Broadband for gaming

waynestledger

Hi all

I am thinking of getting Ericom Broadband,


I have been told I can get 24mb Next Generation Broadband in my house:)


I was just wondering will this do for me playing online games on my PS3(Fifa12,Battlefield 3,Call of Duty black ops) and also my Girlfriend using the laptop just looking at websites and facebook.


So if anybody can help please do
Thanks
Wayne

dclewis

waynestledger wrote: »

Hi all

I am thinking of getting Ericom Broadband,


I have been told I can get 24mb Next Generation Broadband in my house:)


I was just wondering will this do for me playing online games on my PS3(Fifa12,Battlefield 3,Call of Duty black ops) and also my Girlfriend using the laptop just looking at websites and facebook.


So if anybody can help please do
Thanks
Wayne

Be careful with eircom. You have to ask them the actual speed you can get. I rang them last week to get broadband and they said I could get 8 mb next gen. I asked her to check my line and she said the mist I would get out of the 8 would be 4mb. Because of the line coming to my house

waynestledger

dclewis wrote: »

Be careful with eircom. You have to ask them the actual speed you can get. I rang them last week to get broadband and they said I could get 8 mb next gen. I asked her to check my line and she said the mist I would get out of the 8 would be 4mb. Because of the line coming to my house

Thanks for the reply. i have no phone line in the house at the moment so i cant get it checked before hand.

I have been told i can get Magnet Force Max 24mb

F1ngers

waynestledger wrote: »

Thanks for the reply. i have no phone line in the house at the moment so i cant get it checked before hand.

I have been told i can get Magnet Force Max 24mb

24mb is more than enough for gaming and streaming.

Taltos

Magnet also run zero contention lines - so you won't be sharing - enjoy.
Lucky git - I am stuck with 2M with contention - not much fun.

polc07

hey Waynestledger,
I'm with Eircom last 2 yrs, think I'm getting around 4 mb and I'm playing PS3 , Battlefield bad company 2 , Battlefield 3 tonight at Midnight , killzone etc, while wife is using iphone and also laptop could be going at same time and no problems ( touch wood ) , hope this helps u out

waynestledger

polc07 wrote: »

hey Waynestledger,
I'm with Eircom last 2 yrs, think I'm getting around 4 mb and I'm playing PS3 , Battlefield bad company 2 , Battlefield 3 tonight at Midnight , killzone etc, while wife is using iphone and also laptop could be going at same time and no problems ( touch wood ) , hope this helps u out

Yea thats brill thanks very much enjoy Battlefield 3:)

Mc Love

Eircom have been updating everyone with their nextgen bb so make sure to check and see if you are due an upgrade!

A FREE ONE AT THAT!

Chavways

I have the Eircom 24mb package but the most I ever get is 9mb.Just make sure to check what you can actually get.If you pay for the 24 and you will only get 9 or 10mb why not save the money and go for the 8mb option

enigma_b17

I've got UPC's 30mb Broadband, think the line is a 12:1 contention ratio.
I generally get about 70-75% of that though in all honesty. That's probably due to UPC's strained network and the 12 or so devices i have running though.

I stay away from Eircom simply due to that ridiculous line rental fee they insist on charging everyone.

Antomus Prime

waynestledger wrote: »

Thanks for the reply. i have no phone line in the house at the moment so i cant get it checked before hand.

I have been told i can get Magnet Force Max 24mb

If youve no phone line in the house then theres no way they can guarantee what speed youll get. I work for a telephone company and the only way of knowing what speed you will get it by chevking AFTER the line has been connected, meaning youll automatically be in a contract. My advice... forget Eircom and see if UPC is in your area.

.......... and just to clear up, I dont work for UPC so I'm not trying to advertise here or anything, but their speeds speak for themselves. Just be prepared to deal with crap customer services... but most companies are the same in the respect anyway

nudag

Magnet Fire into my house 50MB no contention!

I get about 48mb\sec with ethernet cable

aindriu80

I was with o2 and happy with the service apart from gaming. I got Eircom 8mb installed a few months ago for that very reason. The 8mb is enough for any game I wanted to play. the charges I was told on the phone were €55 a month but they did charged me €75 with hidden charges and no calls. Expensive but with no real cap to worry about I would have to recommend it.

Trevor451

Pings and no packet loss are more important than download speeds for gaming. 1MB DSL would be better for gaming than 5MB mobile "broadband"

OP, try and see if UPC are available in your area. If they are not go for Eircom or one of there resellers (Magnet, Vodafone fixed line, UTV, etc...)

UPC connections generally have better ping times.

d22ontour

Trevor451 wrote: »

Pings and no packet loss are more important than download speeds for gaming. 1MB DSL would be better for gaming than 5MB mobile "broadband"

Pings are irrelevant up to a certain limit.

Trevor451 wrote: »

OP, try and see if UPC are available in your area. If they are not go for Eircom or one of there resellers (Magnet, Vodafone fixed line, UTV, etc...)

Magnet are not an Eircom reseller in general, they provide their own fibre connections which are better than UPC if can be got.Yes they also sell a better eircom resale product too, just like the rest you mentioned.

Trevor451 wrote: »

UPC connections generally have better ping times.

This is false, they have better download speeds, nothing more.