What bar connection do you play on?

celtic723

Just thought i'd set this up as i think it'll be interesting to get feedback from different people.

Post up the bar connection you generally get in a game, and who your ISP is.

Post your area as well so it gives a rough indication of where you are.

It's so infuriating when you lay into a guy and because he has a four bar connection he can magically turn around and kill you in a second.

3 bar at best
Vodafone
Kildare

Shammy

4 bar with the exception of a upc host which is rare.
Munster broadband , available in clare , limerick , cork , tipp , dublin and i'm assuming other places . (a different name outside munster)

Surely the best connection i've ever had due to low ping and a solid 2 meg upload, not to mention they are peered with nearly every provider in Ireland (with the exception of upc as their peering policy sucks balls)

The Floyd p

3 bar
Eircom
Dublin.

Leeg17

-1 (sometimes 1-2)
3 Mobile Broadband
Galway

Kersmash

3 bar usually. Always have to laugh at these americans complaining about a 3bar, that seems to be the standard here. I'm with eircom, in cork. Wanna switch.

krudler

3-4 bar on xbox

pretty much consistently 3 bar on ps3, with eircom, Limerick.

JeanClaude

3 Bar.
Eircom.
North Cork.

iMuse

3 Bar 95% on ps3, 4 Bar if UPC or similar host

Almost always 4 Bar on xbox for some reason on same connection.


Smart/Digiweb is my ISP

Kells...

4 bar constintely with UPC in Dublin host most games as lads will know.

ntlbell

4 bar mostly, xbox/upc 30mb dublin

Balfie

4 bar most of the time, I get host a lot, an in turn means the lads get 4 bar, I only search locale only so most time I will get a 4 bar.

30meg download with upc dublin

Kells...

Oh yeah me and Balf UPC bros.Me afternoon Balfie Night

FooFighters

3-5
Kerry
Eircom

Cossax

3-4, Magnet, Limerick.

Kells...

FooFighters wrote: »

3-5
Kerry
Eircom

5 I take it you mean 4

Balfie

TroutFisher wrote: »

5 I take it you mean 4

No did ya not hear? Kerry people are special with their eircom connection an always get a 5 bar :pac:

Kells...

See ya's i'm moving to Dingle :P

Balfie

TroutFisher wrote: »

See ya's i'm moving to Dingle :P

But most of all, Kerry is where Kerrymaid is made.. :pac:

Leeg17

It's the many sheep in the bedroom causing static to build up, strengthening the connection lol

Balfie

Leeg17 wrote: »

It's the many sheep in the bedroom causing static to build up, strengthening the connection lol

I heard it was the farmers standing out in the fields with a pitch fork creating a connection between the lot of them.. Damn conspiracy theory forum :pac:

Sprrratt

The last 2 months Eircom is giving me 1 bar half the time. Stupid.

minidazzler

3-4 when playing Irish-British-French people late in the evening or night time.

3 when playing American's in the early morning time. 2 at times when playing people from the west coast.

On UPC in Cork. Damn good connection usually. Happy with it.

FlawedGenius

Balfie wrote: »

4 bar most of the time, I get host a lot, an in turn means the lads get 4 bar, I only search locale only so most time I will get a 4 bar.

30meg download with upc dublin

Im the same UPC 30 meg, that locale search is dead handy aswell I never run into yanks! Its poetry when I host:D In saying that when I host sometimes I notice everyone freezes for 5 seconds like I have a lag switch and I hear people moaning about lag on d mic during it, doesnt happen too often though. Sometimes I get a red bar and viscious lag for for a few seconds when everyone else is perfect, think my line is abit unsteady, never happened with eircom infairness though I rarely got host with them..just constant sh!te ping and speeds with Eircom:rolleyes:

ugglasdav

i get between 3-4 but mostly 4 on upc dublin

gimli2112

4 Bar mostly
Nearly always seach locale only
Eircom
Dublin

sierra117x

celtic723 wrote: »

Just thought i'd set this up as i think it'll be interesting to get feedback from different people.

Post up the bar connection you generally get in a game, and who your ISP is.

Post your area as well so it gives a rough indication of where you are.

It's so infuriating when you lay into a guy and because he has a four bar connection he can magically turn around and kill you in a second.

3 bar at best
Vodafone
Kildare

are you sure you where ? 4 bars the other night on the scoreboard on my screen . like solid connection for a lot of the game . i only noticed because your whole team was 4 and we all had 3 bar for that first game . or do you just get the occasional game where its 4 bar ?

anyway mines usually 4 bar unless shammy and the broadband company he clearly gets paid by are hosting
im with upc and im in dublin

jimbling

3 Bar normally. But it's very inconsistent..... will often drop to 2 in a game, occasionally be up to 4.
The ping is my big problem, which I have never seen below 40ms and is quite often over 80ms.

I use the xbox wireless. I'm pretty sure the above would improve if I wired it up, but it's damn awkward and I haven't gotten around to it yet :rolleyes:

EDIT: Forgot to mention, it's the Vodafone 8mb connection in Cork

CORaven

4 bars for Europe host
Eircom (8mb next gen)
Kildare

4 bars for Europe host
Eircom (3mb)
Westmeath

GEasy

3 bar most time,
3
Galway

mcgovern

Usually 3 bars (2 more often than 4), Vodafone 7mb, Kildare.

everlast75

3/4 bar - with Errorcom - Drogheda.

On a side note, I received a note in the door from them, which informed me that they were upping the connection fee per call, and also taking the piss liberty of rounding up any calls to the nearest cent! On the other side of the note was a schpeal about NGB, so I availed of the opportunity to ring them, to acknowledge they were gonna take more money from me and asked when perchance I was going to be updated to the 21st freakin century... which I'd been promised since last Summer. I was told "not before November" :mad: Cucking Funts!

I would prefer an ISP through the landline but UPC are not in the Estate - any alteratives? Vodafone?

shawpower

Depends who I'm playing with. If it's with mates from UK, then it's 3 bar normally, with sometimes 2 bar.
If it's with mates from the US, then pretty much always 2 bar, with occasional 3.
If it's with Boards guys, then 3 bar normally with sometimes 4 bar.
If it's Shammy hosting, it seems to be 4 bar.

Nuri Sahin

• 3 bar in BOPS, unless I'm playing with Balfie :pac: Otherwise it does fluctuate in game a good bit. Not as bad as Lee though :P

• Eircom

• Wicklow aka The Twilight Zone(North West) to be more specific, small radius where nobody can get above 3MB and thus no UPC! :mad:)

claiva

Mostly 3 bars, occasionally 4.
Perlico (Vodafone ?)
Dublin, Santry

Jev/N

4 bar (95% of the time)
Magnet LLU
Dublin

Risteard

More often 4 bar than not though sometimes get 3 bar. Always 4 bar when playing with Boardies as one of us is normally host.

UPC in Limerick. Oddly enough I did the speedtest and I get higher speeds and less ping to the server in Dublin than in Limerick.

Nuri Sahin

I hate you UPC folk... unless I'm playing with you :pac:

KERSPLAT!

Usually 4 bars
Vodafone
Meath

cfcpower

mainly 3-4 bars with upc

Longford Leader

Usually get 3-4 bars everytime

Crossan Cable (local cable company)

Longford

x43r0

Consistent 4 bar

UPC

Cork Citayyy

sierra117x

El LoCo Ade wrote: »

I hate you UPC folk... unless I'm playing with you :pac:

harsh speeds mate ....dont know how you manage with that . cant help being on ps3 either . why not swap over to a different isp see if you get better speeds ?

everlast75

sierra117x wrote: »

harsh speeds mate ....dont know how you manage with that . cant help being on ps3 either . why not swap over to a proper console and see if you get better speeds ?

FYP

MarkY91

4 bar 80% of the time

had 2 or 1 bar about 2 times

Nuri Sahin

sierra117x wrote: »

harsh speeds mate ....dont know how you manage with that . cant help being on ps3 either . why not swap over to a different isp see if you get better speeds ?

Can't unfortunately. We have inquired about UPC numerous times but it cannot be provided out here :rolleyes:

The rest like Perlico and Digiweb, well tbh I haven't looked into. Vodafone is pointless obviously.

Iron Hide

4 bar about 3/4 of the time, 3 bar otherwise. UPC 20mb in Cork City.

everlast75

Has anyone switched from Eircom to Vodafone broadband through the landline? I'd be delighted from some feedback from XBOX gamers (as its the only reason I have broadband at home!)

Dues Bellator

UPC Dublin FTW 4 bars 95% of the time , 3 other wise

Mr. Manager

everlast75 wrote: »

Has anyone switched from Eircom to Vodafone broadband through the landline? I'd be delighted from some feedback from XBOX gamers (as its the only reason I have broadband at home!)

I'm switching to UPC very soon. My contract is up at the end of this month, thank fuck!

Would be interested to know what's the best for gaming/poker.

celtic723

everlast75 wrote: »

Has anyone switched from Eircom to Vodafone broadband through the landline? I'd be delighted from some feedback from XBOX gamers (as its the only reason I have broadband at home!)

I've vodafone at home broadband with landline.

I think it's very good tbh for the price. Can't complain. If i was in Dublin i'd be on four bar but unfortunately i'm not.

Saaron

Was for the last few months using the meteor dongle and would generally get 3-4 bars in dublin. Then last week got upc 30mg. Usually get 5 bars for Bops. Noticed the difference a lot more with fifa though. The connection is so much better.