What bar connection do you play on?

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.

Headshot

How this one for 3mb?

Dues Bellator

Saaron wrote: »

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.

5 bars WTF!!

Nuri Sahin

Maths was my weakest subject in school, but unless my vision is going.. it's 4 bar max :pac:

KERSPLAT!

I thought it was 5

Procasinator

Risteard wrote: »

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.

I'm on UPC and get same results: don't use the Limerick server. Use Galway (or Dublin like you did).

Saaron

almanu wrote: »

5 bars WTF!!

Haha, I actually thought it was five. Never really noticed :rolleyes:

citizen_p

3 bars and with rare exception/excellent host 5, yes 5, only noticed it about 3 times mind you but still.

it can get really get annoying in wager matchs against 5 bars. when you run into a room shoot somone, die a split second later and then the kill cam shows you just running in.....grrr one in the chamer can be a bitch somtimes.

magicianz

5 bar most of the time with UPC 30 mb in cork, three bar otherwise. Usually all but 1/2 have a 5 bar when I get host (hence why my friends insist on waiting for me before they join a game :L)

celtic723

There's only 1-4 bar connections. 5 bar doesn't exist.

magicianz

There are 5 bars on the thing, I've seen people running around with a 1 bar, well, teleporting around. Full bars there are 5 columns, 5 bars. Quite clearly. Don't know why ye don't count the first one. :L