500eur installation fee? Not many... And combine that with the fact that you also need to keep the 56k modem for uploading, it makes it more like crapband than broadband.

Unless you pay more for the two way satellite... and even with that, its impossible to game on it.

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#23 01-06-2004 10:23am

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Originally posted by Mutant_Fruit
With most wireless operators you have to be within 5KM of the mast. Not 50k or 500metres.

Im 35k away from the mast and im getting it, and the company told me that the mast has a range of 50k.
It isnt the best for gaming anyway, i play on 56k. When i get wireless it will be a 1.2mb line, and i should have a ping on a decent server of around 50-80.

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#24 01-06-2004 11:20am

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i presume by 35k, you mean thirty-five kilometres... and i sincerely doubt there is any operator out there that has that kind of range...

And a ping of 50-80 in-game is pretty much standard on ADSL, depending on server. I know with my wireless from IBB i can get pings as low as 12ms (Averaging 12ms, going as low as 9ms...) in a certain UK server. Thats about one quarter of the average ADSL ping, maybe less...

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