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Wireless broadband?

  • 06-09-2008 7:42pm
    #1
    sillyGoldie
    Closed Accounts Posts: 30 ✭


    This is more than likely covered in different forms in the board, But i'm looking for a decent broadband in the trim area, but NOT through the telephone line (as we dont have one)
    I'm looking for something that i will be able to play xbox 360 on and not be a laggy ****e on it. I just want to know what my options are. thanks.


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  • #2
    watty
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,417 ✭✭✭✭watty


    Not any kind of Mobile Phone Company Mobile or Satellite system (too laggy).

    Check out the stickies and ring all the Wireless Companies to see who can offer you a service (if anyone). Given ambiguity of Irish adresses and AnPost's secret Post Codes, having your Lat. and Long. or Irish Grid Ref. picked off a Map or Google Maps/Google Earth would help when talking to sales.


  • #3
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 14,344 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Not a very informed internet guy, so i don't know what does and does not constitute as being 'wireless', But I've been with Irish Broadband for a year, and despite all the negativity that i've heard about them, find them to be excellent. I don't have a telephone line in my house, so they stick an ariel on your roof.

    I only played X-Box live for a few days (When GTA IV came out, i wanted to see what online was like) but i didn't have any issues in those days at all.

    I don't know if area affects it too much or not, but I'm in Drogheda (Rathmullen, to be precise)


    *Edit*

    If you're going to be playing on Xbox live, for the love of god, be super-duper careful when signing up to Live and make sure you read an internet review on what options to pick. I wiped my brothers entire memory by mistake. After doing it i read up on t'internet to see if i could undo my mistake, when i found out tha tnot only could i not undo my mistake, but that tonnes of other people wiped their profile by mistake too.


  • #4
    watty
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,417 ✭✭✭✭watty


    IBB have at least 4 different systems (now Imagine). You'd not want Xbox on IBB Ripwave in most places. My son-in-law had it and ping was 200ms to 1820ms on occasion. Great value if all you want is to check email once a day and occasional web browse though.

    Different systems perform so differently that is more important than Company Name. Wireless is not a single technogly like DSL or Cable (Yes I know there are 4 main kinds of xDSL and 5 main cable systems, but the differences are like different dogs (DSL) or cats (Cable), not half the animal kingdoms (Wireless: Sloth to Cheetah).


  • #5
    Ricky91t
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,281 ✭✭✭Ricky91t


    Have a look at permanet fixed wireless service get a ping of 70 off peak and up to 150 ish peak hours


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