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Best broadband for gaming in Dublin?

  • 04-02-2006 10:20PM
    #1
    xman0r
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5 ✭


    Hello,

    I'm moving to Dublin from abroad and now I have to choose the broadband provider that will give good pings to gameservers outside Ireland :)

    The wireless options seems pretty bad pingwise, so I guess the only option is ADSL if I want to play Battlefield 2 online. What providers do you people suggest for Dublin West (Blanchardstown)?


Comments

  • #2
    Roen
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,504 ✭✭✭Roen


    I never really experienced ping problems with my old Digiweb wireless connection, when it was working that is. 50-75 was normal.
    I'm with NTL atm and I get 25 - 50 to all english and almost all european servers. Not sure what your options are in Blanch, but I'd go with NTL give half the chance, especially if the rumoured upgrades go ahead in lake Feb.


  • #3
    xman0r
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5 ✭xman0r


    Thanks, maybe I will give NTL a try then :)


  • #4
    DemonOfTheFall
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,279 ✭✭✭DemonOfTheFall


    Eircom get better pings than any other provider from what i've seen. Other than Irish Broadband, but they're not even worth considering.


  • #5
    SeanW
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 9,942 ✭✭✭SeanW


    Is the ping rate package-dependednt? I'm on Esat BT, and I'm using the cheaper package (supposed to have gone to 2048/256 after the upgrade but I never got it)

    When this upgrade actually comes my way, or if I upped my plan BT Broadband Plus, would that give better ping times?

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  • #6
    Gonzo
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 18,335 Mod ✭✭✭✭Gonzo


    the new packages do give different ping rates if your package works well... broadband home professional gives amazing pings IF your internet connection is performing well and homeplus is slightly worse but still very good IF its working rite.... ive been on both in the past 2 weeks and my connection is rotten but thats just me being highly unlucky.


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  • #7
    Skarloey
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2 ✭Skarloey


    I think the eircom packages just announced are good


  • #8
    Anarchist
    Closed Accounts Posts: 561 ✭✭✭Anarchist


    DemonOfTheFall wrote:
    Eircom get better pings than any other provider from what i've seen. Other than Irish Broadband, but they're not even worth considering.
    I beat Eircoms but then again I have interleaving off and a 6mb line.


  • #9
    philologos
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22,479 ✭✭✭✭philologos


    the 3Mbit package from BT is pretty good I must say.
    5 ping to the BAF server for counterstrike
    usually about 20 ping to a UK server


  • #10
    Nietzschean
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,314 ✭✭✭Nietzschean


    eircom have the best pings in general from what i've seen... ntl are only usefull if your lucky, i'm pinging 203ms to boards.ie atm :)


  • #11
    Turner
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 3,933 Mod ✭✭✭✭Turner


    DemonOfTheFall wrote:
    Eircom get better pings than any other provider from what i've seen. Other than Irish Broadband, but they're not even worth considering.

    Eircom are solid though, IBB are not all bad.

    Pinging a BF2 server on 2mb IBB breeze.

    C:\>ping 213.208.119.114 -t

    Pinging 213.208.119.114 with 32 bytes of data:

    Reply from 213.208.119.114: bytes=32 time=34ms TTL=116
    Reply from 213.208.119.114: bytes=32 time=24ms TTL=116
    Reply from 213.208.119.114: bytes=32 time=24ms TTL=116
    Reply from 213.208.119.114: bytes=32 time=27ms TTL=116
    Reply from 213.208.119.114: bytes=32 time=28ms TTL=116
    Reply from 213.208.119.114: bytes=32 time=24ms TTL=116
    Reply from 213.208.119.114: bytes=32 time=24ms TTL=116
    Reply from 213.208.119.114: bytes=32 time=25ms TTL=116
    Reply from 213.208.119.114: bytes=32 time=23ms TTL=116
    Reply from 213.208.119.114: bytes=32 time=24ms TTL=116
    Reply from 213.208.119.114: bytes=32 time=25ms TTL=116
    Reply from 213.208.119.114: bytes=32 time=24ms TTL=116
    Reply from 213.208.119.114: bytes=32 time=24ms TTL=116
    Reply from 213.208.119.114: bytes=32 time=40ms TTL=116
    Reply from 213.208.119.114: bytes=32 time=24ms TTL=116
    Reply from 213.208.119.114: bytes=32 time=28ms TTL=116
    Reply from 213.208.119.114: bytes=32 time=23ms TTL=116
    Reply from 213.208.119.114: bytes=32 time=24ms TTL=116
    Reply from 213.208.119.114: bytes=32 time=25ms TTL=116
    Reply from 213.208.119.114: bytes=32 time=23ms TTL=116
    Reply from 213.208.119.114: bytes=32 time=23ms TTL=116
    Reply from 213.208.119.114: bytes=32 time=26ms TTL=116
    Reply from 213.208.119.114: bytes=32 time=26ms TTL=116
    Reply from 213.208.119.114: bytes=32 time=25ms TTL=116
    Reply from 213.208.119.114: bytes=32 time=27ms TTL=116
    Reply from 213.208.119.114: bytes=32 time=26ms TTL=116
    Reply from 213.208.119.114: bytes=32 time=24ms TTL=116
    Reply from 213.208.119.114: bytes=32 time=24ms TTL=116
    Reply from 213.208.119.114: bytes=32 time=23ms TTL=116
    Reply from 213.208.119.114: bytes=32 time=23ms TTL=116
    Reply from 213.208.119.114: bytes=32 time=25ms TTL=116
    Reply from 213.208.119.114: bytes=32 time=25ms TTL=116
    Reply from 213.208.119.114: bytes=32 time=24ms TTL=116
    Reply from 213.208.119.114: bytes=32 time=25ms TTL=116
    Reply from 213.208.119.114: bytes=32 time=25ms TTL=116
    Reply from 213.208.119.114: bytes=32 time=23ms TTL=116
    Reply from 213.208.119.114: bytes=32 time=23ms TTL=116
    Reply from 213.208.119.114: bytes=32 time=23ms TTL=116
    Reply from 213.208.119.114: bytes=32 time=24ms TTL=116

    Ping statistics for 213.208.119.114:
    Packets: Sent = 39, Received = 39, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
    Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
    Minimum = 23ms, Maximum = 40ms, Average = 25ms
    Control-C
    ^C
    C:\>


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  • #12
    DemonOfTheFall
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,279 ✭✭✭DemonOfTheFall


    Oh yeah, I know that there are a good few people here on boards who get IBB and get amazing speeds with it. But there are so many people who despise them and get a woeful service that I don't think they could be recommended to anyone.


  • #13
    Nietzschean
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,314 ✭✭✭Nietzschean


    well it depends on where they are and what high site they would be on...doesn't cost anything normally to figure that sort of stuff out....


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