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Ordered eircom phoneline,what isp now?

  • 10-02-2009 10:58PM
    #1
    game4it70
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,135 ✭✭✭


    As title say who is the best to order from?
    I am a online gamer so low pings are important.From what i have read 3mb package seems to have less problems with latency.Is this correct?
    I dont need any call packages,so whats the cheapest Isp with or without line rental?
    Who's is the most efficient/quickest to connect me? (after my phoneline is in place)

    Other info...
    There was a previous line in place.
    I did a line test using neighbours number and it passed.
    Rang eircom and they say my line is capable of 12 meg(seems a weird speed to quote imo)
    I will be on the dundrum exchange.

    Any advice would be great please,
    Keith.


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  • #2
    thefinalstage
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,503 ✭✭✭thefinalstage


    game4it70 wrote: »
    As title say who is the best to order from?
    I am a online gamer so low pings are important.From what i have read 3mb package seems to have less problems with latency.Is this correct?
    I dont need any call packages,so whats the cheapest Isp with or without line rental?
    Who's is the most efficient/quickest to connect me? (after my phoneline is in place)

    Other info...
    There was a previous line in place.
    I did a line test using neighbours number and it passed.
    Rang eircom and they say my line is capable of 12 meg(seems a weird speed to quote imo)
    I will be on the dundrum exchange.

    Any advice would be great please,
    Keith.

    Your neighbors line may not be an accurate representation of your own lines capabilities.


  • #3
    Fuzzy Clam
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,293 ✭✭✭Fuzzy Clam


    Keith, to make sure the info is reliable, its best to check each isp website yourself.
    Eircom would probably be quickest at connecting you after ordering.


  • #4
    game4it70
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,135 ✭✭✭game4it70


    Fuzzy Clam wrote: »
    Keith, to make sure the info is reliable, its best to check each isp website yourself.
    Eircom would probably be quickest at connecting you after ordering.

    I have had a look around at different Isp's but i was hoping for some feedback to help me decide:confused:
    Thanks Fuzzy.

    Is anybody on the Dundrum exchange?
    How do you find the contention in the evenings?


  • #5
    jor el
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,713 ✭✭✭✭jor el


    If you're going with DSL, check if Smart is available on that exchange. Good speeds, good price, uncontended, unlimited (FUP) and uses ADSL2+, which should be better and more reliable at high speeds, than eircom and the re-sellers, which use ADSL.


  • #6
    game4it70
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,135 ✭✭✭game4it70


    jor el wrote: »
    If you're going with DSL, check if Smart is available on that exchange. Good speeds, good price, uncontended, unlimited (FUP) and uses ADSL2+, which should be better and more reliable at high speeds, than eircom and the re-sellers, which use ADSL.
    That was the first thing i did but unfortunately there not available.:(
    Thanks for the suggestion though.


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