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Ripwave in Clondalkin

arcane99 · 2006-02-16 00:42:51

Hi all, Just trying out next doors new ripwave connection (Clondalkin Village) and I cannot for the life of me get a connection to stay on.. It will connect for 5 secs then go for 3 mins... Is there some trick to this thing apart from turning it on and is it just a piece of crap. Anybody tried taking these things apart to…

16-02-2006 12:42am

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arcane99

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Hi all,

Just trying out next doors new ripwave connection (Clondalkin Village) and I cannot for the life of me get a connection to stay on..
It will connect for 5 secs then go for 3 mins...

Is there some trick to this thing apart from turning it on and is it just a piece of crap.

Anybody tried taking these things apart to stick a new antenna on them.

Thanks

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#2 16-02-2006 5:57pm

ghostdancer

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arcane99 wrote:

Hi all,

Just trying out next doors new ripwave connection (Clondalkin Village) and I cannot for the life of me get a connection to stay on..
It will connect for 5 secs then go for 3 mins...

Is there some trick to this thing apart from turning it on and is it just a piece of crap.

Anybody tried taking these things apart to stick a new antenna on them.

Thanks

welcome to ripwave!

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#3 16-02-2006 6:04pm

beyondrapid

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i had a ripwave unit last year but it just wasn't up to scratch. you can try making a reflector to put behind the antenna, it's basically a bit of tinfoil on some cardboard. it made a slight difference to my signal, maybe 10% - 20%. but in the end i just gave up on ripwave. i think i got a green signal once...
good thread here
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=198600

and try to have it pointing to whatever mast you're on, ideally out a window.

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#4 16-02-2006 8:52pm

arcane99

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The mast is only about 1.5 miles from me, I have actually a clear line of sight to the mast and still can pick nothing up..

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#5 17-02-2006 12:20pm

beyondrapid

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maybe the unit is trying to pick up signal from another mast. if you can take being on hold for 10+ mins, you could call their support line and ask them to check.

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